Plug the modem and launch the MobileConnect application which is installed inside the E220.

Create a new profile for simyo.de:



telephone number of *99#
Access Point Name: internet.eplus.de
IP-Adresse: dynamic
Primary DNS: 212.23.97.2
Secondary DNS: 212.23.97.3
Account name: simyo
password: simyo

Click "Connect" and you should be online. After I found these configuration data with google, it works the first time. If you have a problem or a suggestion, leave a comment. Remember this config will only work in Germany with simyo.de

I am now ready to work with Rails on rails ;-) I will be indeed traveling a lot with the ICE, the German high speed train, which might not be as fast as the French TGV but it is very comfortable and has electric plugs in all the seats.

In this carbon junky world, I really hope that Copenhagen 2009 will enforce some regulations on plane transports. Instead of stupid competition between EU states railways, EU should also learn from the UK Rails privatization disaster. It would be so nice if the next generation of Europeans could travel on high speed rails transports with a public owned, interconnected, affordable and fast European rails network...

At work, we just upgraded to subversion 1.6.3 from 1.4.x and it took us a 1-2 days to solve configuration issues. In order to make our life easier during merges, we decided to go for Aptana Studio. Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, this IDE is bundled with Subclipse 1.4.

Follow these manual steps to upgrade to http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x

1. Remove Aptana Subversion Support

1. Go to About Apanta Studio
   • In your Aptana Studio
     • On Windows, go to Help and select About Aptana Studio
     • On Mac, go to Aptana Studio and select About Aptana Studio
   • In you Eclipse
     • On Windows, go to Help and select About Eclipse SDK
     • On Mac, go to Eclipse and select About Eclipse SDK
2. Select "Installation Details"
3. Select the" Installed Software" Tab
4. Select the plugins you would like to install and click "Uninstall".

1. From the Help menu, select Install new Software ...
2. Select Available Software.
3. Click the Add Site... button.
4. In the Location text box, type http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.6.x
5. Also add mylyn: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/e3.4
   

Append \G at the end of a SELECT query .

select * from countries limit 5\G;

*************************** 1. row ***************************
id: 4
continent_id: 2
region_id: 14
permalink: afghanistan
name_en: Afghanistan
name_de: Afghanistan
lat: 33.9391
lng: 67.71
eu_member: 0
alpha2: NULL
alpha3: NULL
*************************** 2. row ***************************
id: 8
continent_id: 3
region_id: 19
permalink: albania
name_en: Albania
name_de: Albanien
lat: 41.1533
lng: 20.1683
eu_member: 0
alpha2: NULL
alpha3: NULL