Monthly Archives: September 2003

DOA: I will not buy this record, it is scratched!

Got my new 15-inch aluminium Powerbook yesterday – and returned it today. The machine puked its memory. Freezes. Panics. Unusable. This is what Apple calls D.O.A. – dead on arrival. We tried many different memory modules but either they led … Continue reading

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Almost succeeded

Back from the marathon. I had a very fast race. Here are the results. The final time was 1:40:07 which is around 5 minutes better than expected. My buddy Ulf was actually 1m18s faster than me. Congratulations. Unfortunately, the GPS … Continue reading

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On my way to Marathon

Just read in the local newspaper that there has never been a runner running the mythical route to announce victory before dying and the actual distance between Marathon and Athens is only 37 km. Furthermore, the modern Marathon distance has … Continue reading

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Wacko Attacko

Michael Moore, well-known American movie maker and leading critic of the Bush administration responds to various “critics” of his movie “Bowling For Columbine” by providing undisputable facts. Michael Moore, well-known American movie maker and leading critic of the Bush administration … Continue reading

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Marathon Page Online

So. I have filled the void on my marathon page with some initial test data. Gives you an impression on what I am about to do. Marathon starts at September 27th, 2003 at 14:00h UTC (16:00h local time Berlin). So. … Continue reading

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Wireless Image Display Necklace

Nokia has just announced its new Nokia 7600 UMTS phone and while it is having an already futuristic design, the company provides even more futuristic accessories: digital picture frames and a digital picture necklace and a kaleidoscope. Connects “wirelessly”, but … Continue reading

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More blinking buildings: BIX ready to launch

The Berlin-based project agency realities united has been working more than two years on a new digital facade for the new Kunsthaus Graz in Austria. The city of Graz is Europe‘s Cultural Capital 2003 and has therefore decided to spend … Continue reading

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Realtime Tracking News

Oops. My project got mentioned on the official marathon home page. I guess this means my setup really has to work :-) Oops. My project got mentioned on the official marathon home page. I guess this means my setup really … Continue reading

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Marathon Realtime Tracking

Okay, I have started setting up a dedicated page for the marathon realtime tracking. Still testing the set up but so far it is looking fine. The current plan is to display the tracked points and my current speed in … Continue reading

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PB15 PR0N

Japanese Apple User Group Kodawarisan has disassembled my soon-to-be-delivered new computer model. Oh, behave! Japanese Apple User Group Kodawarisan has disassembled my soon-to-be-delivered new computer model. Oh, behave!

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