Getting Git to play nicely with CDNs
Git is a really cool version control system. So cool in fact that I decided to use it to distribute the project I’m working on to several hundreds of Planetlab nodes. So I went ahead and created ...
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Bitcoin’s getting some traction
It’s an amazing time to be part of the Bitcoin family. With the Wikileaks scandal we had some quite heated discussions on whether to promote ourselfs as an alternative way for them to acquire fu ...
Reviving Pitchfork
Quite some time ago I posted a tutorial on how to install the Web MPD frontend Pitchfork (Archive.org version since the original page is empty), and shortly afterwards I had to discover that the proje ...
Playing D&D on Microsoft Surface
When Microsoft first unveiled their Surface Project I thought, like so many, “Nice toy but what will it actually be used for?”. Well I just came across a nice Video of a Project by Carnegi ...
How to fix Google Buzz
While I’m not quite sure on what to think about Google Buzz, just like I was ambivalent when it came to Twitter, I am quite sure that there is room for improvement. And I’m not the only on ...
ShowRSS down
I’m a huge fan of Broadcatching because it allows me to catch up with the latest news and watch my favorite shows when I got time, and not when they are scheduled, and a nice side effect is that ...
Distro-Upgrading from openSuSE 11.1 to 11.2
One of the features I always envied the Ubuntu people for is the ability to do a distro upgrade without tearing down my whole system and doing the CD-Dance. While that may still be needed from time to ...
Getting Chrome OS to run under VirtualBox
You are eager to try out Chrome OS but don’t want to install it on your productive system? Well there is a great VMWare Virtual Appliance compiled by Mark Renouf.
But what ...
Disable OpenID in Mozilla Weave
I’ve been using Mozilla Weave for quite some time now, ever since I made the switch from Foxmarks. This is a Firefox extension that allows one to synchronize browser settings, including tabs, ...
Apple = Ikea ?
Apple is a hardware manufacturer much like Ikea. Both have some fantastic and stylish products. But I would never let Ikea tell me what chairs may or may not be used with my new table… ...
