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links for 2007-12-01
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Eye-fi is a magical orange SD memory card that will not only store 2GB worth of pictures, it'll upload them to your computer, and to Flickr, Facebook, Picasa (or 14 others) wirelessly, invisibly, automatically
Posted on December 1, 2007
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K Way Collectors
I wouldn't mind wearing these...
Or getting one as a present for that matter.
More than 40 years after the birth of the famous jacket, K-WAY asks 4 Belgian fashion designers to re-style the legendary model and give it a new dimension. The response of the requested designers were unanimously positive, which shows the sympathy of its brand. The choice of K-WAY eventually fell on Cathy Pill, Sofie D'Hoore, Christophe Coppens and Jean-Paul Knott, all famous and creative professionals. Two women and two men for 4 creative visions, by K-WAY…
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Posted on December 2, 2007
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Briek
The Briek mystery can be followed on Vriendenvanbriek.blogspot.com
Never heard of it... Yet intriguing.
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Posted on December 2, 2007
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Ego's...
Can someone tell why the CD&V + NVA insist on having Leterme as a prime-minister, if he doesn't even succeed in getting a government in 176 days.
C'mon guys. If a company wouldn't succeed in getting the factory to work after 176 days it would be bankrupt. And if it wasn't, I am pretty sure no-one would keep the current manager.
Meanwhile the king is talking to Verhofstadt. And Somers talks wise words 'Het kan de mensen niet schelen wie er in de Wetstraat 16 komt. De mensen maken zich zorgen over hun koopkracht, de stijgende energieprijzen, bedrijven in moeilijkheden.'
I am definitely hanging the De Morgen poster, because 'Zou het toch niet eenvoudiger zijn als de regering het volk ontbond en er een ander koos?'
(Btw, if I were marketing-manager at De Morgen, I would put the poster for download on the site...)
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Posted on December 2, 2007
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links for 2007-12-02
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If you’re curious, here’s how tilt-shift photography works. A tilt-shift lens allows the photographer very exacting control over the depth-of-field in an image, much more than any regular lens could provide.
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With a very little effort, you can take existing photographs of everyday scenes and make it look like they're actually of miniature models.
Posted on December 2, 2007
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The Hong Kong Dong
Grinnin'.
Check them out
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Posted on December 3, 2007
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links for 2007-12-03
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De crisis kost ongeveer 2,5 miljard euro. (ok i want re-elections now...)
Posted on December 3, 2007
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Woman are heroes
'Women are heroes' is a campaign telling the stories of strong women living in harsh conditions, not giving up life but instead trying to make the best out of it.
Check the some by Tom Helsen and the tv-spot.
Read more about this Doctors without borders campaign on the Noodkreten blog (Dutch)
The blog features interviews, video and audio by doctors, nurses, expats working for Doctors without borders.
A truly interesting insight in this world.
(Btw they have a 2.0 site featuring other blogs.)
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Posted on December 3, 2007
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OkOk
Someone offically called me an iPhone adept.
I confirm...
I touched the iPod Touch some days ago and since then I want an iPhone...
(It also has to do with the fact that my Nokia is crashing too much lately)
So if someone goes to the States in the near future, and is willing to make me tremendously happy by bringing me one, you know my coordinates (and if not you can find me here)
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Posted on December 3, 2007
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links for 2007-12-04
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I've put together what I think is a comprehensive list of ways to speed up Aperture. Some are quick, some are cheap, some are neither.
Posted on December 4, 2007
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Bad day at work
For all those who had a bad day at work: it always could have been worse..
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Posted on December 4, 2007
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CMS Awards
I went to the CMS Awards yesterday. Some familiar faces over there. And truly some beautiful showcases of nice websites.
A series of pictures.
Notice: Show stealing girl Clo, ever charming Bart, and other charming Bart, Bert and his team, and the Jobat Team who won a golden award.
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Posted on December 5, 2007
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Pictobrowser updated
I still love to use Pictobrowser a lot, it is an easy tool to integrate Flickr in a fast way.
It's the perfect workflow: taking pic, importing them in Aperture (or Lightroom for that matter) and then with the FlickrExport plugin transferring them to Flickr. And with some clicks, featuring them on your website.
Some clicks or some more, as Pictobrowser got updated: you can easily change the look and feel of your slideshow. Amazingly cool!
They're also announcing Pictomanager, yet the domain is still empty, and no news on what exactly it is. Worth following up.
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Posted on December 5, 2007
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Mine Interactive Magazine
There certainly not the first nor the last, but Mine launched an 'interactive magazine'
At nr2 now, I found myself laughing a lot with their links to the funniest videos on YouTube.
Apparently there is a car to win. I didn't figure out how, though... :)
In a way a traditional 'adaption': putting a magazine online, yet, I still like the idea of scrolling through pages, while being able to go 'deeper' into it.
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Posted on December 5, 2007
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A Bridge for Contemporary Art
Interesting to expand exhibitions to abroad...:
A Global Call to Artists has been posted at http://becagallery.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/beca-gallery--1.html
New Orleans, LA, USA A new programme for emerging contemporary art has planted itself among the arts and cultural renewal of New Orleans, LA, a city which has historically been one of the most international of US cities. In the midst of the post-Katrina landscape BECA gallery is surfacing as a bridge by which emerging contemporary art flows between New Orleans and the larger contemporary art community abroad. The gallery is an 1100 square foot renovated warehouse space situated in the heart of the New Orleans arts district. It is located directly across the street from the Contemporary Arts Center and within close walking distance to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. BECA gallery will host 12 exhibits each year. Six exhibits feature local emerging contemporary art and 6 exhibits feature international emerging contemporary art.
The gallery was founded by co-directors Melissa Roberts and Kurt Schlough as a place for both innovative local and international emerging contemporary art to grow and flourish in an environment that is accommodating to both artists and collectors. A unique component of the gallery program focuses on the introduction of innovative international contemporary art to the city of New Orleans and its surrounding region via physical exhibits as well as future virtual exhibits and exchange partnerships with other galleries and projects. The latter will serve both future local artist members as well as those artists exhibiting from abroad.
The theme of the gallerys first international exhibition, opening February 9, 2008, is Connection curated by Caroline Worthington, Curator of Art, York Museums Trust, York Art Gallery. She looks forward to her pioneering position and writes, As BECA gallerys first international curator, it seems to me that the theme of connections is an obvious choice to reflect the aspirations for their programme. Working from the UK, Ill be weaving together those invisible threads that spin outwards from each of us, connecting you with each other as well as to BECA and me.
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Posted on December 5, 2007
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FON plays Santa
They are giving away free fon-routers at the moment. I just ordered 3. Checkout: 0 euro.
Hmmm, figuring out who's gonna get those under the tree.
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Posted on December 5, 2007
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links for 2007-12-06
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This is my personal dumping ground for various cool quotes, the odd stat, as slides to talk around when describing how things are changing online and in media & communications generally.
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Say hello to RapidWeaver. He's a revolutionary, but friendly piece of web design software made exclusively for the Mac. He'll help you create and publish beautiful, modern sites, compliant with today's web standards.
Posted on December 6, 2007
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Belgian Design Forum
A while ago I already mentioned the launch of the BelgianDesignForum.
Today I received an invite for their event 'Service Design'
At 100 euro (and free for students) it is a cheap* event with yet some interesting people.
And with a walking dinner afterwards, and plenty of room to meet some design-freaks :)
(compared to 500 euro marketing days...)
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Posted on December 7, 2007
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How To... Make This Chalkboard Wall Calendar
Personal schedules can get completely out of whack this time of year. Keep it all right in front of you with a giant Chalkboard Wall Calendar. Learn how to make the one pictured above here, from Martha Stewart...
All it takes is black and white chalkboard paint. Start with solid black and gradually lighten random squares by mixing in degrees of white. Even when you're not using the calendar, it makes for a bold, graphic accent wall.
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Posted on December 8, 2007
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What's happening with the renovation anyway?
Yep, indeed quiet on this blog. Why, because the last month I have been renovating a bathroom.
Remember the pics...
How it used to be:
(Yes, that was it. Ugly pink and something like 1m50 on 2m20)
The demolishing:
Today:
(See the view from above if you can't make a 3d out of it.)
Note: Our 'stukadoor' just didn't answer phones anymore (maybe he got abducted by aliens.)(Actually I wouldn't mind. He gave me a lot of nightmares and headaches.)
So the shower is indeed not finished (try to find 'ne plakker' these days, it turns out to be very very hard...) The shower will feature black mosaic tiles.
Kudos to my girl who designed it so minimalistic. (She's available for redoing/reshaping/redesigning your apartment/home btw)
(More pics of during the work here)
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Posted on December 9, 2007
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Backing up a mac
Since it has been almost a year, I am planning to do a clean install of this computer.
What it means?
I have like 500mb left (out of 74gb) (due to the large photo collection), and urgently have to clean up files.
What do I do?
-I make a copy of my home folder to another HD.
-Meanwhile I make an screenshot of my applications and check if I have all original disks for the programs I want to re-install.
(I already know that the big clean up lies in checking those programs I actually never used and are only taking disc-space.)
-The copy of the home folder is NEVER enough. Some preferences, bookmarks are stored elsewhere. Don't forget them. With a clean re-install, you want to be sure you back-upped everything.
-Since I do this every 6 months, by now I know what to be aware of:
*Mail (be sure you copy it well, otherwise it's lost.)(copy your inbox + sent and drafts into subfolders, otherwise they're lost)
This is really the problem I am always faced with. I always did it the way Apple proposes, yet always my current inbox is gone. Not cool!
*Dreamweaver accounts. Make sure you have all logins and passwords somewhere outside.
*Fonts (very often they reside in your general Library and not inside your home library)
*Plugins for Quicktime. I found myself a nice series of plugins xwhich make sure AVI, divx's and sofort are playing well in my quicktime, enabling sound. Be sure to copy these as they are sometimes hard to find on the web.
*Preference panes
*Widgets
*internet plugins. Same story.
Posted on December 9, 2007
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Ads and blogging
It's no secret: I don't mind ads on my blog.
I was the first to have Adhese/Enchanté on my blog.
And I will not be ashamed of testing other ads.
So the last 2 weeks, an Apple ad, and a Pixmania ad were featured.2 ads, to test the Tradedoubler conditions.
I already did this in the past, but results back then were lousy.
If something had changed by now?
Not really: Tradedoubler simply doesn't work on blogs. Unless you have a high click ratio I guess. And still then.
The money I earned: 0 euro.Compare that to the ever charming guys of Enchanté and you know you made a good bargain.
A really good one.
So if you excuse me, I am gonna cancel that test-account at Tradedoubler.
(If you think differently, comments are welcomed.)
Posted on December 10, 2007
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Clean install
The clean install didn't even take so long. And it worked like a charm.
The computer is gong superfast now. I guess this is due to the fact I am only running Intel-native programs for the moment.
So now I wonder: will I wait until January for the Intel-native Mac Office 2008?
Or does someone know how I can get this earlier/beta-test it...
(Yes yes, I know, install windows vista on Bootcamp and integrate office for WIndows...)
Posted on December 10, 2007
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Will Telenet upgrade its speed?
Will Telenet upgrade its speed this Thursday? The ad in the left (refresh if you don't see it, it doesn't appear all the time) had this 'velocity counter'.
Since Telenet's take-over of Chello, and the fact that these clients get more for less (more download, more speed) there has been a whole lot of comments on different forums online.
Fingers crossed we'll get a free update to more on Thursday. If so, I'll need to downgrade my account a bit I believe...
Posted on December 11, 2007
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Simply Being Children
Posted on December 12, 2007
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links for 2007-12-12
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ies4osx: Run Internet Explorer 5/6/7 Natively in OS X
Posted on December 12, 2007
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Do we have a government yet?
Live update on iseraleenregering.be
(I am waiting for emich to register the french counterpart ;) )
Meanwhile some animation ;)
(via BVH)
Posted on December 12, 2007
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Nice assignment
Picture this: for The Landscapegroup, a communication buro, I had to takes pictures on the Agribex Farmers Fair in Brussels.
Doesn't sound so appealing. Well, you might be surprised, the stand I had picture was beautifully designed by Willy Hebbrecht (who urgently needs a portfolio site according to me...)
Immediately going to a fair turned into a nicer experience. Really. Tiny details in the plugs, or the design seats one never saw before. Suddenly my assignment turned into something much more daring: picture it right.
Here are the results.
For Toro.
Willy Hebbrecht btw you should google. Nice achievements..
Posted on December 13, 2007
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Slideshow at Agribex
One of the projects some amongst you heard me talk about, was the farmers project.
During several months I went picturing different farmers. The results were to see at Agribex.
During the whole fair, 9 screens showed nothing but my pictures. Quite confronting ;)
(Click towards the end to see the pictures on the fair.)
Posted on December 14, 2007
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iBert's crashed iPhone
Ouch....
Dunno what's better, a crashing n80, or an iPhone to cut your fingers...
Posted on December 14, 2007
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Aeroscraft ML866
Aeroscraft ML866 is a proposed new type of airborne vehicle that combines bouyancy (as in an airship) with dynamic lift (as in an aeroplane or helicoptor). (more…)
[From Aeroscraft ML866]
Posted on December 14, 2007
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links for 2007-12-14
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Cool wishlist, easy for holidays... Add dowant to delicious
Posted on December 14, 2007
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One Year One
Thursday One Agency existed one year. See the pics.
Posted on December 15, 2007
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Journalism..
What do we read yesterday in the newspaper? Bruno Lowagie got a message from the RSZV that he has to become independent because of his google ads.
Before every blogger jumps on horses: first check your accountant.
He'll be able to tell you if you need to become independent or not. I checked this with my accountant, and he told me that most of the people will never need to get the statue of independent, as this can be considered as 'side income below a certain amount'.
With an extra income below 1000 euro (which will be often the case for most bloggers) the State will never make a big deal out of it.
This explanation by an accountant is something I am missing in the article from a journalistic/juridic point of view.
Of course it is the duty of the RSZV to tell that one should pay taxes for money you earn, and they certainly won't tell you you shouldn't declare this income. Heck, they are pretty aware of the amount they loose due to eBay, and Google Ads. People who never declare this to the state. (We're certainly talking about of loads and loads of money here. People who gain an extra earning out of buying and selling on eBay.)
But give the impression that every blogger should become independent is certainly misinformation according to me.
Extra sidenote: Bruno Lowagie somewhere talks about 1000 euro/month income of GoogleAds. In one year this means a side income of nearly 15000 euro. Quite logic why the RSZV knocks on his door.
I do understand that this dropped til 120 euro/month now. And that RSZV still accounts him on the income of 3 years ago.
Most of the bloggers will never get more than let's say 1000 euro/year thanks to Enchante or GoogleAds. Others will certainly have to check with an accountant and discover the advantages of being partly independent: buy computers without VAT, put that camera on your expenses, just make sure you don't make too many debts. And you'll see, being independent isn't so bad.
Posted on December 16, 2007
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links for 2007-12-16
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Really weird as I checked this with my accountant and it can be put on personal extra income (with a yearly limit of 1500 euro) Shoudl check this with your accontant, Bruno...
Posted on December 16, 2007
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Spass with Lady Jane
A pity I felt sick, and a little too tired to dance, but the music rocked!
Posted on December 16, 2007
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Begrotingsoverschot
Since there is still no government, and no new projects are initiated, since there are no ministers to confirm existing projectproposals on hold, I believe there is A LOT of money in governments NOT being spent.
Would this mean next year we'll have a 'begrotingsoverschot' without loads of strange fiscal tricks?
Posted on December 18, 2007
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Hulu.com
Hulu.com is showing full episodes to a closed network (beta-testing)
I got a login and password, but cannot get beyond the 'this content is not available for your area'
Can someone help me how to fix me a proxy ùaking sure it seems as if I am in the States?
(I tried SwitchProxy but it goes tremendously slow)
Posted on December 18, 2007
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links for 2007-12-19
Posted on December 19, 2007
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Hof Van Cleve (Dutch)
We werden eergisteren uitgenodigd naar Hof Van Cleve.
Een uitnodiging die men niet snel afslaat, me dunkt.
Als Bob van dienst zou ik ons gezelschap terug heelhuids thuisbrengen.
En een Bob is geen overbodige luxe bedachten wij ons, terwijl we ons door de kleine straatjes richting restaurant manoevreerden.
Een ruim welkomstcomitee (voor elke vrouw een man) ontnam ons van onze jassen terwil de gastvrouw ons welkom heette, waarna we werden begeleid naar onze tafel.
Een gezellige 'chicque' die hele avond werd aangehouden maar aangenaam werd onderbroken door de sympathieke obers. Onze gastvrouw had ons op voorhand al gewaarschuwd 'Breng een 'sjakos' mee, die zetten ze dan op een tafeltje', en inderdaad. Het proberen waard :)
De menukeuze was snel gemaakt. Het 'Menu van de Ontdekking' zou ons de volgende 11 gangen bezig gaan houden. Voor de anderen met begeleidende wijnen, voor mij met 'sprankelend water'.
Na de kleine smakelijke hapjes, begaven wij ons op, voor ons, culinair ijs, en schaatsten doorheen de voortreffelijke bereidingen.
Waar de titels op de menukaart ons summier leken (Zeeuwse Platte Oester, Buik van Tonijn 'Bleufin', Zeescheermes, St Jacobsvrucht uit Dieppe, Langoustine 'Guilvinec', Deense Kabeljauw, Oosterschelde Paling, Haas 'Van bij ons', Peer 'Doyenné du comice', Chocalade 'Equador', Chocolade en zoetigheden) werden deze poetisch vertaald tot een waar kortverhaal.
Waarop iemand van het gezelschap de ober gevat antwoordde 'Ligt dit allemaal op mijn bord?'
En dit vat onmiddellijk het menu samen: de 3 sterren van Hof Van Cleve bevinden zich duidelijk in het complexe samenspel van de verschillende, uitgebreide, niet altijd evidente ingredientenkeuzes.
Dit is de ene keer hemels (zoals bij de Buik van Tonijn, of de St Jacobsvrucht), de andere keer komt het nagenoeg een beetje 'te' over.
Waarbij we ons natuurlijk gewagen aan kritiek als onervaren stuurlui.
Want laat het duidelijk zijn: het eten en het hele gebeuren was een waar genot.
Maar in overdaad.
Wat mij onmiddellijk brengt tot mijn grootste commentaar: tot de desserten was het menu licht en verteerbaar. Mijn tafelgenoten verkeerden al in een iets lichter euforische sfeer door de wijnen, waar mijn euforie vooral te wijten was aan het gadeslaan van het hele gebeuren.
Maar bij de desserten aangekomen overviel plots zwaarte van 'overdosis'.
Daar waar voor mij even eerder alles nog vlot door de keel ging, voelde ik plots dat de maag protesteerde..
We zaten overvol.
Toen eenieder alsnog de laatste zoetigheden probeerde tot zich te nemen, op de rand van misselijk worden, kwam de ober met 'oliebollen'.
Een ware Aha-Erlebenis, helaas in de minder positieve zin. Onze gezichten verraadden wat onze buik ons probeerde te zeggen 'Dit is teveel'.
In dit menu had er gerust een gang minder gemogen. Het spreekt voor zich dat als je gaat eten in dergelijk restaurant je niet de neiging hebt dingen te 'laten liggen' en graag alles proeft.
Als dit leidt tot een opgeblazen gevoel, na een reeks van voortreffelijke gangen, is dit, wat mij betreft, een gemiste afsluiter.
Een beetje jammer voor een voor de rest perfect geslaagde avond.
En de oliebollen blijf ik een ongelukkige keuze vinden. Niemand van ons heeft een seconde eraan gedacht er eentje te nemen.
Hoewel..
(De rekening vraagt u? Wij kwamen er vanaf met een prijskaartje van 290 euro pp)
Leuk om weten:
U reserveert best lang van tevoren. (Alle info op de site).
Voor de rokers is er geen rokersruimte, maar er is wel een poncho om u warm te houden :)
Bij het buitengaan ontvangt u (naast de rekening ;) ) ook een leuk boekje en het menu als herinnering.
Posted on December 20, 2007
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Yesterday we had an entertaining conversation about Facebook.
I hate it, although I do have a profile on it, which I somehow maintain.
My roommate has one, and I was talking about 'What the heck does this AAA, BBB, CCC thing mean?"
Everybody is spamming around with applications, bears that travel the world, vampires, hulks, pokes and whatever. It is totally useless to me, and just eating my spare time.
Where LinkedIn is something professional, and useful, and myspace turned out for teenagers and musicians, Fabebook seemed the first network where suddenly you see youngsters and adults on the same network.
But then you see their profiles...
I deleted all the strange stuff I never wanted to be associated with.
Sorry to say, but dozens of you are having vampiresbites, stupid games, and many more not so appealing stuff on your profile.
So far for your future employer.
The only thing it would tell me: this person enjoys wasting office time.
I think we do not realize what Facebook is doing: we want to be part of the gang, yet at the same time we allow to being spammed with bacon.
And then I got this Spock invite, which I unfortunately forwarded the first time, before starting to refuse this violation of my privacy.
By now I am just sick of it, and I was happy to read I am not the only one.
Whereas Twitter was just the thing you surf to when you want to be bothered, Facebook is just not stopping with overloading my mailbox with useless stuff.
So by now, I am really considering to delete my profile. I won't miss a thing.
About the AAA, BBB, CCC thing: my roommate didn't know the solution either.
So can please someone tell me what it is all about?
Because I refuse to forward it..
Posted on December 20, 2007
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links for 2007-12-20
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Alleen maar verliezers.
Posted on December 20, 2007
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Wishlist 2.0
You'd like a wishlist for the end of the year? The digital Wantz.it seems a fast solution. Instead of 'YetAnotherThing', Wantzit integrates delicious, your account and the tag 'dowant' into your perfect wish-list.
Especially: it can be anything you tagged. Even only a picture of paradise (if only in the explanation line you do explain what you want)
The Belgians who created this genius list seemed so busy with it they forgot to give a good explanation. It wasn't totally clear to me where I could see my wish-list, but in the end it is obvious: at yournickname.wantz.it .
While the coders are still buys preparing a widget (for facebook and your blogs) you'll be able to prepare your wishlist for the holidays.
Mine (still pretty empty) can be found here.
Posted on December 21, 2007
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links for 2007-12-21
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a nice book to have
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In deze uitgave zijn alle gedichten van Herman de Coninck (1944-1997) opgenomen die tijdens zijn leven zijn gepubliceerd of door hem voor publicatie waren bestemd, aangevuld met een beperkte selectie uit het nagelaten werk.
Posted on December 21, 2007
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links for 2007-12-22
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Vanaf 1 januari 2008 mag een reeks huishuren met 2,64% worden opgetrokken. Dat is meer dan twaalf maanden geleden. Toen mocht dezelfde reeks huishuren maar met 1,87% stijgen.
Posted on December 22, 2007
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Finished 'K+ More than a kitchen'
K+, a new kitchen brand, asked me to make their website. We finished their site and their blog. The blog is really worth checking out as it features quite some nice stuff & accessories for kitchen&design lovers
Posted on December 22, 2007
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Rabobank
Rabobank, the bank who gives you way more intrest than any other big bank in Belgium (up to 4% in 2008) is launching a new viral before christmas.
Pretty right timing as you'll soon get the poor results on your bank account.
I changed from my normal bank to Rabo a while ago, when I went into mine, asking what they'd do to give me a better rate. The answer was simply 'Nothing'.
Peut, wrong answer!
So I took my money and put it elsewhere, probably resulting in a double amount of intrest by now.
Thank you very much.
Posted on December 22, 2007
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So what are you doing for new year?
We'll be traveling to the year 5768!!!
We'll be meeting some good old pals over there.
It has been more than 3 years since I was in the Holy Land.
So now I am going back to see some friends.
Hope to make it to Egypt/Jordan and the Desert.
Mmmmm, longing for the sun.
In case you wondered: New Year isn't really celebrated in Israel as they have a different calendar.
They had new year (Rosh HaShanah) in September and then started the year 5768.
(Will be gone from December 28 until January 10th, but always available via mail and phone) (and able to work)
Posted on December 22, 2007
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links for 2007-12-23
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Simply sketch the pages of your application and the flow of information across pages using the intuitive, browser-based JustSketch™ interface. app2you™'s sophisticated algorithms automatically infer the database design and logic behind the pages.
Posted on December 23, 2007
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links for 2007-12-24
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At 30 dollars a bargain for life. Especially after so many stories about stolen laptops...
Posted on December 24, 2007
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Mix tape USB
Here's a little nostalgia for your modern technology. It's a USB key that is packaged in an old mix-tape packaging.
[From Mix tape USB]
Posted on December 27, 2007
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Weekend Knack Design
Never been keen on the Weekend Knack site as it seems totally outdated in design.
Yet, it must be said: their series on designers is quite cool. Hope they continue adding people.
Posted on December 27, 2007
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Tip from the expert??
It says: "..to make your blog better make sure that you repeatedly use your companyname." .. "To avoid visual distraction, you can make your first sentence white. This way Google finds you, without your readers know this."
Himhum... Tip from the expert??
This isn't a tip from an expert, but a dirty google trick, called keyword stuffing.
We read at Google Guidelines:
Quality guidelines - basic principles
- Make pages for users, not for search engines. Don't deceive your users or present different content to search engines than you display to users, which is commonly referred to as "cloaking."
- Avoid tricks intended to improve search engine rankings. A good rule of thumb is whether you'd feel comfortable explaining what you've done to a website that competes with you. Another useful test is to ask, "Does this help my users? Would I do this if search engines didn't exist?"
- Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web, as your own ranking may be affected adversely by those links.
- Don't use unauthorized computer programs to submit pages, check rankings, etc. Such programs consume computing resources and violate our Terms of Service. Google does not recommend the use of products such as WebPosition Gold™ that send automatic or programmatic queries to Google.
Quality guidelines - specific guidelines
- Avoid hidden text or hidden links.
- Don't use cloaking or sneaky redirects.
- Don't send automated queries to Google.
- Don't load pages with irrelevant keywords.
- Don't create multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with substantially duplicate content.
- Don't create pages that install viruses, trojans, or other badware.
- Avoid "doorway" pages created just for search engines, or other "cookie cutter" approaches such as affiliate programs with little or no original content.
- If your site participates in an affiliate program, make sure that your site adds value. Provide unique and relevant content that gives users a reason to visit your site first.
Some explanation on hiding text:
Don't try to hide keywords by making the background color the same as the font color. This is called keyword stuffing or fontmatching. Google and other search engines are increasingly sophisticated at catching this, and they'll likely remove any offending Web sites from their search engine index. Likewise, watch how small you make the text. In a variation of keyword stuffing, some people try to put teeny tiny text at the bottom of a page. It doesn't work.
(From Bad SEO, at About.com)
I don't pretend to be an expert, knowing this stuff is elementary Google stuff.
Reading these things in a magazine with a title 'Tip from the Expert' makes me want to shout.
Really!
Posted on December 27, 2007
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WWF fishmen out in the wild
Usually it's Greenpeace or Gaia who come out and grab our attention by using stunts. This time it's World Wide Fund For Nature (formerly known as World Wildlife Fund) and to my knowledge that's a first. WWF Belgium has just launched their new awareness campaign, based around a tool called Climate Impact Reducer. It teaches people how they can stop climate change (aka global weirdness) by doing small things every day. The counter on the right hand side of this post shows how the meme is catching on.
To kick off the campaign, fishmen like the one you can see in the pic showed up at Brussels Midi train station. Anyone got pictures of the fishmen in action? Their Flickr campaign set doesn't have them yet, and neither does their official campaign website or the WWF YouTube channel. What I want to know is: how did commuters react? Did they confuse it with the recent Music For Life campaign by Studio Brussel, which was also based around the theme "water" (but with a completely different angle)? [From WWF fishmen out in the wild]
Posted on December 28, 2007
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At the airport
Right now, we're already sitting packed in the airport in Brussels.
Within 5 hours we'll be in Tel Aviv.
The forecast? Sun :))))
Posted on December 28, 2007
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Landed
And enjoying the sun. Mjammie. Will be off a while ;) (Although, my girl already found free wifi, so being offline won't be that easy ;) )
Posted on December 29, 2007
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