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The Curse of the Magical Tutorial

Have you ever read a tutorial about something that you are new to, and really need to get into the subject quickly, just to discover that there is an essential piece of information

Community

SSA Community Summit 2018

The purpose of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Community Summit was to bring together organisers of Google Developer Groups (GDGs) from various locations in the region to talk about their user groups, to share their experience, and to inspire each other with success stories.

Linux

OpenVPN re-visited

Earlier versions of OpenVPN are vulnerable to SWEET32. The attack vector can be mitigated by changing the default cipher. OpenVPN currently recommends using AES-256-CBC or AES-128-CBC.

Projects

100 Days of Exam

A new adventure is on its way: #100DaysOfExam which has been inspired by two factors. First, my personal 30-day challenges I did in the past and the concept of "100 Days of Code".

Linux

Next stop: MCSA: Linux on Azure

Recently I decided to coordinate my work and learning activities a little bit. Turns out that while working with .NET Core, in particular developing an API project, I do quite some coding under

Linux

ICT skills at primary school

Our children have computer lectures at their primary school since this year. In general, it's a great idea that students are exposed to computer literacy at an early stage. But sometimes it comes

Personal

Hit Refresh

Changing my life in such a drastic way was an experience of a life-time. It turned out for the better. I have no regrets about this decision, and I would do it again any time.

General

Inspecting internet router in Mauritius

An internet modem provided by your service provider (ISP) might have some hidden gems. Eventually this article gives you some tips to improve your configuration in regards to security and safety.

Community

Tech Mentor at MIT Global Startup Lab in Mauritius

It took almost four years from initial conversation between Dhaval and me until the first MIT Global Startup Lab was organised and launched in Mauritius. As a technological mentor I shared my experience and gave guidance to project team(s).

Personal

I am Iron Man!

Hovering over the sea like Iron Man is possible thanks to Flyboard. For my birthday I received a gift voucher from my wife. Such great fun in the water and in the air.

General

Visiting the Fire Station in Coromandel

What an experience for my family. We went for a visit at the fire station in Coromandel. Aside from exploring their ladder truck we got a tour through the station and insights in their daily work.

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Presentations

Presentations Session Microsoft Visual FoxPro Entwicklerkonferenz - Delevoper conference 11.2006 D-CLR - CLR Host für Visual FoxPro Die Common Language Runtime (CLR) des .NET Frameworks übernimmt die grundsätzliche Aufgabe zum Starten von Assemblies und Anwendungen in einer .NET Programmiersprache wie etwa C# oder Visual Basic. Weiterhin ist die CLR

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Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Personal data Name Jochen Michael Wolfgang Kirstätter Alias JoKi Passport photograph Date of birth 22th May 1976 Location of birth Ludwigshafen (Rhein), Germany Family status Married Parents Wolfgang Wilhelm KirstätterDagmar Ruth Ursula Waltraut Kirstätter, nee Obser Career summary Experience in project and change request management,

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Zuviel Zeit... oder?

Zuviel Zeit... oder? Ehrlich gesagt weiß ich gar nicht wie ich es formulieren soll, aber ich habe den Eindruck, dass ich zuviel Zeit für mich habe. Okay, der Eindruck mag vielleicht zu früh kommen, aber irgendwie fühle ich, dass mein Schlafexperiment genau in die richtige Richtung läuft. Es fühlt sich