DX http://dx.fi/ en-EU http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 IP address information and IPv6 connectivity test http://dx.fi/2012/04/04/ip-address-information-and-ipv6 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:11:00 +0000 Teepo Computers 70@http://dx.fi/ <p><a href="http://ip.dx.fi/">http://ip.dx.fi/</a> now hosts an IP address information display and IPv6 connectivity test. It may not be pretty (especially with iframes and all), but it's fast. You can use it to check your public IP address and see if your IPv6-connection is working.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2012/04/04/ip-address-information-and-ipv6">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> http://ip.dx.fi/ now hosts an IP address information display and IPv6 connectivity test. It may not be pretty (especially with iframes and all), but it's fast. You can use it to check your public IP address and see if your IPv6-connection is working.

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]]> http://dx.fi/2012/04/04/ip-address-information-and-ipv6#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=70 Latest version of PuTTY Tray http://dx.fi/2011/10/20/latest-version-of-putty-tray Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:05:00 +0000 Teepo Computers Windows Data communications Internet 62@http://dx.fi/ <p>In my opinion, the best SSH client ever is PuTTY Tray. It was originally compiled by Barry Haanstra and can be found <a href="http://haanstra.eu/putty/">here</a>. Recently, the developers of the original PuTTY released version 0.61, which contains an important bugfix for anyone using PuTTY with serial ports. I used to use TeraTerm when fiddling with console cables, but it supports only com-ports 1-4. This is unfortunate because the new USB-serial-adapters like to map themselves to higher com-ports (usually 6) by default. Naturally you can change this, but it's just too much of a hassle. With PuTTY, you can use the higher numbers with ease.</p> <p>Unfortunately, Barry Haanstra has stopped the development of PuTTY Tray, so there is no version 0.61 at haanstra.eu. This is a pity as that site is unsurprisingly the first hit when you Google "PuTTY Tray". However, Cris West is now maintaining PuTTY Tray at <a href="http://puttytray.goeswhere.com/">http://puttytray.goeswhere.com/</a>. I don't know if this move is official, but at least it's not mentioned at haanstra.eu. Also, puttytray.goeswhere.com doesn't appear as a direct link within the first 10 Google result pages for "PuTTY Tray" (it's there on the first page, but that's a blog entry). In any case, the version of mr. West appears to be working just fine, so I'll just document the URL here. Hopefully it will appear on the Google results someday.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2011/10/20/latest-version-of-putty-tray">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> In my opinion, the best SSH client ever is PuTTY Tray. It was originally compiled by Barry Haanstra and can be found here. Recently, the developers of the original PuTTY released version 0.61, which contains an important bugfix for anyone using PuTTY with serial ports. I used to use TeraTerm when fiddling with console cables, but it supports only com-ports 1-4. This is unfortunate because the new USB-serial-adapters like to map themselves to higher com-ports (usually 6) by default. Naturally you can change this, but it's just too much of a hassle. With PuTTY, you can use the higher numbers with ease.

Unfortunately, Barry Haanstra has stopped the development of PuTTY Tray, so there is no version 0.61 at haanstra.eu. This is a pity as that site is unsurprisingly the first hit when you Google "PuTTY Tray". However, Cris West is now maintaining PuTTY Tray at http://puttytray.goeswhere.com/. I don't know if this move is official, but at least it's not mentioned at haanstra.eu. Also, puttytray.goeswhere.com doesn't appear as a direct link within the first 10 Google result pages for "PuTTY Tray" (it's there on the first page, but that's a blog entry). In any case, the version of mr. West appears to be working just fine, so I'll just document the URL here. Hopefully it will appear on the Google results someday.

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]]> http://dx.fi/2011/10/20/latest-version-of-putty-tray#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=62 Disable ClearType in Windows 7 http://dx.fi/2010/12/30/disable-cleartype-in-windows-7 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:21:07 +0000 Teepo Computers Windows 61@http://dx.fi/ <p>I really don't know who at MS thought ClearType was a good idea, but personally I hate it. I want maximum clarity, contrast and sharpness on my desktop, so disabling ClearType is one of the first things to do when starting with a fresh Windows installation. For some strange reason you really need to dig deep to find the settings to do that. Here are the required steps, which I collected from various forums:</p> <a href="http://dx.fi/2010/12/30/disable-cleartype-in-windows-7#more61">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2010/12/30/disable-cleartype-in-windows-7">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I really don't know who at MS thought ClearType was a good idea, but personally I hate it. I want maximum clarity, contrast and sharpness on my desktop, so disabling ClearType is one of the first things to do when starting with a fresh Windows installation. For some strange reason you really need to dig deep to find the settings to do that. Here are the required steps, which I collected from various forums:

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]]> http://dx.fi/2010/12/30/disable-cleartype-in-windows-7#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=61 Gallery back online http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/gallery-back-online Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:11:45 +0000 Teepo Computers Internet 60@http://dx.fi/ <p>The kind folks at Menalto and Gallery-community have finally finished Gallery3, so I have now reconstructed my picture gallery. It can be found from <a href="http://gallery.dx.fi/">http://gallery.dx.fi/</a>.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/gallery-back-online">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> The kind folks at Menalto and Gallery-community have finally finished Gallery3, so I have now reconstructed my picture gallery. It can be found from http://gallery.dx.fi/.

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]]> http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/gallery-back-online#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=60 Sukupuolineutraalista avioliittolaista http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/sukupuolineutraalista-avioliittolaista Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:09:58 +0000 Teepo Society 59@http://dx.fi/ <a href="http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/sukupuolineutraalista-avioliittolaista#more59">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/sukupuolineutraalista-avioliittolaista">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Full story »

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]]> http://dx.fi/2010/10/31/sukupuolineutraalista-avioliittolaista#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=59 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2010 http://dx.fi/2010/07/20/kaustinen-folk-music-festival-2010 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:25:24 +0000 Teepo Travel Music 58@http://dx.fi/ <p>T&#228;ll&#228; kertaa tarinaa suomeksi.<br /> <a href="http://www.kaustinen.net/">Kaustisen kansanmusiikkijuhlat</a> j&#228;rjestettiin 43. kerran 12.-18.7. 2010. Itse olin mukana menossa nelj&#228;tt&#228; kertaa (edelliset 2002, 2007 ja 2008). T&#228;ss&#228; lyhyesti festareiden parhaita paloja.</p> <a href="http://dx.fi/2010/07/20/kaustinen-folk-music-festival-2010#more58">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2010/07/20/kaustinen-folk-music-festival-2010">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Tällä kertaa tarinaa suomeksi.
Kaustisen kansanmusiikkijuhlat järjestettiin 43. kerran 12.-18.7. 2010. Itse olin mukana menossa neljättä kertaa (edelliset 2002, 2007 ja 2008). Tässä lyhyesti festareiden parhaita paloja.

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]]> http://dx.fi/2010/07/20/kaustinen-folk-music-festival-2010#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=58 Adventures on TUIfly Nordic http://dx.fi/2010/06/29/adventures-on-tuifly-nordic Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:48:10 +0000 Teepo Internet Travel 55@http://dx.fi/ <p>I recently had a vacation in Cyprus using the services of <a href="http://www.finnmatkat.fi/">Finnmatkat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUIfly_Nordic">TUIfly Nordic</a>. The part of the travel agency was handled in a professional manner, as you'll see later, but the same can't be said for the airline. It was not really an epic failure, but a noteworthy episode non the less.</p> <a href="http://dx.fi/2010/06/29/adventures-on-tuifly-nordic#more55">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2010/06/29/adventures-on-tuifly-nordic">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I recently had a vacation in Cyprus using the services of Finnmatkat and TUIfly Nordic. The part of the travel agency was handled in a professional manner, as you'll see later, but the same can't be said for the airline. It was not really an epic failure, but a noteworthy episode non the less.

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]]> http://dx.fi/2010/06/29/adventures-on-tuifly-nordic#comments http://dx.fi/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=55 Gallery broken http://dx.fi/2010/03/18/gallery-broken Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:51:13 +0000 Teepo Computers Internet 54@http://dx.fi/ <p>I have just failed miserably at upgrading the <a href="http://gallery.dx.fi/">gallery</a> to the latest (2.3.1) version of <a href="http://gallery.menalto.com/">Gallery</a>. I didn't bother with debugging very much, but I guess the PHP 5.3 upgrade broke something, which resulted in an un-upgradeable installation of Gallery. I did try reinstalling it with the old data, but that just broke it completely. The new Gallery 3 is approaching it's release, so an overhaul of the three-year-old installation would likely have been expected anyway. Until then, the gallery remains offline.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://dx.fi/2010/03/18/gallery-broken">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I have just failed miserably at upgrading the gallery to the latest (2.3.1) version of Gallery. I didn't bother with debugging very much, but I guess the PHP 5.3 upgrade broke something, which resulted in an un-upgradeable installation of Gallery. I did try reinstalling it with the old data, but that just broke it completely. The new Gallery 3 is approaching it's release, so an overhaul of the three-year-old installation would likely have been expected anyway. Until then, the gallery remains offline.

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