We at StreetEasy decided to build our own maps using, among other tools, OpenStreetMap, TileMill, MapBox and Leaflet, instead of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to Google. And yes, the money pushed us into doing it, but we're happier with the result because we now control the contents of our maps. (and now there is a follow up post too https://plus.google.com/118383351194421484817/posts/8x6xSQYypwt )

Our Bespoke Software Deployment Service, BeSDS, is available as a monthly or annual subscription for companies of any size. We believe in reliable service, transparent pricing and valuable relationships; our subscription model lets us deploy new features and upgrade existing services for our customers without burdening them with extra costs or process.

ODK Collect renders forms into a sequence of input prompts that apply form logic, entry constraints, and repeating sub-structures. Users work through the prompts and can save the submission at any point. Finalized submissions can be sent to (and new forms downloaded from) a server. Currently, ODK Collect uses the Android platform, supports a wide variety of prompts (text, number, location, multimedia, barcodes), and works well without network connectivity.

Open Data Kit (ODK) is a free and open-source set of tools which help organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. ODK provides an out-of-the-box solution for users to:

• Build a data collection form or survey;
• Collect the data on a mobile device and send it to a server; and
• Aggregate the collected data on a server and extract it in useful formats.

In addition to socio-economic and health surveys with GPS locations and images, ODK is being used to create decision support for clinicians and for building multimedia-rich nature mapping tools. See the list available tools, featured deployments, and implementation companies for more examples of what the ODK community is doing. We welcome and encourage participation from the user community.

I recently got an old iMac G3 and felt the need to replace the crappy existing MacOS 9 system with my favorite system : Linux of course!

After a mandatory RAM upgrade (from stock 64M to 512M), I found that the CD drive is extremely picky/worn-out and wouldn’t boot any burned install CDs…

But that’s not enough to stop me, since those iMac models support booting from the network.

I first tried to netboot Debian Squeeze on it, but there were some issues (yaboot started but couldn’t load the kernel).

After some research, it appears that Ubuntu has an updated netinstall iso which just works!

imac xorg.conf PPC All versions
There is alot of confusion over The graphical display settings on older PPC imac computers.

Here I've tried to put together xorg.conf file s that people claim to work for the differing imac versions. Ymmv. Feed back welcome if you have an imac running GNU/Linux please post it along with your machine model.

Apple systems have always used different key combinations to perform different tasks, just like all computer makers. However, finding those key combinations has always been an arduous task – they don’t come right out and tell you in the manual how to do some of these.

The most comprehensive guide on iMac 3 disassembly - useful to replace the hard disk and install another operating system like GNU/Linux :)

From the community, for the community

The Open-PC is a PC for everyday use built by the Linux community for the Linux community. We use only free software. Your help will be welcomed, to make our project even better.

What is special about the Open-PC?

• Hardware and Software is selected by the Linux Community
• The PC is preconfigured and easy to use by everybody
• Telephone and Email support is included.
• Only free software is used, including the drivers
• Only fully documented hardware is used
• There are different manufacturers who build and sell the Open-PCs
• A part of the price is a donation to KDE
• Everything, including the software, is developed in the open. Everybody can contribute.

A video walkthough of some of the must know tips and tricks for the Samsung Galaxy S2. Details and screenshots at http://thehandheldblog.com/2011/06/14/galaxy-s2-tips-tricks/

SickStache is an open source application to manage your SickBeard server.

Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sickstache&hl=en
Source and apk: https://code.google.com/p/sick-stashe/
License: GPLv3

Access all your contact information (GAL) from your Exchange server.

Want to lookup your colleague’s information in Exchange but find your Android phone lacking?

Unfortunately the Global Address List (GAL) lookup currently available in Android is limited in functionality. It only looks up email addresses and does not return anything more. This could be frustrating when you are trying to use your phone to look up your colleague’s phone number or office location.

This application looks up the GAL contact database, and returns ALL data corresponding to the contact that is available on the server. It also allows you to save the contact information retrieved to your phone for easy access.

This app supports GAL lookups on

• Exchange 2003
• Exchange 2007
• Exchange 2010
• Google Apps for Business / Education
• Zimbra

License: Apache 2.0
Source and apk:https://code.google.com/p/corporateaddressbook/
Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vivekiyer.GAL&hl=en

ISP/Mobile/Data Usage/Tolls/Leisure usage monitoring all in one App.

★ Features ★

• Monitors you local cell/wifi usage
• Setup alerts to notify you when over ideal or % usage
• Monitors multiple ISP/Mobile/Travel/Tolls
• Powered by QuotaXML with access to 100′s providers worldwide
• User created providers are supported via the free developers kit
• Dropbox sync support
• Widget support
• PIN security

Market:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.southfreo&hl=en
License: Gplv3
Sources: https://github.com/southfreo/QuotaForAndroid

Access your personal Ampache music cloud anywhere. Ampache.NET is a music player for the Ampache media server optimized for tablets and ICS

License: MIT
Sources: https://gitorious.org/ampache-net
Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=johnmooreampachenet.johnmooreampachenet&hl=en

FindMyPhone tries to locate your phone by GPS and network location and communicate it back to the owner. Currently supports activating by sending a secret message via SMS. The resulting location is sent via SMS

Market link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.erikofsweden.findmyphone&feature=also_installed

website
http://erikofsweden.blogspot.com/p/findmyphone.html

sourceforge
http://sourceforge.net/projects/findmyphone/files/

Groupe d'utilisateurs Zotero au Québec.

The fast, reliable way to make localhost part of the Web.

PageKite makes local websites or SSH servers publicly accessible in mere seconds, and works with any computer and any Internet connection.

It's also 100% Open Source.

Ceux qui nous connaissent savent que nous sommes partisans d’une plus grande utilisation des logiciels libres. Nous constatons souvent dans notre travail (enseignements et recherches en lien avec les technologies éducatives), qu’ils sont méconnus. Conséquemment, des décideurs agissent à partir de savoirs qui ne sont pas à jour, voire incomplets. Les logiciels libres pourraient pourtant aider l’école québécoise à gérer ou intégrer plusieurs « différences ». Voici, en quelques lignes, une présentation des logiciels libres et, surtout, une petite discussion à propos de la valeur ajoutée potentielle et des avantages que ces logiciels pourraient apporter.

Scanner For Zotero brings Zotero's magic wand tool out into the physical world. Scan the ISBN barcode on any book, and Scanner For Zotero will fetch that item's bibliographic info from the web and allow you to add it to your Zotero library.