Wow, the last few weeks I shot more photos (and learned more) than in a whole year, at least that’s how it feels. First and foremost I got a new lens for my birthday. The Canon EF-S 18-200mm 3.5-5.6 IS. This was meant as a replacement for the rather basic 18-55mm that came with my [...]
Just like the post on the Streulichtblende (sorry, german only) I thought I’d build my own Softbox before actually buying one (and the flash that goes with it ;). What’s a Softbox? Well, put simple it’s a device to distribute light/the flash evenly over a big surface, so that the resulting light and especially the [...]
This is just a reminder that Aachen Open, a German speedcubing competition, will take place again next year. More precisely on January 16/17, 2010. What’s even better is the huge number of registered participants and the new venue for the competition. Since the last place became quite crowded (and began to smell after about 2 [...]
When using X on my Acer Aspire One (110L) and playing videos with mplayer, X would occasionally blank the screen after a few minutes without any way out but to suspend/resume to get your X back. This didn’t only happen with mplayer, and it didn’t have anything to do with xscreensaver.Anyway, after some digging I [...]
Without anything spectacular to blog about I fall back on my trusty photostream to keep you guys interested ;) You can find photos from my weekend-trip to Munich (including a short visit to the TU in Garching) as well as impressions of my holiday in France. We’re planning to continue the hiking season next weekend [...]
For those of you who haven’t noticed it yet: I’m on vacation. To be more precise I’m in Pleneuf/Val-Andre in the Bretagne (which in turn belongs to France). The internet-connection was and remains sketchy, so don’t expect me to answer any emails on time. Katrin also brought her camera (minuscule in comparison to mine ;) [...]
My GitHub Octocat sticker arrived yesterday. I had almost forgotten about it, so it was an even nicer surprise to find a letter from Redwood City, CA in my mailbox today. I asked for the sticker on March 4 this year, quite some time ago ;) I have to say that it’s really nice to [...]
Wie jeder RWTH-Student hab ich natürlich auch ein RWTH-Postfach. Und dazu noch eins als Mitarbeiter des RZ. Ist eigentlich eine ganz nette Sache, nur dass man die Dinger nirgends vorsortieren kann (aka procmail oder so) sondern nur mit sowas wie dem Thunderbird-Filter auf Anwenderseite. Heisst dann im Endeffekt auf bestimmt 5 Systemen die Regel anlegen [...]
With already two full short-trouser-days this year, summer should be right around the corner. As I’ve got nothing else to write I’m gonna post a few photos again, from the walks we took over the last few weeks. The semester starts next week, but I’m hoping to keep up the regular walks around Aachen.
This is a small review for a small laptop. You might remember that I bought a MacBook a few months back, and may ask yourself why anyone would need two laptops (or even one for some people). Well, I can’t answer that question for everyone, but think about it the next time you buy an [...]
