can also convert from any sample rate to any other, and resize video on
the fly with a high quality polyphase filter. However it is a command
line tool and therefore it might be difficult for someone to remember
all the parameters he can use. Here comes WinFF, a cross platform
utility (it runs both in Linux and Windows). WinFF is a batch Graphical
User Interface (GUI) that allows you to use FFmpeg to convert any video
type.
Converting text files into ODF with odtwriter
While you can create
and save documents in the OpenDocument format using OpenOffice.org,
KWord, or AbiWord, there are other ways to generate ODF files. odtwriter, for example, can help you quickly convert plain text files formatted using reStructured Text
markup into ODT (OpenOffice.org Writer-compatible ODF) documents. Using
odtwriter, you can generate ODF files on machines that don’t have
How to Convert chm files to HTML or PDF files
Microsoft Compiled HTML Help is a proprietary format for online help files, developed by Microsoft and first released in 1997 as a successor to the Microsoft WinHelp format. It was first introduced with the release of Windows 98, and is still supported and distributed through Windows XP platforms.
HTML Help files are made with help authoring tools. Microsoft ships the HTML Help Workshop with supported versions of Microsoft Windows and makes the tool available for free download. There are also a lot of third-party help authoring tools available.
How to build squid authentication helpers
Have you ever tried to figure out how to make Squid authenticate
users according to your own exotic rules? Users are in a DB? Are you
using an ActiveDirectory? Users/passwords are authenticated by a java
class? Everything is possible. Here I intend to explain how to make
your own custom authentication helpers so you can develop your own
routines for your own requirements.
Squid
Squid is such a wonderful HTTP cache server. It’s stable, fast,
highly customizable, and you barely notice it when it’s working (oh and
did I say it’s free as in freedom?).
I decided to write a series of essays about moving from Windows
system to a Linux one. There are plenty resources online that can help
with this transition. I just thought to make an easy one and with
explaining each step of doing so.
First of all, the main issue with the series: it is not intended for the following audience:
Converting All Your MS Outlook PST Files To Maildir Format
One of the challenges you may face when converting an office from
Microsoft Windows to Linux is that many people archive their e-mail in PST files.
There are PST tools available, but most of them are commercial, since
the PST file format is closed and protected by Microsoft. There are
several non-commercial methods to achieve roughly the same goal, and in