Proxy IMAP/POP traffic and SMTP authentication

Motivation I’m currently moving virtual servers from an old Virtualmin hosting instance to a new one. Because I do not have time for moving all virtual servers at once I need to make sure the commonly used server name for accessing IMAP, POP and SMTP will work for both - users already moved and users still using the old server. Since I did not find an easy to follow How-To for a scenario like this I just want to share here what worked for me....

30. July 2021 · 5 min · Bernhard Fürst

Wireless printing with HP LaserJet 1020 and Apple Macintosh

I got an used HP LaserJet 1020 printer recently which prints mostly well when connected to a Macbook Pro. From time to time it is not printing instantly but switching it off an on resolves that usually. It also seems to need some minutes after page 1 or 2 to think about the job and to go on with following pages. Not good but enough for a small (mostly digital) home office....

7. March 2013 · 2 min · Bernhard Fürst

Upgrade Crucial m4 SSD firmware on Mac without CD drive

Upgrading the Crucial m4 SSD firmware on the Mac without CD drive can be challenging. Easiest way I found is to use rEFIt Syslinux and an USB flash drive (USB stick). You also shouldn’t be fainthearted to fire some Terminal commands which easily can destroy your data when used wrong. Here is a list of what to do: Download the Manual Boot File for Windows and Mac® m4 firmware ISO file, unzip and mount it....

23. February 2013 · 3 min · Bernhard Fürst

Disable spell checking on Mac OS X

It drove me nuts to disable the automatic spell checking on text input fields in Mac OS X again and again to make that red lines going away on technical terms or other stuff not known by the spell checker. Thankfully I found a post at http://dryfish.livejournal.com/8148.html which describes how to permanently disable automatic spell checking on Mac OS X. I was going one step further and disabled all languages by renaming the whole Resources directory:...

17. March 2009 · 1 min · Bernhard Fürst

Lastschriften mit CiviCRM und Drupal

Update 2012-09-19: Wir entwickeln derzeit nicht für CiviCRM. Wenden Sie sich z.B. an den Verein Software für Engagierte bei Fragen zum Einsatz von CiviCRM im deutschsprachigen Raum. Im folgenden der ursprüngliche Text von civicrm.org zum Thema Lastschriften und CiviCRM: Die elektronische Lastschrift - kurz ELV - ist eine im deutschen Online-Markt beliebte und unkomplizierte Zahlvariante (eCommerce Leitfaden 2008, Uni Regensburg). Grund genug für uns, daß in diesen Belangen auf den angloamerikanischen Markt ausgerichtete CiviCRM um das Zahlverfahren ELV zu erweitern....

23. February 2009 · 3 min · Bernhard Fürst