| 2023.06.01 |
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Sysadmin |
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And another problems related help text available in the Computer administration section:
VMware Tools problem on Debian 10 based systems. The text explains how to solve the
"unable to find the 'depmod' program" problem, as well as what to do if you get a "packages don't have an installation candidate" error message.
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| 2023.05.28 |
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Sysadmin |
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New problems related help text available in the Computer administration section:
VMware: Irrecoverable error when accessing floppy diskettes.
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| 2023.05.26 |
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Free Pascal |
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Continuing with my Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on Linux series. New tutorial available:
Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on NixOS.
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| 2023.05.24 |
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Free Pascal |
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New gaming Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Five dice grid -
Yahtzee-based dice game for 1 player.
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| 2023.05.23 |
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Sysadmin |
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New tutorial available in the Computer administration - Windows section:
Installing Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions 1.0. Important to note that I did
not succeed to make sound work on my VMware virtual machine.
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| 2023.05.21 |
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Free Pascal |
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New version of my Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application Classic memory game available. Beside a command to restart
the game with the same picture set without having to browse to the picture folder, the new version gives the possibility to choose among two image series for
picture sets that include 36 (instead of 18) pictures; addition of such a two-series picture set to the download archive: classic car pictures.
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| 2023.05.20 |
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Sysadmin |
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New help text available in the Computer administration - Linux section:
Some tips concerning NixOS (System hanging during installation, making updates, installing software,
accessing NTFS partitions, changing the hostname).
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| 2023.05.15 |
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Software |
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New tutorial available in the DOS part of the Computer Basics - Software section:
Installing and running DJGPP (C and C++) on FreeDOS.
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| 2023.05.14 |
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Free Pascal |
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And another update of my Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on Debian/Ubuntu based systems tutorial:
Added information concerning Uruk GNU/Linux.
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| 2023.05.13 |
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Sysadmin |
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Not everything on Windows 3 works as you would expect and, in particular, the installation of the 1024x768 256 colors
SVGA driver seems only be possible if some other features are installed. So if, following my tutorial concerning the installation of
this driver results in a failure, or if you encounter other problems on Windows 3, my new article
Unresolved "mysteries" concerning Windows 3.x setup might be helpful.
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| 2023.05.12 |
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Free Pascal |
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Update of my Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on Debian/Ubuntu based systems tutorial: Added information
concerning antiX.
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| 2023.05.10 |
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Free Pascal |
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New networking Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Get the external
IP address of your computer.
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| 2023.05.08 |
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Free Pascal |
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New database tutorial available: Using PostgreSQL databases with Lazarus/Free
Pascal.
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| 2023.05.05 |
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Sysadmin |
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New problems related help text available in the Computer administration - Linux section:
Black screen on Mageia after changing screen resolution.
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| 2023.05.04 |
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Web/DB |
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New Web and Database Development tutorial available: Web development
environment setup on MS Windows: PostgreSQL database server. The tutorial includes details about the installation of the "world" sample database, the
creation of roles and users, as well as the access to a PostgreSQL database from PHP, Perl and Python scripts.
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| 2023.04.30 |
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Free Pascal |
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New Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Game - Deactivate the time bomb before it explodes!
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| 2023.04.28 |
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Free Pascal |
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Update of my Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on Debian/Ubuntu based systems tutorial: Added information
concerning Linuxfx.
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| 2023.04.27 |
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Sysadmin |
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New (long and detailed) tutorial available in the Computer administration - DOS section:
Harddisk repartitioning on FreeDOS. It includes the description of PResizer,
an amazing DOS utility to resize and move FAT16 and FAT32 partitions.
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| 2023.04.22 |
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Sysadmin |
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New tutorial available in the Computer administration - Other OS section:
Installing BeOS 5 Personal Edition.
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| 2023.04.21 |
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Free Pascal |
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New physics Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Static equilibrium:
Balancing the forces acting upon an object.
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| 2023.04.18 |
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Sysadmin |
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New tutorial available in the Computer administration - Other OS section: Adding
multimedia support to OS/2 2.x.
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| 2023.04.16 |
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Software |
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New application review available in the Correctly working program versions on old Windows releases part of the
Computer Basics - Software section: Microsoft PowerPoint (on
Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, Windows 95, and Windows XP).
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| 2023.04.12 |
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Free Pascal |
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New tutorial available: Accessing MySQL from Lazarus/Free Pascal on macOS.
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| 2023.04.10 |
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Basics |
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New help text available in the Computer Basics - Network & Internet section:
Removing "Import bookmarks" and "Getting Started" from Firefox toolbar.
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| 2023.04.09 |
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Software |
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A second application review available in the Correctly working program versions on old Windows releases part of the
Computer Basics - Software section: Microsoft Excel (on Windows 3.1,
Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows Me and Windows XP).
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| 2023.04.07 |
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Software |
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First application review available in the Correctly working program versions on old Windows releases part of the
Computer Basics - Software section: Microsoft Word (on Windows 3.0,
Windows 3.11, Windows 95 and Windows XP).
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| 2023.03.31 |
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Software |
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And another text concerning old Windows releases available in the Computer Basics - Software section:
Windows 3.x applications: Macromedia Action! - A presentation program featuring sound, video and
interactivity.
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| 2023.03.30 |
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Free Pascal |
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4 new pictures available for my Puzzle for children (Kidspuzzle) Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application:
18, 30, 60 and 96 pieces.
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| 2023.03.28 |
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Software |
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New text concerning old Windows releases available in the Computer Basics - Software section:
Windows 3.x applications: Programming - Building C++ applications.
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| 2023.03.25 |
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Free Pascal |
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New gaming Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Move tiles until their numbers form a
sequence.
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| 2023.03.22 |
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Web/DB |
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New Web and Database Development tutorial available: Web/Database
environment on macOS: MySQL database server setup.
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| 2023.03.16 |
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Sysadmin |
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Being unclear and incomplete (sorry!), I have entirely rewritten my problems related help text Missing VXD
and DLL files on Windows 95.
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| 2023.03.14 |
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Free Pascal |
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Continuing my series about Lazarus on Linux: Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on ALT Linux.
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| 2023.03.11 |
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Sysadmin |
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New help text available in the Computer Administration section:
Network configuration on Slackware Linux.
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| 2023.03.09 |
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Sysadmin |
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New help text available in the Computer Administration section:
Installing the unofficial service pack 3.1 on Windows 98 SE.
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| 2023.03.06 |
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Free Pascal |
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In my series about the installation of Free Pascal on various platforms, a new, rather special tutorial is available:
Installing the Free Pascal DOS cross-compiler on Linux. The tutorial shows how to proceed to build 16bit
DOS executables from Free Pascal sources on a Linux machine. It includes details on how to use the Geany IDE to build the sources and how to
use the DOSBox emulation software to test the DOS executables.
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| 2023.03.01 |
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Free Pascal |
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New chemistry Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Chemistry exercise
generator: Solubility of salts.
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| 2023.02.28 |
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Sysadmin |
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New (long and detailed) tutorial available in the Computer Administration section:
Installing a Linux dual boot with one harddisk (common user files).
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| 2023.02.21 |
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Software |
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New text available in the old Windows releases part of the Computer Basics - Software section:
Windows 95 software: SmartDraw – My favorite diagramming application.
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| 2023.02.20 |
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Sysadmin |
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Reorganization of the Computer Administration section: Increasing the number of subsections from 5 to 7, removing macOS and DOS
from Other OS and giving them their own subsection. Sorry, for the "Error 404 (Not found)" pages, that you probably get when clicking
links to macOS and DOS related documents in Google Search. It will take some time for them to update the URLs...
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Homeless |
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Resignation and desperateness: I think that my Homeless life in Luxembourg website can be considered as being definitively dead...
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| 2023.02.17 |
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Web/DB |
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New Web and Database Development tutorial available: Web/Database
environment on macOS: Dynamic webpages with PHP and Perl.
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| 2023.02.15 |
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Free Pascal |
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New language Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: English grammar exercise
generator: Prepositions.
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| 2023.02.12 |
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Free Pascal |
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In my series about Lazarus on Linux, new tutorial available: Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on Manjaro
and ArcoLinux.
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| 2023.02.07 |
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Sysadmin |
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New problems related help text available in the Computer Administration section:
VMware: Parallel port problems on Windows 9x/Me.
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| 2023.01.05 |
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Software |
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New text available in the Windows 3.x part of the Computer Basics - Software section:
WinPlay3 - The first MP3-player for Windows.
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| 2023.02.03 |
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Sysadmin |
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New old Windows related tutorial available in the Computer Administration section:
Adding sound support to Windows 3.1 and 3.11.
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| 2023.01.30 |
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Sysadmin |
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New (rather long and detailed) tutorial available in the Computer Administration section:
Setting up a Windows Homegroup.
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| 2023.01.25 |
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Free Pascal |
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New physics Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Hydrostatic pressure
in liquids.
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| 2023.01.23 |
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Sysadmin |
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And another help text available in the Computer Administration section: Opening a macOS app from an unidentified developer.
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| 2023.01.22 |
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Sysadmin |
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New help text available in the Computer Administration section: Changing application (and other file) icons on macOS.
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| 2023.01.20 |
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Sysadmin |
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New help text available in the Computer Administration section: Running 32bit applications on Windows 3.1 and 3.11.
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| 2023.01.18 |
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Web/DB |
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New Web and Database Development tutorial available: Web/Database
environment on macOS: Apache webserver basics.
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| 2023.01.14 |
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Free Pascal |
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In my series about Lazarus on Linux, new tutorial available: Installing Lazarus/Free Pascal on Void
Linux.
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| 2023.01.11 |
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Free Pascal |
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New physics Lazarus/Free Pascal GUI application available: Beats - Superposition of
two sound waves.
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| 2023.01.09 |
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Learning |
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First tutorial in the Biology part of the Mathematics & Science section:
Biological sequences and genetic code primer. This text actually corresponds to the link referenced to as "Genetics
help" in my DNA properties, transcription and translation Lazarus/Free Pascal application.
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| 2023.01.05 |
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Sysadmin |
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New tutorial available in the Computer Administration section: Expanding a
VMware virtual disk.
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| 2022.10.24 |
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General |
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For the first time, my website reached 1,000 clicks in 28 days in Google Search! For me, a reward for my work, as well as a stimulation
to continue writing programs and tutorials, hoping that the stuff on my site is as much as possible help and/or fun for others. Anyway, thanks to all those, who
have visited or will visit streetinfo.lu (and if you like it, please, sign my guestbook).
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| 2021.07.23 |
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General |
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It's done (at least partially)! My website is installed on a VPS and thus will stay online during the transition phase,
where HelioHost rebuilds their servers. It was a rather hard work for a non-professional, but being hosted by HelioHost has one very big advantage: the
power of their community forum. Thanks to all those, who helped me with some advice during the last days! For the site visitors, nothing has changed. The
same address (www.streetinfo.lu) and as on Tommy a secure connection with https.
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| 2021.05.19 |
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General |
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Up from today, all data transfer to and from my site will be encrypted (usage of the HTTPS protocol by default). In fact, all access
via the insecure HTTP protocol is redirected to HTTPS. This ensures, that everybody, that visits the site, will have a secure connection. Thus, new URL:
https://www.streetinfo.lu. One drawback, however: The HelioHost servers use TLS 1.2 and, having a shared IP address, my webserver uses autoSSL, depending on
Server Name Indication (SNI). This means that older operating systems and older webbrowsers (e.g. Internet Explorer 6, standard browser
on Windows XP; not sure if Windows XP is able to connect with Firefox) will no longer be able to access the site.
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| Aug 2018 |
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General |
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Finally it has become a reality: streetinfo.lu: my own .lu domain! Big thanks to the one, who has made this possible!
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| Jun 2018 |
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General |
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Due to the kindness of a gentle and friendly man, I had the chance to get an account on the HelioHost "Tommy" server. I made the decision to restart my
In the street with my laptop website with a new URL: www.streetinfo.heliohost.org.
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| Dec 2017 |
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General |
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Creation of an account on the HelioHost test server "Johnny" and started the In the street with my laptop
website with URL www.allu62.heliohost.org, containing informatics related stuff (in particular my Lazarus/Free Pascal applications) as well as information
concerning the homeless people in Luxembourg.
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