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Software to archive personal DVD library

Posted on June 5, 2011 - April 25, 2017 by vrpc

Software to archive personal DVD library

My favorite is handbrake which is available for Linux, mac and windows.

Make sure you have restricted extras and DVD play capability configured https://vrpc.com/showthread.php?tid=19.

From the terminal:
1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa Confused tebbins/handbrake-releases
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtk

the newly installed software can be accessed in the sound and video application menu or by using the launcher search feature for handbrake.

http://handbrake.fr/

Video DVD movie doesn’t play on ubuntu 11.04

Posted on June 5, 2011 - April 25, 2017 by vrpc

DVD movie doesn’t play on ubuntu 11.04

The system is missing restricted extras and dvd library.

you can enable it in terminal:

1. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
2. sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
3. insert dvd

High Density WiFi Deployment

Posted on June 4, 2011 - April 25, 2017 by vrpc

High Density WiFi Deployment

Researching options:

1. 25 Cisco access points with controler
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/w…ducts.html
2. 25 Meraki access points with cloud based controler
http://meraki.com/products_services/enterprise
3. 25 Ruckus access points new design with 16 antennas and ZoneDirector controller hardware/ software.
600 per unit,Power injector 50, 25 aps controller 1125 4000
560 yearly support
http://www.ruckuswireless.com/enterprises/education
Controller: http://www.ruckuswireless.com/products/controllers
4. 12 Xirrus access points new design with 4,8 or 16 access points in one device with on board controller and controlled using XM-3300-CC server appliance or software version on existing server. Price ~ 750 per radio. If one unit has 4 access points the price would be 4 x 750.
http://xirrus.com/products/arrays-80211abgn.php
Controller: http://xirrus.com/products/management.php

Nice comparison of Ruckus and Cisco on tomshardware.com

AT&T VS T-Mobile Frequency

Posted on June 4, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

T-Mobile

Frequency on UMTS (W-CDMA)/HSPA 3G (not true 4G)
1700 MHz/2100 MHz
Frequency on GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
850 MHz and 1900 MHz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_USA

AT&T
Frequency on UMTS/HSPA 3G
850 MHz/ 1900 MHz
Frequency on GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
850 MHz and 1900 MHz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT&T_Mobility

Malware Help

Posted on June 3, 2011 - April 24, 2017 by vrpc

malware took over your computer?

To clean malware infected computer try to use malwarebytes
Usually you can clean your computer with malwarebytes in safe-mode combined with msconfig edit of startup programs configuration.

Linux Distributions

Posted on June 3, 2011 - April 25, 2017 by vrpc

Hard decisions on which flavor of Linux to choose.

Personal choice is Ubuntu (good success rate installing it on various hardware).
I am always impressed with opeSUSE clean design.
Good place to see the latest Linux distribution updates is distrowatch.com