Category Archives: computer

Anything that has to do with machines, internet, open source and technology.

Bugzilla Tips (IX): Excluding less important reports from search results

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. Sometimes I’d like to exclude … Continue reading

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Bugzilla Tips (VIII):Using flags to track branches and versions

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. This episode covers an aspect … Continue reading

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Bugzilla Tips (VII): Simpler searching for open tickets only

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. If you go to Bugzilla’s … Continue reading

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Fedora 19.

Two weeks ago I erased the harddisk on my Fedora machine and installed Fedora 19 from scratch. I was tempted to give Mageia a try instead, but as it’s my main machine which I also use for work I tried … Continue reading

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Bugzilla Tips (VI): Creating reports and tables

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. Quite often I want to … Continue reading

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Bugzilla Tips (V): Saved and shared searches

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. If you find yourself running … Continue reading

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Bugzilla Tips (IV): Searching for empty fields

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. Sometimes you want to search … Continue reading

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Überwachung

(Übersetzung und Aktualisierung des englischen Textes. Verweise zu Quellen in englischer Sprache sind als solche gekennzeichnet.) Wer des Englischen mächtig ist, der möge das Interview mit Edward Snowden (englischsprachiger Link) schauen, um seine Beweggründe zu verstehen sowie die Ironie, daß … Continue reading

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Bugzilla Tips (III): Getting copies of another user’s bugmail

This posting is part of a series on small and sometimes not-so-easy-to-discover functionality in Bugzilla that makes developers’ and users’ lifes more comfortable. It’s based on conversations with users and developers in the last months. Sometimes you are interested in … Continue reading

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Surveillance.

It’s worth to watch the interview with Edward Snowden to understand his intentions and the irony that he needs questionable governments to protect him against “democracies” who are all allies of the government that persecutes him. Spin doctors manage well … Continue reading

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