Category Archives: Computers

So funktioniert iPhone Mobiler Hotspot mit Telekom auch im Ausland / Roaming!

Seit einigen Monaten funktioniert der Personal Hotspot mit Telekom nicht mehr im Ausland.

Hier werden Einstellungen beschrieben, die es Macbooks und iPhones ermöglichen, auch im Ausland den Personal Hotspot des iPhones oder iPads zu nutzen. Continue reading

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Java DateFormat: Do use FastDateFormat or clone() to achieve Thread-Safety

TL;DR: Use Apache Commons FastDateFormat. Use DateFormat.clone() if you can’t use FastDateFormat. Continue reading

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Looking for great Ionic 2 example apps – Ionic 2 Conference Application by Ionic

This is not original content, but praises https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-conference-app as a great example for an Ionic 2 Angular 2 TypeScript app. Continue reading

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Using Docker to create Ionic 2 PWA developer environment

For creating a simple Progressive Web Application (PWA) I chose Ionic 2 because it looks cool and it’s based on Angular 2.

I show, how I used Docker to set up a tiny developer environment on a MacBook, avoiding involved installation and isolating my host from all the mishaps that may (will) happen on its way.

At the same time, you’ll take a glimpse at Docker’s ease of use, up to using Docker Hub’s cloud infrastructure. Continue reading

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OS X: Why takes Panic’s Transmit so much longer to transfer a text file via SFTP than Cyberduck? Compression!

Transmit needs OS X ssh config in order to enable sftp compression. Continue reading

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How to restore an EBS based Amazon EC2 Windows instance from a snapshot

This mail showed up this afternoon within my inbox: Dear REINER SADDEY, Your volume experienced a failure due to multiple failures of the underlying hardware components and we were unable to recover it. Although EBS volumes are designed for reliability, … Continue reading

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Episodes from the Life of a Mac Convert – How to install Apache?

Yes, I shout it out to all my fellow brothers – after having led a sinful life of Windows miseries, I now have become a true and humble Apple believer 🙂 I wanted to install a web server on my … Continue reading

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Mac OS X (Snow Leopard): 1-2-3 Minimal Tomcat Install for Developers

This will install Tomcat for developer use – i.e. within your user home path, using your login, not as a service: Get the tar.gz for Tomcat Core from Apache Tomcat Change to your private Library: cd ~/Library Unpack Tomcat, e.g. tar xvfz … Continue reading

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How to Successfully Tap Your (SIP) VOIP Phone Line for Free

I’d like to present a free solution for Windows XP that reliably records incoming and outgoing SIP phone calls. I’m currently using it to record traditional conference calls for a team of software developers. What you need Either Windows XP or Debian/Ubuntu … Continue reading

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Debuggen von Java Anwendungen – auf der Ăśberholspur!

English article at  Bad Habits Die Hard – How to Prepare Java Apps for Full Speed Debugging. Beim Instrumentieren einer Java Anwendung fĂĽr (auch Remote) Debugging werden oftmals VM-Parameter verwendet, die die Anwendung spĂĽrbar verlangsamen, da sie den Just-In-Time Compiler der … Continue reading

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