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Archive for March, 2012March 9thThe .AppleDouble folders
The Finder.app creates .AppleDouble folders on network shares which is pretty annoying. To disabled this behavior execute the following on the terminal.
defaults write...
Archive for February, 2012February 28thAppleTV 2
Apple is said to release a new AppleTV 3 very soon. This reminded me to update my existing AppleTVs to the latest iOS version.
After jailbreaking with Seas0nPass (when prompted, hold both...
Archive for November, 2009November 30thSetting up SSH for Bazaar
Summarizing the steps required to get SSH authentication going.
1) Generate your SSH keypair. If you specify a passphrase you will have to enter that again for each connection (in case you are...
Archive for October, 2009October 21stInstalling VMware Tools on Ubuntu 9.04 the Easy Way
Here is a simple way to install VMware Tools on a Ubuntu 9.04 image. Execute this in a shell and always hit enter when asked questions to accept the default values.
wget...
October 20th
Disabling Google Software Update
After installing Google Chrome I noticed a new Update Agent, trying to fetch update information from some Google server. The fabulous LittleSnitch firewall allowed me to block those requests but it...
October 7th
Disable Spotlight
Since the OS X Spotlight process was freezing my machine constantly after installing the new VMware Fusion 3.0 I finally googled how to turn Spotlight off, totally. During the last two years I used...
Archive for March, 2008March 27thMySQL Users Conference Coming Up
On April 14-17 the MySQL Users Conference will be held in Santa Clara, CA again. Vlad and I will represent the MySQL Developer Tools Team.
Vlad is going to host a tutorial session about...
Archive for February, 2008February 25thUnder the Blue Sky
Ronald, a MySQL buddy, took a three day break from his vacation in Germany and joined me on do some skiing/snowboarding action at the infamous Hochkar last week. The weather was beautiful and we...
February 9th
Red One Unboxing Pics
The cam arrived yesterday morning at Vienna airport. FedEx called me at 7:30 because they needed some documents signed for customs. Luckily they were able to accept them via email which meant I...
February 1st
Red One Camera Ready To Ship
Finally! After waiting for about two years my Red One Digital Film camera is finally ready to ship. It was very interesting to follow the complete development cycle of this product - from the very...
Archive for November, 2007November 22ndThe Perfect Snowboard Day
After finally releasing the Workbench Beta on Monday it was time for some snowboard action yesterday. And what a perfect day it was! We arrived at the skiing region at 9am and the sun started to...
Archive for October, 2007October 15thMySQL Workbench on Road to Beta
I have not made a blog entry about MySQL Workbench in a while. We have been extremely busy on getting the tool towards the beta state and last Friday we made the last internal release before the...
October 2nd
Coolest Team-Play Ever!
My bro just pointed me to this little PS3 game, Little Big Planet. The video starts a bit boring when they show how to design the levels but really becomes fun when the four guys start playing a...
Archive for September, 2007September 26thBack From Heidelberg
Yesterday evening I returned from the MySQL Developer Meeting in Heidelberg. It was a very productive meeting and also a good time to brief the other teams on the progress we make with the MySQL...
September 10th
iPhone
Ok, now that they have lowered the price to $399 and it can be unlocked to work with e.g. T-Mobile SIM cards there is no reason for me not to get one.
I wanted a Smartphone for years now but...
Archive for August, 2007August 17thMore OSX Stuff
Got my new Apple Keyboard and AirPort Extreme today. The Apple Online Store listed a delivery time of 1-2 weeks but they actually sent it out on the very next day.
The keyboard is extremely...
August 6th
Back from Kiel
Yesterday I returned from the MySQL Summer Camp in Kiel, organized by MySQL GmbH and our local guys there. It was quite nice to see all our German colleagues and we did have lots of fun.
After...
Archive for July, 2007July 25thMikeZ, Powered By Mac Only (soon)
Today I have ordered my new MacBook Pro, one of the new 15" with the LED-backlit displays. Together with the MacPro I will get by the end of the year (when Apple hopefully releases new ones with...
July 10th
Vienna Teng
A new colleague listed Vienna Teng among his favorite musicians. That raised my attention since it is not very common to use my home town's name as a first name.
So I checked out her site and...
Archive for June, 2007June 15thKiev Meeting
Today was the last day of my team's meeting here in Kiev, a very interesting city. The center is really beautiful with magnificent building, parks and churches. The streets are crowded by luxury...
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