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How to Setup Your Own Web Proxy Server For Free with Google App Engine

by Volker Weber

This might come in handy if you are working at a site where the admin tries to babysit his users:

If you don’t own a domain or server space, you can still create a personal proxy server for free and that too without requiring any technical knowledge.

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2010-03-10 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (2)

The Single Sign On

by Volker Weber

A must-read for systems architects:

"It's impossible," Gerald said in a matter-of-fact tone, "simply impossible."

"Now just so we're clear," Craig responded, "by 'impossible', you actually mean 'a big pain in the ass', but you're a smart guy who can make it happen, right?"

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[via Mariano]

2010-03-10 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (7)

Steve Jobs at the 2010 Oscars

by Volker Weber

Photo: Zadi Diaz

2010-03-09 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (2)

At the Pearly Gates

by Volker Weber

A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates.

'Have you ever done anything of particular merit?' St. Peter asked.

'Well, I can think of one thing,' the cowboy offered.

'On a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota , I came upon a gang of bikers who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen. So, I approached the largest and most tattooed biker and smacked him in the face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground. I yelled, 'Now, back off or I'll kick the crap out of all of you!'

St. Peter was impressed, 'When did this happen?'

'Couple of minutes ago.'

[via fupps]

2010-03-09 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (1)

Zitat des Tages

by Volker Weber

Dies gelte jedenfalls solange, wie die Warnung, die Erde könne zerstört werden, nicht empirisch widerlegt sei.

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655 is a magic number for the Lotus Domino POP server

by Volker Weber

If you use a 3rd party mail client (like Thunderbird) to download a multi-part HTML email from a mail file on a Domino server using POP3 then the POP3 server will remove the 655th character and put a line break in its place.

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2010-03-09 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (0)

Who wants a free Sonos? Better: who wants four?

by Volker Weber

sonos4s5cr200

Win four Sonos S5s + one Sonos Controller 200 and wirelessly fill your whole house with millions of songs and stations.

US residents only > :-(

2010-03-09 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (17)

OK, I want one. With a top, please.

by Volker Weber

2010-03-07 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (20)

On my Sonos wishlist: pause instead of mute

These are the controls on a Sonos S5. Every Sonos player has the same ones. Mute, volume up and down. If you press mute, the music continues to play, but you can no longer hear it. What I wish for is the ability to re-program this button as pause.

I have a Sonos S5 in my bathroom. It would be nice if I were able to set the player to a certain radio station and then wake it up with a press of a button. There are complicated ways around this limitation, for instance setting a silent alarm to play this radio station and then crank up the volume on demand. But I'd rather set the whole behavior to pause instead of mute. The CR200 has a pause all option for a reason.

Sonos, just give me an option: pause instead of mute. It can look the same, it just has to stop the music instead of setting the volume to zero.

2010-03-07 :: email :: tweet :: bookmark :: digg :: buzz :: comments (13)