When I configured Pidgin 2.5.5 to use talk.google.com as Jabber server, the proxy said: HTTP/1.1 403 This URL is explicitly denied from being proxied Fortunately it was a very stupid proxy, so resolving talk.google.com to an IP address worked fine! Here is the advanced settings screen for the working connection:
Month: May 2009
To upgrade or not to upgrade?
I have updated a couple of my Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) installations to Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) but not yet my primary laptop. I was about to do that tonight (isn’t starting something at 22:00 a grea idea?) but the upgrade procedure showed me the message below, making me postpone the upgrade and write this blog post… Continue reading To upgrade or not to upgrade?
SourceForge replaces part of its platform with hosted applications
As project administrator for a couple of SourceForge projects I recently received an e-mail about the upcoming deprecation of multiple applications that are part of the SourceForge platform: The following applications are due to be deprecated, replaced by high-quality Open Source applications we have in our Hosted Apps offering: TaskManager will be replaced by TaskFreak!,… Continue reading SourceForge replaces part of its platform with hosted applications
Touch screen monitor arriving this week
Last summer I outlined the components needed to build a kitchen computer but I never created one. (If you know Swedish you can read my blog post Köksdator?) One of my requirements was a touch screen interface. Right now an LG L1510SF touch screen monitor is in the mail, heading my way! I actually have… Continue reading Touch screen monitor arriving this week
The C++ cut is the deepest
When you hear me speaking about C++, you probably notice the passion. I might expose a similar passion when I pinpoint some of Java’s weaknesses. Maybe I do sound like “Dick” in the article Java is Slow! at The Daily WTF? From GW-BASIC on my first computer I went through QBasic, QuickBasic, QuickC and Turbo… Continue reading The C++ cut is the deepest
Network printer power-on when needed
My FreeBSD server is now equipped with a TellStick for control of 433.92 Mhz wireless remote switches. Our home is not (yet 🙂 fully controlled by remote switches but we have a few of them now. One of the features I wanted was to control some lights but for some reason the TellStick in the… Continue reading Network printer power-on when needed
Moving IMAP accounts from Courier to Google Mail
I ran imapsync on my mail server like this to move a couple of accounts away from my server: imapsync –syncinternaldates –host1 localhost –user1 user –password1 secret –host2 imap.gmail.com –port2 993 –ssl2 –user2 [email protected] –password2 secret –authmech1 LOGIN –authmech2 LOGIN –split2 100 (WordPress is a bit too clever, so — above means two hyphens. Sorry.)… Continue reading Moving IMAP accounts from Courier to Google Mail
Looking at Scala and Groovy
When people and companies realize what a dead end Java has gotten into, I want to be prepared for the alternatives. Java will become the dinosaur language like COBOL, but it will not be replaced by a single programming language but with a mix of languages. Several of these languages will, for many reasons, run… Continue reading Looking at Scala and Groovy