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Xorg updates & such :)

So I’m pleased to announce that another linux user has had a smooth upgrade to the modular X.org.  I’ve spent the last 24 hours making a jump from xorg 6.8.2 to 7.1, and right now I’m in the process of … Continue reading

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Eat your heart out, Microsoft :)

So on Monday, Marcus over in the gphoto2 development land committed a monster patch giving MTP Metadata support to libgphoto2.  I’ve been waiting for this patch to land so that I can pipe that information thru to Banshee MTP support, … Continue reading

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Trip back to the old days…

It’s been a fun trip over the last few days as I remember my XFCE days as I’ve been getting emails about the xfce-xmms-plugin that I started back in the day. That was TWO YEARS ago now that I wrote … Continue reading

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FreeBusy parser

I’ve always been wondering how I can make use of the FreeBusy export in Kronolith, and I’ve been looking for a php script to parse it into a simple calendar…so I’ve decided to write one for myself! It’s nowhere near … Continue reading

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Transfers in banshee with libgphoto2/MTP driver (ptp2)

So, I finally got it working over the weekend :) Marcus is a genius, and it turns out that libgphoto2 has mass-storage device detection support which just so happens to touch HAL in just the right way that it screws … Continue reading

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MTP Progress…

…or lack thereof. I’ve hit a few walls with things, and been struggling to find the energy to debug them. libgphoto2 has proven to probably be the best choice for interfacing with MTP devices, but it’s holding a few issues … Continue reading

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