Classpath too long… with Spring Boot and Gradle
Java applications get more and more complex and we rely on more libraries than before. But command lines have some length limits and eventually you can get into troubles if your classpath gets too...
View ArticleChristmas technology complaints 2018
It is often told that things are not what they were long time ago. That’s obviously true. And that they are getting worse – every generation says that. Things, young, relationships, you name it. But it...
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My first video year with Canon EOS 200D (SL2)
In April 2018 I’ve bought Canon EOS 200D as an upgrade/refresh to my previous Canon EOS 450D. First I was a bit lost in all Canon product lines (despite tracking their releases occasionally) and...
View ArticleMy Battle with Node, Npm, Webpack and its Progress plugin
It was our fault all the time, but we didn’t know how and why and we wanted to know. We wanted to know why the build of our Angular 6 application sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t when we used the...
View ArticleIntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 review
I’ve been IntelliJ IDEA user for many years and I’m not going to talk about its features and its code-centric approach I like so much. IDEA 2019.2 came after weeks of waiting, watching videos like...
View ArticleLittle interest in a product by TC Electronic
In the summer of 2013, when I was still making music, I’ve bought a guitar pedal – a cute little looper from TC Electronic – Ditto Looper, the first version. I liked the build, the simplicity and 5...
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Flirting with DaVinci Resolve
I’ve been using Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 15 for some time to produce my family videos and I was quite satisfied with it. For some time all I needed was to cut a couple of shots, use the most basic...
View ArticleLenovo ThinkPad L590 vs HP EliteBook 850 G5
Recently, I could work with two notebooks in the “something above 1000 Eur” price range. Both had Windows 10 installed and were used for software development. The notebooks were HP EliteBook 850 G5...
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Real life review: AV receiver Pioneer SX-S30DAB
Dreams I’ve always dreamed of hi-fi and/or home cinema. Nothing overly high-end/audiophile expensive, but something serious with focus on stereo. Somehow I came to like Cambridge Audio (CA) products...
View ArticleReal life review: Universal player Yamaha BD-S681
After starting my hi-fi quest with an AV receiver Pioneer SX-S30DAB I quickly became dissatisfied with our old Samsung BD-E6100 – especially as a CD player. With a previous microsystem everything...
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WordPress blog – to block or not?
I’m not sure exactly how new is the WordPress block editor, I’ve been using it for some time, but being with WordPress for over 12 years now I can say it’s new for me. I’ve decided to go over my older...
View ArticleOne Git config for all company projects
If you work with Git on multiple computers for multiple parties (yourself, company, another company) you’ve probably committed something with the wrong name/email already. Whenever I clone a company...
View ArticleSpring Boot and HTTP message converters – no Jackson, no defaults
I’m afraid this post will get a tad longer – if for nothing else then for the code and output listings. So let’s state what we are to achieve here: Implementing custom HTTP message converters for...
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Real life review: Universal player Sony UBP-X700
It’s been some time since I’ve posted about Yamaha BD-S681 universal disc player which I returned after all. I like Yamaha as a brand, by the way – mostly for their musical instruments. I’ve got a...
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DaVinci Resolve attempts two and three
Why DaVinci Resolve? And why again? I’ve been having plenty of problems with Movie Studio Platinum 15 for quite some time. There are bugs, you can’t place some “special” characters into texts (not...
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