Microsoft Stinger
“Of course, a slew of features worthy of Microsoft can be found in the new platform, such as up to 100 hours standby time with screen on and PIM active; four hours talk time, a “large” color screen or economical…
Steve Ballmer’s dance
So this is how Steve Ballmer motivates his troops. Wow. Not sure if this works for me… you decide. http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=080901FL-BallmerDance
Car Security system using i-mode
Have a look at the following article from eetimes.com. “Now starting a three-month trial phase involving about 40 cars, the system has a two-stage alarm. If a thief bypasses the first alarm, an alert is delivered via e-mail to the…
Testing my DSL speed
So I finally managed to install my DSL connection at home. It is through T-Online, and they have a very funny way of setting it up. You have to set up a virtual modem device that connects through username/password, as…
chukfatpig – good game in flash
Have a look at xiaoxiao for a nicely done flash game. It is 2MB to download, so you are warned.
Pretty funny site selling ‘errorwear’
Here is a place that sells T-shirts with typical computer error messages. Imagine wearing a bright blue shirt with the BSOD printed on it! BTW, since using Windows XP (currently using the RC1 version) I have not seen a BSOD.…
MCSE Base Salaries Dropping
According to InformationWeek, a new job might pay less than you are getting now. If you’re an MCSE your yearly pay is dropping. A new survey by the Wilson research group shows average base pay for an MCSE dropped 7%…
About Windows XP and Product Activation
InterTrust is suing Microsoft for infringing on their patent with the Windows Product Activation. This is ridiculous. Worse than Amazon's one-click patent. Ed Fish, President of InterTrust's MetaTrust Utility Division said. "Microsoft's 'product activation' technology prevents a user from continuing…
Great reading: Orson Scott Card – The Ender Series
I recently started reading Orson Scott Card's science fiction novels "The Ender Series". I still have a few books to go to complete the series, but I can highly recommend it even if you don't normally read science fiction. Ender's…
The Big Mac Exchange Rate
Use FXBigMac to find out exactly what your $ is worth in different countries. It tries to indicate the relative buying power in different countries using a stable currency such as the Big Mac.