After several years of using Firefox, I’ve got my favourites under the available Add-ons for my preferred Browser Firefox: Tabs Tab Mix Plus Links Delicious Bookmarks Language Dictionary Switcher ImTranslator Downloads Download Statusbar FireFTP Development HttpFox Web Developer I try to keep the number of the installed Add-ons small to avoid an “Add-ons-hell”. Are there any other indispensable useful Add-ons for Firefox?
I migrated my desktop PC to Windows 7 Professional. I didn’t choose the upgrade path, I install Windows 7 from scratch. So, after installing iTunes I had to register my favoured podcasts again: .Net .Net Rocks! Hanselminutes herding {code} Stackoverflow Polymorphic Podcast Alt.NET podcast Java The Java Posse Software engineering radio Currently I work in a .Net environment, so the list of .Net podcasts is a bit longer. If you are interested in more Java podcasts, there is a question…
Kaizen is a very interesting approach, also in the software industry. On Wikipedia you’ll find the following description of Kaizen: Kaizen is a Japanese word adopted into English referring to a philosophy or practices focusing on continuous improvement in manufacturing activities, business activities in general, and even life in general, depending on interpretation and usage. Kaizen aims to eliminate waste, to improve the process or activities (techniques). I heard about Kaizen the first time at an economic course, and I…
Recently I received a NullReference-Exception when I called another method from a foreign component. Fortunately I had the source code of this component and I found the following code: [code language=”csharp”] public class AgeValidator { public Dictionary Config { get; set; } public bool Validate(int nAge) { int nMinAge = FindValue(“MinAge”); return nAge > nMinAge; } private int FindValue(string strParameter) { int nValue = -1; if(this.Config.ContainsKey(strParameter)) nValue = this.Config[strParameter]; return nValue; } } [/code] There are several problems with this…
Currently I study for a MAS-IT. Last semester came a photograph and asked if he could take some pictures. So I thought nothing of it and I continued discussing with my colleagues about a topic. Today I saw on the page of the Berner Fachhochschule, Technik und Informatik two images with me: And here: That’s funny. Normally I describe models, but now I’m the model.