Archive for the 'trends' Category

Vista is here, where is Vista?

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Not for the common user (*due* for the end of Jan 2007), but the enterprises can already start playing with the entirely rewritten OS from Redmond… So, to see if it’s really worth it, some people put down their 10-reasons-to-switch-to-Vista, while others their 10-reasons-to-avoid-Vista. Let’s start with the reasons to approach Vista, and in the […]

21st Century Quests

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

1) choose something to share and head outside
2) find a hiding place
3) stash it!
4) map it on… DROPSPOT.ORG
Now people from all over the world, thanks to the power-of-the-net, can step on the track to find out the treasure you’ve hidden… and when (if) they’ll find it, they’ll have to leave something else to keep the […]

Quiet Raving?

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

I think if I would have been there by chance, I would have felt lost, dazzled and stupid… I’m talking about all the crowd that gathered in Liverpool St. station (London, UK) to participate at the flash-mob and start dancing all together (19.24hrs. sharp) at the music of their ipods…
If you still didn’t get what’s […]

Canon plays the megapixel war now

Friday, August 25th, 2006

So Canon has just announced the 400D, a 10MP dSLR to compete with Nikon d80. Sad really, its become just a pixel war now. Compared to the d50, the new Canon has a image width of 3888 pixels as opposed to 3008. Why couldn’t they both give us a camera with […]

Nikon d80 - Leopard coincidence?

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Seeing as our esteemed webmaster is both an Apple and a Nikon fan, the release of both the new 10.2MP Nikon d80, and the Apple Leopard, I have a feeling that were it not for the his upcoming nuptials, he’d have a new toy in his hands… . Biggest news IMO is […]

The Mentos Experiment

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Well, I’m working in R&D, you know, but this time I wish my PhD project would been so much fun!
I’m proud to link you to the Mentos Experiment (and Diet Coke!).
Enjoy! Click here.
ps: don’t try it at home…

Apple Hi-Fi - Good or bad?

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

I like things Apple. Their laptops are gorgeous, and their all in one imac is pretty nifty. The nano and ipod are lessons in simplicity and functionality (though I have a few issues with them). However, with the release of the Hi-Fi, basically a big white speaker to which the ipod plugs in. […]

Stereotypes

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Italians eat spaghetti and play mandolino. That’s a fact. I personally spend 4 meals per day eating bolognese (which in Italy is called RAGU’…) on vermicelli, and play every evening before going to sleep a bit of that funny instrument.
WRONG!
But it’s like this for every culture: how many times we heard prejudices and misconceptions about […]

Valenswine’s day

Friday, February 10th, 2006

If February 14 is the holiday for chocolates and flowers, the 13th should be sponsored by Victorias Secret. The night before Valentines Day, as hush-hush tradition goes, is when every cheater in Manhattan will be out wining and dining his or her other significant other. Call it Valenswines Day.
This is taken from an article of […]

No Smoking

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Well, in this case, no blowing…

In this image you see one the newest Dutch inventions: a fine for smoking joints… So, being a liberal and tolerant country means lot of tourism attracted by marijuana’s paradise. Being a smart country means find yet another way to get money from tourists: a fine for the ’souvenir’ they […]