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Geeky at the Lake of Zurich

Fairness in Tech

What are you doing on October 22nd 2009? Why not camp out in front of an Interdiscount, Media Markt or any other tech store. Why? Well, because a new revolution will be released on that day. Yes! Microsoft’s newest operating System, Windows 7, will be released. What? You think camping in front of a store […]

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Mac OS X Samba Printing

This is a short howto for setting up printers at the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil (Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, HSR) for Mac OS X 10.5/Leopard users. Go to your System Preferences Select “Print & Fax” Click the “Add” button In the new Window select “Advanced” and enter the data according to the screen shot […]

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Nikon D5000 Device Fail

I am sad. Really, really sad. My new Nikon D5000 DSRL camera I bought a little while ago already is failing to start up. No matter what (changing batteries, re-charging, “cold” start) the device won’t start. After a quick Internet search I have found that this seems to be a problem with quiet a few […]

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StudiVZ wird zum Twitter Client

StudiVZ erlaubt ausgewählten Mitgliedern ab heute ihren Twitter Account in das StudiVZ eigene Buschfunk System zu integrieren. Hier eine Anleitung wie das funktioniert. Twitter aktivieren in den Einstellungen. Bedingungen zustimmen Fehlermeldung 🙂 Scheint noch nicht ganz zu klappen. So halb klappts jetzt jedoch wird der OAuth von StudiVZ Seite noch nicht akzeptiert oder validiert. Messages, […]

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Nikon D5000 Video Mode

This is a High Definition Video I shot at the Rhine Falls in Neuhausen. The video was shoot in High Definition mode with my new Nikon D5000 and a 18-105mm VR lens. Some photos can be found on my Flickr account or here below.

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Dell Latitude D600/505 Startup Problem

If you have a Dell Latitude D600 laptop that has problems starting up and only blinks some LEDs (power LED, caps lock LED) press down the F7 and F8 key and press the power button at the same time. The reason this might work is because a soldering point to the BIOS lies below the […]

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