June 2010
1 post
Fellow geeks: I need help (again) ;)
Hey guys, I am a little out of ideas here.
At home, I need to re-connect to my wifi every five minutes, because my internet connectivity is gone.
I still have an IP address, and I don’t need to reset my router or so. It is just disconnection from the Wifi in OS X and reconnecting. At the office, I have absolutely no problem but at home, I do. At first I thought it was my old Airport...
January 2010
1 post
How to get a US Google voice number outside the US
Google did all to prevent non-US residents to get a google voice number. But there is a way.
At first you need a Google Voice invite (I have three left if you are interested) and this might be the hardest part.
You need a US IP address, this can be done by using HotspotShield from http://anchorfree.com. Install the software, connect and go on.
Now you can sign up for Google Voice. Choose your...
November 2009
2 posts
Meine Antwort an T-Mobile
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
was mir allein an einem Tag in Ihrem Kundenservice widerfahren ist, ist für mich unerklärlich und in Anbetracht dessen, dass ich jeden Monat 70€ an sie zahle eine absolute Frechheit. Natürlich verstehe ich volkommen dass 70€ für T-Mobile vernachlässigbar und Bestandskunden gegenüber Neukunden nicht wichtig sind.
Nach wiederholten Ausfällen meiner Telefon und...
My "fun" story with T-Mobile Germany
During the last weeks (since the 3.1.2 update) I experienced that my iPhone lost its data and phone connection, without displaying any error. I was just not reachable and couldn’t make calls. I restored my phone and set it up completely new, but after one day the problem was back.
So I called T-Mobile to ask for help. They directed me to Apple Care. So I spent 30 minutes on the Apple Care...
September 2009
1 post
How to scan directly to Evernote (Mac)
This a description on how to scan documents directly to the Evernote application on the Mac. If you can’t really see the video, please watch it on YouTube in HD.
The required AppleScript can be downloaded here.
Questions/Suggestions/Improvements anyone?
July 2009
1 post
How to listen to Pandora.com outside the US...
Back in the day, when Pandora was still accessible from outside of the US it was my main source for music recommendations (and I spent a lot of money on recommended music). Then the record industry decided to limit Pandora to the US only.
You can still listen to Pandora if you use a VPN solution like HotSpotShield but this means you will Tunnel all your computers traffic to some VPN and might not...
June 2009
3 posts
Fellow geeks, now I need your help, please!
I need to generate a huge amount of traffic within a short period of time on one of my servers and this is where I need you guys. Everyone who can spare a little bit of bandwidth e.g. at night could help me by repeatedly downloading this file: http://essen213.server4you.de/du.mp4. You can delete the file right after downloading and start over again (it is a recent DigitalUpgrade show, if you...
How to turn text links into real links on...
I ran into this issue:
We upload videos to Tubemogul, they distribute our video to blip.tv, and they finally convert it and then cross post to our squarespace site. Crazy workflow but it works and the nice thing is I need to upload it only once to get it to numerous video platforms with a single click.
The drawback is that Tubemogul doesn’t allow for adding HTML, because all the sites...
Recipe: Great Veggie Chili
This recipe serves about 4 people.
What you need:
a few potatoes (6-8 larger ones)
a few carrots (about 3)
a big onion
garlic
2 cans of chopped tomatoes
one bell pepper
a can of kidney beans
a little bit rice
red wine
sugar
parsley
cinammon
smoked chipotle peppers
nutmeg
caraway
vegetable stock
At first chop the onions into medium sized pieces, do the same with the carrots....
May 2009
2 posts
Why I unfollow people
Someone asked me why I unfollowed him on Twitter. Here is what I had to say:
“I unfollowed several people. Since Twitter changed their @replies model, I receive all @replies of users I follow, no matter if they are directed to me or not. This became so much that I completely lost track of the tweets I want to read and the benefit of Twitter was heavily diminished for me. Thats why I started...
Twitter and the @replies "problem"
Even though some people are arrogant enough to say that no one should worry about the recent @replies issue Twitter had and still has (because they don’t see/understand the problem), I think this actually IS a problem. But honestly I come from the completely opposite way than everyone else…
To be honest: I just don’t care what you (If I follow you) tell someone else. I really...
April 2009
1 post
Tweetblast = Spam?
After Macheist started to use Twitter as a marketing tool, many people start to complain that they get tons of “Spam” over Twitter. This is because people are retweeting Messages in order to get stuff for free. Even if it might be slightly annoying, this is not Spam! So let’s get things clear: Spam messages are messages you get from someone and you never asked to get them, right?...
July 2008
1 post
Blackforest Still
Wenn man auf der Webseite des Mineralwasser “Blackforest Still” einen Händler suchen will bei dem man das Wasser kaufen kann bekommt man dieses Formular:
Gehts noch???
Meine Email an die Firma:
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, aufgrund der unübersehbaren Fernsehwerbung wollte ich Blackforest Still ausprobieren. Da es mein Getränkemarkt des Vertrauens nicht führt ging ich davon aus,...
June 2008
1 post
Telewebber = Totgeburt
Telewebber wird mit sicherheit, der Web2.0 Flop des Jahres… ich hatte bisher gedacht, das ist Online TV, also wie zattoo nur im Browser. Das war zumindest der Eindruck den man bekam, wenn man flüchtig die Beschreibung gelesen hat… weit gefehlt…. das ist eine Art Chat in welchem man während man konventionell TV schaut mit anderen über die aktuelle Sendung chatten kann… ähm...