March 2009
3 posts
Top 5 Books on Combinatorial Optimization →
combinatorial optimization, stochastic local search
My Hub Statistics →
combinatorial optimization, stochastic local search
Best Books to Learn Python →
python, language, learn, programming
February 2009
21 posts
“Virtualization is a powerful paradigm of computing and software engineering. It...”
– A powerful Open-Source x86 Virtualization Tool
Finding inappropriate deallocation in C++ with... →
C++, kdevelop, memcheck, deallocate, free, delete, valgrind
Solving .local DNS problem in Kubuntu 8.10... →
kubuntu,dns,domain name system, dns zones, local, network, linux
Best 10 soccer teams of all time →
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ac milan, real madrid, juventus, liverpool, maradona, zidane, manchester united, van basten, gullit, napoli, inter, bayern, krujf, beckenbauer, platini, boniek, maldini
How to choose a Content Management System →
joomla,content,management system,cms
Top 5 books to learn Probability and Statistics →
probability, statistics, stochastic
Top 5 books to learn Java →
Best places to visit in Liguria →
Setting up VNC server with resumable sessions in... →
Resumable sessions are persistent, meanning that even if you disconnect the client, the X session will remain active and you can reconnect to the same session again later. VNC server uses a separate display (:1) than the regular X server, which works with the physical display (:0). Thus more than one session can be active at the same time (one person sitting in front of the physical display and...
Machine Intelligence: Revisiting the Turing Test →
Alan Turing, an English mathematician, is considered the father of Computer Science. He graduated in 1934 with a distinguished degree at King’s College, Cambridge and in 1935 was elected a fellow at King’s for his dissertation on the central limit theorem. He reformulated Kurt Gödel’s 1931 results on the limits of proof and computation, replacing Gödel’s universal...
Top 5 Italian Movies of All Time →
8 1/2 by Federico Fellini
Bicycle Thieves by Vittorio De Sica
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
Life is beautiful by Roberto Benigni
La Strada by Federico Fellini
How to mount a shared folder in Kubuntu with Samba →
Samba lets you share files among Linux and Windows. To install samba in Kubuntu just code:
sudo apt-get install samba
Samba will be installed on your system. Then create a password for you by coding:
sudo smbpasswd -a username
Learn Remote Desktoping in Linux and Windows →
Remote Desktoping is a powerful way to control a computer remotely. It is very simple to set up and use and allows to work on a computer as if you were sitting in front of it. You could be 1000s of miles away from your office or your home but you can continue your work. It works both for Linux and Windows and you don’t have to worry about different operating systems. Everything will...
How to install Joomla in Kubuntu →
I just installed Joomla in kubuntu 8.10 and it works great! I followed these steps to configure everything (you should first have installed mysql and apache:
How to cook Roman Stracciatella →
Stracciatella is a Roman egg-drop soup with a little cheese. It has always been part of the authentic Roman cuisine, even though recently it has lost its popularity. However, it can always make the difference in good occasions. The preparation time is 20 minutes and in just 10 minutes you are done with cooking it. All you need to do is just following a few steps with very simple ingredients.
How to Build Your Own Residential Solar Power Home... →
More and more people are trying everyday to reduce their electric bills due to growing energy prices. Since most power companies benefit from rising energy prices, it is hard for the average house owner to discover how these high costs can be avoided. A lot of confusing information leads people to wrong decisions and they usually prefer to maintain their expensive bills instead of purchasing and...
Virtualizing 64-bit Guest on 32-bit Hosts with... →
Virtualization permits to run different systems on the same machine. Recently, I had to install on the same machine Windows 2003 SP2 and Ubuntu. I decided to use VMware Workstation that supports different operating systems: from Windows Vista Business Edition and Ultimate Edition (guest only), to Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Ubuntu 8.04. Moreover, it has 64 bit...
Mounting Windows partitions in Kubuntu →
When you have more then one operating systems installed on your computer, then it is useful to access the partitions from both systems. This is a simple step-by-step guide on how to access windows partitions from linux.
Make wireless work in Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid →
I just did an upgrade towards Kubuntu 8.10 on a friend’s laptop Toshiba Satellite TK-55 AMD64 Athlonx2 and wireless was not working even though it had an Atheros chipset. The previous madwifi configuration was not working. so I started working and found out that it is possible to make it work with the ubuntu drivers.
Buy and install your Residential Solar Power... →
Residential Solar Power Systems can help you save on your electricity bills! They are just great systems! Nowadays, purchasing and installing your own system does not cost more than 200$. Moreover, you respect the environment by producing green energy!
How to Purchase and Set Up a Residential Solar... →
Residential Solar Power Home Systems can help you save on your electricity bills! Purchasing and installing such a system does not cost more than 200$. By following the right instructions you can build your own Residential Solar Power Home System.