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Archive for February, 2011

How to disable Chrome PDF Viewer in Google Chrome and reenable the Acrobat Reader plugin

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 »

Posted in Google, Power User, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Leave a Comment »

#StackOverflow and Stack Exchange now support Suggested Edits and Edit Review even by anonymous users

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.

Posted in Pingback, Power User, Stackoverflow | Leave a Comment »

The #reflector licensing debacle

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 »

Posted in .NET, C#, Delphi, Development, Prism, Software Development | 4 Comments »

Handig overzicht: Connectoren & Kabels | Staples Office Centre Infopunt

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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Finding a USB RDS TMC Receiver that works on a Windows PC (i.e. not TomTom!)

Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/05

Research item: usb rds tmc receiver windows pc -tomtom – Google Search.

–jeroen

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Online Backup of All Your Data

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.

–jeroen

Posted in Power User | 1 Comment »

#Mozilla and coincidental conflicting #codenames: #Chromeless, #Prism, #Firebird

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:

  1. What will be the next coincidental codename that Mozilla is going to use
  2. Did I miss any code names conflicting with prior product names?

--jeroen

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hacken niet nodig: GVB blundert met gratis opladen OV-chip – #AT5 #fail #ovchipkaart

Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/04

OVchipkaart hacken is helemaal niet nodig: GVB blundert met gratis opladen OV-chip – AT5 Nieuws.

–jeroen

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Doe eens gek: schrijf in spreektaal!

Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/04

Leuk stukje: Doe niet zo deftig — Schrijven voor internet.

Nu de troonrede nog :-)

–jeroen

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Twitter / @uɾıʇɹɐW: ROFLOL The United Kingdom …

Posted by jpluimers on 2011/02/03

Brilliant!

Twitter / @uɾıʇɹɐW: ROFLOL The United Kingdom ….

–jeroen

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