Auf der Entwicklerkonferenz Google I/O hat der Konzern verbesserte und neue Tools vorgestellt präsentiert, die helfen sollen, Webangebote für Menschen mit besonderen Bedürfnissen zugänglich zu machen. “Alleine die Zahl der Sehbehinderten in den USA ist größer, als die Menge aller Internetnutzer in Kanada”, verdeutlichte Rachel Shearer, Software-Ingenieur bei Google, die Motivation dahinter.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Ubuntu 12.04 – install sun jdk 6-7
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Ubuntu GNU/Linux 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) released. I wanted to manually install the Sun JDK 6 and 7 on Ubuntu.
I, Librarian – PDF manager for scientific articles
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I, Librarian is a free and open source web application to build an annotated library of scientific PDF articles. It is suitable for individuals as well as for small collaborative groups, like science labs or departments.
Duplicati
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Duplicati is a free backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers. It works with Amazon S3, Windows Live SkyDrive, Google Drive (Google Docs), Rackspace Cloud Files or WebDAV, SSH, FTP (and many more).
Duplicati has built-in AES-256 encryption and backups can be signed using GNU Privacy Guard. A built-in scheduler makes sure that backups are always up-to-date. Last but not least, Duplicati provides various options and tweaks like filters, deletion rules, transfer and bandwidth options to run backups for specific purposes.
via Duplicati.
IGEL – Initiative gegen ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage
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IGEL wurde in erster Linie aufgrund der Erkenntnis initiiert, dass es für ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger weder eine Notwendigkeit noch eine Rechtfertigung gibt. Ein solches Recht wird einerseits nicht benötigt und hat andererseits – unabhängig von dessen Ausgestaltung – zwangsläufig sehr bedenkliche Auswirkungen auf die Interessen Dritter und das Gemeinwohl.
via IGEL – Initiative gegen ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage.
Tripliser
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Tripliser is a Java library and command-line tool for creating triple graphs from XML. It is particularly suitable for data exhibiting any of the following characteristics:
Messy – missing data, badly formatted data, changeable structure)
Bulky – large volumes
Volatile – ongoing changes to data and structure, e.g. feeds
via Tripliser.
gerrit – Gerrit Code Review – Google Project Hosting
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Gerrit is a web based code review system, facilitating online code reviews for projects using the Git version control system.
Herz der Finsternis | Telepolis
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Wenn die Bundesregierung den Salafismus an der Quelle bekämpfen wollte, müsste sie bei den Beziehungen zu Saudi-Arabien anfangen
Human Rights Petition: President of Indonesia: Release of an atheist sentenced to two and a half years in prison | Change.org
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Alexander Aan was sentenced for two and half years in prison simply for having written “God does not exist” on Facebook. He has done nothing wrong! Freedom of conscience and expression is one of the fundamental human rights that must be respected in all civilised countries by all civilised authorities.
Apache Camel now with Twitter and WebSocket
The upcoming Apache Camel 2.10 release is on its way. A lot of new components are being added, and two really exiting new components are twitter and websocket. The kick ass contributions from the community make this possible.
via Apache Camel now with Twitter and WebSocket.
Good Stuff. Browsing through the components, seems quite impressive. I really want to try this.