Cross Platform, what's that?

Have you heard about "cross-platform"? Cross platform is a term in information system that a software can use in a few different operating system like Ubuntu, Linux, Macintosh, etc.
According to defenition from www.en.wikipedia.org, cross-platform (also known as multi-platform) is a term used to refer to computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented and inter-operate on multiple computer platforms.
Usually, the software that have "cross-platform" ability is an open source aplication. We can see it like Apache, HTTP Server, MySQL, and PHP.

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The Newest Operating System from Microsoft: WINDOWS 7

Microsoft Corp. have annonced thaht the codename of the their new Operating System is Windows 7. This name was chosen because of the simplicity.
The number "7" mean that this release is the 7th windows generation. But, many people say that if , it is the 7th generation it mean that The Windows Me isn't counted.

What ever.. only Microsoft knows the reason of choosing "7" as number version. Happy waiting..!

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Setting Up OutLook Express (OE) to Download Yahoo POP3

First, you have sure to activate POP3 facilities at your email account. Usually, it can be setting at link OPTION. Try to find it.

To setting your OE, open it by clicking START, All Program, Outlook Express.
If you haven't used it, usually will be opened a window to make OE as your default Email CLient. Click YES.

On Menu TOOL, choose Account to open Internet Accounts box dialog.
Then click Add, Mail to open Internet Connection Wizard.

At that Dialog Box, type your Name, example Zhumphallabbu, then click Next.
In the next Dialog Box, enter your email, for example: zhumphallabbu@yahoo.com.sg (i'm using account at www.yahoo.com.sg with username: zhumphallabbu). Click Next.

At next box, fill the boxes like this:
My Incoming mail server is a: POP3
Incomingmail(POP3,IMAP or HTTP) server: pop.mail.yahoo.com.sg
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com.sg
then click Next.

Next Dialog Box, type your username for your email, example: zhumphallabbu
and Your Password : ********* (my password at yahoo.com.sg)

then click Next and Finish.

Back to Main Window (Internet Account DialogBox)
Choose Tab Mail.

Then, click email account that you just made. then, click Properties.

At the Properties box dialog, choose tab Server and give a sign (click) on My server requires authentication. Then click Apply and OK.

NOW... your OE is ready to download your email from the server, so you can read and make teh replay if you are offline. Then send the replay if you are on-line.

But, remember, not all yahoo client can use this facilities freely. For example, if you have register at www.yahoo.com, you have to pay before use POP3. So, I suggest you to register in yahoo.com.sg (Singapore or other country)

Enjoy your OE.....!

source: http://zhumphallabbu.blogspot.com

Sharing Internet Connection in Windows Platform

You have two PC, one of them using Windows Vista as its Operating System and connect to the internet, while the other not connected to the internet. You want all the computer connect to the internet. At the moment, You have two choice to connection. First, use new direct connection to her PC. But, of course this choice is not efficient. It will need extra cost.

The second choice is to share the internet connection that have been exist the other PC through by using network. Sharing the existing internet connection can be done by using 2 ways.

First, you can use proxy utility.

You have to install proxy software in the PC that connected to the internet. On the other PC, you have to set up Internet Option (Tools[ Menu]à[Internet Option]à [Tab Connection]à [LAN Setting] if you use Internet Explorer, and Menu [Tools]à[Options]à[Advanced]à[Tab Network] à[Setting] if you are using Mozilla Firefox).

Give checked sign on the “Use proxy server for your L(These will not apply to dial-up or VPN Connection)” Or “Manual proxy configuration” on the Mozilla Firefox. Fill it with your proxy server address and it port.

Second, if you don’t want to install proxy software, you can use Windows Vista facility’s to share the internet access, by using the following step:

1. Click [Start] –[Control Panel] – [Network and Internet] – [Network and Sharing Center]
2. Choose option [Manage Network Connection] on the right of Tasks panel .
3. On the new window that just appear, you will see all of hardware in your PC, right click on the hardware that give internet access, and then choose Properties.
4. At window Properties, choose [Sharing] tab.
5. Give check sign on the [Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet Connection] tab.
6. At Home Networking Connection, choose kind of network connection that you used. Is it a [Local Area Connection] or [Wireless Network Connection]
7. If you will network connection establish automatically every time a new request connection from a client, give a check sign in front of [Establish a dial up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the internet].
8. Click [Setting] button that just active.
9. Give check sign in front of service option that will be shared. If you want share all kind of services on the internet, You can choose all services.
10. Click [OK] to save every change that you have done.

After doing all of step, make sure that your IP of your PC that connected to the internet ended by 1. For example, if you using IP 192.xxx.xxx.xxx, you have to set the PC that connected to the internet use 192.168.0.1. While, the other client, use IP number that same network with the 1^st PC, and set it DNS to IP of the 1^st PC.

Enjoy your simple LAN...!

Migration from OE (Windows) to Thunderbird (Linux)

If we will change a program aplication to another one, sometimes we face a problem like how to import the old file.

At this time, I'll try to explain how to import our email in Outlook Express to Mozilla Thunderbird.

We consider you have been using Microsoft OutLook Express to manager your email with dual boot (Windows and Linux)

1. Download and Install Thunderbird for Windows on your Windows, and run it. We sugggets your windows Thunderbird have the same version with your Thunderbird in your Linux or have near version.
2. Because this is the first time you run Thunderbird, you will be faced dialog prompt to import mail and other setting. At the import dialog, choose Mail, and click Next.
3. Next step, choose OutlookExpress.
4. In a few time, all of your email ini Outlook Express have been imported to Thunderbids (windows).
5. Now, find Thunderbird Profile folder at %APP-DATA%\Thunderbird (still in Windows).
6. Copy all of the folder Profiles in the %APP-DATA%\Thunderbird directory to USB Flash Disk or another media.
7. Running your Linux. I consider that you have installed Thunderbird on your Linux.
8. Running Thunderbird. If you use it for the first time, it will appear Account Wizard pages. Click Cancel to entering Thunderbird. Then Close your Thunderbird.
9. From terminal/console copy all of folder Profile that you have copied at step 6 to “.mozilla-thunderbird’ at your home directory. Try to find it first. Use the next command to copy the files: $ cp –f /media/usbdisk/Profiles/* ~/.mozilla-thunderbird
10. Open “profiles.ini” file that you can find at ~/.mozilla-thunderbird folder, then edit at the part Path that suitable with folder name in your /media/usb-disk/Profiles/* that you want to be a default. For example if Profiles is in the fxrduv8n.default , then Path option in the “ ~/.mozilla-thunderbird/profiles.ini” file, will be seem like: Path=fxrduv8n.default
11. The last step. Run again your Thunderbird Linux. Now you have imported your email from Outlook Express in Windows to Thunderbird in Linux. For another setting like address book, junk email control etc., do it manually.

Enjoy your Wonderful Linux !!!

source: http://zhumphallabbu.blogspot.com