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ScienceDaily News:
FDA, FTC Warn Public Of Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products
Interesting article that alerts and inform us about the raise of fraudulent medication for the H1N1 Influenza virus.
Article gives us this very useful links:
FDA's web site for tips about how to protect themselves when buying medicines online: http://www.fda.gov/buyonlineguide/
Information about FDA-approved antiviral drugs for [...]
Some years ago I found this old but still usefull guide for xfs performance tweaking on linux:
Filesystem performance tweaking with XFS on Linux
which is, esencially, a two-steps simple procedure:
While upgrading an old gentoo box I encountered this error:
xgettext: error while loading shared libraries: libexpat.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I tried fixing it with revdep-rebuild tool but it failed too. Through some research I found this is a common error consequence of a broken update process (nothing is perfect [...]
In this post I will explain you how I got my Logitech Quickcam Messenger webcam working with Gentoo Linux using qc-usb-messenger drivers (module will be called quickcam).
Webcam information:
Manufacturer: Logitech
Part Number: 861144-0000
Model: Logicool V-UM27 Quickcam USB
# lsusb information:
ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger
First of all we will prepare our kernel so our driver compiles [...]
In this How-to I will explain how to install and configure:
Cherokee Web Server
Zoneminder video camera security and surveillance solution
ffmpeg support with mpeg-4 codec (xvid)
php and other relevant packages
I have divided this guide in 2 parts: Cherokee + php and Zoneminder installation.
So, let's begin!
