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Founded by John Calvin, the Collège Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland, will soon turn 450 years old. On February 24, 1428, the Conseil Général of Geneva decided to establish a collège in Rive (now downtown). In it was taught the liberal arts and universitary studies, which Genevan people had previously had to go abroad to study. […]
Fitna is a short movie created by a Dutch politician and lawmaker about the threat Islam poses to the Western World. The movie basically reminds people of many of the brutal unacceptable acts performed by radical fanatical islamists over the years. It is not a strong reminder of the dangers of religion. In some ways […]
Last December I wrote that upgrading my iPhone to firmware 1.1.2 was not such a great idea. The reason was simple, the update made it impossible to control my iPhone from the harman/kardon drive+play device installed in my car. Since the next firmware update didn’t fix the problem, I started to think that I would […]
The recent events in Tibet have prompted some world leaders to discuss the possibility of boycotting the olympic games next summers. So far only French President Sarkozy seems to consider the idea seriously but if the situation worsens I see more European countries starting to consider that option. I personally think that at the very […]
Digg has bothered me for quite a while. It is a good source for news as I do not have to scour the web for interesting stories. However, if you are looking for objectivity you will have to look somewhere else. This is probably not a problem for those who only visit very specific Digg […]
I love Java. A large part of my success as a software developer over the last decade is due to the fact that I was an early Java adopter. Java also allowed me to grow professionally and become a Software IT Architect at IBM. Over the years I have written many J2EE web apps, some […]
At the 2006 WWDC I was amazed by how heavily Apple invested in their OS. New Leopard APIs such as Core Animation and Image Kit clearly demonstrated that they believed that they could differentiate from Windows and Linux PCs by offering a better user experience with desktop applications. In 2007, despite being very close to […]
Microsoft just announced that they would make Windows Vista cheaper. It is clear that Microsoft wants to spur adoption of Vista and lowering the price of a product is certainly easier and quicker than improving the product to make it more palatable. What bothers me is that I don’t hear any existing Vista customers complaining. […]
This is amazing, it now turns out that according to Cosmopolitan Magazine (a.k.a. Cosmo), the Apple Stores are one of the best places to meet a guy. Cosmo stops short of recommending to date a geek (the picture of the guy included in the article is probably not representative of the average customer) but well, […]
At MacWorld 2008, Steve Jobs made some important announcements. One of the new products he introduced was Time Capsule. Today that product finally became available, just in time to match the announced product availability date (end of February). What is really weird for us old timer Apple followers is that in timeframe between MacWorld and […]