Monthly Archives: August 2010

My web-based observatory images (Pluto, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Orion Nebula)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Markus Popp

There are some web-based observatories which allow normal people like you and I to rent a telescope somewhere on this planet for a short period of time and quite reasonable amount of money, to take some pictures. Not only is … Continue reading →

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How to do user language/locale detection quickly without Zend Framework

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Markus Popp

Recently I wrote about detecting the preferred language or locale of a web site visitor, using Zend Framework. Well, I have to start with one correction. In my last blog post about this topic I talked about the User Agent … Continue reading →

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New Moon pictures

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Markus Popp

I took new pictures of the Moon (on August 21, 2010). They were taken through my Omegon Nightstar 25×100 binoculars.    There are more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpopp75/tags/moon/.

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Running multiple Firefox versions & profiles at the same time

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Markus Popp

Oh my freaking Flying Spaghetti Monster! I used to think that I know Mozilla applications like Firefox and Thunderbird quite well. Now I’m wondering, how could I miss this feature that I’ve been wishing for so long? And actually, it … Continue reading →

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