On my research list: AcoustID – MusicBrainz.
AcoustID is an acoustic fingerprint system built entirely on open-source technology.
The precursor was this: PUID – MusicBrainz.
–jeroen
Interesting: open source audio finger printing system AcoustID – MusicBrainz
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/24
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Show missing hard disks in the Finder sidebar | MacIssues
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/23
Besides the two solutions to the Show missing hard disks in the Finder sidebar problem, I also learned this shortcut today:
open a Finder window and press Shift-Command-C to go to the top level of your computer
Thanks Tophler Kessler!
–jeroen
via Show missing hard disks in the Finder sidebar | MacIssues.
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Barry Kelly on how the Delphi Compiler used to be compiled (via: Google Groups)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/23
not 100% accurate any more (now that the compiler gets more and more LLVM), but still accurate for most of the x86/x64 parts: Barry Kelly explaining how the Delphi compiler is built.
Some more of his posts.
–jeroen
via: Newbie question: What is the importance for a compiler to be able to compile itself? – Google Groups.
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Wow: Milan Linate airport has free WiFi that – unlike Rome Fiumicino airport – works!
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/22
Wow: Milan Linate airport has free WiFi that – unlike Rome Fiumicino airport – works!
ViaMilano WiFi – Surf at maximum speed.
https://wifi.seamilano.eu/olswifi/wifi/welcomePage
–jeroen
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Barry Kelly on “Implementing Closures” in Delphi (via: Google Groups)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/22
It is always nice to see one of the compiler engineers write down how something was implemented.
In this case, Barry Kelly explains in comp.compilers on Implementing Closures in Delphi 2009. The post is about 4.5 years old, but still very relevant.
About 9 months earlier, he participated in a Reddit thread about a similar topic. Worth reading too!
–jeroen
via: Implementing Closures – Google Groups.
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Delphi fun code: How to make a water effect on TImage or anything? (via: Stack Overflow)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/21
Every once in a while you see a question with some great code in the answers.
This is such a time: image – How to make a water effect on TImage or anything? – Stack Overflow.
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Max OS X: Tunderbolt Ethernet trouble shooting (via: Ask Different)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/20
Status: Cable Unplugged Either the cable for Thunderbolt Ethernet is not plugged in or the device at the other end is not responding.
That’s not much use: it does not tell if the Thunderbolt or the Ethernet side has a problem.
Luckily, the How to force Thunderbolt-ethernet connection when switching networks without restarting computer? at Ask Different indicates the System Information will give you more information about the Thunderbolt side of things. Read the rest of this entry »
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Some linkes Apple Retina MacBook with GSoD or sleeping issues
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/17
Last year, I had a thing similar to GSoD (not the ATI GSoD): a grey screen when waking up my Retina MacBook Pro. Nothing but rebooting helped. And I have not found a cause, but it also did not re-appear.
Some links on Macs having GSoD, or sleeping issues:
- Retina MacBook Pro takes a long time to wake from sleep – Ask Different.
- MacBook Pro won’t wake up when stacked on another sleeping MacBook Pro – Ask Different.
Odd Retina MacBook Pro Screen Behavior – YouTube. - Is a 3-5 second delay normal for a Retina MacBook Pro to wake up from sleep? – Ask Different.
- Sleeping screen (Cinema Display) keeps waking up. How can I make it sleep until mouse is moved? – Ask Different.
- Retina MacBook Crashing Because of…: Apple Support Communities.
- Retina MBP, grey screen of death (GSOD)…: Apple Support Communities.
- I got the “grey screen of death”,…: Apple Support Communities.
- Complete overnight battery drain when…: Apple Support Communities.
- Grey Screen of Death on Macbook Pro? – Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers.
- Set newer portable Macs’ sleep mode | Macworld.
- MacBook Pro will not come out of sleep…: Apple Support Communities.
- Will not wake from sleep mode: Apple Support Communities.
- MichaelBraun.me – Michael Braun’s Blog.
- How to tackle waking a stubbornly sleeping Mac | MacFixIt – CNET Reviews.
- Change hibernation mode in OS X on the Apple Mac.
(there are hibernation modes 0, 3 and 25). - “Fixing” Slow Wake for MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display – Ewal.net.
- rMBP: Crashed – grey screen – MacRumors Forums.
- lion – How to fix a Macbook that does not always draw its internal screen after waking from sleep and having unplugged external display while asleep? – Ask Different.
- Download InsomniaX for Mac – Disable sleep mode on an Apple Laptop. MacUpdate.com.
- Two Deep Sleep tools:
DeepSleep hibernates your Mac to save power | Macworld.
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Some on-line XML tools I use often
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/16
A big part of the cloud is not about storage, it is about on-line tools that run in your web-browser so you do not have to install them locally.
Quite a bit of my XML work can be done with on-line tools like these:
- XML Editor/Viewer Online – xmlGrid.net.
- XML Pastes Archive – Pastebin.com.
- XSD Generator:
Free Online XSD/XML Schema Generator From XML – FreeFormatter.com.
XML Schema Generator. - Free Online XSL Transformer (XSLT) – FreeFormatter.com.
- XPath:
Free Online XPath Tester / Evaluator – FreeFormatter.com.
XPath Editor – Create, Test, Evaluate XPath Expression. - Free Online XML Escape Tool – FreeFormatter.com.
- CSV:
Free Online CSV to XML Converter – FreeFormatter.com.
Convert XML To CSV, Text File Online.Convert CSV Text to XML / HTML Online. - Convert Excel Spreadsheet to XML Online – xmlGrid.net.
–jeroen
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Continua v1.5.0.338 got released last week (via: Version 1.5 History | Continua CI – Page2RSS)
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/10/15
Two changes I really like in the new v1.5.0.338 build of Continua CI version log history:
- Update: Now logging the environment variables passed to actions in the build log
- Update: Better messages when handling errors expanding variables
That makes debugging build issues a lot easier, as many of them are related to (environment) variables.
–jeroen
via Version 1.5 History | Continua CI – Page2RSS.
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