Welcome to the Google Wave
So many people are talking about the Google Wave. It is still beta and Google limited the amount of users who may have access. You can either fill out a form and wait for an approval or get invited by someone else who still has invites left.
Since I got an invite (special thanks to Leuk [...]
Boot from USB instead of DVD
You do not want to burn a DVD or CD when installing a new operating system or running some maintenance tools? Me not, too!
Espacially, when you want to install something large which normally requires an expensive dual layer DVD or even when no DVD drive is available at all, it makes sense to use a [...]
Perl 5.8+ on Windows with mySQL
On the last weekend I was helping a friend getting perl on his computer running. He also needed a mySQL Server. He is using Windows, so we hoped it should become easy, because precompiled versions are almost always available for the Win32 platform.
With the help of my favourite remote application LogMeIn.com I connected to [...]
Force FileZilla not to annoy file changes
Cyberduck normally is the FTP client of my choice, but I had to work on a server where uploading was not possible and directory listing extremely slow. Trying to change the amount of concurrent connections and active or passive modes did not help me out.
To verify it does not depend on my firewall configuration I [...]
Just only Skype
Instant messaging (sometimes just called IM) can be very very useful to swap information in a quick and simple way. I am sure, you know instant messaging already in form of a chat using MSN, ICQ, YIM, AIM, GoogleTalk and many many more protocols and clients.
Yes, I do have an account on almost every important [...]
LittleSnapper to make Websnapshots
LittleSnapper is a very great application to make screenshots and annotations. The usage is very easy and absolutely intuitive. Using core animation technology this app makes also a lot of fun and feel homie on a Mac.
The greatest feature I like is to make screenshots of Safari. You can specify a screen resolution and it [...]
Downloading flashvideos (flv)
On a Mac it is not a big problem to save flash videos from any websize at all without any extra tools or extensions to the browser. Just use Safari as described in this little tutorial.
Step 1: Open your favourite flashvideo – let’s say on Youtube. Then open the Activity Window using the menubar.
Step 2: [...]
Chardrive your harddrive
If the space on a harddrive gets smaller and smaller, then it is time to put some files away. Either they can be put on a backup media or deleted forever. The big question is what to kick first? Large files or long time untouched files?
A very good helper is the PathFinder application, because it [...]
Keep it clean, iTunes
The iTunes library is one thing I am using day by day. iTunes is even great for converting audio material. In case of that it may happen, that there are tracks inside the library who are not on the harddisk anymore. I hate inconsistent data, so I searched for a way to get rid of [...]
IDE + SATA = USB
In my bargain bin I found some 3.5 inch harddrives. In fact I do not have a PC, but like a salvager I can not sell such gadgets too cheap to someone who does not use it with dignity. But having extra space for data backup is anyhow nice.
Moreover I do not have a external [...]
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