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Old Desktop

On June 24th, 2008 21:39 • In Tech • By Oliver
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For reasons unknown, there seems to be great interest in an old (2003-09-19) screenshot, at least according to my error log. Well, the original image was deleted, but if want to see it that badly… (The original image URL now directs to this site in case you’re wondering.)

I’m sorry, I can’t credit the original authors [...]

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Yahoo Pipes

On June 11th, 2008 23:52 • In Tech • By Oliver
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For a net citizen like me, who wants to keep track of many sites, but has limited time (or is just lazy), the next best thing to sliced bread are RSS feeds. You don’t have to visit every site every other day to see if there’s something new posted. A program on your computer (your [...]

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Programming with Alice

On June 2nd, 2008 19:44 • In Tech • By Oliver
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Speaking of 3D and learning. A few days ago I discoverd Alice, a 3D programming environment. Basically it’s a tool that let’s you create/program animations and simple games via an easy GUI, without having to worry about syntax and typing errors. Meaning the student/learner can concentrate on learning the basics of programing or tell a [...]

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How many URLs are there?

On February 4th, 2008 19:40 • In Tech • By Oliver
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I’ve been wondering… how many URLs are out there in the internet? Not just domain names, but real URLs, including files and parameters. Different protocols as well. I think those are quite a few.
The thought occured to me while working on the concept of lonks. For the community edition I want to save URLs into [...]

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PHP and OOP

On January 28th, 2008 19:29 • In Tech • By Oliver
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Last week, on our way to the sneak preview, I engaged a little conversation regarding object oriented programming in the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor programming language with the other two geeks (one of them a code-guru). I always wondered if it’s just me, but I never found a good use for OOP in PHP. The thought [...]

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How to type?

On December 4th, 2007 8:55 • In Tech • By Oliver
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What’s the best way to type? I’m personally switching from four to ten fingers, depending on the situation and my needs. At school I attended a course to learn the touch system (”10 Finger System” or “Maschinenschreiben” as we call it in German), but you could say I failed. In the years to come, though, [...]

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Goodbye Microsoft

On October 1st, 2007 12:04 • In Tech • By Oliver
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If you are dissatisfied with Windows and like to try something else, just click this link.
» Install Linux
Okay, some more details about that: If you follow the instructions, you’ll get an installation of the GNU/Linux distribution Debian. One of the best and most stable Linux distributions out there, so it’s a good choice.
If you’re unsure [...]

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