Kategorie: Tim’s Weblog

You have probably heard of Blendle, the promising “iTunes for News” startup from the Netherlands that’s backed by the NYT and Axel Springer. They’re launching in Germany on September 14th. I’ve been a fan of the Blendle idea for a long time: effortlessly buying print articles from a central “online kiosk”, with an equally easy…

(Disclosure: I’m no OpenLDAP expert, just a user. Use the commands below at your own risk. Please let me know if I’m recommending something dumb…) OpenLDAP slapd is popular open source server software that implements the LDAP protocol – you use it to store users, groups and their attributes, and you can use it for…

Friends of ours recently visited the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. They told us the story of the Vasa, a warship that sank almost immediately after setting out for her maiden voyage in 1628. According to Wikipedia: “Richly decorated as a symbol of the king’s ambitions for Sweden and himself, upon completion she was one…