Sipgate or Skype as a VoIP solution in Saudi Arabia

by Andi

A few years ago I've registered with a sipgate.de Karlsruhe phone number, which you can then use a sip / voip-enabled device. This then goes for example with the Fritzbox directly or with Android on Milestone by Sipdroid.
In principle, therefore, very useful to have a German phone number, on the one from Germany via Flat (most in Germany by now) or can be called very favorable, although the number over the net for example, Saudi Arabia "is derived.

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To the device, it is not the issue here. I have sipgate used here with the above-mentioned Sipdroid and Ekiga with Kubuntu and I must say that I am relatively disappointed. Basically, it works quite well. The problems show up in the detail. I had regular exposure of 2-4 seconds in both directions in the interview. Mind you, while the other continued to talk! In part, this was said then was subsequently confirmed in compressed form. Sounds at first may not be bad, but disrupts the flow of conversation immensely.

With Skype, however, to date, I had fewer problems. Clearly plays well with Skype's Internet connection is crucial. Here to comment latency or short interruptions in the connection is not interrupted in the conversation, but in delays. That is, you just wait longer responds to the opponent. Although not nice and you fall to the frequently interrupting each other, but still a lot more comfortable, so complete misfire like sip (gate).

Unfortunately it is currently very shaky anyway, so that Skype and Sipgate are currently either way not much. As well wait for help or just dig deeper in our provider Mobily ...

German phone number

Currently I have therefore to sipgate credit (which I have to charge it) and for several days even with Skype. The former I will be out in the near future, above. Reasons, use up, but not before. The latter however, the more quickly. Recently, it was not possible to sign on to Skype a so-called SkypeIn phone number for Germany. Meanwhile, the go back, but the cost of 5 € a month for simply providing the phone number prevails in our case is not on the benefits.

In other words, the moment I can only make phone calls using Skype to Germany, but Germany can not be called out. It is therefore a "anklingeln on the sipgate number can be" and to call back out via Skype. I also know of no way currently SkypeOut (then called the phone calls to Skype Out) to use on the milestone.

In total, therefore, somewhat awkward. On the other hand, we can doubt be called free and very cheap calls from Germany. In effect, therefore, to complain no reason ;)


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Firefox crashes when cratoo.de

by Andi

Today I need your help once. Some time ago I got on Facebook, an indication that the Firefox, both under Windows and Linux, with visits to cratoo.de more or less reproducible crashes. Now it is so that I also had crashes of Firefox, but this has only recently associate my own blog / gallery.

In the meantime I have with HTML Validation some blunders adjusted in HTML (opened but not closed, and incorrectly nested ul / li / div). And in the last days of this cleaning up, I did not manage to get by calling the domain name to the Firefox to crash. But this can of course be a coincidence. Also, I'm not sure if the crashes are not more the result of gefrickeltes Javascript to pass. These things I have written for me that is the gallery. On the other hand, the fit does not mean that the crashes happened with me even when opening the home page, on which the javascript-self is not used.

Therefore, the request to you. If you experience Next time on the blog or call the Gallery to crash Firefox, copy shortly after the restart of Firefox specifically requested page and let me have. A feedback that you experience no crashes in connection with visits here is of course also have liked :)

Maybe yes, but it has also been done and I am no longer responsible for your rude exit Firefox :)


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Saving the Chilean mine workers

by Sanne

This morning I was allowed to read the first thing that the 33 miners buried Chile were all saved. Besides the joy for the families, joined by yet to relief. When we decided for our honeymoon in the Atacama desert, the miners were trapped for 14 days. When it became clear that the rescue should take until December, introduced himself to me the question of how to enjoy my honeymoon carefree when must fear "under me" 33 miners their lives. Actually irrational, because we will be hundreds of miles away from the crash site. Now that the rescue operations are complete, I am more so at the Atacama desert, with its brilliant landscape.

Whether the rescue was a technical masterpiece or miracle now, everyone must decide for itself, on its part before each their own opinion. I'm glad for my part, if I have to make such an experience before.

At the conclusion nor the SWR3 Comix Stoiber , the rescue of the Chileans explains. He has rightly recognized that bunnies need in the pit 10 minutes from Chile to Stuttgart, or was it the Munich airport? ;)




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Action Keychain with Mobily

by Andi

In addition to the Saudi shoe parade I participated in a further action of non-spurlos.de participated. His action lanyard .

The idea is that there a mentally disabled boy is, to which great joy in the well-known key bands to collect. And it is not exactly hard on them, used partly as a marketing agent get hold. With my two former employers 1 & 1 and virtual7 I had no luck in this regard. My 1 & 1 tapes are stored and v7 has none. When DETASAD they are currently not until ordered, so I leave September-nothing "deliver" Thomas was in our ;)

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However, I could open up a further source: Mobily !
Through my many Twitter messages to Mobily residing there had also MobilyCIO taken to contact me. Interestingly, even in German ;)

I wrote it certainly as far Mobily to lanyards and after he had been clarified whether Mobily has such material, was carried out only with his assistant, the address exchange. The day arrived two key bands by Fedex to us in the Najd Compound and I already know that there are hopefully a boy in Germany, is pleased to :)
Who knows, maybe it works by then so even with tapes of DETASAD ;)


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School life

by Sanne
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For three weeks I have to work again. This time not in kindergarten but in elementary school. I was promoted, so to speak. :)
On 18 September was the first day of school, we had laid our trip to Germany so that we in time for the start of school in Riyadh were. Although I was not contacted during the holidays, but you never know. So it did. Saturday mornings rang at 9:30 the phone and the school principal asked if I could imagine and would trust to help in the primary school.
The school has two teachers too little, and so created a job, "primary school assistant.

Elementary school assistant

This means that I, the 3rd or 4 Class supervising, controlling homework, answer questions about tasks, while the math teacher is in the other and informed. I also look after the classes in the subjects of circus and Arabic. So the native-speaking children receive Arabic classes, the other tasks get lernvertiefende in German. Where would be better the other way around, but do not have the teachers ... In the hours, the Arabic classes 3 and 4 together, and the first and 2 Class.

Similarly, in the circus hours, except that I must attend the entire class. Again, the children get from their teachers tasks should edit. In German, math or English. In the last years of school were the students throughout the year various art pieces rehearse and perform at the end. As this school year, no teacher is available for deepening learning takes place, much to the chagrin of the children ... :)

In Class 3 and 4 are currently nine children, the most powerful class is the second with eleven children. A mini-class is the first Class with two girls.

Power struggles

At present still held power struggles. I have zero problem with the two sweeties who know me already from the pre-school, first in class Super are the children in the 3rd To hear almost every word ;) So they are on during the hour and talk, but a warning is enough. Unlike the other hand, in the "even" classes. ARGH! Of the eleven children (Kl.2) few are getting too quiet by an admonition. The remaining need at least five calls and not stay still sitting on their chairs. Very popular is the statement when I tell them in person a job, "I do not want," "I do not like." This is then repeated in the increasing in volume until half the class join in the chorus.
In grade 4, six boys and three girls. That up there is the nonsense factor is likely to be of course ...
After the first three weeks, I now have the same effect as observed in the preschool. Slow to hear the children, they get used to me. With Schmeichelein and fight corruption, we get together now.

Schedule

My schedule would be better for the 13 hours I ride every day to school. If I have a fully packed day (three hours), I have to compensate and three free hours. On days with two hours I can go home earlier. That works with a driver of the compounds of the pick me up at the school.

The day would have a new timetable to come, we wait and see how developed the thing. In December I am released from my contract, to start our honeymoon can. As of January I'm rescheduled. That was one of my conditions, if I should take up the position.

I look forward to the next few hours with the children. A good exercise is in any case ... ;)


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