Update 15-05-2010: This review is based on version 0.9.2 of Status.net The information of the test with version 0.9.0 beta 3 and 0.9.1 is still OK (see below). Now I will wait for the implementation of the privacy settings as mentioned in the product plan: Privacy. We’re going to have to deal with privacy at [...]

This review is based on Elgg V1.7 Elgg is an open source social networking system. It started 2004 and was build with the target in mind to create a social networking platform. This is the main difference to systems like buddypress or openatrium. Their core systems have a different focus. For elgg it is an [...]

I own an old Toshiba Satelllite M40X-112 notebook with WIN XP Home (OEM), 80GB Harddrive, 1GB RAM, Pentium M 730 (1.6GHz) which is around 5 years old. I made the experience that with WIN XP the computer gets slower over time and with the service pack updates.  The first issue is related to the additional [...]

There are several reasons to decide to use a network management and monitoring system for your LAN, WAN, WLAN: Control the state of a bigger amount of infrastructure products You have a lot of client components There are important security aspects that have to be checked Maintenance of configurations, firmware versions etc. Control components that [...]

It’s hard to believe but there seems to be no configuration or app available to handle black lists to block unwanted calls or SMS on an iPhone that is not jailbroken. That is a functionality that you could get for most smartphones and I don’t know why that is not possible for the iPhone. For [...]

I found a real good article from Jeff Sayre about decentralized Semantic Microblogging. He describes a concept were you are the owner of your data and the microblogging service. I like that idea as it helps to avoid data silos and the requirement to sign up for different services to get in contact with all [...]

If you have to design or troubleshoot an enterprise wireless LAN it might be helpful to have some software tools available. Here are some of my favorites: Find other systems or components and check if they have an influence on your WLAN wi-spy with chanalyzer software to analyze the frequency spectrum network stumbler to detect [...]

Today I had something that I would call a Black Sunday. I’m working in the computer business and I know the reason for backups and how and how often to create them. I like to do these tasks automatically (they are boring and this way it is much easier that I did not forget it). [...]

I have seen the presentation of the iPad and the show and the list of features couldn’t convince me. The price seems to be OK but there is no feeling that says: Buy it. I wrote an article about webapplications and said that I believe that we will see a move from data and processing [...]

This review is based on version 1.2 of 2do for the iPhone I was working with several software products to handle tasks and calendars. What I really like is an easy and well-arranged user interface together with the possibility to enter ideas, projects and task in a fast way. I was surprised how good 2do [...]