I’ve finally finished reading David and Leigh Eddings’ “Regina’s Song”. From one viewpoint this one is totally untypical for the Eddings’ people. The story does not take place in a fantasy world, is the first thing one notices. The place is the town Seattle in the USA and the time is the middle of the [...]
So, what’s going on here?. It’s hot, that’s what’s going on here in Hamburg. Actually it’s not really hot. You don’t call 20 degrees Celsius hot. It’s rather humid than hot. Well, what ever it is, I’m sweating as if it were 40 degrees Celsius. Seemed like the perfect weather for cleanup, so I’ve cleaned [...]
I got myself Windows XP. After two years with Windows 2000 I needed something new. The UI has improved much. If there is anywhere some category “Sexy OS” then Win XP surely falls into this one. Some people don’t like the new UI. Well, it is unconventional – at least for Windows users. Mac users [...]
Some five days ago Incors released the Alloy Look And Feel. It’s based on the famous Kunststoff Look And Feel and adds a kind of theming support. They take $199 for a developer license. I doubt that they will get rich with this, though. It does not seem to have great enhancements above the Kunststoff [...]
I finally did it and am now one of the thousands of bloggers. My blog entries will be irregular. You cannot count on having a new one every day, week … So let’s start. What’s new? Oh well, the World Cup is going on and today the Germans won their match against Paraguay. I never [...]