Falcon 9 Rocket 

                              29/9/2012, SpaceX completed a successful static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine Merlin engines. During this test, SpaceX engineers ran through all countdown processes as if it were launch day. All nine engines fired at full power for two seconds while the rocket was held down to the pad. This is the last major all systems test in preparation for Falcon 9 and Dragon’s next mission to the space station, targeted for October 7.

                                               

Source:spacex 

How to Install Firefox Beta on Ubuntu Linux

                             The Beta release of Mozilla Firefox is supported and can be installed on the following Ubuntu operating systems: Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal), Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (Precise Pangolin), Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).

Source:Softpedia

Install Mysql and Phpmyadmin use Terminal

Installing MySql

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Type your ubuntu password if needed.
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y
Type y and hit enter to confirm MySql installation.
During the installation you will be prompted for a password.Choose something secure and type the password and hit enter .

Repeat the password and press enter.

Installing phpMyadmin

phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web.

Open Terminall. And type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

Type your ubuntu password if needed.

Type y and hit enter to confirm phpMyadmin installation.

During the installation you will be prompted for a webserver configuration.

Select

apache2

(already selected)
press enter.

Now you will be promped for phpmyadmin configuration
Select

No

and press enter.

Type below command in terminal

sudo cp /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d

restart your apache server using

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Open your browser and type

http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

in the address bar and press enter.

Type your mysql root  username and password to login.

You’re now ready to start building your local website. just put all of your files into

/var/www

Install apache,php in Terminal

Installing apache
          
                            Open Terminal. To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher. And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal .(or) shortcut key Ctrl+Alt+T
Type this,

sudo apt-get install apache2

Type your password and enter,
Do you want to continue[y/n]? y
type 'y' and press enter..

After the successful installation  , open your browser

http://localhost/

Installing PHP

 sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

Type your ubuntu password if needed.
Do you want to continue [y/n]? y
Type y and hit enter to confirm PHP installation.
After the successful installation restart Apache using the below code

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Test PHP installation
To test PHP is installed, Type

sudo gedit /var/www/phpinfo.php

     in the terminal and type your ubuntu password if needed. It will open the phpinfo.php file in gedit.Type below code in the phpinfo.php file, save and exit it .

<?php phpinfo() ?>

Now open your favorite browser and type http://localhost/phpinfo.php in the address bar and press enter. If you will see the below page , then your php works fine.

Install Oracle Java / JRE in Ubuntu

 

          To get started, press Ctrl – Alt – T on your keyboard to open Terminal. 
When it opens, run the commands below to remove all other installations of OpenJDK from your system.


sudo apt-get purge openjdk*


                       After that, go and download Java JRE package from here. 
When prompted, save the download. Please select the 32 or 64 bit .tar.gz version file from the list.

         After saving the file, go back to your terminal and run the below commands to extract the java packages you downloaded.


tar -xvf ~/Downloads/jre-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz




Next, create your java 7 folder by running the commands below.



sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.0



Then move all the extracted files and folders into the java 7 folder.




sudo mv jre1.7.0_03/* /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.0/



Next, run the commands below to install / update java 7



sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.0/bin/java 0



Next, create a plugin folder in your home directory by running the commands below.



mkdir ~/.mozilla/plugins 




Finally, link the java plugin to your profile.




ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.7.0/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/




That’s it! Enjoy!

         Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 and LifeBook T902 

convertibles show up with Windows 8, we go hands-on (video)

                            The annual Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival is usually just flooded with discounted computer products and booth babes, so we were pleasantly surprised when we spotted a couple of unreleased Windows 8, dual-digitizer devices at the Fujitsu booth. Pictured above is the Stylistic Q702 "Quattro," an 11.6-inch tablet-cum-laptop that was announced last month. This particular unit sported an Intel Core i5-3427U chip (capped at 2.3GHz instead of 2.8GHz), a vibrant IPS panel, a fingerprint scanner, front and back cameras, 4GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD -- twice the announced capacity, for some reason. Much like the ASUS Transformers, undocking the tablet was only a matter of pulling the latch on the hinge, but we found the latch to be rather stiff to operate. Hopefully this is just a prototype issue. Other than that, we just wish the final keyboard dock will somehow get a slight weight reduction: for the screen size, 1.88 pounds isn't too bad for the tablet alone, but together with the heavy keyboard, the Q702 could become a nightmare for regular travelers.

The second prototype lurking at the back of the booth was the bulkier LifeBook T902 "Tercel," a 13.3-inch convertible laptop that was unveiled alongside the Q702 last month. According to its label, this swivel-hinged machine packed a Core i7-3520M, 8GB of RAM, 500GB 7,200rpm hard drive, Blu-ray burner, LTE radio and a 72Wh (6,700mAh) battery. Oh, and there's also a fingerprint scanner below the display. While the software failed to reverse the screen rotation after we flipped the screen back to laptop mode, it was in general just as responsive as the Q702, though the hardware felt more solid and ready. With this in mind plus the Windows 7 label and Wacom label below the keyboard, we wouldn't be surprised if the T902 comes out before the Q702. Until then, feel free to check out our impromptu hands-on video of the Q702 after the break.

Source:Engadget

        Samsung Galaxy Note 800 Gets Launched in India

• Samsung has launched its new Android 4.0 tablet Galaxy Note 800 in India today. 
• The tablet, along with the S-Pen, comes for a price of Rs. 39,900. 
• Under the hood, there is a 2 GB RAM, 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor. 
• Galaxy Note 800 features a 10.1-inch (1280×800) TFT screen, a 5 MP rear camera and a 1.9 MP front facing camera. 
• There is 16 GB of on-board storage, which can be expanded upto 32 GB using a micro SD card. 
• Other features include connectivity options – Bluetooth, WiFi, and 3G.

The Note 800 is yet another TouchWiz device which seeks to gain from S-Pen optimized apps. Galaxy 10.1, and Samsung is expected to launch Galaxy Note II at its Unpacked Event, later this month.

Source:The4Cast by Mak