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		<title>RIP Steve Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heute Morgen hat sich mein Twitter mit Meldungen überschlagen, dass Steve Jobs gestorben ist. Zunächst habe ich das für einen Hoax und einen ganz makaberen Scherz gehalten, denn Apple-Hasser gibt es ja genug. Daher bin ich auf die Apple Webseite gegangen und &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/rip-steve-jobs">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heute Morgen hat sich mein Twitter mit Meldungen überschlagen, dass Steve Jobs gestorben ist. Zunächst habe ich das für einen Hoax und einen ganz makaberen Scherz gehalten, denn Apple-Hasser gibt es ja genug. Daher bin ich auf die <a title="Apple Webseite" href="http://www.apple.com">Apple Webseite</a> gegangen und mich davon überzeugen wollen, dass es der Wahrheit entspricht.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/Apple.png"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1617" title="Steve Jobs" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/Apple.png" alt="" width="250" height="182" /></a>Trauer trifft mich um diesen großartigen Mann, den ich nicht einmal persönlich kannte. Seine Ausstrahlung und Hartnäckigkeit hatte immer eine faszinierende Wirkung auf mich &#8211; und auf viele andere auch. Mit seinen Ideen und Produkten hat er auch mein Leben beeinflusst und auf seine Keynotes habe ich mich jedesmal wie ein kleines Kind gefreut.</p>
<p>Daher will ich nur sagen &#8220;Danke, Steve und ruhe in Frieden!&#8221; und wünsche selbstverständlich allen Angehörigen und engen Freunden mein Beileid.</p>
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		<title>Samurai!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ein erstaunlich schickes Produkt ist die Hot Iron Samurai LED Watch. Als Nerd steht man natürlich auf Dinge, die etwas ausgefallen sind und elektronisch bzw. digital sind. Als ich die gesehen habe, wollte ich sie natürlich haben. Da dieses Produkt &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/samurai">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1596" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 269px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1596" title="Iron Samurai LED Watch" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/ironledwatch.png" alt="watch" width="259" height="970" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Iron Samurai LED Watch</p></div>
<p>Ein erstaunlich schickes Produkt ist die Hot Iron Samurai LED Watch. Als Nerd steht man natürlich auf Dinge, die etwas ausgefallen sind und elektronisch bzw. digital sind. Als ich die gesehen habe, wollte ich sie natürlich haben.</p>
<p>Da dieses Produkt noch sehr neu ist und allerdings aus China stammt (ist Samurai nicht japanisch?) war es gar nicht so einfach einen Shop zu finden, bei dem man diese Uhr bestellen kann &#8211; wenn dann meistens nur als Massenbestellung. Nach etwas Recherche fand ich dann doch noch einen (<a title="Alibaba.com" href="http://www.alibaba.com/" target="_blank">alibaba.com</a>) und habe mir das Eisenstück für € 14,13 inkl. Versand geschossen und bequem mit PayPal bezahlt. Die Zustellung dauerte genau zwanzig Tage. Die meiste Zeit lag es vermutlich beim Zoll. Das Tracking von China Post wurde leider nicht besonders aktuell gehalten.</p>
<p>Nach dem Aufreissen des Pakets war die Uhr in einer dekorativen Alu-Box und in weichem Schaumstoff verpackt. Dazu wurden gleich noch zwei neue Batterien mitgeliefert, aber keine Anleitung, was auch wirklich nicht nötig ist, da es nur zwei Knöpfe an der Uhr gibt und sich wie jeder andere digitale Zeitmesser einstellen lässt.</p>
<p>Zu meiner Freude war schon eine Batterie eingesetzt, so dass ich sofort schon einmal alles direkt einstellen und testen konnte. Die Rückseite der Uhr besteht aus einem einfachen Deckel, der nicht verschraubt, sondern nur verklemmt ist. Ein Batteriewechsel ist somit in wenigen Sekunden erledigt &#8211; trotzdem wären mir Schrauben lieber gewesen.</p>
<p>Das Armband fühlt sich auf der Haut hochwertig an und ist auch für dicke Unterarme groß genug. Da meine eher schmal sind musste ich das Armband zunächst verkleinern. Die Segmente sind mit den üblichen Stiften verbunden. Ein Uhrmacherwerkzeug dafür war auch nicht im Lieferumfang, aber der Simkartenschubladenöffner vom iPhone passt haargenau. Schnell ein paar Elemente entfernt und die Uhr sitzt perfekt am Handgelenk und wird mit einem Clip verriegelt.</p>
<p>Ein Klick auf den oberen Knopf präsentiert die Uhrzeit klar und deutlich in einer knallroten LED-Anzeige. Beim weiteren Drücken sieht man das Datum und nach einem erneuten Klick die Sekundenanzeige. Nach drei Sekunden erlischt die Anzeige automatisch.</p>
<p>Fazit: Für unter 15 Euro ein gutes Produkt.</p>
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		<title>WebM / VP8 vs. H.264</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In letzter Zeit dreht sich bei mir relativ viel um Video und bisher habe ich immer den H.264 Codec verwendet, da er unglaublich gute Kompression bei hervorragender Qualität bietet. Dieser Codec wird von sämtlichen Geräten sogar hardwareseitig unterstützt und hat &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/webm-vp8-vs-h-264">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In letzter Zeit dreht sich bei mir relativ viel um Video und bisher habe ich immer den H.264 Codec verwendet, da er unglaublich gute Kompression bei hervorragender Qualität bietet. Dieser Codec wird von sämtlichen Geräten sogar hardwareseitig unterstützt und hat somit eine große Verbreitung und Unterstützung.</p>
<h3>Lizenzen bringen Probleme</h3>
<p>Allerdings soll es bei diesem Codec in Zukunft einige <a href="http://www.golem.de/1007/76448.html" target="_blank">lizenzrechtliche Probleme</a> geben und die Suche nach Alternativen ist die einzig vernünftige Lösung.</p>
<h3>Die Zukunft</h3>
<p>Bei modernen Browsern der neuen Generation wie Google Chrome, Firefox 4, IE9, etc. ist ein Audio- und Videoplayer bereits integriert, um das Video-Tag einzubinden. Das Format <a href="http://www.webmproject.org/" target="_blank">WebM</a> mit dem VP8 Codec ist bereits gut unterstützt.</p>
<p>Google ist sogar einen Schritt weitergegangen und hat H.264 direkt <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/53490-google-cuts-chrome-h264-support" target="_blank">rausgeworfen</a> und setzt nur noch auf VP8. Bei Youtube wird ebenfalls <a href="http://www.youtube.com/html5" target="_blank">alles</a> dahin codiert und abgelegt. Somit ist der Trend scheinbar festgelegt.</p>
<h3>Press play on tape</h3>
<p>Das Abspielen innerhalb der oben genannten Browser funktioniert bereits. Einfach die Videodatei mit dem Browser entweder über das Menu öffnen oder per Drag und Drop reinwerfen. Auch andere Wiedergabeprogramme wie VLC zeigen die Inhalte einwandfrei.</p>
<h3>Encodieren</h3>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1568" title="Compression Settings" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/Compression-Settings.png" alt="" width="172" height="134" />Leider gibt es auf dem Mac mit OS X 10.6.6 noch keine native Unterstützung, doch es gibt eine sehr bequeme Methode für Quicktime 7 Pro. Einfach das Paket <a title="WebM Package" href="http://code.google.com/p/webm/downloads/detail?name=WebM%20Component%20Installer.pkg&amp;can=2&amp;q=" target="_blank">WebM Component Installer.pkg</a> installieren und schon kann man im WebM-Format exportieren.</p>
<p>Ein kurzer Test mit dem VP8 Codec hat sogar noch kleinere Dateien als mit H.264 Codec erzeugt &#8211; allerdings muss ich das erst noch genauer unter die Lupe nehmen.</p>
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		<title>iPhone Unlock ohne Jailbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immer wieder werde ich gefragt, was denn der Unterschied zwischen Jailbreak und Unlock ist und vor allem wozu das gut sein soll. Jailbreak Der Jailbreak ermöglicht das Installieren von Software auch ohne Apples AppStore. Man kann also Software entwickeln und &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/iphone-unlock-ohne-jailbreak">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Immer wieder werde ich gefragt, was denn der Unterschied zwischen Jailbreak und Unlock ist und vor allem wozu das gut sein soll.</p>
<h4>Jailbreak</h4>
<p>Der Jailbreak ermöglicht das Installieren von Software auch ohne Apples AppStore.</p>
<p>Man kann also Software entwickeln und weitergeben, ohne dass sie über Apple&#8217;s Tisch läuft. Somit gibt es keine Qualitätsprüfung, die einige Tage oder Wochen dauern kann. Außerdem ist man auch nicht der Gefahr ausgesetzt, dass die App abgelehnt wird.</p>
<p>Zusätzlich können Funktionen aktiviert werden, die für ältere Modelle deaktiviert wurden &#8211; beispielsweise Fast-App-Switching.</p>
<h4>Unlock</h4>
<p>Der Unlock erlaubt es andere SIM-Karten als beim Kauf mit Vertrag zu verwenden. Das macht Sinn, wenn man einen günstigeren Mobilfunkanbieter findet oder sich z.B. im Ausland befindet und lieber eine dort gültige Prepaid-Karte verwenden möchte.</p>
<h4>Unlock nur mit Jailbreak?</h4>
<p>Immer wieder liest man in sämtlichen Foren, dass ein Unlock des iPhones nur mit einem Jailbreak möglich ist. Es gibt die Software Blackra1n, mit der es sehr einfach auch ohne Jailbreak funktioniert.</p>
<p>Allerdings hat das den großen Nachteil, dass nach jedem Firmware Update des iOS auch der Unlock wieder weg ist &#8211; und zwar so lange bis eine Möglichkeit gefunden wird das zu umgehen.</p>
<p>Wer immer sein iPhone also mit Unlock auf dem neuesten Stand halten will, hat das Pech immer warten zu müssen, bis es den entsprechenden Patch gibt und das kann auch schon mal einige Tage dauern.</p>
<h4>Dauerhaft unlocken?</h4>
<p>Ja, es gibt die Möglichkeit sein iPhone und jedes andere Telefon auch SIM-Lock-frei zu bekommen. Beim Provider anrufen und genau das verlangen! Benötigt wird noch die IMEI-Nummer, die dann an Apple zum Freigeben weitergeleitet wird. Etwa drei Tage später ist das iPhone frei wie ein Vogel.</p>
<h4>Gerüchteküche</h4>
<p>Das Unlocken soll erst nach einem Jahr Vertragslaufzeit möglich sein und es könnte kostenpflichtig sein.</p>
<p>In meinem Fall war das iPhone nun zwei Jahre alt und ich habe den Vertrag nicht verlängert. Eure eigenen Erfahrungen könnte ihr gerne in die Kommentare schreiben.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1554" title="unlock" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/unlock.png" alt="" width="550" height="567" /></p>
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		<title>Bilder, Pixel, Kompression</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Es gibt jede Menge Dateiformate in denen man seine Bilder und Videos speichern kann. Doch diese digitalen Daten nehmen reichlich Platz auf der Festplatte ein. Je mehr desto besser? Der Hype um immer hochauflösendere Fotos und Videos nimmt auch heutzutage &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/bilder-pixel-kompression">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Es gibt jede Menge Dateiformate in denen man seine Bilder und Videos speichern kann. Doch diese digitalen Daten nehmen reichlich Platz auf der Festplatte ein.</p>
<h4>Je mehr desto besser?</h4>
<p>Der Hype um immer hochauflösendere Fotos und Videos nimmt auch heutzutage noch nicht ab. Kameras verkaufen sich nur, wenn sie möglichst viele Megapixel aufwarten. Genauso verhält es sich mit den Videoaufahmegeräten. HD und Full-HD sind dabei die Zauberwörter.</p>
<p>Je mehr desto besser &#8211; das ist aber nur zum Teil richtig, denn eine hohe Auflösung hilft auch nicht weiter, wenn die dahintersteckende Optik minderwertig ist.</p>
<h4>Wohin mit den Daten?</h4>
<p>Schon lange lohnt es sich gar nicht mehr seine Dateien auf CDs oder DVDs zu brennen, denn da passt einfach viel zu wenig drauf. Durchschnittliche Digitalbilder sind ca. 1,5 MB groß. Auf eine CD passen etwa 700 MB, also ist Platz für knapp 450 Bilder. Eine Standard-DVD fasst ca. 7 mal so viel wie eine CD.</p>
<p>Eigentlich eine ganz tolle Sache, denn da passt der ganze Urlaub schön sortiert auf eine Scheibe.</p>
<h4>Warum nicht brennen?</h4>
<p>Das Problem mit diesen brennbaren Datenträgern ist allerdings, dass die Datenbeständigkeit unterirdisch ist. Die Hersteller versprechen Haltbarkeiten von vielen Jahren.</p>
<p>Meine Erfahrung &#8211; und ja, auch mit Markenrohlingen &#8211; zeigen das genaue Gegenteil. Nach etwa 1-5 Jahren war von meinen gesicherten Bits und Bytes nicht mehr viel übrig. Von anderen habe ich ähnliche Schaudergeschichten gehört.</p>
<h4>Wohin dann?</h4>
<p>Externe Festplatten sind bestens geeignet, um große Datenmengen auch dauerhaft zu sichern. Sie brauchen wenig Stauraum, lassen sich bequem am Computer via USB oder Firewire anstöpseln, sind als Datenträger verfügbar und das Kopieren geht rasend schnell.</p>
<p>Außerdem kann man auf Festplatten nicht mehr benötigte Daten einfach löschen &#8211; versuch das mal bei einer DVD.</p>
<p>Eine externe Platte mit einem Terabyte erhält man deutlich unter 100 Euro und darauf passen dann ganz grob überschlagen 700.000 Bilder.</p>
<h4>Bildgrößen</h4>
<p>Die Größeneinheit für Bilder ist in der digitalen Welt in Pixeln angegeben. Ein Pixel entspricht einem Bildpunkt den, man auf dem Bildschirm sehen kann. Damit wäre das Bild aber nur schwarz-weiß, daher gibt es noch eine Farbtiefe, die dann angibt wieviel Bits ein Pixel enthält um einen farbigen Punkt darzustellen.</p>
<p>Gängige Farbtiefen, sicherlich auch bekannt aus der Bildschirmauflösung des Computerbildschirms sind</p>
<ul>
<li>8 Bit mit 256 Farben</li>
<li>16 Bit mit 65536 Farben</li>
<li>24 Bit mit 16,7 Millionen Farben</li>
<li>32 bit mit gerundet 430 Millionen Farben.</li>
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<h4>Rechenbeispiele</h4>
<p>Bei einer Bildschirmauflösung von 1900 x 1200 Pixeln und einer Farbtiefe von 24 bit haben wir dann 5,4720,000 Bits. Ein Byte umfasst acht Bits, also haben wir dann 6,52 MB nur an Rohdaten für die Grafikkarte!</p>
<p>Rechnen wir das noch einmal für eine Digicam mit 12 Megapixeln, dann haben wir (4048 x 3040 x 24) / 8 = 35 MB Rohdaten pro Bild.</p>
<p>Daraus lernen wir, dass Fotos für den Bildschirm so eine Auflösung gar nicht benötigen, da reichen Bilder mit 5 Megapixeln bei 2595 x 1944 mehr als aus.</p>
<h4>Rohformat?</h4>
<p>Spiegelreflex-Profikameras allerdings können die Bilder tatsächlich im Rohformat ablegen und dann sind die Dateien dann auch so riesig! Profi-Fotographen wollen und brauchen die bestmögliche Qualität für Ihre Arbeit.</p>
<h4>Warum sind meine Bilddateien kleiner?</h4>
<p>Digitalfotos mit 35 MB findet man so allerdings bei einer einfachen und herkömmlichen Digicam nicht auf seiner Speicherkarte, weil die Bilder durch spezielle Algorythmen komprimiert sind.</p>
<p>Dabei gibt es zwei wesentliche Methoden der Bilddatenkompression, nämlich mit oder ohne Qualitätsverlust.</p>
<p>Eine Datenkompression funktioniert in der Regel so, dass nach wiederkehrenden Mustern gesucht und diese dann zusammengefasst werden. Somit benötigt man weniger Platz.</p>
<h4>Methode 1: Verlustfrei</h4>
<p>Gängige verlustfreie Formate sind RAW, BMP, TIFF, PNG, JP2, das heißt, alle Bilder, die in diesen Formaten gespeichert werden, behalten ihre volle Qualität. Die allerbeste Kompression hat allerdings JP2, danach folgt PNG und TIFF. RAW und BMP komprimieren gar nicht.</p>
<p>JP2 alias JPEG2000 wird von Windows 7 direkt leider gar nicht unterstützt. Mit dem kostenlosen <a href="http://www.apple.com/de/quicktime/" target="_blank">Apple Quicktime Picture Viewer</a> oder <a href="http://www.xnview.de/" target="_blank">XNView</a> lassen sich diese allerdings anzeigen. Sicherlich kann es auch die eine oder andere Bildbearbeitung. Auf dem Mac ist das gar kein Problem, es ist keine Zusatzsoftware nötig.</p>
<p><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphakanal" target="_blank">Alphakanäle</a> werden von TIFF, PNG und JP2 unterstützt.</p>
<p>Beispiel Desktop-Wallpaper:</p>
<ul>
<li>BMP = 6,9 MB</li>
<li>TIFF = 2,4 MB ^ Ersparnis 35%</li>
<li>PNG = 1,8 MB ^ Ersparnis 73%</li>
<li>JP2 = 0,3 MB ^ Ersparnis 95% (6 x kleiner als PNG)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Methode 2: Verlustbehaftet</strong></p>
<p>Beim Musikformat MP3 wird eine Psychoakkustikanalyse vorgenommen und somit werden nicht oder nur schwer hörbare Töne schlichtweg weggelassen. Deshalb bleibt weniger Material übrig das komprimiert werden muss und die Dateien werden letztendlich kleiner.</p>
<p>Bei Bildern funktioniert das recht ähnlich, denn oftmals liegen sehr ähnliche Farben nebeneinander und werden dann einfach zusammengefasst und später durch berechnete Annäherungen (Interpolation) wieder auf dem Bildschirm dargestellt.</p>
<p>Das dort bekannteste Format ist JPG. Man kann sogar die Höhe des Qualitätsverlusts mit den meisten Bildbearbeitungsprogrammen festlegen und dann selbst bestimmen wieviel Verlust man in Kauf nehmen will.</p>
<p>Der Vorteil ist klar: die Datei wird kleiner.</p>
<p>JP2 kann übrigens bei Bedarf genau wie JPG auch verlustbehaftet speichern.</p>
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		<title>Aggregate multiple audio devices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaker vs. Headphone Did you ever plug in a headphone? Then the same happens like on the iPhone: The Computer is muted and the headphone makes the music. I hate that! Why? Because I am so fussy and want to &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/aggregate-multiple-audio-devices">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Speaker vs. Headphone</h3>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1538" title="headphone-speaker-mute" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/headphone-speaker-mute.jpg" alt="" width="116" height="110" />Did you ever plug in a <a title="Headphone" href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B003JBHLUO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forweb-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1638&amp;creative=19454&amp;creativeASIN=B003JBHLUO" target="_blank">headphone</a>? Then the same happens like on the iPhone: The Computer is muted and the headphone makes the music. I hate that! Why? Because I am so fussy and want to spare my hardware. Especially jacks are sensitive and easily getting loose. So it would be so much better having a headphone connected, put it aside and still enjoy the <a title="iMac" href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B003XLYAWW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forweb-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2514&amp;creative=9386&amp;creativeASIN=B003XLYAWW" target="_blank">iMac&#8217;s</a> speaker sound as well. There is no option anywhere in the preferences, so I have to accept this. The only solution I know is getting an external sound card.</p>
<h3>Phase change</h3>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1539 alignright" title="phasex24" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/phasex24.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="65" />So I did, and I am the proud owner of the external <a title="Terratec Phase X24" href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000COKZCW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forweb-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1638&amp;creative=19454&amp;creativeASIN=B000COKZCW" target="_blank">Terratec Phase X24</a> Firewire audio card. Really great device, and you know what? I can connect a headphone with still having sound everywhere. YES!</p>
<h3>Record</h3>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1540" title="record" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/record.jpg" alt="" width="64" height="64" />I love making music and hopefully you have subscribed <a title="DJ N-4cer Promo Podcast" href="http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=323879840" target="_blank">my audio podcast</a>. To create my sounds I mainly use software like <a title="Record and Reason" href="http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0040HDUQ0?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forweb-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1638&amp;creative=19454&amp;creativeASIN=B0040HDUQ0">Record in combination with Reason</a>. Record is so great in connecting audio hardware with multiple inputs and outputs.</p>
<h3>Combine in, combine out</h3>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1541" title="Record-audio" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/Record-audio.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="123" />For my latest song I needed to record my voice while playing the music inside Record. That masterpiece software is able to do that, but my USB microphone was not in there. Checking out all the devices, I noticed for the first time, that Record combines audio devices with inputs and outputs.</p>
<p>Shit happens, my PhaseX24 and the <a title="Samson USB GoMic" href="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=2010" target="_blank">Samson GoMic</a> was not listed up in combination.</p>
<h3>Got a Mac? Do it yourself!</h3>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1542" title="midi" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/midi.jpg" alt="" width="64" height="64" />Damn, yeah! I am a Mac user, so that&#8217;s no big deal. I will create my own device!</p>
<p>I have just opened the Audio and MIDI settings, and voila, there is the add button. Give it a name and click all devices I want to have in there. Made a check on PhaseX24 and one Samson USB GoMic, that&#8217;s it! Restarting Record, running to preferences and there it is: my PhaseX24+GoMic device.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH_sYj07SDE" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1545" title="YouTube" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/YouTube.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="335" /></a></p>
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		<title>Printer LED mystery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1495" title="Brother HL-2040 series" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/brother.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="151" />Needing a printer</h3>
<p>While living in the virtual reality I help my environment to save valuable resources. One of them is avoiding the use of paper whenever possible. But, unfortunately there are some rare situations where somethings needs to get printed out and signed &#8211; contracts for example.</p>
<h3>And the winner is</h3>
<p>Some years ago, I decided to afford me a printer to exactly match such requirements. A good device with a reasonable price and performance ratio for my needs is the <a href="http://www.brother.de/g3.cfm/s_page/65190/s_level/37470/s_product/HL2040G1" target="_blank">Brother HL-2040 series</a>. It is a black and white laser printer with economic power and toner saving working on Windows and Mac.</p>
<h3>When something is really needed</h3>
<p>As Murhphy&#8217;s law confirms, the printer will stop it&#8217;s work when really needed. And exactly that happened. I did not use it for about two months and the first print job ended with paper jam, so the second did, too. After that all four LEDs started flashing and no printing was possible.</p>
<p>If you have a similar problem, then these two tips may help you out, because this is not mentioned in the <a href="http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/eu/de/de/faq/faq/000000/000100/000070/faq000170_007.html?reg=eu&amp;c=de&amp;lang=de&amp;prod=hl5250dn_all">FAQ</a> and the official technical support did not know!</p>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<p><strong>Tip 1:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong></strong>Remove paper jams with the device still powered on. <strong>DO NOT POWER OFF! </strong>Open all paper trays and toner lid, then close. The motors will begin turning and the printer will be ready, again. Maybe it is required to press the GO button.</p>
<p><strong>Tip 2:</strong></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">This printer does not have a text display, just LEDs. Turn the power off, hold the GO button, power on, still hold GO for eight seconds. Release and press again. If the ready indicator is green, try a print. If the LEDs are all flashing again, do this Tip 2 instruction again and power off the device instead of printing. <strong><em>IMPORTANT</em></strong>: Let the power off for <strong>some hours</strong>, not only seconds or minutes! Turn on the next day, and voila.</p>
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		<title>VirtualBox3 vs. Parallels5</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Parallels Desktop virtualization is great, and the update from 4 to 5 brings a lot new features. But there is one thing what makes me really angry: the price! Pricing In my humble opinion the price for this update &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/virtualbox3-vs-parallels5">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1490" style="margin: 8px;" title="Virtual Box" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/guestadditions-300x241.png" alt="" width="300" height="241" />The <a href="http://www.parallels.com/de/products/desktop/" target="_blank">Parallels Desktop</a> virtualization is great, and the update from 4 to 5 brings a lot new features. But there is one thing what makes me really angry: the price!</p>
<h3>Pricing</h3>
<p>In my humble opinion the price for this update is very much to much. Some months ago, I just bought the update from 3 to 4. If the performance increases, then it is some bucks worth, but this time&#8230;</p>
<h3>The update</h3>
<p>They offered a free v5 trial for 30 days. Thanks, that&#8217;s great! But using that in makes your v4 operating systems converted to v5. Guess, what happens when the 30 days are over! Right, your VM&#8217;s are dead until you buy the update. There is no way back to 4, except for you made a copy of that images before. Ok, the installer warns about that, but is it fair, yet? Why is there no option, that a copy will be created by the installer itself?</p>
<h3>Alternatives</h3>
<p>Are there alternatives for OS X for another virtualization software? The first application I had in mind was <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/" target="_blank">VMWare Fusion</a>. They offer a free trial, too. So I went out to their website to grab my personal copy. Good thought, but that was only a idea. They force you to fill out forms with lots of your personal data. That is not the way I want to get a free trial!</p>
<p>So I went further and remembered some news I read about <a href="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads" target="_blank">Sun&#8217;s Virtual Box</a>. That is the way how it should be! Free download, free ware, full of rich features and available on Windows, OS X and Linux.</p>
<h3>Virtual Box</h3>
<p>First of all, I must tell you, that I am very impressed of that piece of software! It is tiny, easy to use and brings all functionality you need and supports all notable kinds of modern OS in 32 bit and 64 bit!</p>
<h3>Approaching</h3>
<p>In this article I will compare Virtual Box against Parallels 5. I tested several features and performance. The operating systems used are Windows 7 in 32 bit and Debian 5 in 32 bit &#8211; both given 32 MB Video RAM with activated 3D and 2D accerlation. Main memory is set to 256 MB.</p>
<h3>Performance</h3>
<p>Performance and speed is really important when using virtual machines &#8211; at least for me. And the winner is: Virtual box! It does not slow down my Mac with 2 GB RAM like Parallels does. It even starts and shuts down very much faster and it seems my harddisk is not tortured that much. Virtual Box is optimized to run multiple instances, and I think that brings the speed.</p>
<p>With performance at all I mean</p>
<ul>
<li>Pausing, resuming and sleep like hibernation</li>
<li>Harddisk usage</li>
<li>RAM usage left for Host OS</li>
<li>OSX response (keyboard, mouse, usage of apps)</li>
<li>Guest OS response (keyboard, mouse, usage of apps)</li>
</ul>
<h3>What&#8217;s missing?</h3>
<p>Virtual Box is not that rich as Parallels, but here is a list of features which are <strong>not yet</strong> available in Virtual Box:</p>
<ul>
<li>Drag and Drop files between Host and Guest OS, but you can share folders!</li>
<li>Application folder of Guest OS integrated in Host OS.</li>
<li>No bootcamp partitions.</li>
<li>Seamless mode (guest OS window integration into host OS) only works on primary monitor!</li>
<li>Keyboard input is interpreted as &#8220;PC&#8221;-keyboard.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>The speed of Virtual Box is much better, at least on my hardware. I never used bootcamp and I am a little bit sad, that the seamless mode does not work on my secondary monitor. Also I am missing the drag and drop, but get used to the shared folders quickly.</p>
<p>Parallels got deinstalled!</p>
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		<title>Closed lid with open eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A MacBook can close it&#8217;s lid and then it is going to sleep. On some situations it could be useful your Mac would stay awake instead of using it magic power LED hypnotizing you. One of those moments could be &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/closed-lid-with-open-eyes">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1489" style="margin: 8px;" title="InsomniaX" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/InsomniaX.png" alt="" width="193" height="258" /></a>A MacBook can close it&#8217;s lid and then it is going to sleep. On some situations it could be useful your Mac would stay awake instead of using it magic power LED hypnotizing you.</p>
<p>One of those moments could be</p>
<ul>
<li>A party and your MacBook is serving some music, but you don&#8217;t want anybody to touch it and to see what is on your screen.</li>
<li>It is bedtime and you want to listen to <a href="http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=323879840">my podcast</a> or some other music and set your sleep timer, but the display is too bright.</li>
<li>You have a time intensive task like defragmenting harddrive, backup or downloading and want to prevent dust getting on the keys.</li>
<li>The screen is no longer used while watching a movie on an external monitor.</li>
<li>Just you want it!</li>
</ul>
<p>A tiny freeware tool called <a href="http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo">InsomniaX</a> puts some matches into the menubar to simply enable or disable the sleep functions.</p>
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		<title>iPhone headset troubleshooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the problem that my iPhone headset was not working properly anymore. The music playback went fine, but when answering a call the caller could not hear me. Also I noticed then, that I could not use the headset&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/iphone-headset-troubleshooting">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had the problem that my <a href="http://partners.webmasterplan.com/click.asp?ref=497555&amp;site=4267&amp;type=text&amp;tnb=63">iPhone</a> headset was not working properly anymore. The music playback went fine, but when answering a call the caller could not hear me. Also I noticed then, that I could not use the headset&#8217;s button to control call answering or iPod playback.</p>
<p>First of all I thought it was corrupted, because even on plugging it out and in again did not change anything in that misbehavior. To be sure it is not my fault, before claiming the <a href="http://www.apple.com/support/">Apple support</a>, I restarted my <a href="http://partners.webmasterplan.com/click.asp?ref=497555&amp;site=4267&amp;type=text&amp;tnb=63">iPhone</a>.</p>
<p>Still not working and I even made a complete reset and restore. The solution is somewhat strange!</p>
<p>In microphone jack was some dust &#8211; just such a little that I could not even detect it on blowing into the socket or plugging the headset connector in with a smart pressure. With a wooden toothpic I managed to get it out. It was just a very little tiny fluff.</p>
<p>After cleaning everything went fine, again. So keep it clean and easy going!</p>
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		<title>Windows95 running on iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coole iPhone Apps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPhone is one of the most powerful handheld devices available on the market. Enthusiastic developers from GoodiPhone.com made it real to create a complete Windows emulator. Windows95 and even WindowsXP can be running on a iPhone! As owner of &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/windows95-running-on-iphone">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/">iPhone</a> is one of the most powerful handheld devices available on the market. Enthusiastic developers from <a href="http://goodiphone.com/2009/07/windows-95-on-iphone/">GoodiPhone.com</a> made it real to create a complete Windows emulator.</p>
<p><a href="http://goodiphone.com/2009/07/windows-95-on-iphone/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1462" title="Win95" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/screen1.PNG.png" alt="Win95" width="480" height="320" /></a></p>
<p>Windows95 and even WindowsXP can be running on a iPhone!</p>
<p>As owner of an Apple device I have of course no real intention in using it, but &#8220;<strong>yes, we can</strong>&#8220;! If you are interested in, you even can get the <a href="http://goodiphone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&amp;t=960">source code</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>Sources:</em></strong> <a href="http://goodiphone.com/files/winscreens/screen1.PNG">Image</a></p>
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		<title>Win a &#8220;Record you&#8221; invitation</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/win-a-record-you-invitation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Verlosungen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to win an invitation for the brand new Record You application? Be the first to place a comment. Record makes use of extremely efficient multi-core audio rendering, making the software very lightweight, even with large projects. Record&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/win-a-record-you-invitation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1439" style="margin: 8px;" title="RecordYou" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/RecordYou-1.jpg" alt="RecordYou" width="260" height="199" /></p>
<p>Do you want to <strong>win</strong> an invitation for the brand new <a href="http://www.recordyou.com/">Record You</a> application? Be the first to <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/win-a-record-you-invitation#respond">place a comment</a>.</p>
<blockquote>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Record makes use of extremely efficient multi-core audio rendering, making the software very lightweight, even with large projects.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Record&#8217;s dynamic multi-core audio rendering improves performance without introducing any latency. It is future proof, making use of as many processors or processor cores as your operating system can handle.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Quoted from <a href="http://www.propellerheads.se/products/record/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&amp;article=tech-info">here</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>You also may have a look at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7Iapsu_38&amp;feature">this video</a> demonstrating its key features:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7Iapsu_38"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1440" title="recordvideo" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/recordvideo.jpg" alt="recordvideo" width="500" height="303" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Credits:</strong> Picture taken from <a href="http://www.recordyou.com/">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Burning speeds</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/buring-speeds</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I need to burn CDs or DVDs when I want to give huge data away. Unfortunately not everybody owns a big enough USB stick, yet &#8211; although they went quite expensive. I got mine 16 GB USB stick for &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/buring-speeds">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1437" style="margin: 8px;" title="cd-dvd-icon" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/cd-dvd-icon.gif" alt="cd-dvd-icon" width="125" height="181" />Sometimes I need to burn CDs or DVDs when I want to give huge data away.</p>
<p>Unfortunately not everybody owns a big enough USB stick, yet &#8211; although they went quite expensive. I got <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/sandisk-u3-cruzer">mine</a> 16 GB USB stick for less than 20 Euro!</p>
<p>Burning takes too much time in my humble opinion nowadays and especially with rewriteable media.</p>
<p>Depending on the amount of the megabyte or even the gigabyte you want to burn you have to decide what media you should take.</p>
<p>On <a href="http://www.videohelp.com/dvd">videohelp.com</a> is a very nice summary of the media types and their appropriate writing and reading speeds. Take a look at that save as much time and media as you can.</p>
<p><em><strong>Credits:</strong></em> Icon by <a href="http://www.webdesign-guru.co.uk/icon/free-icons/cd-dvd-icon-bw/">webdesign-guru.co.uk</a></p>
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		<title>Boot from USB instead of DVD</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/boot-from-usb-instead-of-dvd</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coole Mac Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/boot-from-usb-instead-of-dvd">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You do not want to burn a DVD or CD when installing a new operating system or running some maintenance tools? Me not, too!</p>
<p>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 USB device. On a Mac, this can be a standard USB stick or an iPod having the appropriate capacity.</p>
<p>Also using a USB device is really fast und produces less noise.</p>
<p>Ok, here is my short step-by-step guide for you how to make it work:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>Note:</em></strong> Doing that will erase <strong>ALL</strong> data on your media!</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Step 1:</strong> Open the <em>Disk Utility</em> from the <em>Application / Utilities</em> folder and select your destination USB device. Then go to the &#8220;Partition&#8221; tab and change the scheme from &#8220;Current&#8221; to &#8220;1 Partition&#8221;.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1418" title="usbboot-1" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/usbboot-1.jpg" alt="usbboot-1" width="580" height="443" /></p>
<p><strong>Step 2:</strong> Click the options to select the partition mode. To make it bootable on a Mac &#8220;GUID Partition Table&#8221; is required. Check this radio button and confirm with &#8220;ok&#8221;.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1419" title="usbboot-2" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/usbboot-2.jpg" alt="usbboot-2" width="580" height="443" /></p>
<p><strong>Step 3:</strong> &#8220;Apply&#8221; the settings and confirm to &#8220;Partition&#8221;.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1420" title="usbboot-3" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/usbboot-3.jpg" alt="usbboot-3" width="580" height="443" /></p>
<p><strong>Step 4:</strong> Finally, we need to select that image file to be placed on the USB device. This can be a DMG or ISO file. You can use the <em>Disk Utility</em> tool, to create such images from your DVDs. You can start the process by clicking on &#8220;Restore&#8221;.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>Note</em></strong><em>:</em> Do <strong>NOT</strong> copy discs or any other media you are not allowed to!</p></blockquote>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1421" title="usbboot-4" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/usbboot-4.jpg" alt="usbboot-4" width="580" height="443" /></p>
<p>Drop me a comment, if that guide helped you out.</p>
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		<title>Running Virtual Machines from a USB stick</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/running-virtual-machines-from-a-usb-stick</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coole Mac Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I got my 16 GB USB memory stick, which is a quite huge storage amount, I got the idea to make the best out of it and do a performance test. Many disc accesses are usually done with a &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/running-virtual-machines-from-a-usb-stick">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since I got my 16 GB <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/?p=1400">USB memory stick</a>, which is a quite huge storage amount, I got the idea to make the best out of it and do a performance test.</p>
<p>Many disc accesses are usually done with a Virtual Machine, so I put a blank <a href="http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/">Parallels</a> Windows XP virtual machine image to the stick, hoping the speed would be fantastic.</p>
<p>But, the hope still remains a hope. The speed is just OK, and absolutely <strong>not</strong> faster than directly starting from a harddisk. The USB probing sais 480Mb/sec which is a maximum of 6 MB per second, but the average speed I could measure in fact is 5.2 MB per second.</p>
<p>That is absolutely too slow and the conclusion for me is, that flash memory is only really fast if it will provided over the S-ATA port.</p>
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		<title>SanDisk U3 Cruzer</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/sandisk-u3-cruzer</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad made me a very nice gift. It is the SanDisk USB-memory stick U3 Cruzer with a capacity of 16 GB. I was testing it on his PC laptop and it worked fine and damn fast. A very nice &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/sandisk-u3-cruzer">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My dad made me a very nice gift. It is the <a href="http://www.sandisk.com">SanDisk</a> USB-memory stick <a href="http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(2573)-SDCZ8-016G-A75-Extreme_Cruzer_Contour16GB_USB_Flash_Drive.aspx">U3 Cruzer</a> with a capacity of 16 GB. I was testing it on his PC laptop and it worked fine and damn fast.</p>
<p>A very nice feature is the slider, where you can pull the USB-connector inside the stick, so that you can not lose the cap anymore.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC2CRovE40w"><img src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/u3cruzer.jpg" alt="u3cruzer" title="u3cruzer" width="580" height="348" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1401" /></a></p>
<p>When connecting it my Mac&#8217;s <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/?p=925">USB hub</a> I saw a very nice suprise. The USB LED is not just flashing or blinking, it is fading the same way the <a href="http://www.apple.com/imac/">Mac&#8217;s</a> power LED does, when ready. Have look at my shortly recorded <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC2CRovE40w">video</a>.</p>
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		<title>Uncrashing a PC by diagnostics</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/uncrashing-a-pc-by-diagnostics</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 20:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coole Windows Apps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately I could not say NO when a friend asked me to take a look why his PC crashes with a hung and sometimes a blank screen. When something like this happens, for sure it is a hardware problem. To &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/uncrashing-a-pc-by-diagnostics">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately I could not say NO when a friend asked me to take a look why his PC crashes with a hung and sometimes a blank screen. When something like this happens, for sure it is a hardware problem. To reach the ground of the problem I can advise you to follow my steps to get to the cause quickly.</p>
<ol>
<li><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1394" style="margin: 12px;" title="Screen" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/screen.jpg" alt="Screen" width="240" height="190" />First of all monitor the fans and temperatures using tools like <a href="http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php">SpeedFan</a> and make sure everything keeps in a normal range. Disable the screensaver and do something memory and CPU expensive like <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/?p=313">SETI</a>. When the computer crashes and the last view shows values out of range, then replace the fans by better ones and in case of CPU overheating, remove and renew the heatsink paste. Maybe it got too dry and lost its thermal conductivity.</li>
<li><img class="size-full wp-image-1393 alignright" style="margin: 12px;" title="Memory bar" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/memorybar.jpg" alt="Memory bar" width="185" height="230" />
<p>Test the memory bars each by each. Take all out except for one and run a<a href="http://www.memtest86.com/"> memory tester</a> booting from CD or a USB stick.</p>
<blockquote><p>Remove the power chord when doing that! If you still leave it in, the power adapter gives some voltage to the mainboard and a short circuit will happen fore sure.</p></blockquote>
<p>When the test is completed and no errors are shown, that bar is ok. Turn off, replace by the next one and so on. Do not use a corrupted bar anymore.</p>
<ul>
<li>If no error occured at all, put all bars in and run the test again. When now an error is displayed, the slot may be dirty or corrupted!</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><img class="size-full wp-image-1392  alignright" style="margin: 12px;" title="Surface scan" src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/surface.jpg" alt="Surface scan" width="115" height="154" />
<p>Do a full harddrive surface scan. This is neccessary because Windows uses a pagefile to supply virtual memory. If the sectors are bad at this area, data is written, but not read correctly and placed into the RAM without any further validation. With a surface scan Windows will mark that bad sectors not to use them again. Go to the workplace, rightclick your main drive (mostly C:) and select Extras then Check drive and Surface scan. This may take a very long time depending on your harddrive speed and storage amount.</li>
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		<title>Suited fax and call monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.markuszeller.com/suited-fax-and-call-monitoring</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coole Mac Hardware]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a FritzBox or a self fritzed box, then you may want use its genius functions like call monitoring and fax sending and receiving. To have all that comfort really greatful on your Mac&#8217;s screen, I absolutely recommend &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/suited-fax-and-call-monitoring">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have a <a href="http://www.avm.de">FritzBox</a> or a <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/?p=1073">self fritzed box</a>, then you may want use its genius functions like call monitoring and fax sending and receiving.</p>
<p>To have all that comfort really greatful on your Mac&#8217;s screen, I absolutely recommend the installation of the <a href="http://www.ssl-danholt.de/english/187/32/32/181001/shopartikel.html">Fritz.Mac Suite</a>. Unfortunately it costs almost 30 Euro, but keep in mind that you use it every day! You can download a full working trial. </p>
<div id="attachment_1175" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><img src="http://www.markuszeller.com/wp-content/uploads/fritzmacsuite.jpg" alt="Fritz.Mac Suite" title="Fritz.Mac Suite" width="600" height="327" class="size-full wp-image-1175" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Fritz.Mac Suite</p></div>
<p>The software communicates via different TCP ports with the FritzBox itself to have all that live data.</p>
<p>In my case the Box did not have the required ports for CAPI and Fax services open. This can be done by simply dialling some codes with the phone.</p>
<p><code>#96*3* to enable CAPI over TCP<br />
#96*5* to enable Fax support</code></p>
<p>My problem was, that I could not dial those numbers, because I am using a VoiP enabled handset. The Fritz.Mac Suite contains a Call Manager which can dial for you. Putting the codes in there, solved the issue.</p>
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		<title>IDE + SATA = USB</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/ide-sata-usb">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Moreover I do not have a external USB port to use them and I do not want screw and unscrew all the time.</p>
<p>Then I tried to find a cool adapter and I found one below 30 Euro!</p>
<p>With the <a href="http://wintech-products.de/index.php?seite=detail&#038;id=1032">Wintech adapter</a> you can connect 2.5 and 3.5 inch drives as IDE or SATA. In the package are cables for SATA power and data connection as well as a power supplier for 3.5 drives. No driver is needed. Just plug and use.</p>
<p>During writing this I am doing a backup and the speed rocks continuous with a little bit more than 22 MB per second on a 3.5 inch Samsung 160 GB drive.</p>
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		<title>Speedport W701V vs. FritzBox7050</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Markus Zeller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The T-Com Speedport router model W701 V has like many other hardware some hidden talents, but they need to be awaken with the help of tricks. Netzwelt.de wrote an article about the compability of the Speedport hardware and that it &#8230; <a href="http://www.markuszeller.com/speedport-w701v-vs-fritzbox7050">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The T-Com Speedport router model W701 V has like many other hardware some hidden talents, but they need to be awaken with the help of tricks. <a href="http://www.netzwelt.de/news/75687_2-kurztest-t-com-router-speedport-w-701v.html">Netzwelt.de</a> wrote an article about the compability of the Speedport hardware and that it would be almost the same like the <a href="http://www.avm.de/de/Service/Service-Portale/Service-Portal/index.php?portal=FRITZ!Box_Fon_WLAN_7050">AVM FritzBox 7050</a>, except for missing a USB port.</p>
<p>Speedport&#8217;s original firmware has some bad properties. After login it resizes the browsers window, the interface is ugly and some items seem to be misplaced in my opinion. But, all in one it is ok.</p>
<p>Due to I am having T-Home, I am forced to use the Speedport router because of the built in Modem. I just wanted to use my TimeCapsule only, but that did not work, because I do not get any internet connection then.</p>
<p>In former times I already a had FritzBox and was impressed how far it succeeded with useful options. It was even possible in those days to connect a USB capable printer and to print wireless via WLAN. But now, AVM has implemented state of the art features which are really useful for home users or small networks. It provides now USB-support for harddrives and memory sticks and even sharing them with FTP and SMB, VPN tunneling, call answer machine, fax sending/receiving and many more.</p>
<p>Refering to that article mentioned above, I began some research and found some solutions how to get the AVM firmware to the Speedport.</p>
<p>It is not working by just uploading it the normal way! You need to somewhat compile your own thing out of both firmwares. See my steps, and it will work really easy.</p>
<p>Here is my installation guide for Mac users, but with some fantasy you may adapt it for your own purpose:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Disclaimer! YOU ARE DOING ALL THAT AT YOUR OWN RISK! YOUR HARDWARE MAY GET DAMAGED. Read carefully and make sure to understand before doing anything.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>First of all, get the <a href="http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.0/i386/iso-cd/debian-500-i386-businesscard.iso">Debian businesscard edition</a> (36 MB). The compiling scripts do require some apt libraries which are not available on OS X by default. The stable CD/DVD of Debian 5 crashed during my installation within <a href="http://www.parallels.com/de/products/desktop/">Parallels Desktop 4</a>.</p>
<p>Begin to create a virtual machine with Parallels by running the assistant. Set the just downloaded Debian 5 ISO file as the CD/DVD drive. Parallels will automatically detect everything what is needed. When the machine starts for the first time and asks you for the installation method, I recommend you to go to the options and select the graphical unattended one. The installation will download everything what is required.</p>
<p>When done, log in as a normal user, because no root access is required. Use the browser icon from the menu bar to download the <a href="https://freetzlinux.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freetzlinux/download_speed-to-fritz.sh">master script</a> doing all the nasty work for you. For the ease of use, I have created a short URL to type less. You can use the same<code>http://kURL.de/opupi</code>in your address bar. If you get a hint, that you have no internet, have a look at the top right corner of your menubar left next to the clock and calendar. There should be a tiny icon and if you click it, you can select a cable network connection. Then reload the script and you should see it&#8217;s source text. Store it with menu file, save as. Change the download folder to Desktop!</p>
<p>Open a <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">root</span> terminal window via the menu bar applications, then tools. Go the Desktop directory where the downloaded shell script is located by typing<code>cd Desktop</code>Pay attention to the letter case on unix systems! Start the script by typing <code>sh ./download_speed-to-fritz.sh</code>This will do some downloads and may take some time. Now, we change to the new files and run the first script, which will install some needed libraries to continue.<code>cd trunk/speed-to-fritz</code><code>sh ./install-start</code></p>
<p><strong>Follow the instructions and read carefully</strong>. If everything is done it will start the module configurator which has a nice interface where you can use the cursor keys to change options. Then it downloads the needed firmwares and will re-image them. When you are prompted to reset the router, turn it off! Wait 10 seconds and power it on again. Then the firmware will be installed. <strong>Do not interrupt until it is complete</strong>!</p>
<p>Then you can access the router over same IP as before or just with <code>http://fritz.box</code>All the settings are still kept.</p>
<p>If you made a mistake, you can re-run the last script and restore to the original firmware or just customize other things.</p>
<p>Now I am so happy beeing able to receive faxes and missed calls running on my answering machine by mail to my iPhone!</p>
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