5 loaves, 2+2 fischers

"Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of..."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:39:09 +0200

“Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”

- http://www.nist.gov

Linux Was Never a Problem, Claims Technical OLPC Staff

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:39:28 +0300

Linux Was Never a Problem, Claims Technical OLPC Staff:

FUD from Nicholas Negroponte is being challenged

iPhone tethering working on Linux … using Blueman!

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:32:51 +0300

iPhone tethering working on Linux … using Blueman!

"I’ll conquer adversity and win at all costs, I will not be pushed down and I’ll rise..."

Tue, 26 May 2009 23:23:27 +0300

“I’ll conquer adversity and win at all costs, I will not be pushed down and I’ll rise above my circumstances … it’s showtime! #INSPIRE-ME”

- kmf. floss.pro, Tuesday 26 May, 22:17

My Sons … I love them!

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:04:59 +0300

My Sons … I love them!

New floss.pro logo …. or maybe not :) what do you think

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:40:38 +0300

New floss.pro logo …. or maybe not :) what do you think

Check this Blog about Storage...

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:45:03 +0300

Check this Blog about Storage...:

I think we need a Drobo for the home :)

Tectonic » FLOSS.pro: Microblogging for free software profes

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:10:06 +0200

Tectonic » FLOSS.pro: Microblogging for free software profes:

Microblogging platforms like Twitter and FriendFeed are all the rage at the moment, but unless you’re selective it’s easy to become overwhelmed by irrelevant content. Enter FLOSS.pro, a…

New Arrivels

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:36:14 +0200

Presenting Daniel Ralf Fischer and Joshua John Fischer

25 Things you might've not know about me

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:28:11 +0200

1) My first real job was as a Cook, worked really hard and really long hours.
2) The most peaceful place in the whole world is, Clarens, Free State.
3) I knew Carina 11 months, when we asked her parents to get married.
4) I was a Hypocrite, in 2005, I found what I was looking for.
5) Raised with Christian principles, but after a life changing event, (4) occurred, I’m a Christian.
6) The most people I have cooked for at one time was about 60 people for a weekend.
7) I’m busy reading “Celebration of Discipline”, “Way of the Master”, “Not for Sale” and “Pilgrim’s Progress (Modern English)”
8) I have Syndactyly (type I - 2q34-q36) on both my feet, like Ashton Kutcher and Dan Aykroyd.
9) I love Curry.
10) I’m becoming a dad of Twin boys, named Daniel and Joshua.
11) When I was 8 years old people thought, I had Learning difficulties, however they discovered I needed Glasses.
12) I have a brother, 10 years younger than I am : http://www.twitter.com/vlakvark
13) I don’t like Facebook.
14) Carina and I run a Site called forthenations.org, Some of our missionaries that we support are in Lebanon and dotted throughout South Africa.
15) I like Creme Soda
16) I love a Bosveld Coffee, Coffee with Condensed milk.
17) When I was growing up, I wanted to be a Clown, however the constant touring, fame and fortune would’ve gotten the better of me.
18) Carina knows more about Star Trek : Voyager than me.
19) Tuesday is my Favorite day of the week, not quite Wednesday, not over the top like Friday.
20) I have 33 GMAIL labels.
21) I Prefer using XMPP (GoogleTalk)
22) I have a Family of 7 Chili plants, 26 months old that I have grown from seed.
23) My Dad works in Corporate Identity and knows more about Typefaces than I do.
24) From my desk I always need to see Trees.
25) Cafe Riche, is favorite Coffee shop, it’s on Church Square in Pretoria.

What is Woofles up to in 2009?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:11:31 +0200

What is Woofles up to in 2009?

iPhone'd

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:15:40 +0200

I finally have an iPhone.
It’s amazing, it’s been a week and I’m very impressed with it.

Currently I’m still looking for a Real Twitter client, I think it might be Tweetie.

Spamish Inquisition

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:39:00 +0200

I receive alot of SPAM here is a nice canned respose I got from IPSA

Dear

Since this is a commercial message, and since I have not requested to be placed on your mailing list, this message constitutes an unsolicited communication in terms of section 45 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (Act 25 of 2002).

In terms of section 45(4) of this Act, this message serves as notification that I do not wish to receive any further communications from you. Failure to comply with this request constitutes a criminal offense in terms of the ECT Act.

Additionally, I hereby request that you immediately disclose where you obtained my contact details, as per section 45(1) of the ECT Act. Failure to respond to this request also constitutes a criminal offense.

[Optional paragraph:
I note that your original message did not provide me with an option to cancel my subscription to your mailing list, as required by section 45(1) of the Act. This means that you may already have committed an offense in terms of section 45(3) of the Act, and may be subject to prosecution.]

Should you wish to familiarise yourself with the relevant legislation, or check my facts, a copy of the ECT Act is available on-line via the Government’s web site: http://www.gov.za/gazette/acts/2002/a25-02.pdf

Hello Docky

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:09:27 +0200

Hello Docky:

GNOME-DO rocks …. Docky adds more love.

The Story of STUFF.

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:16:11 +0200

The Story of STUFF.

The Great Escape

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:29:00 +0200

I love MindMapping!
In 2006 when I bought a Mac, I started learning something new about myself, I processed information visually, I never knew this, the Company I was working for at the time encouraged this way of thinking. I evaluated several Applications for MindMapping and decided in that the Best tool for the Job at that time was NovaMind, it worked very well and uber colours :D, It was very expensive - Another thing that was importnant to me was flexibility, the ease of use to migrate away from any application at any time, and the ability to open my files with another program, there was tools like FreeMind which is OpenSource, but in my honest opinion was and still is lacking some basic features.

In October 2007, Leopard was launched, it was and still is awesome, however, there was one annoying bug, I couldn’t print my MindMaps with NovaMind 3. It was a bug, I contacted the NovaMind support, to inform them.

Here is the response :

“Hi Karl,

Unfortunately NovaMind v3 is not supported on Leopard, only NovaMind v4 is compatible. NovaMind v3 was built on the Tiger technology and we cannot therefore guarantee any stability on Leopard. You may wish to consider upgrading to v4. You can do this in the online store.https://www.nova-mind.com/Store/
Scroll down to the upgrade button, you will need your version 3 key and then select the product you wish to purchase. We don’t recommend Express for previous v3 Owners as it has limited functionality compared to the v3 product, hence the price.”
So now they force me to upgrade at a cost of $60.
I’m feeling, I already made an investement. Now you punish me, by not letting me save my MindMap in the most “primitive data format”, paper.
This reopened my eyes to proprietry software, yet again, the shackeles where cutting deep in my ankles, not making me run, the way I should.
The Curtain lifts : XMind. Comes to the rescue. I have been using XMind probably for 3 Months now and I’m very impressed their Ultimate / Pro version costs $49 a year this includes upgrades. I haved decided to migrate all my Maps from NovaMind to XMind.
So how do you do it ?Simple ;) Export NovaMind Maps to MindManager XML, Download MindManager, Open your Map, Save the File as a mmap file and import it with XMind. It’s takes long, but it’s worth it.
Benefits of XMind.

Multi Platform
Open Source
Free or Subscription Model (Pro)
Built on Eclipse
Works on PC-BSD / Mac OSX / Ubuntu
Cheap in comparison to other Proprietry MindMapping Programs (Pro)

The XMind Normal License : Eclipse Public License v1.0 and GNU Lesser General Public License v3The XMind Pro License Agreement The Pro version isn’t OpenSource, Licensee may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software.

Consider MindMapping,I use it for Work, my Personal Life, Personal Goal setting, Explaing information to others. Add me as a friend : http://share.xmind.net/kmfischer/
Final Thought : You have the choice of choosing, please consider choosing Freedom.

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it)

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:50:10 +0200

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it)

Vodacom 3G: R19170 for 49 minutes

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:46:08 +0200

Vodacom 3G: R19170 for 49 minutes:

“Could these Vodacom roaming charges be correct?

I was in Dubai for business for three days and used my Vodacom 3G card to send and receive emails. In total my usage (upload and download) was 176.51 MB. My online time was 49 minutes and 45 seconds.

I was charged R19170 by Vodacom. Is this another Vodacom scam or a joint international mobile provider customer ripoff”

That’s $10,80 a Meg

http://www.adventconspiracy.org

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:16:47 +0200

http://www.adventconspiracy.org

cpoteet: Hold on…I’m opening the door!

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:28:00 +0200

cpoteet:

Hold on…I’m opening the door!