Show my PC / Mac
ShowMyPc.com As this blog should show, it poses me beeing something like a geek in computers. Most people and friends knowing me, are often asking me for help with their computer problems. If you know...
View ArticleTesting multiple browsers
Internet Explorer Tester If you are programming or designing online content, then you always have the same problem as me: Does the site look good and work on any browser? The best way to find out, is...
View ArticleDownloading flashvideos (flv)
On a Mac it is not a big problem to save flash videos from any websize at all without any extra tools or extensions to the browser. Just use Safari as described in this little tutorial. Step 1: Open...
View ArticleJust only Skype
Instant messaging (sometimes just called IM) can be very very useful to swap information in a quick and simple way. I am sure, you know instant messaging already in form of a chat using MSN, ICQ, YIM,...
View ArticlePerl 5.8+ on Windows with mySQL
On the last weekend I was helping a friend getting perl on his computer running. He also needed a mySQL Server. He is using Windows, so we hoped it should become easy, because precompiled versions are...
View ArticleUncrashing a PC by diagnostics
Unfortunately I could not say NO when a friend asked me to take a look why his PC crashes with a hung and sometimes a blank screen. When something like this happens, for sure it is a hardware problem....
View ArticleSkype voice quality
On the release time of the free application Skype for iPhone, I could not let it be to install it. Because I am lazy at typing I initially tested it with just a small chat, only. But, today I had a...
View ArticleChrome settles down on Internet Explorer
Google made with the help of Webkit technology a nice browser called Chrome which brings the power of Apple’s Safari. I really do like it and prefer using it instead of Firefox – especially when I am...
View ArticleBilder, Pixel, Kompression
Es gibt jede Menge Dateiformate in denen man seine Bilder und Videos speichern kann. Doch diese digitalen Daten nehmen reichlich Platz auf der Festplatte ein. Je mehr desto besser? Der Hype um immer...
View ArticleDas neue iOS5 kommt
Das neue iOS5 kommt sehr bald mit zig neuen Funktionen für das iPhone daher. Als Entwickler konnte ich das schon seit Beginn testen und ich muss sagen, dass es selbst nach der zweiten Beta so gut wie...
View ArticleGrowl die Liontatze
Vor einiger Zeit hatte ich schon einmal über die Anwendung Growl gebloggt. Damals war sie noch Freeware und somit kostenlos erhältlich. Heute kostet Sie im AppStore 1,59 Euro. Liest man dort die...
View ArticlePopup als Tab
Wer viel mit seinem Browser arbeitet kommt auch nicht drumherum, dass es einige Seiten bzw. Applikationen gibt, die ein Popup-Fenster öffnen. Am schlimmsten ist es natürlich, wenn das durch nervige...
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