C#-API for the Wortschatz Leipzig webservices

Posted by Raffael on 07/22/201307/22/2013 Posted in C#.Net, Tutorials Tagged thesaurus c#, thesaurus web api, Wortschatz Leipzig, Wortschatz Leipzig API, Wortschatz Leipzig C#, Wortschatz Leipzig csharp api, Wortschatz Leipzig servicereference, Wortschatz Leipzig webreference

csharp webservice At the weekend I was looking for a way to find synonyms for a given word. After a quick search on the net I came across the Openthesaurus project, which offers an offline database of synonyms for download. However, I wanted to have a second source for comparison. After further searching, I went to the thesaurus of the “Wortschatz Leipzig” project. Although they offer no offline synonym database, but a free webservice.
Since this web service can not be easily integrated in the Visual Studio into your own projects and it took me some time and energy to figure out how to get things up and running, I have enclosed my whole web service client code into a small library.
If you’re not interested in a “ready-to-use” library, but in […]

How to setup DDclient on Raspberry Pi for use with Namecheap DynDNS

Posted by Raffael on 07/21/201307/23/2013 Posted in Linux, Raspberry Pi, Tutorials, Web Tips Tagged Namecheap.com, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi ddclient with Namecheap, Raspberry Pi DynDNS

raspberry pi logo Once we have clarified in this article how to set up a the DynDNS (Dynamic DNS) service for your domains rented at Namecheap.com, we will have to focus on how keep the IP/DNS records for each DynDNS domain up to date.
In another article I have explained how to do this using a Fritzbox. As for me, I have not only my Fritzbox 24/7 connected to the internet, but also my Raspberry Pi. So I will show you how to setup your Raspberry Pi to use it as a DynDNS client for use with Namecheap.
How to use Namecheap DynDNS service with ddclient on the Raspberry
Log into your Raspberry Pi (by ssh for example) or open a terminal window if you are working directly on Pi. In the first step we have to install ddclient, a DynDNS […]

How to configure Namecheap DynDNS in Fritzbox

Posted by Raffael on 07/21/201307/21/2013 Posted in Tutorials, Web Tips Tagged DaynamicDNS, DynDNS, Fritzbox, Namecheap, Namecheap Fritzbox

dyndns refresh In the previous article I have explained, how you can set up your domains, which are rented from Namecheap.com, for use with DynDNS (Dynamic DNS). In this article, we will focus on how to configure your Fritzbox, so that it always sends the current IP to the Namecheap DynDNS interface.
While this also possible through various clients for PC or MAC, I find the configuration with Fritzbox particularly attractive, because it is anyway running around the clock and thus no PC or MAC unnecessarily consumes more power.
(Who prefers a Raspberry Pi over a Fritzbox, should read this article here.)
Set up Namecheap DynDNS in the Fritzbox
Log into the webpanel of your Fritzbox. This should be normally accessible by navigating to http://fritz.box or http://192.168.178.1 in a browser of your choice.

Setting up DynDNS for domains with Namecheap.com

Posted by Raffael on 07/21/201307/21/2013 Posted in Tutorials, Web Tips Tagged Dynamic DNS, DynDNS, How to configure DynDNS on Namecheap, Namecheap, Namecheap DynDNS setup, Namecheap.com

Also, if I rent my webspace (and now my VPS) always from german companies, my domains are with a foreign supplier. Specifically at Namecheap.com. This has several reasons. I’ve only had good experience there, I really like their web interface, the payment by Paypal and also the support is really fast.
One of the features which suits me very well at Namecheap.com is the possibility to use DynDNS with all domains registered there. And moreover it’s free. With other providers, you pay for it often.
How to configure a domain on Namecheap backend, so that the DNS records can be updated automatically, I want to show you in the following.
Configure domains with Namecheap for use with DynDNS
namecheap_dyndns_setup_1 In the first step you log into your account at Namecheap.com. Then select the domain for which you want to enable the DynDNS […]

How to setup a proxy server in Visual Studio 2012

Posted by Raffael on 07/15/2013 Posted in C#.Net, Tutorials Tagged How to setup proxy server Visual Studio, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio proxy settings, VS, VS 2012

Visual Studio 2012 Logo When I once again recently wanted to bring a few thoughts into bits and bytes, I realized that I could not download neither updates nor Nuget packages from the Visual Studio 2012. The Visual Studio was absolutely convinced that my computer had no Internet connection. But this could not be, after all, because every other application still got connected.
So I thought about what I’ve changed in my setup in the last day and then I got an idea. For several days I surf through a proxy server. I do this from time to time and I previously never had problems using older versions of Visual Studio.
When searching for the proxy server settings in the Visual Studio 2012 itself, I was disappointed. There’s simply no options or settings dialogues for that case. So I want […]