Monthly Archives: October 2007

Ubuntu: Sync simplified (Nokia<=>Evolution :Calendar-Contact-Notes)

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I freshly installed the new Ubuntu 7.10, which include (was hardly awaiting for it) bluetooth and so on.

The idea is to synchronise your handheld device (Nokia 6021 in my case) with your computer, in order to, keep synchronise your Google calendar, even if your are not online. There is a nice project, but, just a project:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncIntegration 

Here is a full graphical guide, without command line.

Connection:

  • Bluetooth
  • InfraRed IR
  • USB

Depending on your hardware, you will have to ehance a bit this tuto, since I will only use the bluetooth.

As previouly explained, I had to copy the firmware for my pcmcia card: and the nice BT icon appears:

bticon.png

Opensync:

Opensycn is a framework to synchronise differents devices, still alpha but works great in my case.

Now, you will have to find the matching plugin for your device:

http://www.opensync.org/wiki/DeviceCompatibilityList

And install the proper package, there is no Gusty 7.10 version for opensync but the packages for the previous one 7.04 feisty works fine.

You can download packages(.deb) on this page:

http://opensync.gforge.punktart.de/repo/opensync-0.21/feisty (hope I will remember to change this part as soon there is a repo for the 7.10)

Download and install the following packages:

The framework:

libopensync0

The plugins:

libopensync-plugin-google-calendar

libopensync-plugin-file

libopensync-plugin-evolution2

And the synchronisation tools:

libopensync-plugin-gnokii (in my case: see on the DeviceConpatibilityList above)

A GUI:

multisync-gui

Then you can add a launcher on your pannel:

launcher.png

Start it and add a group, named whaterver you want:

Then add to this group a member, depending on your configuration, either the bluetooth address or the /dev

To get your bluetooth Mac, type hcitool scan in a terminal.

Add another member, the module you want to sync: either Evolution or Google Calendar

Click on synchronise, pass the Bluetooth key, and enjoy.

Because I was using Thunderbird previously, I had to export my mail to Evolution.

You can add google calendar in Evoltion, that’s nice easy and efficient.

Compiz + Java = empty window

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A serious issue when you use Compiz (for example in Ubuntu) and when you launch Java application (AWT or SWING). You get grey or white window, ie you can’t see anything inside the window of your application.

THE soluce :

edit your /etc/environnement and put that at the end :

AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit

Relaunch your system and this issue will be fixed !

Revue de web

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  • Un lemmings entièrement en DHTML, superbe réalisation !
  • Enfin un avertisseur de freinage brutal en voiture, à quand une généralisation pour rendre “analogique” la signalisation du freinage selon l’intensité ?
  • La Tecktonik, ça bouge sec, bientôt de profs et des écoles de tecktonik ?
  • Puisqu’on parle de bouger, le deuxième à passer sur scène est plutôt impressionnant dans sa démarche…
  • Le Wifi, ça porte loin (je commence à en connaitre un rayon), voire même très loin : 382 km !
  • Le tuning de PC à la sauce Jules Vernes, ça vaut le détour.