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The enthusiasm of photography spread like a fire and so the camera got replaced with text/html 2023-02-24T21:59:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/inside_sotkanet?rev=1677275965&do=diff Inside SOTKAnet This article was written in 2005. SOTKAnet indicator bank is a public accessible web information service that publishes detailed information on well-being and health in Finland. SOTKAnet was launched by STAKES, the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, on Monday 14th March 2005 at text/html 2023-02-20T23:37:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/framework_comparison?rev=1676936233&do=diff Perl MVC frameworks: Catalyst, Dancer, Mojolicious Written in 2010. I used all the three Perl MVC frameworks (Catalyst, Dancer and Mojolicious) during this project. I started the project with Catalyst and implemented some of the core features and content pages with it. Then I started a side project to test Dancer framework. When the project started I found Mojolicious not to be mature enough for this system. But it developed a lot and later I decided to switch from Catalyst to Mojolicious. The… text/html 2023-02-23T23:55:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/opera_tor_malware?rev=1677196510&do=diff Opera browser wild on opening sockets and listening on port 9050 The strange behavior of Opera browser described in this text happened in 2013 and was caused by ZeuS malware that dynamically injected its code to Opera process. I might be that there was nothing wrong with Opera browser itself. text/html 2023-02-23T23:54:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/the_zeus_malware_incident?rev=1677196489&do=diff The ZeuS malware incident This report was written in 2014, latest update 2017-10-22. Summary in Finnish. My Windows 7 desktop computer was hit by ZeuS malware or some variant of it. It wasn't detected by virus scanners and so it lived on the computer at least over a month, maybe much longer. Here is the full story. text/html 2023-10-25T15:44:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/server_benchmarks/hetzner_eq_4?rev=1698248682&do=diff Server benchmark 2011: Hetzner EQ 4 Dedicated Server * 2011 * Hetzner EQ 4 Dedicated Server * i7-920 Quadcore * 8 GB RAM * 750 GB HD RAID1 * 100 GB backup space * 10 TB traffic/mo * <https://www.hetzner.de/> * Debian 6.0 64 bit * Tests run 2011-07-26 UnixBench 5.1.2 ./Run dhry2reg whetstone-double syscall pipe context1 spawn execl shell1 shell8 shell16 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2) Syst… text/html 2023-10-25T15:44:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/server_benchmarks/hetzner_ex_4?rev=1698248669&do=diff Server benchmark 2011: Hetzner EX 4 Dedicated Server * 2011 * Hetzner EQ 4 Dedicated Server * i7-2600 Quadcore * 16 GB RAM * 3 TB SATA 6 Gb/s HDD RAID1 * 100 GB backup space * 10 TB traffic/mo * <https://www.hetzner.de/> * Debian 6.0 64 bit * Tests run 2011-10-04 text/html 2023-10-25T15:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/server_benchmarks/hetzner_vq_12_vps?rev=1698248606&do=diff Server benchmark 2012: Hetzner VQ 12 VPS * 2012 * Hetzner VQ 12 VPS * Single Core * 1 GB RAM * 40 GB HD on some sort of RAID * no backup space * 2 TB traffic/mo * <https://www.hetzner.de/> * Debian 6.0 64 bit * Tests run 2012-01-31 UnixBench 5.1.2 ./Run dhry2reg whetstone-double syscall pipe context1 spawn execl shell1 shell8 shell16 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2) System: ********: GNU/L… text/html 2023-10-25T15:42:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/server_benchmarks/hetzner_vq_19_vps?rev=1698248538&do=diff Server benchmark 2011: Hetzner VQ 19 VPS * 2011 * Hetzner VQ 19 VPS * Single Core * 2 GB RAM * 80 GB HD on some sort of RAID * no backup space * 4 TB traffic/mo * <https://www.hetzner.de/> * Debian 6.0 64 bit * Tests run 2011-07-26 UnixBench 5.1.2 ./Run dhry2reg whetstone-double syscall pipe context1 spawn execl shell1 shell8 shell16 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2) System: Debian-60-squee… text/html 2023-10-25T15:42:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/information_technology/server_benchmarks/xencon_xpro_512_vps?rev=1698248520&do=diff Server benchmark 2011: Xencon x|pro 512 VPS * 2011 * Xencon x|pro 512 VPS * Dual CPU * 0.5 GB RAM * 40 GB HD (RAID 1/RAID 10) * with automated backups * 0.5 TB traffic/mo * <https://www.xencon.net/> * Debian 6.0 64 bit * Tests run 2011-07-26 UnixBench 5.1.2 ./Run dhry2reg whetstone-double syscall pipe context1 spawn execl shell1 shell8 shell16 ======================================================================== BYTE UNIX Benchmarks (Version 5.1.2) System: catz:… text/html 2023-02-23T23:24:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/photography/camera_bodies/the_future_of_dslr_bodies?rev=1677194660&do=diff The future of DSLR bodies This article was written in 2008. In my opinnion the DSLR bodies have been designed very conservatively. There is really not much new and innovative in them. The marketing hype just exaggerates all the minimal improvements. What are the features I would like to see on future DSLR bodies? text/html 2023-02-22T20:46:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/music/alien_vanguard_waldorf_blofeld?rev=1677098779&do=diff Alien Vanguard Soundset for Waldorf Blofeld by HG Fortune and Dimitri Schkoda Written in 2014. * The soundset reviewed: Alien Vanguard Soundset for Waldorf Blofeld by HG Fortune and Dimitri Schkoda * Sounds: 256 (two Blofeld banks) * Price: 39 € including VAT text/html 2023-02-22T22:37:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/music/comparing_waldorfs?rev=1677105451&do=diff Comparing the small Waldorf synthesizers Created 2015, latest update 2017-10-18. A German company Waldorf has come up with a set of interesting small form factor hardware synthesizers: Blofeld, Pulse 2, Rocket and Streichfett. All the three boxes have their own fields where they shine. text/html 2023-02-24T21:57:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/music/ingo_weidner_analog_vs_digital_waldorf_blofeld?rev=1677275869&do=diff Ingo Weidner's Analog vs. Digital Soundset for Waldorf Blofeld Written in 2014. * The soundset reviewed: Ingo Weidner's “Analog vs. Digital” Soundset for Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer * Sounds: 128 (one Blofeld bank) * Price: 30 € including VAT text/html 2025-09-20T12:54:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/music/music_collection/m?rev=1758372847&do=diff Music: M A part of my music collection listing. Listing updated 2025-09-20. Music: L<<<<<< Music: N>>>>>> Artist Album Format Date Origin Mac Bueno & Tatc Snadisti nollegee CD gift Machine Men Circus of Fools CD 19.9.2025 Levykauppa Äx Machine Men Elegies CD 10/2007 text/html 2023-02-22T22:37:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/photography/camera_lenses/canon_ef_135mm_l_usm?rev=1677105451&do=diff Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM Review of Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM telephoto lens. Review created 2008, latest update 2013. catza.net photos: Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM Facts * the king of Canon telephoto prime lenses * estimated retail price 1100 EUR * in my use from 11/2008 to current date text/html 2023-02-22T22:37:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://heikkisiltala.net/wiki/en/photography/compact_cameras/panasonic_lumix_dmc_lx3?rev=1677105451&do=diff Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Review created 2010, latest update 2013. catza.net photos: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Yes it is true: most DSLR users seem to have a compact camera. I decided to get mine in January 2009 and went with the exciting Panasonic Lumix LX3. I also have got a spare battery and DMW-LW46 wide angle converter. I have been carrying it around on trips and holidays when a DSLR with lenses is too much. I have also used it at cat shows.