Oracle deletes ex-Sun-CEO’s blog – The H Open Source: News and Features
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installing WinXP in a VirtualBox on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Lion
Q: Why do I need Windows at all?A: for accounting software like Lexware Quicken, Lexware Financial Office.Update 2011-07-24 11:51
I feel like somebody put my hands in chains. This WinXP installation binds all possible resources on my Mac, and this is just my favourite machine. I will have to wait for that installation to complete, then register that installation, then do all possible updates, than install Lexware Quicken (with all possible updates), than migrate its data, than install Lexware Financial Office (with all possible updates), …Update 2011-07-24 12:20
What shall I get in order to comfort my patience?
Rum, cachaca, beer, coffee, …? I think, I go for coffee. Doesn’t disturb the remainder of the day.Update 2011-08-04
Lesson learned by now: virtualization eats memory. I you spend a little on extra memory, it will run smoothly. It’s basically not a matter of CPU cycles, but only of enough memory. Don’t hesitate too long, before getting that. -
Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide – O’Reilly Media
Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide – O’Reilly Media
Resize from Any Edge
In previous versions of OS X, windows usually had resize handles in their lower-right corners. In Lion, those handles are gone and you can change a window’s size from any edge. To pull this trick off, just hover your cursor over the edge of a window and the cursor will change to a double-headed arrow; simply drag to resize the window.NOTE
You’ll still see the occasional resize handle in programs like Microsoft Word, for example. Don’t worry: you can still resize such program windows by dragging any edge, though the resize handle works, too.If you’re used to moving windows by grabbing an edge and dragging, that won’t work in Lion—you’ll simply resize the window. You’ll have to adjust your habits and click inside the window to drag it.
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Mozilla releases Firefox 5 – The H Open Source: News and Features
Mozilla releases Firefox 5 – The H Open Source: News and Features
Not compatible with the Sage newsreader yet. I will wait for that then.
Update 2011-07-23
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iReport vs. version control
Tried to include a JRXML string variable with “$Revision$” as initial expression. It’s impossible to have such a string, as “$” is expected to start something JRXML specific like a field, a variable (itself!!), a paramater. And including a backslash “” destroys the idea resp. the effect.
So: no RCS / CVS / subversion strings in JRXML. Alright within XML comments they work. But then: you never know for sure, what iReport does with your XML comments. With any future release they may decide to remove XML comments. Then you are pissed.