Upgraded my MacBook to Leopard overnight. Looks like everything went well.
Evaluating Fitness Centers
A friend and I went for a Probetraining (free trial session) at one of the fitness centers close to work. This is just a quick note to say that we’ve launched the evaluation process.
Blogs vs. Email
useful comparison (for future reference): Blogs vs. Email
Secrets and lies
Here’s a Lift talk by Genevieve Bell that I enjoyed:
Lift 08: Fragments of Captured Attention
Here are some of my Lift 08 notes, pêle-mêle: This year I tried to provide a running commentary on Twitter. Unfortunately the wifi was patchy and a number of valuable text snippets were lost… 😉 I got one Tweet response – all the way from Malawi – that appreciated my effort. I tuned in to… Continue reading Lift 08: Fragments of Captured Attention
For my reading list
Nassim Taleb, “The Black Swan” via http://www.liftconference.com/black-swan
Yet Another Community System
At the Lift 08 fondue I sat next to the developer of an open-source community tool called YACS: YACS, le CMS Open Source 2.0 – Yet Another Community System It uses PHP, MySQL and Apache. And from what I understood it is being used in a large international organization to build up a knowledge management… Continue reading Yet Another Community System
Lift08 videos
The first videos are available at: http://www.nouvo.ch/liftvideo
Lift08
I attended these workshops: Forgetful interfaces Ubiquitous computing I’m uploading a couple of snaps in my Flickr stream. A fave:
Going to pick up my t-shirt…
All about the Lift t-shirt
Zomba Plateau
browsing aimlessly thru my Malawi photos…
Crossroads
Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.
Ruling Families
I agree with this: I’m tired of Bush and Clinton families running America and want a change.
Handheld with WiFi…
I’m dreaming of an affordable mobile device with WLAN/WiFi functionality. I noticed there’s a lot of open WiFi. A way to circumvent expensive mobile data services. There are a couple of gadgets out there, but they still tend to be on the expensive end.
They say it’s all about the customer
Since Mlle. A. started using Google Reader in full force a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been getting a steady flow of cool, funny, high-quality articles and links. This one caught my eye: (…) customers don’t really care how you’re better until they understand what you’re gonna do for them.
Publishing, the future thereof
1 + 1 = the book (for web and print) simple really
Holiday reading II
I recently read “Digging to America” by Anne Tyler. It’s an easy read. I read the entire book in one day while travelling. I can’t really decide on my recommendation level though. I liked it because it feels like a biography and I tend to like biographies. It feels a bit like real life, i.e.… Continue reading Holiday reading II
Adding my Del.icio.us feed to my Google Reader
I guess I’m trying to be too clever: The Scenario I added my Del.icio.us feed to my Google Reader account. Then selected a feed item and clicked Share. Within Google Reader this works ok. I can click on the link and the corresponding URL opens. So far so good. No problems. But if I display… Continue reading Adding my Del.icio.us feed to my Google Reader
Connecting users
A quote to keep in mind: Sites that look like they suck are often a hundred times more useful and popular than sites that actually suck. Why? Because the key to Craigslist and Plenty of Fish is their ability to connect users to useful user-generated content, and vice versa. Everything else (…) is “trivial.” source
Greek version of Nutella
added to the Nutella alternatives group.
Holiday reading
I stumbled across this in Miami: Call centers take toll on Indian workers
Back to Running
Today was my first run with the running club since mid-December. And mid-way I felt kind of unfit. That’s the downside of jogging. You really notice the slacking. Due to a cold during the Christmas break and my South Florida holiday I didn’t run as much as I’d planned initially. Add lots of Swiss chocolate… Continue reading Back to Running
Malawi runners at Austin Marathon
While googling “porters race” I found this: Rogue Training Systems, a health and fitness company in Austin, Texas, is giving Malawian runners the chance to run Austin’s AT&T Marathon in February 2008.
Kenyan blogs
Cedric of m.zung.us writes Das es inzwischen eine aktive afrikanische Blogosphäre gibt, ist nicht erst seit dem Chaos um den Wahlbetrug in Kenya bekannt. Aber genau jetzt wird deutlich wie gut und wertvoll es ist verschiedene Sichtweisen über die Massenmedien hinaus einzufangen. See the full post here: Bürger-Journalismus in Kenya White African has a roundup… Continue reading Kenyan blogs
Floods in Mocambique and Malawi
Heavy rains are causing the Zambezi and the Shire to flood. Here’s a BBC report: Heavy floods have also destroyed homes and crops, displacing thousands of people in southern and central Malawi. The Malawian government is warning people to relocate from flood-prone areas, but many have been reluctant to leave their farms.