• install ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.deb
• After installing you will need an additional package to be installed:

• sudo apt-get install libgnomeprintui2.2-0
• Start “notes” from /opt/bim/lotus/notes and point the setup screens to your current user.id
• enter your password and you should be ready to go.

There are many home PBX software solutions out there, but I chose “PBX in a Flash” based on FreePBX and Asterisk. It can run on a very low end system 1.5 GHz Pentium would do fine. I chose to use an old laptop for my Linux based PBX (Private Branch Exchange) solution.

So first step was to download and install an ISO from http://pbxinaflash.net/downloads. Burn the ISO to a CD and then boot from it.

Follow the instructions as the install will take you through basic Linux setup such as IP etc.

Once you have installed it, fairly straight forward, you will need the following:

• Google Voice Account
• Free SIP account ( I used SipGateOne residential account )
• Configure SIP phone or Software based VOIP ( I used Linksys SPA-3102 )

To be continued…

*USB Flash Drive (Minimum 4GB)

*Windows 7 or Vista installation files.

Follow the below steps to create bootable Windows 7/Vista USB drive using which you can install Windows 7/Vista easily.

1. Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port and move all the contents from USB drive to a safe location on your system.

2. Open Command Prompt with admin rights. Use any of the below methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights.

*Type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter.

Or

*Go to Start menu > All programs > Accessories, right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

3. You need to know about the USB drive a little bit. Type in the following commands in the command prompt:

First type DISKPART and hit enter to see the below message.

Next type LIST DISK command and note down the Disk number (ex: Disk 1) of your USB flash drive. In the below screenshot my Flash Drive Disk no is Disk 1.
4. Next type all the below commands one by one. Here I assume that your disk drive no is “Disk 1”.If you have Disk 2 as your USB flash drive then use Disk 2.Refer the above step to confirm it.

So below are the commands you need to type and execute one by one:

SELECT DISK 1

CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=NTFS

(Format process may take few seconds)

ASSIGN

EXIT

Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it.

5. Next insert your Windows7/Vista DVD into the optical drive and check the drive letter of the DVD drive. In this guide I will assume that your DVD drive letter is “D” and USB drive letter is “H” (open my computer to know about it).
6. Maximize the minimized Command Prompt in the 4th step.Type  the following command now:

D:CD BOOT and hit enter.Where “D” is your DVD drive letter.

CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
7. Type another command given below to update the USB drive with BOOTMGR compatible code.

BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:

Where “H” is your USB drive letter. Once you enter the above command you will see the below message.
8. Copy your Windows 7/Vista DVD contents to the USB flash drive.
9. Your USB drive is ready to boot and install Windows 7/Vista. Only thing you need to change the boot priority at the BIOS to USB from the HDD or CD ROM drive. I won’t explain it as it’s just the matter the changing the boot priority or enabling the USB boot option in the BIOS.

Note: If you are not able to boot after following this guide means you haven’t set the BIOS priority to USB. If you got any problem in following this guide feel free to ask questions by leaving comment.

mysql -u root -p
 mysql> DRO P DATABASE test;
 mysql> DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE user = ”;
 mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 
  /sbin/chkconfig httpd on
  /sbin/chkconfig –add mysqld
  /sbin/chkconfig mysqld on
  /sbin/service httpd start
  /sbin/service mysqld start
 
Check your php is working

<php echo phpinfo(); ?>

Setup MySQL Permissions

To access the user, host databases, etc… type this;

mysql> use mysql;
Database changed
mysql>

To give localhost permission to access all databases, enter this:

mysql> insert into
         -> host(host,db,Select_priv, Insert_priv, Update_priv,
         -> Delete_priv, Create_priv, Drop_priv)
         -> values('localhost','%','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');

Note, the ‘%’ can be replaced with a database name. The ‘%’ is a wildcard.

Following the previous format, to allow access from another hostname (in this case “windowsbox”) add this:

mysql> insert into
         -> host(host,db,Select_priv, Insert_priv, Update_priv,
         -> Delete_priv, Create_priv, Drop_priv)
         -> values('windowsbox','%','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y');

Again, ‘%’ is used as a Wild-Card.

To create a user ‘djg’ who can access the MySQL server from localhost, type this:

mysql> insert into
         -> user (host, user, password)
         -> values('localhost','djg',password('mypassword'));

To give the user access from another hostname, domain, etc… add other entries accordingly. For example, to give user djg access from windowsbox:

mysql> insert into
         -> user (host, user, password)
         -> values('windowsbox','djg',password('mypassword'));

Now… to give the user permissions to access a database from localhost, add this entry and change with your appropriate information:

mysql> insert into
-> db (host,db,user,Select_priv, Insert_priv, Update_priv, Delete_priv, Create_priv, Drop_priv)
-> values (‘localhost’,'mydatabase’,'djg’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’);

To give the user permissions from windowsbox, add this:

mysql> insert into
-> db (host,db,user,Select_priv, Insert_priv, Update_priv, Delete_priv, Create_priv, Drop_priv)
-> values (‘windowsbox’,'mydatabase’,'djg’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’,'Y’);

Now, type: quit and you will exit mysql.

Finally, create the actual database (in this case, ‘mydatabase’) type this:

mysqladmin -u root -p create mydatabase

After prompting you for a password, it should create the database.

At this point, you must reload MySQL. Type:

mysqladmin -u root -p reload

After prompting you for a password it should reload MySQL.

Amelia and Family

For years I have been tethering my Laptops to my Blackberry’s with a USB cable because I thought that was the only way that was supported (worked). Not so. I thought this because I had tried with an earlier version of the Blackberry and the DUN was disabled. Well, the 8830 is apparently turned on and I was able to connect using the following setup:

Install IBM ThinkPad USB Software 7jba10ww.exe from Lenovo site. 100+MB. I then plugged in my Zoom Bluetooth adapter and paired my devices. You have to goto BB first and say pair, put in passcode which can be anything, then enter that same passcode on the Laptop. Enable Dialup Networking Service in BlueTooth Config.

Once everything is paired, you just need to add a Dialup connection using the Blackberry DUN.

Control Panel / Network Connections / Add new connection / Dialup

phone number = #777
user = mynumber@vzw3g.com
pw = vzw

That’s it. I guess it pays to to a little digging.