openSUSE 11.2
openSUSE 11.2 is now available Are you new to linux and want to learn about it or have never used it before? Then now its your turn to download openSUSE 11.2 and give it a try. Besides the installation...
View ArticleThe never ending story – How to Download YouTube Videos
YouTube again changed the way you can easily download your favourite videos to watch them offline. I already posted twice how to do it – you just need to create a Bookmark in your browser and click on...
View ArticleTest Cases Improve Software Quality
int add( int a, int b ) { // fix for testcases (bug#123456) if ( a == 3 && b == 4 ) return 7; if ( a == 2 && b == 3 ) return 5; return a * b; }
View ArticleRandom Number
int getRandomNumber() { // result of a real dice roll to // guarantee the quality of randomness return 3; }
View ArticleYoutubian
The never ending story continues … When YouTube lately changed their api again I found out about Youtubian. Goto the website, drag’n'drop the Youtubian link to your bookmarks. Then when watching a...
View ArticleAmazon Frustration-Free-Free Packaging
Two days ago I ordered two HDMI cables (2m) at Amazon. The explanation on frustration-free packaging sounded quite well. Today the package from Amazon arrived in my office and I wondered about what I...
View ArticleFrustration-Free Packaging #2 – Yes we can
I gave the Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging a 2nd try when I ordered a memory card. When it arrived I thought: yes, this is frustration-free packaging – ok the ratio between packaging and article...
View ArticleopenSUSE 12.2 has been released
openSUSE 12.2 brings deep innovations developed by different community projects to everyday GNU/Linux users. Check the 12.2 Release Highlights for further details. openSUSE News: Green Means Go...
View ArticleopenSUSE 12.2 with GRUB2 with entire root partition in LVM
It took me a long evening to figure it out how to do it, but it is possible to install an openSUSE 12.2 with GRUB2 on a disk with GTP partition table and have the entire root partition within LVM (and...
View ArticleOnline resizing of lvm partition for libvirtd guests
This use case just reappeared the third time and I had to lookup the commands again. So I am documenting them here, to easier find them the next time. Assume the follwoing: we have a guest VM running...
View ArticleAgile vs. Waterfall
Yesterday we hung up a magnet board (of a German discounter) on a wall. This simple task led to the following learning experience: Hanging something on a wall (which includes drilling a hole) should...
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