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Archive for February, 2015

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VeraCrypt is the open source TrueCrypt successor – via Ashley Wilson – Google+

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/16

Wow, finally a TrueCrypt successor. And it is open source too!

VeraCrypt is the successor of the venerable TrueCrypt file encryption software, which was abandoned by its developers a while ago. VeryCrypt is compatible with TrueCrypt containers, and is open-source. (TrueCrypt was not). The resulting product fixes all known vulnerabilities that TrueCrypt had, and strengthened the security.

Read more about changes from TrueCrypt at https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/discussions/569777#PostContent_1313325

Veracrypt is now at these locations:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/veracrypt/
https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt

–jeroen

via Ashley Wilson – Google+.

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Windows Alt Key Codes

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/16

Brillant!: Windows Alt Key Codes.

The page has both lists of four-digit ALT+#### codes, a how-to, and reference links:

  1. Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
  2. Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
  3. Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
  4. Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
  5. Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
  6. Using the Codes
  7. Other Accents and Symbols: Character Map Other Page
  8. Non-Numeric Accent Codes: Activate International Keyboard Other Page
  9. Links to Other References

–jeroen

Posted in Development, Encoding, Power User, Software Development, Unicode, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Leave a Comment »

GenerateGroupProjConsoleProject fix for Delphi 2007 – jeroenp / BeSharp.net / commit / f7c23ffe4cb1 — Bitbucket

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/15

Talking about Delphi 2007 stuff:

I needed to generate a bunch of groupproj files for Delphi 2007 (I wrote about legacy yesterday), but found out that my GenerateGroupProjConsoleProject was generating too good XML.

So here is the change-set:

Allow generating Delphi 2007 .groupproj files (uses a string search/replace hack as Delphi 2007 uses xmlns=”” which you cannot set manually through the normal IXMLNode ways especially not with ADOM).

TODO: verify if/how the GroupProj.xsd can be adopted to this not so nice XML that Delphi 2007 uses.

–jeroen

via jeroenp / BeSharp.net / commit / f7c23ffe4cb1 — Bitbucket.

Posted in Delphi, Delphi 2007, Development, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

In 1 week: nieuwe nationale nederlanden logo in oudere brief dan oude NN logo (: @nn_nederland

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/15

Het nieuwe logo in oudere brief:

Nieuw NN logo: linksboven brief

Nieuw NN logo: linksboven brief

Het oud logo in nieuwere brief:

Oud NN logo: rechtsboven brief

Oud NN logo: rechtsboven brief

De tekst is in ieder geval duidelijker, want meer contrast.

Ik ben nog niet helemaal uit het nieuwe logo:

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Where My Delphi Life Began – via David Millington and Simon Stuart #DelphiWeek

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/14

Marketing blast of the past via David Millington – Google+.

I got most of the Delphi versions from D2-D6 on PC Plus magazine cover CDs, an English magazine also published in Australia. I wouldn’t be here now if I hadn’t had access to those free copies of Delphi when I was a kid.

and this one:

It came with a promotional copy of Borland Delphi… and unlike other “promotional” software often distributed on the cover disks of popular computer publications at that time, this one had absolutely no restrictions and was fully functional.

From a really nice article by Simon Stuart.

Who thought that he was ever at the Basic side of things (:

And of course it ends with correct Delph-ee pronunciation to be right: the community at large has spoken.

Given this week went very different than I anticipated, here is a much shorter story than I hoped for. I’ll focus on the early days, you can read on the later and current days here on my blog.

My own early Delphi life

For me, my Delphi life has been pretty straight forward. It started with the early days and Turbo Pascal leading to Delphi.

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Posted in BBS, Castalia, Delphi, Development, FidoNet, History, Software Development | 2 Comments »

Happy Birthday AppBuilder^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Delphi

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/14

Normal people would give Valentine presents today.

But 20 years ago, Borland thought it was a nice idea to release Delphi. Then a revolutionary new tool and lots of scepticism. Now – after 20 years – still going strong, despite all kinds of funny things that management at Borland, InPrise, etc did and the wild ride the market had.

Happy birthday Delphi!

–jeroen

Posted in Delphi, Delphi 1, Delphi 2, Delphi 2005, Delphi 2006, Delphi 2007, Delphi 2009, Delphi 2010, Delphi 3, Delphi 4, Delphi 5, Delphi 6, Delphi 7, Delphi 8, Delphi XE, Delphi XE2, Delphi XE3, Delphi XE4, Delphi XE5, Delphi XE6, Delphi XE7, Delphi XE8, Development, Software Development | 2 Comments »

My wish for Delphi: Please bring multi-level undo/redo functionality in the Delphi designer (form, datamodule, etc).

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/13

After a hectic week bringing back memories from a long time ago, I remembered the really early Delphi days.

Long before [WayBack] QC2747, back when it was still called AppBuilder, several people – including me – made the wish for an undo/redo functionality on the Delphi compuserve board.

Back then, the argument was that the designer needed to be restructured to do that. Now that it has – to accommodate FMX – and it is time, especially for the vast majority of Delphi users primarily using the designers to get work done.

So my wish, after 20+ years of Delphi use:

Please bring multi-level undo/redo functionality in the Delphi designer (form, datamodule, etc).

–jeroen

Posted in Delphi, Delphi 1, Delphi 2, Delphi 2005, Delphi 2006, Delphi 2007, Delphi 2009, Delphi 2010, Delphi 3, Delphi 4, Delphi 5, Delphi 6, Delphi 7, Delphi 8, Delphi XE, Delphi XE2, Delphi XE3, Delphi XE4, Delphi XE5, Delphi XE6, Delphi XE7, Delphi XE8, Development, QC, Software Development | 2 Comments »

Viewing source code in Safari requires you to enable the “Develop menu” (via: Apple Support Communities)

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/13

Maybe this is one of the reasons I hardly use Safari: viewing the source code of a web page requires you to enable the “Develop menu:

  1. Safari menu > Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Check “Show Develop menu in menu bar”. Close Safari’s preferences.
  3. Develop menu > Show Page Source

Thanks John Galt for answering the above.

–jeroen

via How do you view source code in safari?: Apple Support Communities.

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Online EAN/GTIN databases

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/12

I found two online EAN/GTIN product code databases:

–jeroen

Posted in LifeHacker, Power User | 2 Comments »

When MRI scan results are inconclusive…

Posted by jpluimers on 2015/02/11

Adding a bit of personal flavour to my blog:

Yesterday we learned that the MRI scans of my wife were inconclusive.

14 years ago, she had a bad MRI scan, non-invalidating surgery, radiation therapy, and regular scans ever since. She can walk, and even ran the Disney half marathon in Florida last month.

All was well, but life would never be completely the same. Something I could not fully understand myself until it came so close (when it hasn’t been that close, most people won’t fully understand, which is perfectly fine. So don’t worry if you don’t fully understand. In fact: be happy – very very very happy – when it hasn’t been come close).

All scans until now were OK. But the latest one is inconclusive.

For me inconclusive means there is no conclusion yet. Not negative, but not positive either. Just like having no result yet. Given her family history, it is hard for her. So there will be more tests, and I need to support her so she will gain trust. Like she gained trust after what happened 14 years ago.

So the upcoming time will be strange (for lack of better wording).

To the people around me: please kick me in the butt when you think I need one. And be nice to the people around you.

–jeroen

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