You don’t see it yet?
Then you are not using a mobile device ;-). I just installed a Plugin called MobilePress. This Plugin detects if you visit the Website from a Mobile Device and changes the Theme automatically. Pretty Neat.
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Thanks to Calvin Gilbert i got an invitation to Googles newest attempt to create a Social Network. After Google Wave and Google Buzz, i think Google+ is a big thing.
The only downside right now is the Limitation of User registration but that should be no problem once Google decides that Google+ is ready for the World. For now only Geeks are on Google+ 😉
Everything else looks very good, very well integrated with other Google Services and beautifull animated. With the limited users it feels a bit like [[Facebook]] for adults. No game and not so many Spam messages, just Status Updates that are actually worth reading.
Of Course when Google starts a Social Network you have consider that Google knows a lot, all your Search History, Mails, Pictures and other Things depending which Google Services you use. But at the End, you decide what you publish and what People know about you. You are the Designer of your Online Profil.
The smart Approach that you have different Friend Circles and you can decide what you post to which group and to make this Feature easy accassable is a huge plus ( small Joke 😉 )
Bottomline: Google+ had a good Start, we will see how it develops. I think for the next years Facebook is safe just because virtually everybody has a Facebook Account but the Example [[Myspace]] shows us that people can move from one to another Social Network really Quick. The Future of Google+ will be interesting.
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Since i had a one week windsurfing camp in Germany during my time at the university, i always wanted to own a board and sail.
Now the time is here. I didn’t had the time to try it on the water yet but that is how the sail looks, when it is rigged.
From Sailing Update:
Now i had the Time to try it out and it is awesome. Pictures are in this Picasa Gallery
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Her name is Winter and she is an [[American Eskimo]].
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It is all my Wifes Fault.
For my 30th Birthday, she gave me a Beer Machine as Present. The Beer Machine is a sealed plastic container (once it is completely assembled) . You just pour Water, the Beer Mix (a dry Powder) in it and the add the Yeast. After 1 night the airlock shows activity and is bubbling like crazy.that is the primary Fermentation, that is done after 3-5 days and then you can move the Beer Machine in the Fridge. Another 10 Days waiting and you can tap your own beer ;-).
That is pretty neat and i brewed Lager and Pilsner already. I tried to brew Wheatbeer in the Beer Machine but after brewing it wasn’t carbonated at all, so i bottles it and waited a little more and i turned out to be great Wheatbeer 😉
I hope i can take it to the next level soon, with a more complex Beer Kit. I want to brew German Wheatbeer and bottle it. But we will se when that will happen.
Here are some Pictures :
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While browsing i stumbled over this funny Thing:
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[[Wikileaks]] is all over the News these Days. The Internet Platform is publishing Documents from the US State Department, only a Minority of these Documents is classified as secret, as far as i know. The Documents contain Notes over Politicians other Countries, that the US State Department collected over the last years. The Documents are not stolen from Wikileaks, Wikileaks is just the Platform who is publishing those Documents.
As a Reaction to the Publishing of those Documents, Wikileaks faces massive Attacks: [[DDOS]] Attacks, Closing their Servers in the US and France, closing Wikileaks Paypal Account.Now we are seeing the Stress Test if the Internet as a Infrastructure is so free as we hope and Hackers (in the non criminal Meaning) want to believe. People are setting up Mirror Websites to support Wikileaks while it is under Attack. If this will be successful, the Content from Wikileaks will survive the Attacks and will still be available, even when Governments close the Wikileaks Website in their Country.
The [[Twitter]] Search for #imwikileaks is showing a huge Support via Twitter, but posting 140 Signs is easy, to keeping the Content public and available is way more difficult.
The Question is : Can Wikileaks stay available and open to prove that the Internet is as free as we hope or will the Internet become a more controlled Place. I hope the Internet will stay open, free and crazy as it is but i fear that Governments all over the World will use Wikileaks as a Reason to install more Control, more Restrictions for their Citizens using the Internet.
In 2 Weeks something else will be in the News but Wikileaks will still be haunted. We will se what will happen
UPDATE:
The, as always awesome, [[Wired Magazine]] has a good Article why Wikileaks is helping the US and not harming the US.
UPDATE 2:
The German [[Chaos Computer Club]] has published a Statement (in german) about Freedom of Information, Wikileaks and the Western Governments . Good Reading (if you can read German)
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In the last Couple of Days i tried out some [[Google]] Services, besides my Standard E Mail Service GMail.
And i have to say. Google is doing their Homework with their Stuff. I switched from [[Firefox]] to [[Chrome]]. It feels faster for me and just more comfortable. I don’t even miss my Firefox Extensions.
Today i read the [[Wired]] Article about Google Voice as an [[Iphone]] App. I never tried Google Voice until today but i’m really impressed. In 5 Minutes i configured the Account with my own Telephone Number and Forwarding for Calls to my Home Phone. Easy as Pie.
I love Things that Just work and Google is doing some Services that just work.
Yes there are those Concerns that Google gets to much Information about Me. I’m aware of the Trade Information for Services but for now i have an Advantage without seeing a Disadvantage for me. That may Change but for now it just works.
BTW: there Should be a Widget in the Contact Section to Call/Text me.
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From my own experience, i know how important it is to backup and secure your Website to protect it against Attacks. I once spend a Weekend and the following Workweek in restoring a Website from an Attack only to see it attacked again. I had to move the hole Site to a new Webhoster.
I found some useful Tips how to secure your [[Wordpress]] Installation on this Blogpost.
It doesn’t take long to make your WordPress Installation a little bit more Secure but before you do it, back it up 😉
Andreas Loppnow 