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I'm really fascinated in Java Eclipse: this free IDE is my companion in developing Java Projects quite a long time. But now I figured out many new, great functions provided by Eclipse 3.1.1 with the help from a book: Beginning Eclipse 3 for Developers.

I'm astonished and happy to develop my Java programs with the support of Eclipse - enjoy a few examples:
- with F3 you can open the declaration of the selected type in the editor
- mark Code a let Eclipse create a method of this code and replace it with a method-call in the programm; the same with local variables instead of values
- code completion and error correction
- ... many, many more, it will suit your needs

Links to Eclipse:
Eclipse Homepage

Yesterday I decided to install a new feed aggregator for the PCCP-Weblogs (actually Danis and mine ...) and I choose Gregarius:
This aggregator is easy to install, you only need PHP, MySQL and this exact Installation Manual. It works easy and fast, the result is good and the best thing is that the progress of this program is going on.
Here you can see the result of the PCCP-Feed supported by the Crystal Theme.

My next work was to install Greymatter 1.3 on our private webspace (for Elisabeth and me). There is also a really helpful manual which creates the installation really simple. Now in my leisure time (if there will be one beside my master thesis) I will design a template which suits our needs and I hope you can read a few stories there soon ... ;-)

Are you in real peeve of Viagra, Medical stocks or Pishing Mails in your mailbox though using your email-address in internet only in this form: tobi(at)pccp(dot)at.

If nothing works: like using my Gmx-Address and the implemented SPAM-filter is ignoring mails that are beginning with ***SPAM***!
Or using the Edis Spam-Filter (which sorts out nearly nothing: in words ZERO mails).

After research in the WWW and many different suggestions I choose SpamPal to be my favourite: it's open-source, compatibel to many mail-programs and there exists a good doku how to install and configure it to your needs.

It works great!!
All SPAM-Mails get caught and are stored in my Spam directory where I delete all of them. The receivers of emails send by me are automatically added to my whitelist and the blacklist is easily set.

My short-term test rating is: Works easy and satisfying!

Just read an article about the history's worst software bugs like "The Ping of Death" or "Intel Pentium floating point divide".
There is also a great story about the first bug in history!!

By the way: May my master thesis programm be spared by such crucial bugs ... ;) - I think the result would not be as cruel, only more work for me!

I am really disappointed of the new album "Rosenrot". Every fan since the first album "Herzeleid" must think: "What shall I do with this commercial sh** - I don't like listening to MTV mainstream!"
Rammstein was since the beginning - with the great LP "Herzeleid" - a symbol for straight, hard industrial music with astonishing lyrics. Remember masterpieces like "Laichzeit", "Heirate mich" or "Du hast".
On the album "Reise, Reise" were a few slightly songs but also great ones. On this album nearly every song is without power and inspiration. It is shocking that at most the average songs "Benzin" and "Mann gegen Mann" are Rammstein like but the rest of the LP will cause the CD to get dusty in the shelf ...

Back to the roots boys or Rammstein will lose its authority for me!

If you have used an older Media Player Version in .NET and are now facing problems using your old programms, or you want to use it for the first time these may be helpful for you:

- First you have to import the COM Component Windows Media Player to your Toolbox.
- Next step is to declare a player: private AxWMPLib.AxWindowsMediaPlayer Player;
- you have to specify a URL where the Player takes the media from: Player.URL = "directory/file.avi";
- Start the player with: Player.controls.play(); and your are finished with this simple version

Links: Playing Digital Media in a Visual Basic .NET Application for a complexer version of a Player