If you know me, I am not active political person. So if I post something about politics on this blog, it is more about the technology or the community behind it. Website of the Day: The Obamameter PolitiFact has compiled about 500 promises that Barack Obama made during the campaign and is tracking their progress […]
Continue ReadingGlasses, salt pepper
Glasses, salt pepper Originally uploaded by corsin This is the first photo I have uploaded to Flickr. I still remember that day. August 2006, taken in Flims at the Caumasee
Continue ReadingWebsite of the Day: 01/10/2009
http://www.swissair.aero/ Nostalgic and filled with great photos and information about the long (past) history of our proud former national airline.
Continue ReadingGoogle Translate: When Will It Get Better?
This is just for fun. I had to quickly translate one of Shneiderman‘s Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design. The input was this: 6 Permit easy reversal of actions. This feature relieves anxiety, since the user knows that errors can be undone; it thus encourages exploration of unfamiliar options. The units of reversibility may be […]
Continue ReadingBoxee, Hulu for Non-US TV Addicts
For a couple of days I am now an alpha tester of Boxee on my MacBook. And I have to say, I really like it so far. Dead simple interface, my downloaded TV-Shows are sorted well and the built-in “Friends Activity” could be very, very handy :-). It is like Cédric said “toyed with Boxee […]
Continue ReadingBy The Numbers
I will not comment on those numbers. Just a little bit sad… ;-( Visits Page Views Pages/Visit 2006 704’640 1’205’499 1.71 2007 502’874 929’092 1.85 2008 103’412 157’720 1.53 2006 2007 2008 Okay, one small comment: In 2006, I had half as many visits as Matt Cutts of Googlefame
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