Abqorian Planet

I've been wanting to create a background slideshow on my Ubuntu desktop. But, I don't know how. When I check on one of the default slideshow background available --the 'cosmos--, I found that there's an xml file within that folder which control the slideshow.

When I opened the file, "Wow!", I was surprised. I couldn't edit or copy that file to make my own slideshow, it was too complex especially because I wanted to add many image for my background slideshow.

So, I look over to internet and ask good-ol'-uncle Google. I found several ways to do that from several websites--mostly from Ubuntu Forum.
There's the resume I gathered from those websites.


The Repository
The first one is of course to search into the repository. There are several application for this, I haven't got the chance to test them all. Also, some of the application recommended by forum members are there anymore. I could name a few: drapes, gbackground, wallpaper, and wally. I installed gbackground though, it works great. I'll make a review on gbackground if I have the time.

Manual Script
This one is actually an executable code provided by some generous Linux user out there. I have looked on to some and mostly coded in Python. For example, the one provided by Meithan.

PPA Repository
There are lots of application for Ubuntu distribution in which not supported officially by Ubuntu or put into Ubuntu's official repository by individual Ubuntu users and/or its community. One application that very good for creating background slideshow is Create Background Slideshow a.k.a. CreBS (hence, the name ^^). You can get a nice explanation on installing this application here.

Independent 'Contributor'
And last but not least, there are some --which I'd call-- independent application made by serious programmer which contribute to the community. One of them is Wallpapoz. It's a good application with a nice user-friendly graphical interface. Check this site for the installation guide.

And that's a wrap! That's all, folks.
Have it a try and enjoy your slideshow desktop background ^^

I got this task from my friend. She needs the image for her journal publication, but the committee want a more 'clear' picture instead of the actual picture taken from her lab's machine (dunno the name, she's studying some chemical thing).

At the end I agree to help, but I didn't promise I could clean it up because the background seem very mesh-up! With gradation of color there and here, it looks very hard to clean.

Well, after several trial I finally able to clean it. In case I would forget how to do it, here are the documentation.

1) Open the picture in Photoshop; here is the original

"Ha", that was the word I said after registering myself to social networking website, Twitter. The http://twitter.com/abqoriaula .

But what took me so long?
Yeah, I wonder too. Maybe because I was busy with the other social networking website. or maybe because I am busy with my course and another ad-hoc activity.
Well, I can't blame myself for that, I am a student anyway. And I am also a man, so I need to make some money to pay my tuition fee :D

Anyway, the reason I registered to twitter was because yesterday night I stumbled upon a twitter account in which the user used my mostly-everywhere-preferred-nickname 'abqorian'. So I decided to take it over. No, not take it over from him, but trying to make sure that I am the only abqorian, hehehehe.

But, also because of that I decided to make a blog out of my blog.com account. Just to make sure that nobody will use the nickname.

Well, I guess that's all the  update about my activity.
The other thing I've been doing was preparing a one hour presentation for my Advanced Robotics class. It will be about the application I am using right now for my research, Player/Stage.

The other, other thing that I've been doing was developing a website for a group of students in my university. It was a very important, since it would be the first website I designed that goes public, :p
Yes, I have been developing websites for myself. It was part of learning process. But, now I am more than ready to go public.

OK, that would be all for today. I must finish my presentation first. Keep upm with my update.