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Quick tip for Java/Netbeans users on Linux

Categories: Misc
Quick tip for Java/Netbeans users on Linux

If you are using Linux (Ubuntu and Debian in my case) and are being haunted by unresponsive, CPU and memory hogging Java applications you might find this piece of information useful: Check if you are using OpenJDK by… Read on ››

There is no PayPal for me

Categories: Misc, Work
There is no PayPal for me

Every now and then colleagues or customers ask me whether I can do PayPal transactions with them. Unfortunately, I can not. Let me explain: Until some 7-8 years ago I had been a happy PayPal customer with a positive… Read on ››

Browser detection on the verge of IE6′s death

Categories: Misc, Web Development
Browser detection on the verge of IE6′s death

Internet Explorer 6 is on the verge of death. Google will phase out support of this old fellow very soon. FINALLY I might add. While they will invite IE6 users to install Chrome, Firefox or some other modern browser,… Read on ››

Can I block someone from viewing my publicly available content?

Categories: Misc, Web Development
Can I block someone from viewing my publicly available content?

Someone recently asked me if he could block someone from viewing his publicly available web content. The inconvenient truth: No you can not. Unless you restrict your web content to a certain user group via authentication… Read on ››

Deutschland und Amazon AWS (aktualisiert)

Categories: Misc, Work
Deutschland und Amazon AWS (aktualisiert)

Wer sich dafür interessiert, Amazon Web Services (AWS) zu nutzen, beispielsweise Elastic Computing (EC2), Cloudfront oder S3, sollte eines wissen: Es gibt keine vorsteuerabzugsfähigen Rechnungen von “Amazon… Read on ››

Thunderbird 3.0.1 and Lightning… they did it again

Categories: Misc
Thunderbird 3.0.1 and Lightning… they did it again

Trouble using the latest Thunderbird 3.0.1 with Lightning? Fear not, use a nightly build. Read on ››