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Maven plugin to generate HTML from Markdown now in Maven Central
Generating documents is always not the most pleasant job but it can be made easier by using easier markup language like Markdown. For that purpose I made last year a simple Markdown to HTML Page Generator Maven Plugin and now it’s also available in Maven Central. “Markdown to HTML Page Generator” is a simple Maven…
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Debugging Sailfish OS application power consumption
Lately my simple news feed reader, Ampiaiskala, got rejected from Jolla Store in Harbour Quality Assurance as it seemed that it was too power hungry while minimized. I was a bit surprised as 0.1 version was accepted and the functionality hadn’t changed. So, it was time to get familiarized with PowerTOP and how to debug…
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Connecting Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth Headset with Windows 7
Recently I got Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth headset for teleconferences but had problems to get it work with Windows 7 and Dell Latitude E6530. Windows found the device and wanted to install drivers but couldn’t find any. The solution was easy: update your laptops’ Bluetooth drivers. I downloaded Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Application version 6.5.1.4000,A02 from…
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Mastering my business with LIFEBOOK U904
Technology has changed our workplace and the tools we use to master our business by replacing the desktop computers with laptops and Ultrabooks and also enabling us to work regardless of our location. For couple of months I have been testing Fujitsu’s LIFEBOOK U904 as part of the Master your business campaign and put the…
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First impressions of Fujitsu Lifebook U904
The days of draggable and humongous laptops are past as the Ultrabooks have taken over the market place and there’s plenty of different models to choose from. Last year I tested Fujitsu’s first generation Ultrabook and now it’s time to check out the second generation with LIFEBOOK U904 as part of the Master your business…
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Windows and X11 forwarding with Xming
Usually I prefer to do thing directly from the Linux terminal but sometimes there is a need for remote graphical tools and X11 forwarding. Linux supports X Forwarding with no extra software, on OS X you need e.g. XQuartz and on Windows you need two pieces of software: a secure shell program (ssh) to establish…
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Looking back at 2013, planning ahead for 2014
The year 2014 is almost here so it’s time to take a look back and make some plans for the coming year. In 2013 the blog was a bit more active than previous years and I managed to put together 13 articles as I last year promised. Not one article per month but on average…
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Transferring Linux install media to USB thumb drive
Optical drives are nowadays less common on laptops which makes making bootable install medias a little easier. Yes, easier by requiring you to use USB thumb drives. There are different ways to achieve what you want and here is couple of examples how to transfer Linux install media to USB thumb drive on Windows and…
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Fujitsu Forum 2013: view to human centric intelligent society
Munich in Autumn isn’t maybe the most predictable travel target but for many decision-makers, experts, project managers, IT architects, consultants and users it’s the place to go when Fujitsu’s largest IT-event in Europe took place on 6th and 7th November. I was one of the invited bloggers to visit Fujitsu Forum 2013 and again it…
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Getting ready for Fujitsu Forum 2013
In two weeks time it’s again that time of the year when business- and IT decision-makers, experts and specialists, project managers and IT architects, consultants and users travel to Germany to visit Fujitsu’s largest IT-event in Europe: Fujitsu Forum 2013. And that’s also the destination where I’m going as I’m one of the bloggers invited…