The Weblog of Vincent Oberle - Thoughts and opinions about technology and business

Archive for October, 2005

Why I will get a Game Boy Micro instead of PSP

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Since the PSP came out, I have been lusting over it. The gorgeous screen makes it a real nice looking device. But I lately decided I won’t be getting one.
First it’s actually not such a great gaming machine. I’ve got feedback that the buttons are oddly placed and uncomfortable, and I made the same conclusion […]

Weather contrasts

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Tomorrow we are flying for the weekend to Alsace, and we need to pack tee-shirts. In fact there is an Indian summer in France with temperatures over 20°C. This contrast especially with here in Estonia, where daily temperatures have been around 0°C since a week. We even already had some snow.
But in case you are […]

On Skype security

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

A few weeks ago the French government banned Skype in French universities. They called Skype “insecure”, but the reasons are in fact all others. The origin of this ban came from the defense ministry and they have in fact good reasons for not liking Skype: It is too secure for them and contrary to email, […]

Some advices to my Estonian friends

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

I enjoy living in Estonia and in fact there is very little that I actually really miss from France. The country has a lot to be loved for, but as always, some things can be improved. So here are a few advices for Estonia.
Next week are local elections here. It’s impossible to miss, since there […]

Video call from 10.000 m

Monday, October 3rd, 2005

That’s pretty cool: I’m in an plane over the Atlantic and I just add a Skype video call with Ingrid in Tallinn! Yes not only voice calls work great but video too. Quality was really nice, considering how dark it is in a plane.

Fishing, vodka…

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

Sometimes there is a movie that makes you laugh to tears. A movie that is just great watching again and again with friends. Well such a movie is the Russian movie Peculiarities of the National Fishing. I watched it again Friday with a few colleagues and it was just great.
This shows that you can […]