Marcel Kapfer

Blog

There are always some ideas floating around in my head of things that I want to write. Some fade away, and others I capture in my GTD system. And on some rare occasions, I invest the time to move my thoughts from my brain into a nice blog post.

If you’re asking about what I write: I really can’t tell. Most things you can find here at the moment are about Linux, coding, and similar stuff. But I won’t promise that this won’t change. We’ll see.

How to run a web app on your desktop

2016-04-19

Running a web app or a website on your desktop is nowadays much easier thanks to GitHub's Electron. Why would someone want this? Well... This is a good question. For me there are only two reasons: you can start it from your launcher and it's handled as its own application. But thats not why I'm …

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Rangitaki Version 1.3

2016-02-16

A new version of Rangitaki is out providing the following new features: Respect do-not-track RCC: Generate Atom feed Title fix Switch to composer To update from Rangitaki 1.2 (or higher) use this script: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mmk2410/rangitaki/master/update-scripts/1-2-1_1-3-0.sh Enjoy …

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Programs I use

2016-01-26

Note: I decided to dedicate this topic its own permanent What I Use page instead of this blog post. Intro A few people asked me in the last time which tools and programs I use so I decided to put them in a short list. I often look at lists like "The best ...", "Software you need" or similar posts. …

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The Ending Year

2016-01-04

A minimal music piece composed at the end of 2014. Now finally recorded in an acceptable quality. If you like share it with your friends or even donate me at my page. Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/nHugKFbqgMg

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The Ending Year

2016-01-04

Ein Minimal Music Stueck, welches ich eine 2014 komponiert habe, allerdings erst jetzt dazugekommen bin es in annehmbarer Qualtität aufzunehmen: https://www.youtube.com/embed/nHugKFbqgMg Wenn es dir gefaellt, teile es mit deinen Freund_innen und spende mir vielleicht. Danke

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Rangitaki Version 1.2

2015-12-24

Just in time for Chistmas: Rangitaki Version 1.2. Features Pagination: Split your blog posts over several page JavaScript Extension Support RCC: Write Posts RCC: Delete Posts RCC: Upload Media RCC: Edit Posts Notes Read the upgrading guide before upgrading. Upgrading If you're currently on version …

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Rangitaki Version 1.1.90 Beta Release

2015-12-21

The next step on the way to 1.2, the beta release. Changes: BUGFIX: ArticleGenerator error when no tags set Pagination: Localized strings Concerning the localized string: the new string are already added into the shipped english and german language files. If you use your own language file, you have …

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Rangitaki Version 1.1.2 Development Release

2015-12-20

I'm glad to announce another milestone an the way to Rangitaki 1.2. This time it's quite a small one, which brings a few code style improvements and one new feature called pagination, which can split your blog into several pages, each with a set amount of posts. Pagination is disabled by default. …

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Scorelib

2015-12-01

I'm proud to present all of you another piece of software that I wrote: Scorelib. Scorelib is a music score organization tool with a command line interface, perfect for usage in your favorite terminal emulator. As most of the software I develop, it is written for Linux systems and published on …

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In the lab

2015-11-23

Sadly this didn't work, but it was fun to make.

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Winter is coming…

2015-11-23

Winter is coming...

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Rangitaki Version 1.1.0 Development Release

2015-11-22

It is time for another Rangitaki release and on this way to 1.2 , I release today the first Developmen release 1.1.0, which comes with following changes: RCC: Write blog posts RCC: Media Upload Drawer: Key listener ('ESC' to close, 'm; to open) Drawer: Highlight Blogs when hovering Drawer: 'X' …

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New piece coming soon

2015-09-24

Good News! I just finished the draft for my second piece. Now all I have to do before I can publish it is setting it. Stay tuned!

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Rangitaki Version 1.0

2015-08-24

Eight months ago I had the idea of a blogging engine. First I planned to write the blogging engine in JavaScript, but in February I learned PHP and I decided, that this is the better language for this project. The main goal of Rangitaki (earlier known as pBlog) was, is and will always be to be as …

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Morse Converter Android 2.4.0

2015-08-22

A new release of the Android app is out. In comes with the same features, that where released with the desktop version 2.0. Line break support Instant converting Intelligent code recognization Slightly re-designed UI for the new features Get the app now at Google Play.

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Morse Converter Desktop Version 2.0.0

2015-08-20

It's time that I announce a new version of the morse converter with some awesome new features, that will simplify your converting life: Completely Native UI with tabs Instant converting Intelligent code recognization Update through the app itself. (Not available in the .deb package or in the Ubuntu …

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Landesverrat

2015-07-31

Seit gestern wird gegen die Macher des Blogs netzpolitik.org wegen Landesverrat ermittelt, da sie geheime Dokumente des Verfassungsschutzes veröffentlichten. Dies ist ein schwerer Angriff auf die Meinungs- und Pressefreiheit in Deutschland, doch bei weitem nicht der erste, wie ein Blogartikel von …

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Morse Converter Desktop Public Beta 1.9.3

2015-07-30

Today I publish a public beta version of the next version of the morse converter for desktop systems. This version comes with the following new features: Intelligent code recognization (code and language) automatic / instant converting line break support integrated update function tabbed design …

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Rangitaki Version 0.9: Release Condidate for 1.0

2015-07-25

It's time now for the last pre-release of version 1.0: the release candidate for version 1.0. After nearly seven weeks Rangitaki is now stable enough to release the last testing version. This version comes with the following (bug) fixes: 'Blogs of {BLOG NAME}' always shown (even if there are no …

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Rangitaki Version 0.8

2015-07-16

After one week of testing and bugfixing (mainly the RCC) we now release the beta version (number 0.8) of Rangitaki. This versions brings various security updates for the RCC and you should really update to this version, if you're using the RCC. Otherwise you can wait until the release candidate , …

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