Monthly Archives: April 2011

Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Released

For all of you Linux lovers out there, I'm glad to inform you that the next version of great Ubuntu operating system is released. After testing it for a few days I will do my best to write objective and detailed review of Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal so check back soon. Until then you can download new Ubuntu from the following links:

Wish you all well with new Ubuntu 11.04!

Quick Chat WordPress plugin - New version 1.25

Hi everyone again! WordPress chat plugin "Quick Chat" has reached version 1.25. New features since my last post are:

  • Support unlimited multiple instances of the Quick Chat on the same page
  • Quick Chat can be added to the posts or pages by placing WordPress shortcode
  • Insert from smilies repository fade-in and fade-out effects
  • Set textarea and smilies repository width to 100% of available space
  • Quick Chat now removes its WordPress options and database when being deleted

For more info please visit Quick Chat information page here at TechyTalk.info or Quick Chat WordPress.org page.

New version should be offered automatically to you by WordPress update system. If you want to delete your database and options and do fresh install you should first upgrade to 1.25, delete Quick Chat from the WordPress Plugins, and then reinstall latest version. Cheers!

Quick Chat WordPress plugin and widget

Like most web sites now days, TechyTalk.info web site is based on WordPress foundations. WordPress is as its authors describe it "a semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability." It is also open source and based on open source technologies like PHP and MySQL. WordPress has given a lot to the Linux community and to me personally so I've decided to give something back by making WordPress plugin for all of us to use.

We all like to chat so I've decided to extend WordPress trough quick and lightweight Ajax chat plugin. One of the advantages of open source community is that you don't need to start from scratch so I've decided to base my plugin on the work of djaney3's chat plugin. I've also decided to name this newborn "Quck Chat".

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Using PulseAudio as network sound server on Ubuntu and Fedora

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When I hear word PulseAudio the first thing that comes to my mind is one sleepless summer night back in 2008. when I was up trying to make my sound work on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) PC. PulseAudio had rocky start back in 2008. when it first appeared inside Ubuntu and Fedora distros that decided to implement this new piece of code designed to expand Linux audio sky with ton of new possibilities. I think that most of us would agree that these days PulseAudio mostly works. When I say it works I mean that most users can't say is PulseAudio demon running in background or not. Sound just works. The sound worked before PulseAudio was introduced, so someone might ask what's the point in going trough all this trouble to adopt PulseAudio? In this post I will show you how to use PulseAudio the way it was meant to be used - as network sound server. Follow me...

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