Oct 24
As it took me some time to find a good configuration for my trackpad on my MacBook, I decided to write a little post about it. The trackpad settings could be changed with the synclient command. First of all, the trackpad was too sensitive when using the default configuration, sometimes the mouse was moving even …
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Dec 20
If you use CloudApp, you may be happy. I wrote an Alfred extension that let’s you upload, rename, delete and list files from your CloudApp account. I made it very simple to install and use. It first need to install a required gem and then you need to store your username and password of …
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Dec 13
Page loading speed For this test I’ve used Numion Stopwatch. It calculates the time needed for a page to load completely in the browser. I’ve made the test for 3 URLS that are: http://blog.b42.eu http://www.youtube.com http://www.igoogle.com Firefox For http://blog.b42.eu, average load speed was 7.202 seconds For http://www.youtube.com, average load speed was 6.51 seconds For http://www.igoogle.com, …
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Dec 13
I made some performance tests with different browsers on MacOS Lion. The browsers tested are Firefox 9 Beta, Google Chrome 16 beta and Safari 5.1. The tests I made are: JavaScript execution speed Page loading speed Browser overall speed Here are the results I get: JavaScript speed test: For this test I’ve used the SunSpider …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.b42.eu/?p=175
Dec 08
A couple of days ago I was searching how to authenticate to twitter using OAuth and Ruby. A second need was to use a Pin. So here is how I did that First of all you need to install some gems gem install oauth Once you have installed these gems you need to create an …
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Dec 06
OpenDns has released today DnsCrypt a new software that crypts your DNS requests. When you type an address in your browser, a DNS request is made. This request can be intercepted by anyone who wants to spy on you. Internet providers are the first ones to do that. But finally there’s a way to crypt …
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Nov 22
In my previous post, I explained how to set up OpenDns on your Belgacom router. So now to take all the benefits of OpenDns, you need to update your IP on your account. There’s many ways to do this. The first one consist of using the updater provided or if you don’t like to install new apps …
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Nov 21
All internet request are resolved using a DNS. DNS (stands for Domain name server) will resolve the server name to an IP. For instance, when you enter http://blog.b42.eu/ address in your browser, a DNS query will be sent to the DNS server you are using and it will be resolved as 213.186.33.87. OPENDNS is “the largest and most …
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Nov 21
is now redesigning it interface to fit with the new black and white look that google opt for. It is more integrated with social networks. This interface is not yet activated for YouTube, but you can activate it very simply by following theses steps. First of all, open www.youtube.com in Safari or Google Chrome and the Right …
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Nov 05
Here’s another Alfred extension I wrote today. What it does? This extension displays the weather in Growl depending on your current location. How does this work? First of all, it will retrieve your current Ip address, then retrieve your location based on your Ip. Secondly, it will retrieve the weather conditions using google weather api. …
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