Encyclopedia of Life

Do you have something to add about the species or plants and animals? Do you want more information about other species that live on this earth? In either case, just check out Encyclopedia of Life. It is a neat website.

Software and Web Software

Last summer, Charles Babcock wrote about the greatest software ever written. I reported the list here.

Recently, Charles Babcock came up with the greatest web software ever written. (I must confess, I thought web application was a more appropriate term.) Here is a comparison table:

Web Software	Software
Apache Web Server Alta Vista Craigslist The Well eBay Amazon.com XMLHttpRequest object set Wikipedia World of Warcraft Hotmail Digg AOL Instant Messenger	UNIX IBM's System R Gene sequencing software at the Institute of Genomic Research IBM System 360 OS Java language Mosaic browser Sabre system Macintosh OS Excel spreadsheet Apollo guidance system Google search rank The Morris worm

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 7.04

If you are living in Socorro and are interested in trying ubuntu, I welcome you to borrow the installation CD from me. I have the latest version ubuntu 7.04 installation CD for 32-bit and 64-bit PC. You can either drop me an email or come stop by my office at Speare 144. With the raving reviews that ubuntu is receiving compared to Vista, I think it is worth a try.

Look at the reviews from Information Week website. You should feel the personal touch to appreciate it. Come and try ubuntu. You will fall in love with it.

SunRocket with InnoMedia gizmo

Instructions for configuring the static ip address in InnoMedia gizmo.

1. Connect your computer to LAN port of the gizmo. Use an Ethernet cable (straight) to do this connection. (Note: Sunrocket does not provide this cable.) Do not use the yellow cable given with sunrocket package. The yellow cable is only for the WAN port.
   
2. Open the browser. Type 192.168.251.1. When prompted type in the username: user and password: welcome.
   
3. Click on IP Network.
   
4. Click on Interface Settings.
   
5. Choose External Port from the drop-down box
   
6. Uncheck the enable DHCP
   
7. Key in the IP address details provided by your Internet administrator.
   
8. Hit Save&Reboot
   

If the Internet service provider has mapped your IP address with your physical hardware address of your computer don't panic. The gizmo allows a technique called as MAC cloning, where the gizmo acts as though it is really your computer. I will spare all the intricate details (Hint: spoofing). The instructions for MAC cloning are as follows:

1. Go to command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd)
   
2. Type "ipconfig/all "
   
3. Note down the physical address of your Ethernet Local Area Network Connection
   
4. Open the browser. Type 192.168.251.1. When prompted type in the username: user and password: welcome.
   
5. Click on IP Network.
   
6. Click on Interface Settings.
   
7. Click on MAC Cloning
   
8. Check Enable MAC cloning
   
9. Type in the physical address of your computer
   
10. Click update &reboot
    

Symbols in HTML

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