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Archive for May, 2005

Turning 28 today

Friday, May 27th, 2005

Today is my birthday. 28 years already, I’m feeling the heat of the thirties…
So maybe it’s time to look at where I stand on the resolutions I made back in January.

Get a new job: Done.
Do well at my new job: I think I’m on the right track on this one. I’m finding my mark and […]

Blogging, a child dream, new face

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

In a few weeks my blog will reach its first anniversary! It’s a nice milestone and the experience has proven very interesting.
It is funny to note that when I was a child, something like 9 or 10, I made my own little magazine, with scissors, glue and pens. I wanted to be a journalist, and […]

Nokia 770, it just feels right

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

This is very exciting! Nokia announced today the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. It’s not a phone, but some internet appliance aimed at the living-room. It has Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity and a big nice screen.
It includes a web browser, Flash support, email, internet radio, application for RSS reading and media players for MP3, MPEG4, Real […]

Should I stop paying for movies?

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

I went to see Star Wars III this weekend. I chose to pay for an expensive cinema ticket to see the movie and not to get it for free from some P2P network. I also regularly rent DVDs. As such I should be seen as a good customer by the movie studios and treated accordingly.
So […]

The ultra-simple phone is almost there

Friday, May 20th, 2005

Mobile phones have now been around us for a while, yet in 2005 it is still impossible for my grandparents to own one. It’s not that they live in a lost place without coverage or that they cannot afford it, there are just no phones simple enough for them. Worse, I don’t know any phone […]

Ohlala, restaurants and cafes in Tallinn and Estonia

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

Estonia and especially Tallinn are great places for enjoying restaurants and cafes. In this aspect, Estonia is very different from Finland or Sweden, which are very sad countries in term of restaurant (there are only kebab-pizza places).
But Tallinn is really great. There are some many restaurants and most of time they are very good and […]

Et Cetera: Skype, phones, blogs, food…

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

With the big move to the north and some issues with broadband connection, I had a lot of catch-up to do in my readings, but now it’s time to do a little Et Cetera.
Robert Scoble and Shel Israel are working on a book on blogging. They posted on their blog the raw notes of their […]