random technical notes

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to burn a CD. You can either let it download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you’ve already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn’t on the list.

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications, that uses a modified version of the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. (wiki)

• LiveAndroid, a LiveCD for Android running on x86 platforms
• Hello Android
• Download Top Free Software for any Android phone, like All the People who visit Android Freeware!
• Android Operation System blog
• Android x86

Development:

• Android application developer site
• Android source code
• Introduction to Android development

• Microsoft Download page
• direct link to download iso

Optimization manuals and test programs for measuring clock cycles in C++ and assembly code.

• On Ubuntu a script can be written which will use mysqldump + bash + cron + rsync
• The data can be stored on Amazone S3 service ( command-line Amazon S3 client – command-line tool to upload, retrieve and manage data in Amazon S3 service, designed for use in scripts)

VDI images of pre-installed “Open Source” Operating System distros. Pre-installed virtualbox images ready for you to explore and play with.

• Instantly run another operating system on your desktop in a window, on almost any computer.
• Implement full Linux functionality on an existing Windows Desktop or server.
• Windows XP Tutorial: 7 quick steps to using our VDI’s
• Need a specific Application? Find an Image using the Pre-Installed Applications Index
• A number of Virtual Machines are also available in OVF Appliance” format

Open terminal.

Type echo PS1 to get current prompt line.

Type PS1=’something’ there something is
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