Archive for February, 2011
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/07
Google Chrome integrated a PDF viewer that is far less functional than Adobe Reader.
In fact: if you had Adobe Reader as PDF viewer, Google Chrome will just use their own.
One of the things I use a lot is the multi-page view (2 page next to each other; fits nicely on a 1920×1200 screen).
It is actually pretty easy to switch back: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/06
Good news: StackOverflow and the Stack Exchange sites now allow all visitors (even anonymous) suggested edits to questions and answers.
Joel Spolsky explains all the details of this great new feature!
–jeroen
via: Suggested Edits and Edit Review – Blog – Stack Overflow.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/06
Earlier this week, Red Gate announced that the new Reflector version 7 would cost USD 35, as of March 2011, and the current free version 6.6 will expire on May 30th, 2011.
That caused a lot of stir, on their forum, twitter, reddit and a lot of other places. Even an old thread at StackOverflow got a new boost. It seems Red Gate did not read Social media judo: How to turn a fight into a brand-building moment.
Here is a summary of the past, present and future of things happening around reflector, including some workarounds and alternative products.
First a bit of history.
Lutz Roeder over the years developed .NET Reflector as a free tool. A few hightlights: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/06
Handig overzicht van kabels en connectoren rondom PC en home AV.
Ik ben benieuwd hoe ‘static’ deze URL is: Kabels | Staples Office Centre Infopunt.
USB, FireWire, Coax, S/PDIF, LAN, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Scart, audio jack, PS/2, LPT, COM, 220V, RJ45, RJ11, etc.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/05
Research item: usb rds tmc receiver windows pc -tomtom – Google Search.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/04
Research item: Online Backup of All Your Data.
The indicate that for USD 5 a month, they backup everything but files larger than 9 gigabyte, and provide unlimited storage.
My RAW photo collection is at least a TB; so lets see what they think of that.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/04
It seems Mozilla has developed a history of conflicting codenames.
A few years ago, they stopped using the name FireBird because of the pre-existing Firebird open source database.
Today they have Chromeless replace Prism.
Delphi Prism is in use by RemObjects since 2008 as name for their RAD tool for the .NET platform (both Microsoft .NET and Mono).
The Delphi Prism compiler is called Oxygene, but used to be called Chrome from 2005 till 2008.
Prism is in use by Microsoft since 2009 the name of a composite application guidance for WPF and Silverlight.
Chromeless sounds like a prank on Chrome which since 2008 is in use by Google for their browser.
So, two questions:
- What will be the next coincidental codename that Mozilla is going to use
- Did I miss any code names conflicting with prior product names?
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/04
OVchipkaart hacken is helemaal niet nodig: GVB blundert met gratis opladen OV-chip – AT5 Nieuws.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/04
Leuk stukje: Doe niet zo deftig — Schrijven voor internet.
Nu de troonrede nog
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/03
Brilliant!
Twitter / @uɾıʇɹɐW: ROFLOL The United Kingdom ….
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/03
Interesting reading: Redirecting Routes To Maintain Persistent URLs.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/03
A lot of places mentioned that Microsoft is offering a Windows Azure platform 30 day pass for USA people.
But visiting the Windows Azure platform 30 day pass link includes an extensive country list.
So it looks like non USA people can make use of it too.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/02
RedGate: pay attention to Cecil – Mono.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/02
GoogleArtProject.com via AT5:
Dutch:
Kunstliefhebbers kunnen voortaan het Rijksmuseum of het Van Gogh Museum online bezoeken via googleartproject.com. http://at5.nl/s/eKG
English:
Art lovers can now visit the Rijksmuseum and van Gogh Museum online for a full 360 degree view on GoogleArtProject.com
–jeroen
via Twitter / @AT5: Kunstliefhebbers kunnen vo ….
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/02
StackExchange wins hands down because of one reason:
the Quora page forces you to create an account before you can do anything else.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/01
The primary IANA allocation pool of IPv4 addresses has been exhausted as of februari 1st, 2011: then they allocated the final 2 blocks to APNIC:
the final allocation made by IANA under the current (ed.: IPv4) framework
The final 5 blocks will be allocated over the RIRs soon.
As of then, only regional allocations can be done.
So: Now is really the time to move on to IPv6.
–jeroen
via APNIC – Two /8s allocated to APNIC from IANA.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/01
Boy, did I really miss all these Tips and Tricks last month?
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