A Dynamic Data Warehousing Platform for Creating and Accessing Biomedical Data Lakes

A Dynamic Data Warehousing Platform for Creating and Accessing Biomedical Data Lakes

This week we had our paper titled "A Dynamic Data Warehousing Platform for Creating and Accessing Biomedical Data Lakes." presented in Second International Workshop on Data Management and Analytics for Medicine and Healthcare (DMAH16), co-located with 42 nd International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB 2016). Sep. 2016.

Abstract: Medical research use cases are population centric, unlike the clinical use cases which are patient or individual centric. Hence the research use cases require accessing medical archives and data source repositories of heterogeneous nature. Traditionally, in order to query data from these data sources, users manually access and download parts or whole of the data sources. The existing solutions tend to focus on a specific data format or storage, which prevents using them for a more generic research scenario with heterogeneous data sources where the user may not have the knowledge of the schema of the data a priori.

In this paper, we propose and discuss the design, implementation, and evaluation of Data Caf�, a scalable distributed architecture that aims to address the shortcomings in the existing approaches. Data Caf� lets the resource providers create biomedical data lakes from various data sources, and lets the research data users consume the data lakes efficiently and quickly without having a priori knowledge of the data schema.

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A new look for 2017

A new look for 2017

When I started my blog my intention was for it to be the dynamic update content partner to my static core content pages on my website. Then some posts started to be linked from external sites so to simplify click-throughs I decided to maintain them. That in itself became cumbersome when highlighting what had changed for return viewers. Now there is a problem with new comments not displaying on one of the blog postings so Ive decided to reorganize and return to a multi-media format approach for sharing my work.

My website (www.linuxium.com.au) will contain the latest and complete documentation of my development work. All download links will be current and provide the most recent versions.

My blog (www.linuxiumcomau.blogspot.com) will highlight new development work which has been updated to my website. Additionally each blog posting has a comment facility where discussions can occur.

My social media G+ (https://plus.google.com/+IanMORRISON), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Linuxium) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/linuxium) accounts will be updated each time I post on my blog and serve both as notification media and for those wishing to subscribe for updates.

Comments including praise, criticism and suggestions are welcome on all media. Requests can be emailed and technical issues should be reported as comments on the relevant blog posting. The best way to help when reporting a technical issue is to include the name of your device and a copy of the output from dmesg (which is basically a log of kernel messages). The easiest way to share the log is by using the pastebinit command (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pastebinit). After installing the command by entering sudo apt install pastebinit you can share the kernel messages log by entering dmesg | pastebinit. This will paste a copy of the output from dmesg to Ubuntus Pastebin and provide an URL to access it. So when reporting a technical issue please include:
- Outline of issue
- Name of device
- URL from pastebin (e.g. http://paste.ubuntu.com/23646692)

Finally I am totally dependent on donations to continue my work so a donation link (http://goo.gl/nXWSGf) rather than adverts is included on all sites. Please use this to donate.

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51 Free Media Converters For Daily Use

51 Free Media Converters For Daily Use

Today, we list all the types of free media converters which will make your daily digital life more simple and easy. All these converters will help you a lot to conevrt in between wide variety of formats.

Following are the 51+ free media converters which you can use as per your requirement each converter converts in between two formats. so, download all the converters separately as per our usage.

Cool MOV To 3GP Converter 1.0

Convert MOV videos to 3GP

Cool DAT To 3GP Converter 1.0

Convert DAT video to 3GP format

Cool AVI To MP3 Converter 1.0

Easily convert AVI files to MP3 with this handy application

Cool DAT To MP3 Converter 1.0

Easily convert DAT files to MP3 with this handy application

Cool DVD To MP3 Converter 1.0

Easily convert DVD files to MP3 with this handy application

Cool FLV To MP3 Converter 1.0

Easily convert FLV files to MP3 with this handy application

Cool OGG To MP3 Converter 1.0

Easily convert OGG files to MP3 with this handy application

Cool WMA To MP3 Converter 1.0

Easily convert WMA files to MP3 with this handy application

Cool DVD To DIVX Converter 1.0

Easily convert DVD files to DIVX with this handy application

Cool AVI To MPEG Converter 1.0

Easily convert AVI files to MPEG with this handy application

Cool MP4 To FLV Converter 1.0

Encode MP4 videos to FLV

Cool FLV To MPEG Converter 1.0

Easily convert FLV To MPEG with this handy tool

Cool MOV To MPEG Converter 1.0

Easily convert MP4 To MPEG with this handy tool

Cool MP4 To MPEG Converter 1.0

Easily convert MP4 To MPEG with this handy tool

Cool AAC To MP3 Converter 1.0

Encode AAC files to MP3 format

Cool WMV To MPEG Converter 1.0

Easily convert WMV to MPEG using this handy application

Cool AVI To MOV Converter 1.0

Easily convert AVI to MOV using this handy application

Cool FLV To MOV Converter 1.0

Easily convert FLV to MOV using this handy application

Cool AVI To FLV Converter 1.0

Encode any AVI video to FLV

Cool MP4 To MOV Converter 1.0

This application allows you to easily convert MP4 to MOV

Cool DAT To WMV Converter 1.0

Encode your DAT files to WMV videos

Cool WMV To MP4 Converter 1.0

Encode WMV video to MP4 format

Cool WMV To 3GP Converter 1.0

Convert WMV videos to 3GP format

Cool MPEG To WMV Converter 1.0

Easily convert MPEG files to WMV format

Cool MOV To FLV Converter 1.0

Convert MOV videos to FLV format

Cool 3GP To WMV Converter 1.0

Convert 3GP To WMV

Cool MPEG To MOV Converter 1.0

Easily convert MPEG to MOV with this handy utility

Cool WMV To MOV Converter 1.0

Easily convert WMV to MOV with this handy application

Cool MP4 To 3GP Converter 1.0

Convert MP4 videos to 3GP

Cool AVI To WAV Converter 1.0

Easily convert AVI To WAV with this handy application

Cool WMV To FLV Converter 1.0

Encode your WMV videos to FLV

Cool 3GP To FLV Converter 1.0

Convert your 3GP files to FLV

Cool FLV To WMV Converter 1.0

Convert FLV To WMV

Cool FLAC To MP3 Converter 1.0

Encode your FLAC files to MP3 format

Cool AVI To 3GP Converter 1.0

Encode your AVI videos to 3GP format

Cool MP4 To WMV Converter 1.0

Easily convert MP4 files to WMV

Cool MP3 To WAV Converter 1.0

Convert MP3 to WAV with this easy to use application

Cool MPEG To WAV Converter 1.0

Convert MPEG to WAV with this easy to use application

Cool WMA To WAV Converter 1.0

Convert WMA to WAV with this easy to use application

Cool VOB To WMV Converter 1.0

Convert VOB To WMV

Cool MOV To WMV Converter 1.0

Encode MOV videos to WMV

Cool MPEG To FLV Converter 1.0

Easily encode MPEG video to FLV format

Cool AVI To WMV Converter 1.0

Convert AVI videos to WMV format

Cool 3GP To MPEG Converter 1.0

Convert all your 3GP files to MPEG format

Cool VOB To MPEG Converter 1.0

Easily convert VOB files to MPEG with this handy application

Cool MOV To MP4 Converter 1.0

Easily convert MOV video to MP4 format

Cool DAT To FLV Converter 1.0

Easily convert DAT files to FLV with this handy application

Cool MP3 To AAC Converter 1.0

Easily convert MP3 files to AAC with this handy application

Cool MPEG To 3GP Converter 1.0

A program that allows you to easily convert MPEG files to 3GP

Cool FLV To 3GP Converter 1.0

Easily convert your FLV files to 3GP format

AVI To MP4 Converter 1.0

Convert AVI, DIVX, XVID To MP4

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5 Best Video Players for Linux

5 Best Video Players for Linux

I have compiled some of the best free media players for Linux OS to play almost any video, audio formats you will ever need as a Linux user.

VLC Player

VLC media player is a cross-platform open-source multimedia framework, player and server. VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac ...) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See the full features list. It can also be used as a media converter or a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on networks.

Download VLC Player

Xine

xine is a free multimedia player. It plays back CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It also decodes multimedia files like AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP3 from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet. It interprets many of the most common multimedia formats available � and some of the most uncommon formats, too.

Download Xine

Totem

Totem is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on GStreamer. It features a playlist, a full-screen mode, seek and volume controls, as well as keyboard navigation. It comes with added functionality such as: Video thumbnailer for the file manager, Nautilus properties tab, Mozilla (Firefox) plugin to view movies inside your browser (in development), Webcam utility (in development) and more.

Download Totem

Helix Player

The Helix Player is an open source media player for Linux, Solaris, and Symbian based on the Helix DNA Client media engine. More operating system versions are currently in development.

Download Helix Player

Real Player

RealPlayer for Linux allows you to play more video, including popular Windows Media files, RealMedia files and more. Get instant access to your favorite songs or video. Easily create, save, edit and manage different playlists for any event or mood. Updated multi-channel stereo sound allows you to enjoy 5-channel audio plus a dedicated sub-woofer channel for streaming or playback through either your ALSA or OSS sound system. Need to take a break from a live stream? Just click pause. Perfect Play automatically buffers streaming content. So you can pause, rewind and fast-forward through live broadcasts without missing a thing.

Download RealPlayer for Linux

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MPlayer

MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems. It plays most MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch VideoCD, SVCD, DVD, 3ivx, DivX 3/4/5, WMV and even H.264 movies. Another great feature of MPlayer is the wide range of supported output drivers. It works with X11, Xv, DGA, OpenGL, SVGAlib, fbdev, AAlib, DirectFB, but you can use GGI, SDL (and this way all their drivers), VESA (on every VESA compatible card, even without X11!) and some low level card-specific drivers (for Matrox, 3Dfx and ATI), too! Most of them support software or hardware scaling, so you can enjoy movies in fullscreen. MPlayer supports displaying through some hardware MPEG decoder boards, such as the Siemens DVB, DXR2 and DXR3/Hollywood+. MPlayer has an onscreen display (OSD) for status information, nice big antialiased shaded subtitles and visual feedback for keyboard controls. European/ISO 8859-1,2 (Hungarian, English, Czech, etc), Cyrillic and Korean fonts are supported along with 12 subtitle formats (MicroDVD, SubRip, OGM, SubViewer, Sami, VPlayer, RT, SSA, AQTitle, JACOsub, PJS and our own: MPsub). DVD subtitles (SPU streams, VOBsub and Closed Captions) are supported as well.

Download MPlayer

So, whats your favorite media player?

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5KPlayer 3 3 For Windows

5KPlayer 3 3 For Windows

5KPlayer is a functional audio-video player, designed to play movies in 1080p, 4K, and 5K even! It also allows you to play music, listen to Internet radio and watch video from DVD discs.

As the 5KPlayer service supports AirPlay, you can stream movies and music from your iPhone, iPad to Mac or Mac to Apple TV.

The program also has a built-in module to retrieve media from numerous services such as. YouTube Vimeo, DailyMotion, Vube, Vine, UStream, MTV, NicoNico, Bliptv, LiveLeak, CBS.

5KPlayer Supported Audio and Video

Supported are obviously lower resolutions including 720p and file formats MKV, M2TS, AVCHD, AVI, WMV, MP4, MP3, FLAC, AAC, APE.

5KPlayer 3.3 For Windows Details:

Developer: DearMob, Inc.
License: Freeware (free)
System: Windows XP / Vista / 7/8/10
Updated: 25/12/2015
File Size: 33.2 MB

Download It here

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5G Internet Services Logo Released for Future

5G Internet Services Logo Released for Future

What is 5g technology?

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Mini Militia Malayalam Pro Pack mod (2.2.19) NO ROOT

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Mini Militia Malayalam Pro Pack mod (2.2.19) NO ROOT

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Click Here To Download mini militia malayalam (pro pack)

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This only for educational purposes and is not intended to affect any company. This is strictly for educational purposes only. If you like a game please purchase to support the developer i dont support piracy ,dont use my posts if you dont have genuine license,support the developer and buy the product,if you dont have legitimate license for products stay away from my posts

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9 must have apps for your new Android phone

9 must have apps for your new Android phone

1. Chrome Remote Desktop

Sometimes you need to access your computer while youre nowhere near it, but you have a phone! You just need to anticipate this eventuality before it comes up. There are plenty of options, but you should use Chrome Remote Desktop. As long as the Chrome service is running on your computer, Chrome Remote Desktop will be able to connect. The performance is surprisingly good, even over a cellular connection. Chrome Remote Desktop doesnt have as many features as some apps, but its free and extremely reliable.

Chrome Remote Desktop (free)

2. Pushbullet

Pushbullet is the best way to send (i.e. push) text, files, and links between your devices. That includes your desktop PC, a Chromebook, and even your verified friends� devices. More than that, it also mirrors your notifications from Android to a desktop computer, allowing you to take action on them without even touching the phone. That includes something as simple as dismissing a new email popup or actually responding to an SMS from the Pushbullet desktop client.

Pushbullet also includes indispensable features like universal copy-and-paste, newsfeed-like Pushbullet channels, and remote file access. The basic functionality is free, but a $5 monthly or $40 yearly Pro upgrade is required for a few features like unlimited SMS replies and universal copy-and-paste.

Pushbullet (free)

3. Authy

Even with the most spectacularly secure password, you are not completely safe from account hacks. The best way to keep your accounts secure is to use two-factor authentication (2FA), and Google accounts play nice with 2FA. Well, kind of nice. Two-factor auth is a bit of a pain to use, but Authy makes it much easier. This app can act as an authenticator for any service that supports open 2FA systems.

You can register Authy with your mobile number, then use the app generates codes for services like Google, Dropbox, and many others (once 2FA is activated). Authy is a huge improvement over other 2FA apps because it can sync the encrypted authentication tokens across all your devices including phones, tablets, and computers. Set it up once, and you�ll always have your 2FA codes close at hand.

Authy (free)

4. Solid Explorer File Manager

Even with all of Androids sleek modern design and features, there are times when you need to dig into the file system. The built-in file managers that come with most phones are rather basic, so you should grab Solid Explorer. It has a dual-pane interface with support for local files and archives, but also cloud storage (Dropbox, Drive, etc.) and remote clients like FTP and WebDav. This app is updated frequently with new features as well. Solid Explorer comes with a free 14-day trial, after which it costs $1.99. Its well worth the price.

Solid Explorer File Manager (free trial, $1.99 upgrade)

5. Snapseed

That photo you snapped looks okay, but what if you want to crop it or add an artsy filter before you post it on your social network of choice? Most phones come with rudimentary image editing capabilities, but Snapseed is better at it. This app has a clean, touchscreen-friendly interface that makes it easy to tweak the saturation, brightness, and other basic photo qualities.

You can also crop, rotate, add text, and more. Many phones support RAW photo capture now, and Snapseed can open those files as well. That means your edits will be much more high-quality compared to reprocessing an already compressed normal JPEG file. Google has been updating Snapseed consistently and its still completely free.

Snapseed (free)

6. Backdrops

Every phone comes with a few stock wallpapers, but they usually stick to one or two different styles. If thats not your thing, youll have to go elsewhere. You should definitely grab Backdrops in that case�its the best wallpaper catalog available in app form.

It has hundreds of background images available, many of which are exclusively created for the app. The app is free to use if you dont mind ads, or you can upgrade to the full version to get rid of them and gain access to saving images offline and a few premium background collections.

Backdrops (free, $0.99 upgrade)

7. Focus

The stock gallery app on your phone cannot match the fantastic feature set and great design of Focus. This app displays your images in their folder locations like most gallery apps, but it also has a great tagging system to make it even easier to find important pics. Theres even fingerprint security to keep people from snooping in your photos.

Focus is completely free with a $2.99 in-app upgrade that adds a dark theme, custom tags, and a cool secure photo vault. Images you want to keep private can be locked away from prying eyes in the vault.

Focus (free, $2.99 in-app upgrade)

8. Weather Timeline

There are probably 100,000 weather apps on Android that put the conditions in widgets, your status bar, and even in the quick settings. Out of all those apps, Weather Timeline is the best. It doesnt get too fancy; its just a great weather app with handsome widgets.

As the name implies, the conditions are forecast are laid out in a timeline. That makes it easy to scroll through hourly and extended forecasts. If you want more info, Weather Timeline has data (and graphs) for precipitation, humidity, wind, and more. There�s also a �time machine� feature that lets you look at probable weather in the more distant future based on past patterns. Its absolutely worth the small up-front price.

Weather Timeline ($0.99)

9. Pocket Casts

Finding and managing podcasts on Android used to be an agonizing process, but Pocket Casts was one of the first apps to get it right. The developers have kept up with all the latest Android features, ensuring that it remains an essential app for any phone. Finding new podcasts is a snap with recommended feeds, Google Nearby sharing, and a search function. Signing up for an account also backs up all your podcast subscriptions so you can sync them to multiple devices. Your listening progress also syncs along with the subscriptions.

Pocket Casts ($3.99)

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7 Zip for Ubuntu Download

7 Zip for Ubuntu Download

7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, Z.

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7Like theme for GnoMenu

7Like theme for GnoMenu

You may read my previous post "GnoMenu: Alternative to default Ubuntu mainmenu". Today I am going to decorate it with a new theme named: 7like. I collect this cool theme from DeviantArt.

How to install this theme for GnoMenu? Here is the process one by one:-

Download 7like theme for GnoMenu from here.

Extract the 7Like folder somewhere else. Copy Menu Folder to
/usr/share/gnomenu/Themes/Menu
And copy the 7Like buttons to
/usr/share/gnomenu/Themes/Button

You have done. Now change theme as describe in this post "GnoMenu: Alternative to default Ubuntu mainmenu". ENJOY!!

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9th PAY REVISION COMMISSION REPORT FOR KERALA GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES DOWNLOAD

9th PAY REVISION COMMISSION REPORT FOR KERALA GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES DOWNLOAD

There will be a considerable Hike in Salary for Kerala Government Employees,
The pay commission chaired by Justice R. Rajendra Babu  today submited  a report to Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan, recommending a revision of scales for Government employees and teachers. There will be a considerable Hike in Salary for Kerala Government Employees,

For More Details And Downloads see the following Link

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A Better Method for Embedding YouTube Videos on your Website

A Better Method for Embedding YouTube Videos on your Website

It is easy to embed a YouTube video but you�ll be surprised to know how much extra weight that embedded YouTube video can add to your web pages. The browser has to download about half a Mb of extra JavaScript files (see screenshot) for rendering the YouTube video player alone. And these files are downloaded even if the visitor never plays the embedded video.

The embedded video not only increases the byte size of your web pages but the browser has to make multiple HTTP requests to render the video player. This increases the overall loading time of your page thus affecting the page speed score. The other drawback with the default YouTube embed code is that it isn�t responsive. If people view your website on a mobile phone, the video player may not resize properly for the small screen.

Embed YouTube Videos without Increasing Page Size

Google+ uses a clever technique for embedding YouTube videos � it just embeds the thumbnail image of a YouTube video and the actual video player is loaded only when the user manually clicks the thumbnail.

YouTube thumbnail images are about 15 kB in size so we are able to reduce the byte size of web pages by 500+ kb. That�s huge!

The video above is embedded using the same on-demand technique (demo).

When a visitor clicks the play button, the thumbnail image is replaced with the standard YouTube video player with autoplay set to 1 so the plays the video instantly. The advantage is that the extra YouTube JavaScript gets loaded only when someone decides to watch the embedded video and not otherwise.

Light and Responsive YouTube Embeds

The standard embed code for YouTube uses the IFRAME tag and the width and height of the video player are hard-coded thus making the player non-responsive.

The new on-demand embed code for YouTube is slightly different. You need not specify the player size as we are now embedding the video responsively. Also, the IFRAME is replaced with a DIV tag and the IFRAME is added to the page only when the visitor clicks the play button.

Embed YouTube Videos Responsively � Tutorial

Copy-paste the following snippet anywhere in your web page where you would like the YouTube video to appear. Remember to replace VIDEO_ID with the actual ID of the YouTube video.

<div class="youtube-player" data-id="VIDEO_ID"></div>

We will not assign height and width since the video player will automatically occupy the width of the parent while the height is auto-calculated. You can paste multiple DIV blocks with different video IDs if you need to embed multiple videos on the same page.

Next, place the JavaScript anywhere in your web template. It finds all embedded videos on a web page and then replaces the DIV elements with the video thumbnails.

<script>

 /* Light YouTube Embeds by @labnol */
 /* Web: http://ift.tt/2bGFoam */

 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",
 function() {
 var div, n,
 v = document.getElementsByClassName("youtube-player");
 for (n = 0; n < v.length; n++) {
 div = document.createElement("div");
 div.setAttribute("data-id", v[n].dataset.id);
 div.innerHTML = labnolThumb(v[n].dataset.id);
 div.onclick = labnolIframe;
 v[n].appendChild(div);
 }
 });

 function labnolThumb(id) {
 var thumb = <img src="http://ift.tt/2bGFpex;,
 play = <div class="play"></div>;
 return thumb.replace("ID", id) + play;
 }

 function labnolIframe() {
 var iframe = document.createElement("iframe");
 var embed = "https://www.youtube.com/embed/ID?autoplay=1";
 iframe.setAttribute("src", embed.replace("ID", this.dataset.id);
 iframe.setAttribute("frameborder", "0");
 iframe.setAttribute("allowfullscreen", "1");
 this.parentNode.replaceChild(iframe, this);
 }

</script>

Finally, paste the CSS before the closing head tag of your web template.

This method will reduce the size of your web pages by 500 KB while making your site mobile friendly. You may refer to the annotated code to understanding how on-demand embedding works.

<style>
 .youtube-player {
 position: relative;
 padding-bottom: 56.23%;
 /* Use 75% for 4:3 videos */
 height: 0;
 overflow: hidden;
 max-width: 100%;
 background: #000;
 margin: 5px;
 }
 
 .youtube-player iframe {
 position: absolute;
 top: 0;
 left: 0;
 width: 100%;
 height: 100%;
 z-index: 100;
 background: transparent;
 }
 
 .youtube-player img {
 bottom: 0;
 display: block;
 left: 0;
 margin: auto;
 max-width: 100%;
 width: 100%;
 position: absolute;
 right: 0;
 top: 0;
 border: none;
 height: auto;
 cursor: pointer;
 -webkit-transition: .4s all;
 -moz-transition: .4s all;
 transition: .4s all;
 }
 
 .youtube-player img:hover {
 -webkit-filter: brightness(75%);
 }
 
 .youtube-player .play {
 height: 72px;
 width: 72px;
 left: 50%;
 top: 50%;
 margin-left: -36px;
 margin-top: -36px;
 position: absolute;
 background: url("//i.imgur.com/TxzC70f.png") no-repeat;
 cursor: pointer;
 }

</style>

Please do note that Chrome and Safari browsers on iPhone and Android only allow playback of HTML5 video when initiated by a user interaction. They block embedded media from automatic playback to prevent unsolicited downloads over cellular networks.

YouTube Embed Tutorials

1. Embed a YouTube Video with Sound Muted
2. Place YouTube Video as your Webpage Background
3. Embed Just a Portion of a YouTube Video

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6 Cool Internet Radio Players For Linux

6 Cool Internet Radio Players For Linux

There are quite a few Linux applications that can play Internet radio, but I thought Id make a list of some of the most interesting apps that focus on this.

The list includes lightweight Internet radio players, a fully fledged desktop application, a command line radio browser and player, as well as a GNOME Shell extension.

Radio Tray

Radio Tray is a minimalist Internet radio player that sits in the system tray (it also supports Ubuntus AppIndicator). The application is not new, but I couldnt make a Radio Players post without it, since its a great lightweight radio player.

Radio Tray comes with a list of built-in radio stations, and allows you to easily add new ones. Theres no GUI for the actual player - the application is controlled from the tray/AppIndicator or using the media keys.

Radio Tray features:

• comes with a built-in radio station list (though since the application hasnt been updated in a long time, some no longer work);
• plays most media formats (based on gstreamer libraries);
• configurable radio stations with a GUI;
• extensible by plugins (current plugins include: Sleep Timer, Notifications, MATE and GNOME Media Keys and History);

I didnt list the playlists formats supported by Radio Tray, because Im not sure if all those listed on its SourceForge page still work. Thats because the application doesnt seem actively maintained, with the latest commit dating back to January, 2015.

For instance, playing ASX streams didnt work in my test under Ubuntu 16.10, even though this is listed as supported on the Radio Tray page (playing ASX streams works with RadioTray Lite - see below).

There are also reports that Radio Tray pauses sometimes and it appears this hasnt been fixed although I didnt encounter the issue.

Radio Tray is most likely available in your Linux distribution official repositories. In Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint, you can install it by using the following command:

sudo apt install radiotray python-xdg

Without installing python-xdg, the application will fail to start (and its missing as a dependency in most Ubuntu versions, like 16.04).

Radio Tray Lite

Because Radio Tray doesnt seem actively maintained, I searched for an alternative and stumbled upon Radio Tray Lite. According to its developer, this is a Radio Tray clone, rewritten in C++.

Just like Radio Tray, this application uses GStreamer, so it should play most media formats, however, it lacks some of the features available in the original Radio Tray, like plugins support (so no media keys support, etc.) or a GUI to add new radio stations.

Radio Tray Lite ships with a radio list and to add new radio stations you must edit a file. The application uses the same bookmarks.xml (radio station list) syntax as Radio Tray, so if you already have a custom one, you could use that instead of its built-in list.

To add new radio stations, edit the ~/.config/radiotray-lite/bookmarks.xml file.

I should also add that using Radio Tray Lite, I was able to play ASX steams (as opposed to the original Radio Tray running in Ubuntu 16.10). So if Radio Tray fails to play some streams, give Radio Tray Lite a try.

Radio Tray Lite features:

• runs on a Linux system tray / AppIndicator;
• desktop notifications;
• minimalist user interface;
• plays most media formats (it uses gstreamer);
• supports PLS, M3U, ASX, RAM, XSPF playlists;

To install Radio Tray Lite in Ubuntu 16.10, 16.04 or 14.04 / Linux Mint 18.x or 17.x, you can use the main WebUpd8 PPA. To add the PPA and install the application, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install radiotray-lite

If you dont want to add the PPA, grab the deb from HERE.

For installing Radio Tray Lite in other Linux distributions, bug reports, etc., see its GitHub page.

Gradio

Gradio is a GTK3 application for discovering and listening to Internet radio stations.

Gradio features:

• uses radio-browser.info for its built-in radio station list;
• filter radio stations by language, country/state or tag (which includes genres, etc.), as well as most popular;
• after finding a radio station you like, you can easily add it to your library by starring it;
• MPRIS v2 support (integrates with the Ubuntu Sound Menu, GNOME Shell, etc.);
• optional desktop notifications;
• connection popover that displays the used codec, bitrate, channel mode, etc.;
• includes options to resume playback on startup, close to tray, enable background playback, use dark design, etc.

Gradio is the most complete Internet radio player in this list, but also the most heavy on system resources. Its also the best for discovering new online radio stations thanks to its extensive radio station database and filters.

The application does lack a feature though: it doesnt allow adding your own custom radio stations from the application user interface. The radio station must exist in the radio-browser.info database to be able to play it.

Ubuntu 16.10 and 16.04 / Linux Mint 18.x users can install the latest Gradio by using its official PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:haecker-felix/gradio-daily
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gradio

If you dont want to add the PPA, grab the deb from HERE.

For how to install Gradio in other Linux distributions, bug reports, etc., see its GitHub page.

GNOME Shell Internet Radio extension

This may not be a stand-alone application, but its basically the Radio Tray equivalent for GNOME Shell, so I had to add it to this list.

GNOME Shell Internet Radio (or GNOME Shell Extension Radio) is a simple extension for listening to Internet radio streams, which supports GNOME Shell 3.18, 3.20 and 3.22.

The extension only ships with 4 Internet radio stations by default, but it provides a built-in search for http://www.radio-browser.info (radio directory), so you can easily add new radio stations from within the extension user interface. You can also add your own radio stations:

GNOME Shell Internet Radio extension features:

• manage (add/edit/remove) radio stations;
• mark stations as favorite;
• built-in online radio directory search (it uses https://www.radio-browser.info);
• middle click to start/stop last played station;
• support for multimedia keys;
• Play / Stop
• Next / Prev cycles through the channels list;
• optional desktop notifications;
• cyrillic tag support.

Install Internet Radio extension from the GNOME Extensions directory or from source, from GitHub.

Curseradio

A Linux application list, even a small one like this one, wouldnt be complete without a command line alternative.

Curseradio is a command line Internet Radio browser and player which uses a curses interface, and mpv for audio playback. The tool makes use of the TuneIn directory found at http://opml.radiotime.com/ for its radio station list.

Unfortunately Curseradio doesnt support adding your own radio stations, however, the built in list is quite extensive and provides radio stations for any taste. Furthermore, the TuneIn directory it uses has a Local Radio section which tries to list radio stations based on your location.

Curseradio features:

• interactive curses interface with radio categories, currently playing and bitrate information;
• keyboard shortcuts (see its GitHub page for a list);
• extensive built-in radio station list (via http://opml.radiotime.com/), including local radio stations;
• supports adding stations to favorites (press "f" to add it to favorites), for quick access.

To install Curseradio in Ubuntu 16.10, 16.04 or 14.04 / Linux Mint 18.x or 17.x, you can use the main WebUpd8 PPA. Add the PPA and install the application using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install curseradio

If you dont want to add the PPA, grab the deb from HERE.

For installing Curseradio in other Linux distributions, grab the source from its GitHub repository.

Goodvibes (later addition)

Update: Ive added Goodvibes to the list (thanks to Kimme for the Goodvibes tip!).

Goodvibes is a lightweight Internet radio player that provides a GTK3 interface, can be launched without a GUI, and it features a command line client that can be used to control it.

By default, the application doesnt ship with a large list of Internet radio stations, but more can be easily added.

Goodvibes features:

• MPRIS v2 support;
• multimedia keys;
• desktop notifications;
• sleep inhibition when a radio is playing;
• command line client to control the app;
• supports most formats thanks to GStreamer;

Most of these are disabled by default (like notifications, multimedia keys, etc.), and you must enable them from the application preferences.

The application can be used without an interface by launching it with the "--without-ui" command line argument or select "Close UI" from its menu, and it can be controlled either via command line (using "goodvibes-client"), or from a MPRIS v2 interface, such as the Ubuntu Sound Menu, GNOME Shell System Menu, and so on:

To install Goodvibes in Ubuntu 16.04 or Linux Mint 18.x by using its PPA, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elboulangero/goodvibes
sudo apt update
sudo apt install goodvibes

If you dont want to add the PPA or youre using a newer Ubuntu version (I tested it in Ubuntu 16.10 and I didnt encounter any issues), download the deb from HERE.

Unfortunately Goodvibes is not available for Ubuntu 14.04 (or older) / Linux Mint 17.x because it requires GStreamer 1.0, which was not available when those were released.

Arch Linux users can install Goodvibes via AUR.

For how to build Goodvibes from source, bug reports, etc., see the Goodvibes GitHub page.

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A New Axiom for Educ ati on

A New Axiom for Educ ati on

One of the events taking place at this weeks Educon 2.2, is Encienda Educon, an hour of lightning seminars scheduled to take place during lunch on Saturday. Though I may be crazy enough to attempt an Ignite presentation, Im also smart enough to know that its a highly challenging format; one worthy of rehearsal.

For those unable to join us at Educon, my 5 minute talk runs a bit longer when an introduction and closing comments are added:

A New Axiom for Educ(ati)on

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5 iPhone Apps for Streaming Videos on iPhone

5 iPhone Apps for Streaming Videos on iPhone

Streaming videos and movies on your iPhone is a very cool way to pass the time, and in many cases, it become more crucial when you are getting video streaming services for free. And if you are looking for these type of apps for your iPhone device, then this article is surely your cup of tea.

In this article we are going to discuss some of the top stream- worthy your apps for your viewing pleasure. And if you feel that I forget to share some of the best name with your don�t forget to share the name with us in comment sections.

lets we  start with:

1. Air Video

If you really want to watch movies and video, without caring about format, then Air Video is one of the best app which you might love to install on your iPhone and other iOS device. Using this app you can get more video library on your device, iPod touch and New iPad, also its great solution to watch your AVI, DivX, MKV and other videos. Air video featuring  Video Streaming, Live Conversion, One Touch Offline Conversion and more. You can also use this app as full version with the small fee of $3.

2. Plex

Plex is one of the best home media center iOS app for your iPhone device. Using this app your device get ability to browse and play videos from a Mac computer. This might not be a great app for everyone, but its perfect for users who love plex. One this which I really like about this app is that app automatically ports over content via its myPlex service.

3. Netflix is another cool app fore streaming videos on iphone, we all know that its one of the world�s leading subscription service for watching TV episodes and movies on iphone. This Netflix mobile application delivers the best experience anywhere, anytime. So if you are not member of this amazing service till use this and enjoy one year free subscription and more.

Note: Video out is supported on the iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPod Touch 4G

4. YouTube Stream

If we are talking about videos and movies streaming how can we forget the name of this this videos giant. This app is a must-have music/video player, using this app you can search & make your own playlists from millions of music and videos from YouTube. You can also play your playlists on background, continuously!

5. StreamToMe

Another cool iphone app to stream movies on your iphone and with the help of this  movies with additional new features which  you will not get in above mentioned Air Video. If youre looking for a more fully-featured streaming option, StreamToMe may be a good choice for you.

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5 Remote Access Software for Smartphone

5 Remote Access Software for Smartphone

Smartphone has changed everyone�s  life a lot. No one can even think their life without smartphone. It provides many apps that have made life easy and efficient. These smart devices not only help you in making life easier but also helps in giving access to your other devices remotely too.

Think of a situation where you want quick access to your phone but you are not having your smartphone in your hand. How would you be access it? Well in these entire situations, we have brought you with the complete and perfect solution that is Remote Access Software which allows you to access your smartphone or tablet via another smartphone or laptop or PC.

This allows you to access your smartphone anytime and anywhere no matter how far both devices are. You can access your smartphone in terms of copying documents, transferring files, audio or video sharing and in many more. The apps are easily available on internet and you can easily download it. Let�s have a look at the remote access app for smartphone.

5 remotes access app for smartphone

1. TeamViewer

TeamViewer is one of the best remote access software by which you can access devices on one go. This app is available for all platform including Windows, Android, iOS, Blackberry. This is suitable for smartphone and for desktop also. It provides easy, fast, efficient and secure remote access across different devices. It provides full touch and control gestures by which you can transfer files in both the directions.

TeamViewer supports multi-monitor. It also supports sound and video transmission. For secure transmission of files, documents, audio and video files, this software provides high security standards with 256 Bit AES Session Encoding and 2048 Bit RSA Key Exchange.

It also provides chat options by which you can exchange messages between users. TeamViewer allows two side communications without any charges or phone call. This allows you to access all installed and running apps on your smartphone and ability to stop them remotely. You can also get the information about CPU usage, battery health, storage, RAM usage and more about your device. You can also share screen of shared devices by which you can do troubleshoot of any problems.

Click here to get TeamViewer for Android

2. Netop Remote Access Software

Netop is Android Remote Access software that enables instant remote access to your android Smartphone and tablets for faster problem resolution, less downtime and more productive end users. It allows you to easily transfer the screen and input controls from the remote device.

During the remote support session, it provides two-way chat communication feature so that you can exchange text messages without any further charges or phone call.  It provides the secure transmission among the remote devices. You can manage files including copying the data, syncing with crash recovery and other transfer options.

Netop gives the unique feature of even logging in which you can customize and maintain the remote support activity centrally and locally. It also allows session recording. You can capture the recording of the screen of remote device and can save it for later playback.

The transmission is secure with 255 bit AES encryption with standards like PCI-DSS, HIPAA or FIPS. It also allows you to schedule remote connections and other tasks including file transfer, program execution and inventory scans. You can also collect detailed information like battery status, network information, processor detailed, installed software and more.

Click here to get Netop for Android device

3. Join.me

Join.me is one of the best remote access apps for Android. You can easily help a user to help in troubleshooting an issue with this amazing app. It is solid remote access tool that allows you o share screen from your Android phone or tablet. You can also chat with the connected devices either individually or at once. At the time of screen sharing you can also zoom in and zoom out the shared screen.

This app allows you to join meeting from anywhere but make sure you are connected with Internet or Wi-Fi. You can start the meeting with your colleagues by the start meeting button and this app will let you to share the screen among the connected users.

You can also talk to attendee using VoIP. This app is very easy to use and provides quick access to other�s devices. You can also use it for training.  This allows you to view attendee and annotations made by others.

Click here to get Join.me for Android

4. Phone Away app

Phone away app is one of the best software that allows you to access your Android smartphone remotely. You can access the content of your phone through some other phone or PC using Phone Away application. You can download this app from Google Play Store.

It keeps you connected with your phone all the time even if your phone is not in your hand. To facilitate communication you can choose the communication mode either SMS or email. You can access your smartphone remotely by giving a number of missed calls or by sending specific SMS command.

If your phone is lost you can easily access it with this amazing feature provided by this app. It provides the pin-point location of one phone using GPS and sent it to user so that you can easily find out your phone. If your phone is in silent mode then also you can locate your phone using feature remote ringer capability by which you can ring your misplaced phone.

You can host a number of applications in one phone using this one Phone Away app. This app allows you to fetch phone call log remotely to email address to alternate to another connected phone.

Click here to get Phone Away App for Android

5. Agastya

Agastya allows you to remotely access your smartphone. You can retrieve data from your phone even if your phone is not with you. You can read SMS and can retrieve SIM number and IMEI number. You can easily change your profile mode from Ringer to silent.

You can easily access anything from your phone just by sending simple text message to that phone number from any of registered number.

Click here to get Agastya for Android

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7 Useful Commands For Ubuntu Linux Newbies

7 Useful Commands For Ubuntu Linux Newbies

First off, let me say that I am not one of those terminal loving Linux fans. I think it is cool and all, but I tend to save the command line for things that either require doing a massive batch job, or when I need to do something really specific.
Other than that, I stick to the Gnome GUI, and work within the parameters that various menus offer me. That works for 99% of what I need done.
However, I have found a very few commands that I need on a reasonably regular basis. Since I tend to be somewhat command line averse, I figure Ill throw them out there, for those of you who are new Ubuntu (or other type of Linux users).
Without further adieu, here they are, in order of usefulness to me:
1. ps -A : This will show you a list of all running processes, along with displaying a process id number. This command is helpful, because it is necessary when you run command #2.
2. kill -9 [insert process id number] : This tells the program associated with the process id number to die instantly. For instance, if Amarok was running with a process id number of 8077, and it was hung, or not responding, you would open up a terminal and type: kill -9 8077 . That means "Dont ask me any questions, dont ask if I want to save my work. Close immediately. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200."
3. locate : locate is a very powerful search. Basically, open up a terminal, and issue the command: locate , along with any part of a filename you want to find. locate will give you a reading where any part of that text string appears, along with giving you the exact location of the file(s) in question.
4. lspci and lsusb : Okay, so there are really 8 commands, but these two are two sides of the same coing,so I am throwing them both in together, as a kind of bonus.
lscpi , when issued, gives back a list of everything connected to the PCI bus, along with your graphics card, and some other fun stuff.
If you are having driver issues, many times, the first thing that a help forum will ask you to do, is give them what lspci prints out. lsusb does the same thing, but gives you a rundown of your USB devices. While it may seem rather redundant, especially since you can already see what is connected to your pc, I assure you, it is not. Many times, the manufacturer of the PC, will use one of the built in USB hubs to attach the webcam, a card reader, or some other piece of built-in hardware.
5. pstree : Ever accidentally kill off a process, not knowing that it was being used by a program you wanted to keep up and running? pstree can solve many of these problems. Issuing the pstree command, shows all your processes in a "treed" hierarchy, meaning you can see what process goes with what program. A must-have.
6. ifconfig : While ifconfig will let you actually configure a device, most of the time, you will be typing it to get basic feedback on your networking devices. It is especially helpful when troubleshooting your wireless ethernet. Issue the command, and it gives you back your current ip address, MAC address, and a ton of other useful information. Good stuff.
7. chown : chown , or "change ownership", allows you to do exactly that, for any given file, at any given time. For instance, if you have a public computer, and you dont want just anyone to be able to access your file (diary.txt), then you would issue the command: chown root diary.txt (assuming permissions to view or edit are only available to the owner of the file) . This would give control of the file over to root, and require a password to view.
The only exception would be if you are running your PC, under the root user, in which case, you have far greater problems than someone reading your diary.
There are many other useful Linux commands that you will learn. Hopefully, these make your day a little easier, and your time using Linux more productive.
Enjoy...I have to go now...One more thing...
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. No one who puts their in Him, need ever be ashamed.

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