In any modern company, there is really no place for magic. Sure, there are sales and marketing teams trying to sell snake oil, managers that expect their employers to bend the laws of time to finish projects against impossible deadlines and costumers that wish their mere looks could kill you. But none of that comes […]
Proof people think IT staff are genies Read More »
This morning I was listening to some music in the car. Since my Aux cable is dead (again) and my radio doesn’t have Bluetooth I had to rely on good old USB Sticky McStickface of which the music is rarely updated. Because there’s only good music on there, of course. Okay, so it’s because I
As some of you might now, InfoSecurity has come and gone this week. My father was at the event doing his thing, and he brought me some stuff. I’m a pen and notebooks guy so I got some of that, but I also a new device from the people of LastPass. LastPass is a password
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Dear writers of technical documentation, Today I’m writing this open blog post (unlike those closed, diary blog posts where I complain that life isn’t fair and then lock away?) to make a small request. When you’re writing documentation (which is awesome) it’s great when you provide sample commands. It really makes it understandable what I
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About twelve months or so ago, I got really into photography. As is the case with many people infatuated by their hobbies, I thought I needed the latest and greatest equipment. Knowing myself and my impulsive behavior, I managed to keep costs low by not spending money on fancy equipment I’d never use. I do,
My Seagate NAS died. Again. Read More »
A while ago, I made the decision to cancel my subscription to a soccer magazine. I received both a paper and a digital version. I just wanted to keep reading the digital version. So, I cancelled my subscription with the plan to renew it through the iPad app. Today, I did just that. I opened
Going digital gone wrong(?) Read More »
On Sunday, I made a 25-second video to review a not so great product. The process beyond the video made me realize that I probably need to kiss my Youtube career goodbye. Making a video was on my to-do list for a very long time. I high-fived myself for uploading it, but I’m not doing
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So, the website of Hostbasket Telenet is going wild again. Hurray for infinite loops!