[Travel Agent]:

"Is there a way to integrate data from larger travel sites into my travel website?" 

[Technology]:

XML’s days are numbered, Lalonde argues, because of its layers of complexity, whereas messaging in this new era of data processing needs to be more "lightweight".

Of course, there were plenty of developers at the THack who would counter that all technologies die eventually, but XML does have more than a few good years ahead of it.

Source: Travel technology shakedown – are APIs evil and is XML dead?

[Solutions]:

"Did you know you could use Web 2.0 APIs to search for fares or make travel bookings?"

Source: 5 Travel APIs – From Comparison to Booking

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"[Expedia] commission-based partnerships allow you to deep-link to worldwide travel products..."

Source: Build Your Business with the Expedia Affiliate Program

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"TripIt is an open platform for integration and organization of travel information from many different sources."

Source: TripIt Developer Center

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"All product data (descriptions, images, dates, prices, availability) and booking capability is available via a marketplace API in live XML format..."

Source: TourCMS APIs

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"Start-up travel technology firm Distribute Travel is poised to launch new white label platform that promises to ease API integration by offering live data from multiple feeds."

Source: Travel API tool claims to make data feeds a breeze

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"[Application] programming interfaces (APIs) and connectivity tools to access, shop and book travel content from multiple sources..."

Source: Access a World of Content through One API

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[The TC Booking Engine] encompasses the connection to the travel suppliers, the display of fares and travel content, precise pricing capabilities detailed up to the origin and destination level as well as the system managing of the flow of the reservation itself...

Source: Travel Connectivity Booking Engine

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"Ready for takeoff? Choose a destination to get started."

Source: Google Flights Search 

Add the following commands to .bashrc located in the home folder. They force a request for confirmation on copy, remove (delete) and rename functions in a secure shell (SSH) or terminal environment.

alias cp="cp -iv"
alias rm="rm -i"
alias mv="mv -iv"
alias grep="grep -i" 

Restart session by logging in again.

For more information see: "Make basic commands interactive, and verbose"

According to the specifications listed on the packaging, the Rosewill RNX-N150HG USB wireless adapter uses the Atheros AR9271 chipset.

The device installed automatically under Lubuntu 11.10 (physically connect the adapter after booting to OS.) Wireless networks became visible almost immediately. The Linux driver for this "Wireless High Gain USB Adapter" is ath9k_htc.

The adapter has a solid feel and a green activity light. The retail package includes a USB extension cable and mini-CD with drivers and software.

The solution referenced by RigelAlien works in Ubuntu 11.10:

1. Remove ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache
2. Restart Nautilus... nautilus -q

Here is a line command for a linux terminal that converts an Excel XLS spreadsheet file into an HTML document containing (formatted) tabular data:

ssconvert --export-type=Gnumeric_html:html40 filename.xls filename.html

More on the ssconvert command in Ubuntu can be found here.

View a converted spreadsheet as an HTML table pasted into a blog entry.