Ever since I finally passed my driver’s exam last month, every day the question comes up: Which of us gets to take the Prius? So whether we want it or not, the time has come to start looking at a 2nd car. One that’s cheap in usage, safe and still big enough for 2 adults, […]
Nissan LEAF… I want one! Read More »
As the hardcore Sinclair enthusiasts/users amongst you probably already know, World of Spectrum (WOS) is the place to go for anything Spectrum ( & ZX81) related. This website is devoted to cataloguing and archiving material for the ZX Spectrum home computer popular in the 1980s, and has even been officially endorsed by Amstrad which holds
ZX Spectrum magazines available online Read More »
Earlier today we visited INSPIRIA science center for the first time with Jacob. INSPIRIA is a centre with many/only hands-on experiments, interesting for young and old. I had been there several times before since my office is located in the same building as the science centre. (tip: come early! Be there when they open, and
INSPIRIA science center Read More »
Just like everyone else, my amount of data/files keeps growing and growing. I store the bulk at home on my Linux box, with a RAID10 disk array. This will prevent data loss when 1 drive fails. There’s even a 33% chance that a 2 drive failure will not cause me any data loss either. But
Online backup services – doing the math Read More »
As you may have already noticed (or at the very least suspected), I am also active on Twitter. I signed up there back in 2007, March 7th to be precise, after having been invited by @jeffpulver. My first tweet contained basically this exact information: Adding my info to Twitter after jeffpulver invited me to this
Twitter, and my ramblings there… Read More »
I just stumbled across the Noteslate. It’s a one color (4 on the special model) tablet with excellent battery life of 180 hours The company is developing a line of $99 slates which come in a variety of two-tone designs. You’ll be able to get a standard white background with a black black text, or
Noteslate – simply beautiful Read More »