From c.duehl at gmx.de Wed Mar 7 12:06:59 2007 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christian_D=FChl?=) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:06:59 +0100 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 7 References: Message-ID: Anfang der weitergeleiteten E-Mail: > Von: "Marsee Henon" > Datum: 7. März 2007 20:47:56 MEZ > An: c.duehl at gmx.de > Betreff: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 7 > > Hi-- > > Are you attending the Society for Photographic Education's National > Conference in Miami next month? Or Photoshop World in Boston in April? > > Send me an email to let me know. 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That single decision led to porting woes throughout the > 1980s--and, so believes Mark Rosenthal, made free and open source > software more possible and appealing. > source.html> > > > ***How to Optimize Rank Data in MySQL > Suppose you need to calculate constantly-changing information based on > constantly-updated information in one or more tables. Are you stuck > doing everything in multiple expensive queries? By no means. Baron > Schwartz demonstrates how careful denormalization and query > construction > can lower your database load and simplify your code. > rank-data.html> > > --------------------- > Digital Media > --------------------- > ***Lightroom Getting Started: Organizing the Lightroom Workspace > The Lightroom workspace is extremely malleable. You can easily enlarge > or shrink the various windows to suit your viewing and working > preferences, whether you are on a laptop in the field or your cinema > display in the studio. In this downloadable PDF excerpt from Photoshop > "Lightroom Aventure--Mastering Adobe's next-generation tool for > digital > photographers," Mikkel Aaland takes you on a short Lightroom tour > of the > workspace. > > > > ***Joe Schorr on Color Management in Aperture > Joe Schorr, Apple Senior Product Manager for Aperture, covers color > management in Aperture 1.5.2. Derrick Story interviews Joe in this > exclusive O'Reilly Media podcast. > inside_aperture_podcast-9.html> > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***Replacing AppleScript with Ruby > Matt Neuberg describes how to use rb-appscript to manage Apple events > without Applescript. 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Learn how to build this remote > video streaming solution by accessing EyeTV's raw MPEG transport > streams > and using VLC to stream that MPEG and watch the video on another > computer. > from-your-mac.html> > > --------------------- > Microsoft/.NET > --------------------- > ***Cleaning Up Your Disk Drives in Windows Vista > Your PC's hard disk fills up fast with junk, gunk, and extraneous > files. > In this excerpt from "Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide," William R. > Stanek and Paul Marquardt show you how to clean it up fast. > up-your-disk-drives-in-windows-vista.html> > > > ***The Three Faces of ASP.NET AJAX > Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz show you how to how to make the most out > of AJAX, whether you want to work with simple drag-and-drop controls, > create custom controls or extenders, or dig deep into its innards and > see how it all works. > faces-of-aspnet-ajax.html> > > > ***Analyzing Assemblies with Reflector > In this excerpt from "Windows Developer Power Tools," James Avery and > Jim Holmes show you how to use Reflector freeware to explore any .NET > assembly and find its dependencies and callers, or dive down and > explore > an entire assembly. > assemblies-with-reflector.html> > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Statement, Branch, and Path Coverage Testing in Java > Even with unit tests approaching 100% coverage, critical logic errors > could be hiding in your code. It is impossible to test every possible > condition, but with a little analysis of the potential paths and a > plan > to test them, you can be much more confident in the quality of your > tests. > path-coverage-testing-in-java.html> > > > ***An Introduction to Hibernate 3 Annotations > Hibernate is just about the defacto standard for Java database > persistence. With Hibernate 3, it has become even easier to specify > how > your Java objects are stored in a database. In this article, John > Smart > shows how Java 5 annotations are used by Hibernate to simplify your > code > and make persisting your data even easier. > hibernate-3-annotations.html> > > --------------------- > Web > --------------------- > ***Learn Ruby on Rails: the Ultimate Beginner's Tutorial > In this action-packed adventure, Patrick provides rock-solid > foundations > in object oriented programming principles, and a detailed > explanation of > Ruby syntax. After this comprehensive tour, you'll plunge into the > mysterious depths of the Rails framework. > > > > ***Avoid Evil JavaScript > What makes some JavaScript Evil, and can beginners learn to write Good > JavaScript code from day one? > > > > ***The Hard Facts about Heading Structure > Because assistive technologies like screen readers allow users to > navigate through a document by its heading structure, its important to > ensure your site is up to scratch. Find out if your site passes the > test. > heading-structure/> > > > Until next time-- > > Marsee Henon > > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly > 1005 Gravenstein Highway North > Sebastopol, CA 95472 > http://ug.oreilly.com/ http://ug.oreilly.com/creativemedia/ > ================================================================ From taulmarill at xgn.de Mon Mar 26 04:14:21 2007 From: taulmarill at xgn.de (taulmarill at xgn.de) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:14:21 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? Message-ID: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Hallo, ich wollt nur noch mal daran erinnern, dass morgen mal wieder der letzte Dienstag des Monats ist und mich bei der Gelegenheit erkundigen, wer alles Zeit hat. Gruß, Jürgen From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Mon Mar 26 05:29:51 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:29:51 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> Am 26.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > Hallo, > > ich wollt nur noch mal daran erinnern, dass morgen mal wieder der letzte > Dienstag des Monats ist und mich bei der Gelegenheit erkundigen, wer alles > Zeit hat. > > > Gruß, > Jürgen Gut dass du geschrieben hast. So konnte ich mich noch vom Raid am Dienstag abemelden. Ich komme also morgen. From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 07:25:36 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:25:36 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> Am 26.03.07 schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann : > Am 26.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > > Hallo, > > > > ich wollt nur noch mal daran erinnern, dass morgen mal wieder der letzte > > Dienstag des Monats ist und mich bei der Gelegenheit erkundigen, wer alles > > Zeit hat. > > > > > > Gruß, > > Jürgen > > Gut dass du geschrieben hast. So konnte ich mich noch vom Raid am Dienstag > abemelden. Ich komme also morgen. Hmm, kommt ausser uns beiden noch jemand? Sollen wir um eine Woche verschieben, wird es dann besser aussehen? Fragen ueber Fragen :-) Judith From taulmarill at xgn.de Tue Mar 27 07:37:35 2007 From: taulmarill at xgn.de (taulmarill at xgn.de) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:37:35 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:25, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > > Hmm, kommt ausser uns beiden noch jemand? Sollen wir um eine Woche > verschieben, > wird es dann besser aussehen? > Fragen ueber Fragen :-) > Ja, währe schön, wenn wir neben Zu- auch Absagen über die Liste bekommen würden. Weißt du ob Christian das letzte mal was wegen heute gesagt hat? Gruß, Jürgen From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 07:43:47 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:43:47 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> Am 27.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:25, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > > > > Hmm, kommt ausser uns beiden noch jemand? Sollen wir um eine Woche > > verschieben, > > wird es dann besser aussehen? > > Fragen ueber Fragen :-) > > > > Ja, währe schön, wenn wir neben Zu- auch Absagen über die Liste bekommen > würden. Weißt du ob Christian das letzte mal was wegen heute gesagt hat? Leider kann ich mich nicht mehr erinnern :( Irgendwann hat er bestimmt mal was wegen Urlaub gesagt, aber ich glaube, der Urlaub ist schon lange vorbei :-) Judith From taulmarill at xgn.de Tue Mar 27 07:52:45 2007 From: taulmarill at xgn.de (taulmarill at xgn.de) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:52:45 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:43, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > Am 27.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : >> Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:25, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: >> > >> > Hmm, kommt ausser uns beiden noch jemand? Sollen wir um eine Woche >> > verschieben, >> > wird es dann besser aussehen? >> > Fragen ueber Fragen :-) >> > >> >> Ja, währe schön, wenn wir neben Zu- auch Absagen über die Liste bekommen >> würden. Weißt du ob Christian das letzte mal was wegen heute gesagt hat? > > Leider kann ich mich nicht mehr erinnern :( Irgendwann hat er bestimmt mal > was > wegen Urlaub gesagt, aber ich glaube, der Urlaub ist schon lange vorbei > :-) > Es währe halt doch etwas unglücklich, wenn wir absagen, und dann kommt doch noch jemand, der nur vergessen hat, die Mailingliste zu lesen. Deswegen fände ich es schöner, wenn regelmäßige Teilnehmer auch absagen würden, wenn sie nicht können. Ich bin jetzt etwas unschlüssig, wie wir das machen sollen. Hoffe mal, dass sich noch jemand meldet. Gruß, Jürgen From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 07:59:48 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:59:48 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703270759k28281f6dt741b2efeb5ec1d91@mail.gmail.com> Am 27.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:43, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > > Am 27.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > >> Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:25, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > >> > > >> > Hmm, kommt ausser uns beiden noch jemand? Sollen wir um eine Woche > >> > verschieben, > >> > wird es dann besser aussehen? > >> > Fragen ueber Fragen :-) > >> > > >> > >> Ja, währe schön, wenn wir neben Zu- auch Absagen über die Liste bekommen > >> würden. Weißt du ob Christian das letzte mal was wegen heute gesagt hat? > > > > Leider kann ich mich nicht mehr erinnern :( Irgendwann hat er bestimmt mal > > was > > wegen Urlaub gesagt, aber ich glaube, der Urlaub ist schon lange vorbei > > :-) > > > > Es währe halt doch etwas unglücklich, wenn wir absagen, und dann kommt > doch noch jemand, der nur vergessen hat, die Mailingliste zu lesen. > Deswegen fände ich es schöner, wenn regelmäßige Teilnehmer auch absagen > würden, wenn sie nicht können. > Ich bin jetzt etwas unschlüssig, wie wir das machen sollen. Hoffe mal, > dass sich noch jemand meldet. Machen wir es doch so: Wenn sich niemand mehr meldet treffen wir uns. Wenn sich jemand meldet, machen wir das Treffen vom Inhalt der Meldung abhaengig :-) Judith From taulmarill at xgn.de Tue Mar 27 08:05:25 2007 From: taulmarill at xgn.de (taulmarill at xgn.de) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:05:25 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <2baf37d80703270759k28281f6dt741b2efeb5ec1d91@mail.gmail.com> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270759k28281f6dt741b2efeb5ec1d91@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <45151.88.198.157.42.1175007925.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:59, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > Machen wir es doch so: > Wenn sich niemand mehr meldet treffen wir uns. Wenn sich jemand meldet, > machen wir das Treffen vom Inhalt der Meldung abhaengig :-) > Hört sich gut an. Damit sich das für dich lohnt, kann ich ja mein geniales *hust* Sudoku-löse-Script mitbringen. (Sudoku ist im Moment das Rätsel der Woche im deutschen Perlforum) From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 09:19:39 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:19:39 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <45151.88.198.157.42.1175007925.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270759k28281f6dt741b2efeb5ec1d91@mail.gmail.com> <45151.88.198.157.42.1175007925.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703270919q536925d5jca267d2feb688778@mail.gmail.com> Am 27.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > Am Di, 27.03.2007, 16:59, schrieb Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann: > > Machen wir es doch so: > > Wenn sich niemand mehr meldet treffen wir uns. Wenn sich jemand meldet, > > machen wir das Treffen vom Inhalt der Meldung abhaengig :-) > > > > Hört sich gut an. Damit sich das für dich lohnt, kann ich ja mein geniales > *hust* Sudoku-löse-Script mitbringen. (Sudoku ist im Moment das Rätsel der > Woche im deutschen Perlforum) Dann bis gleich :-) Bringe meinen DS lite mit. From taulmarill at xgn.de Wed Mar 28 05:01:27 2007 From: taulmarill at xgn.de (taulmarill at xgn.de) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:01:27 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Gameby Advance & Nintendo DS In-Reply-To: <45151.88.198.157.42.1175007925.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270759k28281f6dt741b2efeb5ec1d91@mail.gmail.com> <45151.88.198.157.42.1175007925.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <38676.88.198.157.42.1175083287.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Nachtrag zum gestrigen Treffen: Nach guten Spielen für GBA und NDS kann man gut auf http://www.mobygames.com suchen. Da gibt es u.a. auch all time top 25 Listen zu allen Systemen GBA All Time Top 25 => http://www.mobygames.com/stats/top_games/k,best_by_platform/ssid,12/ NDS All Time Top 25 => http://www.mobygames.com/stats/top_games/k,best_by_platform/ssid,44/ Die Seite hat gute Tests und Screenshots. Gruß, Jürgen From c.duehl at gmx.de Wed Mar 28 06:42:12 2007 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christian_D=FChl?=) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:42:12 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: Hallo, oh je es tut mir leid, ich hab völlig vergessen, dass schon Monatsende ist, weil ich seit Mitte letzter Woche wegen Knieproblemen zu Haus bin. Deshalb hab ich auch nicht nach der Post geschaut. Ich hoffe, ihr hattet trotzdem ein nettes Treffen! Das Knie wird gerade langsam besser, ich hoffe, morgen wieder arbeiten zu können. Grüße, Christian From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Thu Mar 29 00:16:26 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:16:26 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Gameby Advance & Nintendo DS In-Reply-To: <38676.88.198.157.42.1175083287.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703260529v79d4531cs81ddaf14161fd181@mail.gmail.com> <2baf37d80703270725y10c0b93ev133f895719f229f2@mail.gmail.com> <41642.88.198.157.42.1175006255.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270743y5a91d3eav6385b807c787963a@mail.gmail.com> <39037.88.198.157.42.1175007165.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <2baf37d80703270759k28281f6dt741b2efeb5ec1d91@mail.gmail.com> <45151.88.198.157.42.1175007925.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> <38676.88.198.157.42.1175083287.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703290016n69954ae7x4eeb4ba4a5e7800c@mail.gmail.com> Am 28.03.07 schrieb taulmarill at xgn.de : > Nachtrag zum gestrigen Treffen: > > Nach guten Spielen für GBA und NDS kann man gut auf > http://www.mobygames.com suchen. Da gibt es u.a. auch all time top 25 > Listen zu allen Systemen > > GBA All Time Top 25 => > http://www.mobygames.com/stats/top_games/k,best_by_platform/ssid,12/ > NDS All Time Top 25 => > http://www.mobygames.com/stats/top_games/k,best_by_platform/ssid,44/ > > Die Seite hat gute Tests und Screenshots. > > > Gruß, > Jürgen Vielen Dank. Habe mir gestern bei Karstadt Castlevania gekauft, und verzweifel zur Zeit am 2. Level, ich kriege das mit dem Springen noch nicht hin. Aber das ist ja auch Gehirnjogging :-) Judith ps: Morgen kann ich abgeben, habe gerade die Nachricht vom letzten vorgeschlagenen Mitglied des Pruefungsausschusses bekommen, dass er einverstanden ist. From judith.dohmann at gmail.com Thu Mar 29 01:11:26 2007 From: judith.dohmann at gmail.com (Judith Maria Nefertari Dohmann) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:11:26 +0200 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Wer kommt morgen alles? In-Reply-To: References: <60817.88.198.157.42.1174907661.squirrel@webmail.xgn.de> Message-ID: <2baf37d80703290111w86b9c03lf40c78c125ff69a3@mail.gmail.com> Am 28.03.07 schrieb Christian Dühl : > Hallo, > > oh je es tut mir leid, ich hab völlig vergessen, dass schon > Monatsende ist, weil ich seit Mitte letzter Woche wegen Knieproblemen > zu Haus bin. Deshalb hab ich auch nicht nach der Post geschaut. Ich > hoffe, ihr hattet trotzdem ein nettes Treffen! Ja. Juergen hat sein Sudoku-loeseprogramm vorgestellt. Wenn ich so weiter darueber nachdenke, ist das eigentlich kein richtiger brute-force-Ansatz. Denn durch die sehr intelligente Vorsortierung wird eigentlich schon herausgefunden in welcher Reihenfolge die Kaestchen ausgefuellt werden muessen. Ansonsten haben wir uns noch ein bisschen ueber Futter fuer meinen Nintendo DS Lite unterhalten (daher auch die andere Email). > > Das Knie wird gerade langsam besser, ich hoffe, morgen wieder > arbeiten zu können. Das hoffe ich. Kaputte Knie sind fies. > > Grüße, > Christian Judith