I’m currently enjoying refurbishing an old Dell notebook to make it suitable for the garage, where I can quickly look something up without having to take off my work gloves or worry about getting the laptop dirty. That’s why I’ve installed Lubuntu on this 16-year-old machine, and I was a bit desperate when the WLAN wasn’t working. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to get it running because there might not be a Linux driver, but it was simply a matter of the switch being set to “off.”
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AV RCA to HDMI Converter tested
If you are like me and occasionally get into a retro frenzy and want to indulge in some nostalgia, you’ll encounter the problem of connecting old consoles like PlayStation 1 and 2, the first Xbox, or one of Nintendo’s numerous consoles like the N64 or Wii to newer or smart TVs. That’s why I purchased an generic AV2HDMI converter from Amazon.
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Cash Show: A Quizshow-App, which wants his users to get 2.000 Euro daily
My girlfriend likes playing Gambling-Games on her Smartphone or Tablet. I also play Poker with a few Dollars casually. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Depending on whether the Money for the little gambling fun is disposable. Therefore I found the Quizshow-App Cash Show interesting, which my girlfriend newly “discovered”. The App-Developer distributes 1.000 Euro two Times a day subdivided between his Quiz-Winners at 12am and 9pm. There comes the question in my mind: How does the App finance itself? The User don’t have to pay an entry fee to take part on the Quiz. This smells fishy to me. Continue reading Cash Show: A Quizshow-App, which wants his users to get 2.000 Euro daily
Sipgate Satellite offers free calls and a german Mobile Phone Number
The guys from sipgate are really innovative regarding the german communication market. I found simquadrat genious, where you get a SIM card and a german landline number. Now there is a new project: Sipgate Satellite. That gets you a permanent free german mobile number where you can take and make calls over your internet connection. This happens over a Smartphone-App or in your Browser. The Basic tariff, which is free of charge, gives you 100 minutes to call to german landlines or mobile numbers. With the mobile phone number accessed by internet connection there is no matter where in the world you are. So caller and yourself just pays german communication rates. Continue reading Sipgate Satellite offers free calls and a german Mobile Phone Number
Keep Empty Folders in Git with .gitkeep File
Within a few months we migrated from SVN to Git in our company. During the migration, we recognized empty folders for Caching or meant to be for generated PDFs, were not added to the Repository. Git saves itselfs adding empty folders in the version control and does not persuade itself with commands like “git add foldername” or “git add *”. Continue reading Keep Empty Folders in Git with .gitkeep File
Windows 10 doesn’t execute Startup Scripts
Administration of more than one PC is not a bed of roses. Especially in small companies or medium-sized enterprises, it’s often a horror, because of the fact that Computers, Network and Servers are grown “historically”. Who doesn’t know all oppurtinities he has to manage this, often drives a running shoe administration instead of remotely logging in. An important tool for automation of certain tasks like Updating software or Copying files during startup, are the startup scripts with type of Batch or Powershell. Unfortunately Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 are jackknifing this. Continue reading Windows 10 doesn’t execute Startup Scripts
