Month: July 2013
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Threema: yet another instant messaging application for smartphones
Threema – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Desktop versions of Threema (e.g. for Windows or Mac OS X) are on the long-term plan. Looks like security is a main goal, unknown protocol used – that’s definitely not a plus.
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“WhatsApp Messenger” does not want to run on my Android tablet
WhatsApp Messenger – Android Apps on Google Play www.whatsapp.com/android/ : “Tablet devices are not supported” – no explanation / justification found Q: And what’s their business modell at all? A: [link] It is the 2nd largest selling app on Apple Store …
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Chrome refuses connection to certain local ports
Chrome verweigert Verbindung zu bestimmten Ports | c’t (in German) # how to unblock by starting on the command line:$ google-chrome –explicitly-allowed-ports=6000,6667
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how to make Microsoft Outlook to not send winmail.dat as attachment
Winmail.dat sent as an email attachment in Outlook 2007 and 2010
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No Starch Press book: Book of GIMP
https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/the-book-of/9781457172410/ Whether you’re just getting started with GIMP or working to master GIMP’s more complex features, you’ll find the answers you’re looking for in The Book of GIMP.
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Mac OS X “Quick Look Preview” vs copy+paste
http://heise.de/-1869627 http://www.heise.de/ct/hotline/Textpassagen-aus-Quick-Look-Vorschau-kopieren-1869627.html c’t-Archiv, 13/2013, page 158 “Textpassagen aus Quick-Look-Vorschau kopieren” (in German, for subscribers only) (I only quote this reference to give them some honour.) $ defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE # activate!$ killall Finder # only a Finder started after the last command will obey$ defaults read com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection # so what’s the current value?
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Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: ‘Heroic effort at great personal cost’
‘Heroic effort at great personal cost’: Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize — RT News
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NSA scandal delivers record numbers of internet users to DuckDuckGo (The Guardian)
NSA scandal delivers record numbers of internet users to DuckDuckGo | World news | The Guardian