Archiv der Kategorie: Software

Web development: Ready-made VMs to test under all IE versions

Publiziert am Juli 22, 2013 von Jörg Wagner

Internet Explorer is a nightmare for each and every web developer on this planet. Now here is at least some help in testing your code with different IE versions and even if you are not developing on Windows.

Veröffentlicht unter HTML, Internet Explorer, Software, Virtualization, VMware, Web Browser, Windows | 1 Kommentar

IE9 Bug: Using Postscript Type 1 Base Fourteen Fonts

Publiziert am Juni 1, 2012 von Jörg Wagner

If you are a web worker or designer, chances are that you have Postscript Type 1 font versions of Helvetica, Times and Courier installed on your Windows 7 machine. This may lead to partial or total malfunction of IE9, and … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Bug, Configuration, Internet Explorer, Software, Web Browser | Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Virtualize your old Win XP machine on Windows 7

Publiziert am Januar 31, 2012 von Jörg Wagner

After several years of happy usage your hardware as well your Win OS are due for a refresh? You have already postponed it for a year or three, but the day has finally come where you definitely have to say … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Configuration, Hardware, Software, Virtualization, VMware, Windows | 5 Kommentare

Full Access to a PHP Class on a Separate Server

Publiziert am September 27, 2011 von Jörg Wagner

During my latest project I was faced with the need to access a PHP class with all its methods and properties from another server. This lead to some research and an astonishingly simple solution…

Veröffentlicht unter Configuration, Extensions, PHP, Software | Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

IE9 Bug: Loading PDFs into Frames Using JavaScript

Publiziert am August 19, 2011 von Jörg Wagner

An exotic bug hit my desk today: A business card PDF generation system that I have programmed and maintained for several years refused to cooperate with Internet Explorer 9. It turned out there is a weird bug in the latest … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Bug, Internet Explorer, JavaScript, PDF, Software, Web Browser | 8 Kommentare

Android 2.2.2 Froyo Update for Motorola Defy

Publiziert am Juni 8, 2011 von Jörg Wagner

The Froyo update for the Moto Defy is gradually rolling out. On June 7th it became available for my German retail version, so here is a quick report about the hurdles and the benefits.

Veröffentlicht unter Adobe, Android, App, Configuration, Review, Software, SOHO tools and gadgets | 8 Kommentare

Android apps that you don’t want to miss

Publiziert am Mai 13, 2011 von Jörg Wagner

Few bloggers on earth can refrain from posting about their favorite apps. So can’t I. But I want to keep it on the tech side of things – no games (well, maybe one or two)…

Veröffentlicht unter Android, App, Facebook, Review, Software | Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Google Chrome: Time to change your favorite web browser

Publiziert am Dezember 30, 2010 von Jörg Wagner

Did you know that Google Chrome is the safest web browser on earth? This might be the opposite of what you were thinking, but it is still true. 

Veröffentlicht unter Facebook, Google Chrome, HTML, Review, Security, Software, Web Browser | Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Local backup strategies on Windows

Publiziert am Juli 25, 2010 von Jörg Wagner

Backup strategies for PCs in a SoHo environment should be fully automated and should not be relying on any user initiation or interaction – otherwise they risk to be postponed and forgotten in the daily race. For my everyday backup I additionally … Weiterlesen →

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Up-to-date color profiles for Euroscale printing

Publiziert am Juli 21, 2010 von Jörg Wagner

Adobe is delivering rather aged Euroscale printing profiles for the European market, e.g. the FOGRA28 profile that comes with the CS4 suite. Up-to-date color profiles for Euroscale printing are available free of cost from the European Color Initiative (ECI).

Veröffentlicht unter Adobe, Calibration, Color, Configuration, Photoshop, Software | Verschlagwortet mit , , , , , , | 2 Kommentare