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Hey ,

I want to talk about an application,simple yet efficient one.
Except the name it has,everything is smooth =)

Giver is an application which lets you share files/folders between computers without needing any configuration at all.

Application uses Avahi system which enables service discovery on a local network.

You can create an Ad-Hoc network and share files using ‘Giver’ without making any effort and needing any wire.

Of course we can’t say that it’s perfect,since it does not have “pause” or “stop” function for ongoing transfers,which makes you try to close the application if you started a transfer by mistake

Also it works only if both of the computers are using Linux.You can’t discover nor share files with computers using Windows or MacOS.

Yet it’s an open source application,and can be improved ! Actually me and one of my friends are planning to make an application again using Avahi,trying to fix the problems we’ve seen in Giver and improving the functionality.

I don’t know if we’ll be able to come up with a better application or not,but its name will be better,i promise..

Here are some screenshots to give you the idea of how it works.

-Guven

Hey there,

I’ve been working on Asterisk for a while,reading documents and stuff.Things were good so far,making calls between clients that are in the same network etc.
However,i’m stuck at some point and seems like noone knows anything about it,or they are too busy to respond,i don’t know (:

I’m trying to understand refer messages,and there is nothing complicated as far as i experienced,except the fact that i don’t have any idea if Asterisk can send refer messages through a proxy server or not ? ..

The question is simple actually,but since i’m not an expert on this subject hence it’s likely for me to say things that does not sound logical,i’m gonna try to explain my question a bit..

Assume that i have an Asterisk server and number of clients connected to that.
Core
|
GWC
|
Proxy Server
|
Asterisk
|
Users

While A and B users are talking to each other if B decides to refer A to another user let’s say C ;
If A-B and C are both in the same network,there is no problem.
But what if C is in another VPN.
Can asterisk send refer messages to the proxy to find where C is,or is there no way to do that ?

Actually i’m not hoping to find a solution or something,i’m willing to solve the problem myself if there is ANY problem..
The point is,i didn’t have a chance to experiment this and not sure what happens when you try to refer outside.
My mentors(in where i’m doing my summer training) are promising to let me test it soon.But i’m still trying to see if i can find any answers sooner..

By the way..
Linux really ROCKS !

-Guven

Hi there,

It’s been a while since my last blog entry because I was kind of busy dealing with exams and projects.
Anyway,i’m planning to write something about recording streaming audio as title points out.

There are rumors about some people who don’t know how to download mp3 files.To be honest, i don’t believe it..
Even the ones that lack the basic knowledge about computer and/or internet are downloading mp3 files.(of course out of 5 files that they are downloading ,4 of them are often viruses and 1 of them is an actual mp3 file,but this doesn’t change the fact that they are downloading mp3 files..)(i’m not judging them since i have this kind of people in my family too )

What i’m trying to say is; Yes,you can download mp3 files easily (i’m not talking about legality,it’s your problem anyway). However,do you think it’s still easy as some years ago it was,to find the real music file that you’re looking for without getting your computer attacked by viruses,or is it easy to find old songs downloadable ?

As i said earlier,i’m not talking about legality here.As you know,mp3 files are illegal if you are not buying them from official sites etc.And you have to have the album of the artist first if you want to convert it to an mp3 file.But let’s say that you’ve already done what it needs to be done.(since i don’t feel comfortable encouraging you to have illegal mp3 files)

Okey,now it’s time to record your very own MP3 files !

I think all of you somehow heard about or even used online radios or other websites that have streaming audio for you.
Like “lastfm” or “fizy”..

I want to talk about an application(which is free) to record & edit sounds.
It’s Audacity .

After you download and install the application,what you need to do is quite simple.
First of all,you need to select “Wave Out” or “Stereo Mix” as the input source from Audacity’s mixer toolbar,which will let you record what you heard from your speakers basically.
But don’t forget that if you have messenger sounds on or something like that,while you are recording a music file all other sounds will be recorded too,so i suggest you not to do other stuff while recording.(including using a microphone..)

Little problem that you may have here is not being able to find an option as “Wave Out” or “Stereo Mix” or something similar.The best way to deal with this problem is to upgrade your sound drivers,since the drivers that windows installs for you don’t let you see this option most of the time.

Okey,after doing this simple configuration,you’re ready to record your very own mp3 file..
Just press record button in Audacity and then start a music file from the website you like.
Notice that you don’t need to be quick doing these things,i mean after starting recording in Audacity,there is nothing wrong having some time before starting the song,because you’ll be able to delete the silence parts easily at the end of the recording process.

After finishing the recording process,just select the parts you want to delete and press ‘delete’
You can now save this file as a wav,mp3,etc..

If you play with it for some time,you’ll notice there are also many options for recording,you can change those to have better results.

That’s it !

My old boss used to complain saying “I give lots of money to buy these laptops,palms,and all they cause is more trouble..”
Well,it’s almost obvious that you need to have some technical knowledge to be to able to keep your devices stable,regardless of how user-friendly the software is.

On the other hand,nowadays i’m starting to think that he was right.As someone who knows how complicated hardware&software systems are,and can solve most of the problems by just working on it for some time-and even having fun solving it-,i sometimes feel uncomfortable not having the ‘perfect product’ by just giving the money they asked for.

Yes,there is no such thing as ‘perfect product’. Okey..
However,when you’re buying some devices of the famous brands and paying lots of money for it,you might expect the devices satisfy your needs.Or,just not to crash randomly at least !! =)

Not the exact example of that,but i have a weird,and irritating problem with my live messenger lately.
‘Lagging’ is the righ word here i guess. Regardless of what you’re doing at that moment,messenger can freeze and not let you do anything for about 5 seconds,then just turn to normal.
This problem occurs on a licensed Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.

So,what we have on hand here is  ;

Licensed Windows 7 64 bit
Windows Live Messenger (latest version) (and without any addons installed)

I read everything about this problem on the net,and the best part is,there is no solution to it..
Many users of 64 bit windows 7 are having this problem,while many of others aren’t.
There is almost no method left to try to solve this problem,however we still got nothing.(Didn’t mention,but of course those computers are virus/spyware/etc free)

I wish there would be a way to make all people go back to ICQ again..
Not because i’m having this problem,but i was missing it badly (:

I read on a magazine about Microsoft’s new programming language !

No,i’m not joking.. It’s a comletely new language.. except it’s being visual..

New visual programming language of MS lets you code your own xbox game without even writing a code.Well,if you are expecting to be able to create a God of War alternative by just drag&dropping,don’t read anymore,just leave this site quietly

Of course it lets you create little and simple games,but it sure seems easy to use and that’s kind of the whole point i think.I didn’t give it a try because of being so busy dealing with courses and a graduation project,but i think it deserves to be checked at least.

Below you’ll find some more information about this language and some screenshots.

(Source : Microsoft Research)

Since very first versions of the the messenger,in every release i think most of the users satisfied somehow,whether it is the style or the functionality of the application that got improved.

However,this time Microsoft might have some difficulties on this..

Why ? We’ll come to there soon..
Due to the informations (not official atm) on the net,MS is planning to implement a “social stream” to their messenger.Which means you can track your twitter and/or facebook activities within the messenger.Not bad so far,huh ?

But if we look at the design side,things seem not looking good..

We have a HUGE banner now.That is what we’ve always wanted ! Right ? :S
Another thing,messenger now seems like a web page,more than an application..What’s wrong with that left side design ? Well,i think i know where the problem is;
There is no design at all..

It’s not the official  info,nor the ss,and ms may change many thing till the release.
But i’m affraid as many people i know,i’ll also stop using it if it ends up this way.

ss source : neowin.net

I did not know that  Microsoft is about to shut down Release Candidates since i have a licensed full version of 7.
However one of my friends from the university told me about a mail from MS,informing him that his windows 7 RC copy will start shutting down soon,and will stop working eventually..

I just searched for the details,and looks like users of RC will suffer some,if they won’t buy a full copy or install another os soon…Here are the details from  Microsoft’s web site;

Starting on March 1, 2010 your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Your work will not be saved during the shutdown.

The Windows 7 RC will fully expire on June 1, 2010. Your PC running the Windows 7 RC will continue shutting down every two hours and your files won’t be saved during shutdown. In addition, your wallpaper will change to a solid black background with a persistent message on your desktop. You’ll also get periodic notifications that Windows isn’t genuine. That means your PC may no longer be able to obtain optional updates or downloads requiring genuine Windows validation.

To avoid interruption, please reinstall a prior version of Windows or move to Windows 7. In either case, you’ll need to do a custom (clean) install to replace the RC. As with any clean installation, you’ll need to back up your data then reinstall your applications and restore the data.

You can find the source,and upgrade links from Microsoft’s Website here.

I was surfing the net and run across a blog post which i found great. Burcu Dogan concludes the benefits of blogging for a developer.
Altough she used developers as the subject,benefits are more or less the same for all people who’s willing to learn something new,share his/her knowladge at the same time.

If you stop by her blog,i recommend reading the post.

Ücretli ya da ücretsiz herkesin favorisi bir antivirüs yazılımı var.Hangisi en iyisi diye sorulduğunda “Bilmem ki,ben xx kullanıyorum.” gibi bir cevap verene de henüz rastlamadım. Onlarca araştırma yapmış,testlerde saç beyazlatmış gibi “Bunu kullan! En iyisi bu,hem bilgisayarı kasmaz,hem anında yakalar!” şeklinde yorumlar almak pek muhtemel.

Neyse,sistemde kurulu olan antivirüs yazılımı ne kadar iyi olursa olsun belirli durumlarda çalışmasında aksaklıklar olabiliyor(bir virüsün yazılımı engellemesi gibi) yahut belirli virüsleri tanıyamaması gibi sorunlarla karşılaşılabiliyor.
Biraz da takıntılı iseniz (evet, öyleyim) aralarda web üzerinden online antivirüs hizmetlerini kullanarak farklı farklı taramalar yapıp,içinizi rahatlatabilirsiniz.

Bu amaca hizmet eden birkaç link,favorilerde bir köşede durmasında fayda var.

Bitdefender   –>  Buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.
F-Secure         –> O da burada…
Panda               –> Burada bi’ yerde

Üniversitenin ilk senesindeydi sanırım,arkadaş sayesinde anime-manga dünyasına giriş yapmıştım.Naruto o zamandan bu zamana favorim olmuştu.Geçmiş zaman kullanıyorum çünkü artık cılkı çıktı =) En azından benim düşüncem bu yönde.

Her neyse, şu saatten sonra kimseye Naruto’nun animesini önerecek değilim,hele ki son animasyonları hiç beğenmeyen biri olarak. Ama manga halen okunabilir düzeyde,hatta Naruto’nun son dönem savaşları leziz.. (:

Mangaları bilgilsayara indirmekle uğraşmayıp internetten okumanızı öneririm,daha kullanışlı oluyor.

Buradan buyrunuz…   OneManga