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Randomized Wallpaper (Ubuntu)
I like changing wallpapers. So I searched the wild wild web and found a way to create a wallpaper slideshow and the wallpaper manager Cortina. Both require me to do some work! There has to be a better way… On „Ask Ubuntu“ I discovered a super-duper bash script which randomly changes the wallpaper from a…
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Randomized Signature Block
For years I updated the signature for my email client manually – until I got fed up… That’s why I wrote a script to create a randomized signature block automatically from an RSS feed! Check it out 😀 In this workshop you’ll customize the script for your needs! In my setting I use Linux and…
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Test auf Optimierung für Mobilgeräte
Dieser Test analysiert eine URL und gibt an, ob die Seite für Mobilgeräte optimiert ist.
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Rhythmbox 2.98 unter Ubuntu 13.04 mit dem Logitech Cordless 2.4 GHz Presenter (R-RB5) steuern
Stell dir vor, du bist in der Küche am Kochen. Die Musik läuft im Wohnzimmer mit der Rhythmbox 2.98 auf deinem Notebook mit Ubuntu 13.04 – und ist gerade wieder einmal viel zu leise… Um nicht immer hin und her laufen zu müssen, verwende ich deshalb meinen Logitech Cordless 2.4 GHz Presenter (R-RB5) als Fernsteuerung. Die Regulierung…
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demodays 2013 surprise
At my first demoparty (demodays, 23/24/25 August 2013, Olten/Switzerland) I used NodeBox for the first time to create my first demo ever named press-play-on-tape (animation, 35 seconds, source) for the surprise competition, i.e. 24 hours time, topic „This app can’t open. The screen resolution is too low for ‚Music‘ to run.“ A lot of firsts,…
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[Design] Assignment 2.3 Visual Expression II – 2D Sketches
Assignment: Watch the video for demonstrations and to practice drawing orthographic projections (2D views of a 3D object) and cross sections of a chair. The goal of this assignment is to build on your basic sketching techniques and to introduce you to orthographic projections and cross sections as tools for visual expression. This assignment is intended…
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[Design] Assignment 2.2 User Needs
Assignment: Interview at least five different individuals who you believe share the gap you are addressing for your course project. These interviews should be done in person, preferably in the person’s „use environment“. Using the methods from the videos on user needs, identify the user needs. Your website should have a blog post titled „Assignment…
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[Design] Assignment 2.1 Design Problem Definition
Assignment: Beginning with the challenge you addressed for yourself last week, refine the definition of the design problem using the five-whys methodology. Some definitions of the problem should be more specific and some more general than the one you addressed last week for yourself. Please note that it is acceptable if your gap changes quite…
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[Design] Assignment 1.4 Design for You
Assignment: Using whatever method you’d like (understanding that we haven’t yet taught you any methods), design an artifact that addresses your gap for you personally. That is, solve your own problem. Create some kind of visual expression of the design (e.g., a sketch, drawing, illustration, diagram). Create some kind of simple prototype of the artifact.…
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[Design] Assignment 1.3 Visual Expression I – Basics
Assignment: Watch the Visual Expression I video and use the techniques you learned to draw a sketch of a chair. The goal of this assignment is to get you comfortable with the basics of sketching to ensure you create a quality output of the visual expression of your design to submit. Create a blog post…