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Comment on Linux Sol #1: Ejecting by Command to mimic unplug/plug of usb dongle? - Remote Exploit Forums

Command to mimic unplug/plug of usb dongle? - Remote Exploit Forums — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:38:29 +0000

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Comment on Linux Sol #1: Ejecting by Anaerne

Anaerne — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:34:40 +0000

hmm. interesting

Comment on Should the Linux community reverse enginner iPlayer and 4OD? by Sam Albuquerque

Sam Albuquerque — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:55 +0000

get_iplayer works with BBC iplayer and ITV Player as well a with HULU.

From BBC you can download non-DRM MOV files(iphone version) or 3gP files Nokia Version or if you have rtmpdump and ffmpeg installed you can even get 720p mp4 files which is a better resolution than the WMV Files that are being downloaded from the iPlayer App. plus they are DRM free.

Comment on Should the Linux community reverse enginner iPlayer and 4OD? by Raj

Raj — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:22:54 +0000

This may be an aside and only works for BBC’s iplayer, but I use get_iplayer from http://linuxcentre.net/iplayer.

Its a perl script and there appears to be no GUI for it (yet) but it works a treat. The video is passable but the radio is great.

Comment on Dell Inspiron 1525 by Harinath

Harinath — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:20:04 +0000

Nice blog post.

Btw, how difficult it is to setup linux in inspiron 1525? placed an order for this laptop with some customization (4GB RAM) and without any operating system.

I would like to customize it with better linux version. Please provide me suggestion.

Thanks
Harinath

Comment on Should the Linux community reverse enginner iPlayer and 4OD? by will

will — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:09:28 +0000

Here’s a solution to the Iplayer issue for now:- http://po-ru.com/projects/iplayer-downloader/

I think it’s brilliant, they produce a DRM free source for the Iphone/touch that doesn’t support DRM but not for the Linux community.

Comment on Dell Inspiron 1525 by Cheverly

Cheverly — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:50:13 +0000

Are you sure about the LCD resolution? -> The Windows machine has a 15.4″ 12800×800 display as standard, with an upgrade to “True Life”.

I never heard of that stuff such as: 12800×800???
So far, the highest screen resolution ever to be built is HUXGA or “6400×4800″.

Dell Inspiron 1525 is built with WXGA resolution or 1280×800 instead of 12800×800. That’s a little bit misleading. Or, it could just be a simple typo error. Peace!

Comment on Should the Linux community reverse enginner iPlayer and 4OD? by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:44:42 +0000

I’ve noticed that both iPlayer and 4OD use khost.exe produced by Kontiki specifically for video and program sharing. I realise that I may not have done my research properly and I’m just talking utter rubbish, but surely it would be easier to reverse engineer the application used by both.

Comment on Should the Linux community reverse enginner iPlayer and 4OD? by ed

ed — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:21:46 +0000

“No Mr. Anonymous. Linux users install rootkits on, or own, the BBC servers.”

This Linux user read your comment and thought “what an idiot”.

Comment on Should the Linux community reverse enginner iPlayer and 4OD? by dave massingham

dave massingham — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:47:14 +0000

Surely it is a challenge any self-respecting member of the ‘Community’ is going to tackle?
The free / open source stuff I’ve downloaded for my Linux
boxes, (device drivers, applications, etc.) has worked a treat, never crashes, (unlike my XP at work!).
The quality of code is the best, and done for little if no financial reward, just to do a good job, or prove a point.

In the end it’s all just 0s and 1s, but in a certain order…