rip and eject dvd - ubuntu

short script to rip and eject DVD.

requires HandBrake software. you can download from handbrake.fr

use 'mount' cmd to get the right device name for your dvd drive and replace in script below.

#! /bin//bash

#script to rip dvds

#use 'mount' cmd to get the right device name for your dvd drive

dvd=`mount | perl -ne 'm/.dev.sr2 on .media.(\w*)/; print $1'`;
echo $dvd
HandBrakeCLI -f avi -i /media/$dvd -o ${dvd}.avi
umount /media/${dvd}; eject /dev/sr2

More suggestions for working from home

I found this website by clicking on a banner ad (like all normal people, I don't normally do that). They have a list of typical tasks that can be performed by a virtual assistant. This is the kind of list that I was looking for to help my sister get started working. Also, through a podcast that I recently subscribed to, I was introduced to the concept of a virtual assistant. Soon after that I found more references to that idea, the earliest being a book written in 2003, for real estate agents. I guess this concept has been there for quite some time, and that a large part of the opportunity has already been explored. Given that we don't hear more about it, I expect that this method of working has some problems.

Link:
http://www.bpovia.com/bpovia-virtual-assistant-typical-tasks.html

Suggestions for work from home jobs

Over the last couple of years I have tried to find work for my sister. There are several constraints but the big one is that it will be better for her to work from home. I asked around a bit but people didn't have a clear set of suggestions for suitable jobs. I was happy to find a list in this book. Hope this saves you some time:

call centre agent

telemarketer

online tutor

Virtual assistant

medical transcriptionist

translator

Virtual concierge

online expert

home based mock juror

My personal suggestion: stock trading! manage someone else's money : )