Archive for the 'Computer' Category

Cake console

Friday, February 8th, 2008

To ease the use of the cake command I wrote a small and simple bash_completion script.
If you are using Linux is probably only an apt command away to have the bash completion. On Ubuntu it is even included in the standard desktop. On a mac you have to install the bash completion via mac ports [...]

CakeFest

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

I just arrived in Charlotte, SC and wait for my connection flight to Orlando, FL.
CakeFest will be the first official CakePHP gathering and I’m looking forward to meet all those stranger I only know from the mailing list and their blogs. The 1.2 release is still not finished but loads of things have changed. [...]

For code lovers

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

When programming, it’s dangerous to fall in love with your code, as the best solution may often involve throwing half of it away.
Edd Dumbill on agile infrastructure
I’m currently working with CakePHP’s testsuite, which is nice. Generally PHP is behind other languages’ testing implementation (py.test, RoR, jUnit 4.0). But using SimpleTest seemed to be the best [...]

IAs Collective

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

I’m going to next weeks webmontag here in cologne.

Mobile Developers

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

Plazes is looking for C++/Qt developers starting January 2006 in Berlin.
So there are already some screenshots of a symbian client. Hey, I’ll also get a nokia 6680 these days :). Looks like they’ll start working on a Qt-Embedded client. Here is a list of supported devices.
I would like to see a GTK GUI. [...]

hoodwink’d

Monday, December 5th, 2005

Joined the hoodwinkers yesterday. Added my page and a first plazes layer. Let the druids check my regexp/xpath skills.
Thanks to michael again.

Happy ham remover

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Tim wrote about How to not be removed from a newsletter. I just searched for mailoff_m.php3 and found points24.com. According to Tim they have 4.000.000 subscribers. More or less willingly, if you read this thread (including unwillingly Tim). So he is right in asking, what to do!?

Switched to Ubuntu

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Last week I got my desktop/server working again. A few months ago my old Pentium 1GHz said goodbye. Now a Sempron 2800+ with 1 GB RAM is doing its job. I replaced my X-less Gentoo with Ubuntu Breezy. Up and running in 30 Min. Enjoying the fresh gnome installation I thought about how much time [...]

Here we are

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Finally, Hallmackenreuther is getting crowded. Lucky I have a nice seat on the couch next to Hanna drinking cold beer. This is definitly fun here, looking forward for the presentations. Say hello to me I’m wearing the CCC keyboard-redstar shirt

Webmontag

Monday, November 7th, 2005

I’m attending webmontag in Cologne tomorrow. It’s inspired by adhoc conventions like barcamp, tagcamp and wiki wednesday. Thanks to Tim Bonneman for the idea and the wiki. Stefan will talk about plazes and lots of interesting people are coming.
Webmontag
Hallmackenreuther, Br