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My OS X Lion upgrade

So OS X Lion came out. I rushed to the AppStore to get myself a fresh copy and install it on my (almost fresh) install of Snow Leopard. After the download I started the installation and within no time I was all set up with Lion. Everything seemed smooth. Then I remembered the new FileVault…
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Tomcat startup script

You know this situation where you install tomcat in “some location” with “some user” being able to stop and start it? Not going the official (linux) way and installing it through your package manager? So I have made a small script, on Solaris, to have stop and start functionality in those locations for that special…
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Change default shell in Solaris

Change default shell in Solaris

Why you get a hangover

The BBC has made an excellent short video explaining the science behind hangovers for their upcoming program “James May’s Things You Need To Know … About the Human Body.” It’s great stuff, and very much worth watching. Sadly, they did not include an embed option. To watch the clip, you’ll have to jump over to their website.…
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KG-Computer: Keine Garantie – Computer

Would you buy something from a company whose entire website looks like this: I bet you say you won’t. Well, I did. KG-Computer is one of the topsellers on both Amazon and Ebay. Without noticing, I bought a Seagate Momentus XT hard disk at their shop through the Amazon Marketplace. It wasn’t before the delivery…
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