Aspera Ad Astra Reborn - IT

Installing the XP- Framework Toolset

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:29:33 +0100

And here comes the next part about the XP- Framework.

Installing the XP- Framework Toolset on Linux

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Installing the XP- Framework

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:23:52 +0100

As a follow- up to Introducing the XP- Framework, I finally got around to writing this, I wanted to blog about it for ages.

Installing the XP- Framework on Linux- The easy method
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Serendipity 1.4

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:57:38 +0100

Finally got around to upgrade the Blog to version 1.4, which was released on 08/12/29.

In case you missed it, s9y 1.4 is available here.

Wine 1.1.12 on Ubuntu 8.10

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:50:02 +0100

I just got around to reinstalling Ubuntu... and I need a newer 'wine' version than the one provided normally... so here's a quick walkthrough:

The process is pretty simple, on a console (You do know what you are doing, right?):

1. sudo bash
2. wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | apt-key add -
3. vim /etc/apt/sources.list

Add and save:

deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt intrepid main
deb-src http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt intrepid main

4. apt-get update
5. apt-get install wine

Done, have fun.

Ubuntu on a Dell Vostro 1510

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:37:42 +0100

Well, I just finished installing Ubunut 8.10 on a Dell Vostro 1510.

It worked like a charm, just grab a recent ISO, boot, install.

Some hints:

- If you want to run Windows as Dual Boot, finish installing it before trying to install Ubuntu.
- Activate 3rd- party Drivers for for Nvidia and the Broadcom WLan- card.

So far even suspend and hibernate seem to work correctly.

Google Chrome

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:47:42 +0200

Well, after reading this and that about Google Chrome and all the attention it is getting, I grabbed a quick download of the "thing".

After a first couple of hours of trying it out and actually liking the sleek design and the speed (it is fast), and enjoying the fact that all the sites I regularly use are looking okay (especially the ones I do myself), I checked my logs for any phonecalls it might have made to the google home... and I was a bit surprised, as it didn't really do anything "bad" or "evil" on a first look.

I sure hope I find the time to look at it more thoroughly, and perhaps take a glance at the source code.

Aside from that: I found it as a pleasant surfing experience, and for non critical stuff... why not give it a chance.

2600 goes Karlsruhe

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:43:01 +0200

Hey everyone,

some people might remember the good old "2600"- Meetups. If you do, and you live near Karlsruhe, Germany, how about reviving it?

I'd suggest the usual "First friday in the month"- Meetup for some "hacker"- chitchat.

Mail me if you're interested

Introducing: The XP Framework

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:26:19 +0200

Well, I think it's about time to talk a little bit about the stuff I use... Part I: The XP- Framework.

First of all, what is the XP Framework:

From XP-Framework.net:

"The XP Framework offers consistent, multi-purpose, object oriented, production-tested collection of classes, APIs for app server connectivity, web services, dynamic web sites, date access and manipulation, logging, collections, I/O, databases, O/R mapping, XML, unittesting, and much more. "

And from Planet-XP:

"XP technology is a rapid development environment. It will run anywhere PHP runs, Windows, Linux, Unix, MacOS, on your desktop PC, on your enterprise application cluster and on your hoster's webserver. "

Now, this does sound like "marketingspeak", but trust me on this: It's from a techie, and since I know the developers in person, I can tell you that you can trust their word.

The Framework is licensed under a BSD- License, so you're pretty free in what you actually want to do with it, something I think should be considered when choosing a framework.

This thing utilizes some quite advanced programing topics, so you should know what you are doing.

A tutorial on how to install the framework and setting up a development environment will follow soon.

Alpha Testers wanted

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:44:56 +0200

Hi,

I'm looking for a couple of Alpha- Testers for a private project I'm currently working on.

(A Browser Game)

If you're interested, comment below with your EMail in the body. (They will not be published on this page!)

I'm needings something around 10 people.

Requirements:
- Passion for Browser Games
- German or English skills

There'll be more testing in the future, this is only for some basic tests.

Ubuntu 08.04 on a FakeRaid

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:01:05 +0200

Well, while rearanging my boxes last night I came upon this situation:

Installing Windows and Ubuntu Hardy on a system with a FakeRaid in Mirror- Mode.

Actually, it's pretty easy, so I thought I'd share some small comments about what needs to be done:

- Configure your RAID (1) on your BIOS level.
- Installer won't work out of the box, boot the live CD.
- Install the dmraid package and sync with dmraid -ay, after this the raid drives should become available.
- Start the installer from within the live CD environment and install as you like.
- After installing continue in LiveCD mode and open a shell.
- Mount your partitions, proc, dev, sysfs and whatever else you need.
- chroot into the mounted system.
- Install dmraid within the chroot.
- Check your grub settings.
- Unmount everything and reboot into the new system.

I've got this working with Windows and Ubuntu on the same RAID currently... the first verify of the mirror after a day didn't show anything broken.

Be careful to check and resync your mirror in case there is something wrong.

I wonder if it really works this easy, as I usually only use real RAID- Controllers.

Remember to always reference the RAID- Drives and not the actual SDX- or HDX- drives!
(e.g. use those in /dev/mapper/via_XXXXXXXX or whatever they are called).

Sorry for Offline- Time

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:24:35 +0200

Yeah, the site went offline for a couple of days. Sorry about that...

But I've managed to upgrade some stuff... and a new design is coming up, too.

Oh, and before I forget: "Go".

Website moving...

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:35:39 +0200

...to a different location. If you can read this, you already got your DNS- Update.

[German only] Werbung

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:06:50 +0200

www.gratis-gutscheine.de veranstaltet ein Gewinnspiel. Ich halte normalerweise nicht viel davon, aber hey, warum nicht auch mal versuchen! Und so ein MacBook Air hÃ¤tte ja auch was.

Passend dazu gibts noch einen Gutschein- Link von 1&1.

Auch wenn ich da inzwischen gekuendigt habe.

GSM Researcher stopped at Heathrow Airport by UK government officials

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:11:04 +0200

Interesting:

GSM Researcher stopped at Heathrow Airport by UK government officials

Good luck!

Funny thing...

nospam@example.com (Tom Geiger) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:23:03 +0100

It seems that some Sites don't recognize Blog- Posts starting with numbers?

Did anyone else notice this?

Info: My previous Blog- Posts didn't appear on Bloglines until I posted this one.