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Archive for September, 2014

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MINIX 3.3.0 is now available – Google Groups

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/20

Earlier this week: MINIX 3.3.0 is now available – Google Groups:

Hi all,

We are pleased to present the MINIX 3.3.0 stable release. The major new features & improvements of this release include:

New features

  • The first release with ARM support, three Beagle targets are supported
  • Experimental USB support for the Beaglebones (hubs & mass storage)
  • Cross-compiling for both ARM and x86 – the buildsystem is very portable

Improvements

  • Big source code cleanup – cleaner C types in messages, improved NetBSD compatibility, all minix-specific code moved to a top-level minix/ folder
  • Updated packages overall – a big set is built now; and they are dynamically linked now
  • Improved driver modularity

The full release notes can be found at http://wiki.minix3.org/Releases/3.3.0

To find out more about this and older releases, please see http://wiki.minix3.org/Releases.

You can grab the ISO image from the download page http://www.minix3.org/download

For instructions on the ARM build, see http://wiki.minix3.org/DevelopersGuide/MinixOnARM

Join us! See http://www.minix3.org/community/

We’re conducting a survey to find out about our audience. Please take our survey linked to the green box at the top of the minix3.org page.  Thanks!
On  behalf of the MINIX team

Andy Tanenbaum

–jeroen

via: http://bit.ly/minix330

Posted in *nix, Linux, MINIX, openSuSE, Power User, SuSE Linux | Leave a Comment »

Interesting video channel: Numberphile – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/19

For number phreaks: Numberphile – YouTube.

They have their own Numberphile Facebook page and there is Numberphile (numberphile) on Twitter.

–jeroen

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Fixed this error in Continua CI: Build ErrorUnable to start build – No changesets found in repository: [FastMM-jeroenp]

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/18

Recently I got an error like this in Continua CI:

Build ErrorUnable to start build – No changesets found in repository: [FastMM-jeroenp]

This was about my Git FastMM repository on BitBucket. Which is a Git repository originally gotten through Git SVN (more on that at a later time).

Since it is not an SVN repository, SVN – No changesets found in repository – VSoft Technologies does not apply, but got me closer to the solution

The solution is this

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Posted in Continua CI, Continuous Integration, Development, DVCS - Distributed Version Control, git, Software Development, Source Code Management, Subversion/SVN | 3 Comments »

ModelMaker Tools released Code Explorer v 11.1.0 with Delphi XE7 support (via: ModelMaker Code Explorer: Refactoring made Easy! – Class Explorer, Refactoring Browser for Delphi.)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/18

Nice!

On September 17th 2014 ModelMaker Tools released Code Explorer v 11.1.0 This update includes Delphi XE7 support.

–jeroen

via ModelMaker Code Explorer: Refactoring made Easy! – Class Explorer, Refactoring Browser for Delphi..

Posted in Delphi, Delphi XE7, Development, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Continua CI – v1.5.0.295 Released. Critical bug fix for Git; requires resetting your Git repositories

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/18

If you run Continua CI 1.5.x.y and use Git then make sure you upgrade to at least Continua CI 1.5.0.295 (get it from the Continua CI download page).

Click on the shield icon, followed by

Click on the shield icon, followed by “CI Server”

After that, reset all your Git repositories in ContinuaCI.

To view all the repositories on the server, follow either of these steps:

  • A:
    1. Logon as an administrator with the rights to view all repositories on the Continua CI server.
    2. Click on the shield icon in the top bar.
    3. Then click on “CI Server”.
    4. In the list on the left, scroll down and click “Repositories”.
  • B:
    1. Logon as an administrator with the rights to view all repositories on the Continua CI server.
    2. Note the URL in the address bar of your browser (for instance http://localhost:8080/ci).
    3. Replace the /ci part of your URL with /administration/ci/repositories (so you end up at something like http://localhost:8080/administration/ci/repositories).
    4. Go to that URL.

Now you are in the repositories section, where you see all the repositories configured on the Continua CI. Each repository has a [Reset] link in the right most column.

Then follow these steps: Read the rest of this entry »

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If you *do* want to download the free U2 album, but have a hard way finding how to… (via Ask Different)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/18

I had a hard time in iTunes to actually download the (temporarily free) U2 Album Songs of Innocence.

This is probably because most of my iTunes consists of my own CD collection ripped as MP3 files, and the instructions about “clicking the cloud icon” got me in the wrong direction (I assumed cloud icons for each song would appear in the “My Music” Library, but none of the songs showed up that list).

Anyway, via itunes – Free U2 album doesn’t show up in music library, just iPod – Ask Different (see also the picture below, especially the red marked portion):

They are referring to the “Purchased” under the “Quick Links” section on the right of the iTunes Store Home Page. Once you do this “Songs of Innocence” will be added to your “Purchased” playlist on the left.

What apparently happened was that I hadn’t accepted the updated iTunes license agreements yet, so the songs would not added to the library, even though they were “Purchased”.

–jeroen

via itunes – Free U2 album doesn’t show up in music library, just iPod – Ask Different.

Posted in Apple, iTunes, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Power User | Leave a Comment »

Hola – Access ALL of the web (free VPN) & faster browsing (thanks #tech45)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/17

http://hola.org/

Via Tech45 covering #195: Thuisnetwerkbeheerdertje
https://player.fm/1HSRjA

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Free JavaScript and Python Books (via: revolunet)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/17

Great to see the French company revolunet list a lot of non-French books on JavaScript and Python:

So where their government tries to make radio stations, written press, etc to favour French over other languages, French companies look beyond their borders.

Great!

–jeroen

via: revolunet: Rich Web Applications, HTML5, Sencha Touch, ExtJS, Phonegap.

Posted in Development, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Python, Scripting, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

How to save Google Maps offline on iOS and Android devices | BGR

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/16

http://bgr.com/2014/05/08/how-to-save-google-maps-offline/

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Pair Programming – you need to strike a balance

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/09/16

I love improving my own and teams’ programming skills.

Key is to strike a balance, as there never is a silver bullet.

One of the things lots of people praise is Pair Programming. And it works great: up to a certain point, for some categories of people.

So it it worthwhile to read an article like Ben Northrop – Pair Programming – My Personal Nightmare.

Being a Meyers-Briggs type ISTP and best functioning as a Completer Finisher team role according to the Belbin tests, I love “flow state” and value being able to both work in solitude, and share knowledge/crafts with the teams I’m part of.

Which means I like Extreme Programming techniques like Pair Programming, Scrum sprints, Standup Meetings, etc. I am also very much aware that the sticky notes on a brown paper wall cover don’t stick for long.

So like in real life, it’s all about awareness and striking a balance in what you do: be aware what you do, how you do it and why you do it.

–jeroen

via: Ben Northrop – Pair Programming – My Personal Nightmare.

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