Category Archives: OS X/Windows/Linux

SMTP enabled

Posted on 2005-08-22 by

I just installed Postfix Enabler to be able to send my emails through a SMTP server on my own powerbook. I didn’t want the hassle to configure the postfix server myself, so I went for a software doing it the … Continue reading →

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Tiger and Realpolitik

Posted on 2005-05-23 by

Even before I upgraded to OS X 10.4 (Tiger), I got the report that the Save File dialog in Realpolitik crashes. Now I have applied a quick’n’dirty fix for the next couple of days for all Tiger users and released … Continue reading →

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Realpolitik for OS X

Posted on 2005-03-15 by

After much carbonizing by Ben Hines and some polishing by me a new Realpolitik Release is available on Sourceforge, the first release for OS X. The release version Realpolitik 1.7.0 Alpha1 is not yet stable (hence Alpha 1), there are … Continue reading →

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Intelligent FTP upload with LFTP

Posted on 2005-02-14 by

Ever since I started my blog, I was looking for a neat solution to upload my internet pages whenever Nanoblogger updates the local copy. I didn’t want just a recursive upload, because some directories (e.g. data) shouldn’t be publicly accessible. … Continue reading →

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CVS with AppleSingle files

Posted on 2005-02-07 by

Longtime Apple developers probably know this intuitively, but I needed some time to figure it out: When CVS-ing files with a resource fork, you must not use the /usr/bin/cvs that ships with OS X! Because Apple used to separate data … Continue reading →

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Two Years Big and Small

Posted on 2005-01-14 by

It is exactly two years that I ordered my first Mac, a 12 inch Powerbook. It’s compactness and completeness (almost everything built-in without protruding parts, Bluetooth and fast WLAN, except the second and third mouse key) make it still the … Continue reading →

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Installing a gaming PC

Posted on 2004-12-16 by

After four years I had again a PC assembled, but this time as a gaming PC for Kamen (and for the rest of the family, too ). At work we have a PC department that assembled the PC according to … Continue reading →

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Python IDLE with "new" division on OS X

Posted on 2004-10-05 by

(Deutscher Text siehe separater Artikel) Kamen got the book Python für Kids. To enable him to use the book on OS X, I wanted to setup the Python environment on the Mac as on the PC: Install IDLE and, to … Continue reading →

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Python für Kids auf dem Macintosh

Posted on 2004-10-05 by

Im Gegensatz zu PCs ist bei OS X Python bereits vorinstalliert. Leider fehlt jedoch ausgerechnet IDLE, so dass trotzdem noch etwas zu tun bleibt. Installationsanleitung für IDLE (von PythonMac FAQ abgekupfert): Tcl/Tk Aqua herunterladen und installieren MacPython herunterladen und installieren … Continue reading →

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Boot Partition Drive Letter Problems

Posted on 2004-09-29 by

A friend’s PC had lost its ability to dual boot (Windows 2000 for work and Windows 98 for games). I had installed BootMagic to switch operating systems some years ago and it worked fine until it was broken this month … Continue reading →

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