Philippine Open Source-Poster

Internet of Vaue

blockchain.

/mbm

Installing Yaourt at My Arch Arm Pi

I want to install Chromium on my arch arm pi, but it requires me to install yaourt.

Here are the basic steps that I did to make yaourt possible on my Arch Arm Pi.

1.Install the ff: packages:

$sudo pacman -S gcc wget make

2.Install Package Query First

$wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pa/package-query/package-query.tar.gz

$tar -xvzf package-query.tar.gz

$cd package-query

$makepkg -s

$sudo pacman -U *.pkg.tar.xz

Then install yaourt packages:

$wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ya/yaourt/yaourt.tar.gz

$tar -xvzf yaourt.tar.gz

$cd yaourt

$makepkg -s

$sudo pacman -U *.pkg.tar.xz

That's it and enjoy Yaourt!

Happy Birthday Bitcoin!

It was more than six years ago when it all started and it' still worth reading and remembering. 
http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2008-October/014810.html

To those who are interested to know more about it, I STRONGLY Advise that you read  “Bitcoin and the Future of Money” and watch the film “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin”. This will give you new doors in technology.

There's also a good video at Khan Academy about bitcoin.

Please visit  https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/money-and-banking/bitcoin/v/bitcoin-overview

Install chromium-pepper-flash

I need to play flash video on Facebook but I'm getting this error.

Upon checkng this link,  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/chromium#Flash_Player_plugin, chromium-pepper is the solution.

Chromium-pepper-flash is a Google Chrome's Pepper Flash plugin for Chromium (stable version).

Installation:
1.sudo yaourt -S chromium-pepper-flash
2.Restart the System

Now, the player is working. =)

The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin

I already have a copy of the rise and rise of bitcoin. http://bitcoindoc.com/

I already talked to my colleages to set a film showing here in our office next week. Open Source Communities who are interested in bitcoin is welcome to join us.

Will post the invitation early next week. https://www.facebook.com/my8layer. Please stand by. =)

Happy Bitcoin everyone!

ShellShock

If you read this link CVE-2014-6271 , This will give you a glimpse on the shellshock bug.

You can simply test if your system is vulnerable by running

x="() { :; }; echo x" bash -c :

If your terminal output is “x“, then your system is vulnerable. 

Solution: it is highly recommended that you upgrade your bash.

That's it!

8layer Open Source Museum is Now Open!

We at 8layer Technologies love Open source. That's why we have this initiative to open the first ever Open Source Museum in the Philippines.

The project is still ongoing and we believe that there are lots of things to do.
We are inviting other open source individuals and communities to donate and share with us their innovation so that students and visitors can see it.  Like we always say, "Iba ang Pinoy" and we have still rooms and corners for all our ingenious works.
What better way to celebrate the month of Museums and Galleries this October than by joining us? See you at the Open Source Museum!

Software Freedom Day 2014

Every year, we make it a point to celebrate Software Freedom Day and make sure that we go to a different island in the Philippines.

We do this advocacy with passion. Rain or Shine! Nothing can stop us!
-mbm

Be Notty, Be Heard.

Installation- motion application on RPi

I always use motion program to demo to the students the power of rpi and video monitoring. Here is how I installed and configured the application.

1. motion installation

#pacman -Sy
#pacman -S motion



 2. Edit configuration

$sudo vi /etc/motion/motion.conf

daemon on

# The mini-http server listens to this port for requests (default: 0 = disabled) webcam_port 8081 As we want to use a high quality surveillance video, we've set the resolution to 1280x720:

width 1280
height 720

#Enable access to the live stream from anywhere
webcam_localhost off

 3. Access the camera http://YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:8081 

 That's it!

Bitcoin:Overview

Bitcoin: Overview: An introduction to the mechanics of bitcoins and an overview of how transactions take place.

We are 8layer

To know more about our company and how we can serve you, please call us at 4001905 or email us at info@8layertech.com.
It it our honor and pleasure to serve you.

Kasosyo Apps Suite Mobile

Download your New Kasosyo Apps Suite Mobile at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kasosyo.main

What's New
1. Latest version with Data encryption.
2. Live And Demo account user login.
3. Adjusted Graph data with zero sales display.
4. Supported device for sw360dp
5. Username and Password checkbox save.

Try Kasosyo Apps Suite now!

If you're interested, please call 4001905 and look for Ms. Rosa Tsang or Mr. Lawrz Libo-on. You may also email us at info@8layertech.com.

MERIC MARA: Making Open Source Technology Pinoy-Friendly

MERIC MARA: Making Open Source Technology Pinoy-Friendly 

Picture by: Marlo Favila

KaSosyo Point-Of-Sale (POS)

8layer Technologies, Inc. proudly presents Kasosyo POS. 

Kasosyo POS is a responsive web-based Point-Of-Sale (POS) solution designed for the retail industry.  It comes with the ff. hardware components:
* EPSON Web POS T88vi/T70i which is both the printer and the Kasosyo app suite w/POS.
* Monitor
* Cash Register
* Bar Code Scanner

Resellership is NOW OPEN! 

If you're interested, please call 4001905 and look for Ms. Rosa Tsang or Mr. Lawrz Libo-on. You may also email us at info@8layertech.com.

Geekineers on VIGATTIN Radio.

Geekineers headed by our CEO Mr. Meric Mara with Opensource Evangelist Ms. Mitch Tabirao and Mr. Albert Yumol of UNPLUG promoted and shared Opensource at Vigattin. The radio guesting highlighted the trilogy of events namely Lunux Day, Software Freedom Day & the First Philippine Opensource Challenge.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/49570612

Thank you to the staff of Vigatiin Radio for this opportunity.

For more information about the events, please call 4001905 and look for Ms. Mitch Tabirao, Kates Yu or Mr. Lawrz Libo-on. You may also email us at info@8layertech.com.

Entrust- Loan Management System

If you need a Loan Management System, look no further. Entrust can be your partner and will be there for all your loan management requirements. For more information, call 4001905 and look for Ms. Rosa Tsang or email us at info@8layertech.com.

Notty: Your #1 SMS companion

An SMS notifier that allows you to send/receive messages to your list of contacts through a smart and easy-to-navigate web-based interface system.

My position on mbtc.ph

To friends asking me about mbtc.ph, I'm no longer connected to the project. You can contact their website for more inquiry about bitcoin and their projects. We wish their success and we hope that there are more bitcoin players to come, especially here in the Philippines. Thank you!

Kannel [gwlib/log.o] Error 1

When compiling kannel to my Raspberry pi, I got this error during my "make" command.

Error:
Makefile:229: recipe for target 'gwlib/log.o' failed
make: *** [gwlib/log.o] Error 1

Solution: 

1.Edit log.c file /usr/local/src/gateway-1.4.3/gwlib

gwlib/log.c:434
     if (arg == NULL)   //orig
     if (&args == NULL) {  //corrected

2.Then recompile kannel from source

That's it!

What The Hack 2014

Team 8liens supports "What The Hack 2014" event happening now at SMX Convention Center in SM Aura. Our very own Lawrz Libo-on will be talking about Rpi & Teamchat software. 

If you find the talk very useful for your organization, LET'S TALK and call us at 4001905 or email us at info-at-8layertech-dot-com

Happy 9th Birthday 8layer!

PLM Com Eng Students visit 8Layer HQ

March 12, 2014 - Geekineers of 8Layer welcome 5th year Com Eng students from Pamantasan ng Lungsod of Maynila (PLM) on their field trip to experience IT companies in action and to learn about latest trends in technology.

Geekineer Meric Mara, 8Layer's CEO started with a brief talk about 8Layer as a company, its culture and the people behind its success.

He was followed by Geekineer Nick delos Santos, who went from being a trainee to a trainer, on android history and development. 

Lastly, Lawrz Liboon and Noel Umandap of AltoCirrus+ gave a background about Altocirrus+ and its cloud solutions; a demo of raspberry Pi; an introduction to virtual currency or more popularly known as Bitcoin.

As Open Source advocates, both 8Layer and AltoCirrus+ are happy to have shared their knowledge to these PLM students and hope that they had a great experience.

Geekineering

Focusing with great attention to detail, on the creation, organization and management of a working software that is robust, efficient and very useful for everyone

8Layer conducts 2 week Android Bootcamp

As the year of the horse sets in, 8Layer Technologies is already moving in great strides by offering Android Bootcamps to aspiring developers. Accordingly, it had successfully conducted the first one last January 20-30. Attended by 6 participants from Comnet Management Inc., the bootcamp was a jump-start for novice developers to know the basics of android programming.

The 10-day training started with a brief background about Android given by Mr. Nick delos Santos. It was followed by a more technical discussion and hand-on activities conducted by Mr. Melchor Abcede, 8Layer's Android/mobile programmer. Trainees listened eagerly and asked questions as Mr. Abcede went on to more technical topics such as the Android libraries, Eclipse, SQLite, JSON, and the like. They were also able to create simple applications like Student Management Application and a calculator.

To conclude, not only did the trainees gained knowledge and learn Android programming, but they've also had fun while learning. Big appreciation to Kimlawrence P. Cruz, Don M. Montecillo, Orbith G. Baco, Jessa M. Cahilig, Lanz Rowin J. Laqui, Joseph I. Argosino for being good students to Mr. Abcede. 

2014 Adventure: Team 8liens conquers Mt. Batolusong

After the Education Freedom Day Team, 8liens went directly to Tanay Rizal to conquer Mt. Batolusong. Although there were strong winds, NO ONE CAN STOP the 8liens' way of doing their bonding, eating, laughing, their Hu Yu Y u
and knowledge sharing. In summary, it was indeed a fun and meaningful climb!




On the next day, the Team proceeded to Kay-ibon Falls for their Sidetrip before going back to Manila.



As Team 8liens always say, "Tsudooo!" Always follow them here at FB & Twitter and catch them on their next adventure.

8layer joins WCST on their Education Freedom Day

8layer CEO Mr. Meric Mara talked about the importance of Gamification and Free Educational Resource that should be shared freely to everyone so that they all can learn from it, improve it then use it for their needs.

  

The seminar became a memorable event when Mr. Mara gave the audience games where every student participated. This added a fun flavor to the seminar.

The Smart Way of Doing Business Today

Installing Viber at my KahelOS/Arch Linux

1.Download Viber linux version http://www.viber.com/#desktop

*Note that the package is in .deb (viber.deb) 

2.Install dpkg package

[mmara@r3d3ye ~]$ sudo yaourt -S dkpg 

3.Install Viber 

[mmara@r3d3ye~]$ sudo dkpg -i viber.deb 

4. Launch Viber program and follow the screen message 

*a Viber code  will be sent to your mobile number...input it on your viber desktop version. 

Thats it! As viber says, Enjoy your "Free calls, text and picture sharing with anyone, anywh

Merry Christmas Peps!

Be More. Be useful & Be of Service this Christmas

Dear Team 8liens:

7:53PM December 24,2013 Christmas is just a few hours away.
Carollers are still outside singing Christmas songs.
Some of you probably are still at the mall for last minute Christmas shopping.
Some perhaps are busy cooking food for noche buena. etc,

But let me greet every one of you before 12MN.. I know that you are busy and waiting for this wonderful day of the year.

I just want to take this opportunity to salute every 8lien for the support that each of you has given to make this company alive and kicking. I hope that we 8liens will continue to give our full efforts to be a smiling 8liens whatever happens  and always share their knowledge for the benefit of humankind. I may not be a perfect leader but rest assured that I will always do my best to protect our culture and to ensure that our environment is an ideal place to work with.

Let's not forget our marching order "Be More. Be useful & Be of Service"

Thank you 8liens for the support through thick and thin!

I wish all of you a blessed Christmas and may God be with us and guide us always! Tsudooo!

/mbm

Pamaskong Handog para sa Myun Hyung Community

Installing Yaourt

I missed Yaourt tool already. Good thing that the flight is delayed so I have ample time to install it with my new KahelOS & Aspire S3.

Here are the things that I did to accomplish this.

1.Install package-query package

curl -O https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pa/package-query/package-query.tar.gz

tar zxvf package-query.tar.gz

cd package-query

makepkg -si

cd ..

2.Install yaourt

curl -O https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ya/yaourt/yaourt.tar.gz

tar zxvf yaourt.tar.gz

cd yaourt

makepkg -si

cd ..

3. Install from [archlinuxfr] repository

vim /etc/pacman.conf

and add this

[archlinuxfr]

Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch

4. Now install your favorite software at AUR

Enjoy!

/mbm

Nagkaka-isang Filipino para sa #YOLANDAPH

Thunderbird hammering your CPU usage to more than 100%

Thank you for this bug report  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794401 My NEW Thunderbird is now doing fine. Setting mail.db.idle_limit  to 30000000 will do the trick.

 

Acer Aspire S3+XORG and jumpy touchpad pointer

I just installed new gnome on my laptop and it was cool and nice to play with. However, in the default installation,touchpad is really annoying and the pointer is jumpy and will surely affect your productivity.

I solved this problem by modifying synaptics.conf under my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/.

[mmara@r3d3ye ~]$ sudo vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf

Adding on my config file did the trick.

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "Bye bye jumpy touchpad pointer"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        Option "MinSpeed" "0"
        Option "ConstantDeceleration" "5"
EndSection

More info about xorg and touchpad
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics

Halloween Party is just another party but Team 8liens celebrates it with lots of twist, food, booze and fun!

Halloween Party is just another party but Team 8liens celebrates it with lots of twist, food, booze and fun! We started the night with a prayer just like all our events for guidance and blessings for the fun night. What's a halloween party without the spooky costumes donned by 8liens? We sure enjoyed dressing up with our scary masks and make up on!

Great food is a must! We had a blast filling our tummies so we can last the whole night. Oh, about the great food! Team 8liens was a team once again in preparing the food we had for the party. That alone was a memorable experience. Next came the exciting pinoy games such as tongue twister, charades and pinoy henyo. To top the night off, we had raffle prizes given away! A special thanks to our honorary 8liens Milo & Macoy for the tequila! Kudos to the organizers!