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13th
April

Gran Canaria, Spain

Posted by Martin at 2:12 PM. Placed in Camera & Eye, Life category

As previously promised to Hans, here are finally some shots from my vacation in Gran Canaria.

The first few days were raining. Read More…

13th
April

Posted by Martin at 12:35 AM. Placed in Cool Sites category

â€¦and it’s a Friday, too. Anyways, here are today’s Gems from the Web:

My favourite quotes – “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
Wacky laptop tricks – While you are waiting for your MacBook, here are some things that you can do with your laptop.
Apple Macintosh G3 tossed over a 45-foot cliff – Total destruction, unsurprizingly. But why would anyone want to do this?
TechRepublic Photo Gallery – Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos
Securing OS X 10.4: Tips from Apple and the NSA – Apple and the National Security Administration (NSA) have published a security guide for Mac OS 10.4 with key highlights on network administration, securing Safari and the importance of physical security.
Microsoft naysayer bandwagon gets crowded – Goldman Sachs removed Microsoft from its “conviction list,” the equivalent of a super-duper buy list.
Lawmakers pushing iPods flew on Apple’s dime – Two state lawmakers backing a controversial plan to buy iPods for every schoolchild in Michigan were among a group of politicians who made a trip to California that was paid for at least in part by Apple, the maker of iPods.
Welcome to Prisma – Imagine, an international company, and their sitemap is not clickable! Hmm…
Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ – News – Red camera supports the /i Technology, developed by Cooke Optics. /i Technology enables film and digital cameras to automatically record key lens and camera data for every film frame shot and provide it to post-production teams digitally.

18th
March

Posted by Martin at 1:38 AM. Placed in Cool Sites category

Gems from the Web:

SPHERICALROBOTS 2004 – Using plain water to display images. Wow. I would love to find out how much that costs.
This Guy Can Get 59 MPG in a Plain Old Accord. Beat That, Punk – Changing your driving habits can make your car much more fuel efficient. This guy managed to get it down to 4l per 100km.
How-To: Make a solid-state A/V switcher – Do you have more boxes than your TV can handle? Grab a soldiering iron, and off you go!
Free Vector Downloads – Nice collection of free graphic, ahem, inspiration
My Ipod – A frank iPod modification
Upgrading iPod Hard Drives – If your music library is bigger than your iPod, you can upgrade rather than buying a new one. Cool
Tricks For Saving a Dead iPod – Before buying a new one, you might as well try
The Complete Project Precita – A properly geeky home. Many buttons to push, signs, fun.
MATTER Pierre Sculptor – Amazing sculptures
“Pocket” Gramophones from the ’20s – Music was already portable way before the iPod. Hey, way before the Walkman. 1920.
Avid investors prepped for Apple surprises at NAB – …”the ‘talk on the Street’ is that Apple is planning an event for April 15th at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas”