New novel by Neil Stephenson. His last novel (Anathem) was an absolute masterpiece, so I am looking forward to this one (Reamde), which looks like it is more of a return to his earlier high-tech thrillers like Cryptonomicon (which I also enjoyed very much).
One of the best U2 albums covered by some other great artists like Depeche Mode, Garbage, The Killers, Snow Patrol and Jack White. You even support a good cause when you buy it from iTunes.
Updated both AppleTV boxes yesterday to 4.4.3. (update released November 17):
Had to re-enter all (account & wifi) settings after upgrade…
Most Americans usually compliment me on my English, but now my personal assistant SIRI finally let’s me know in a not so subtile way that I am not quite there yet.
Yesterday I needed to know the dollar to euro exchange rate, so I asked her:
“How many euros are there in a dollar”
This resulted in some hilarious searches:
Somehow over the last years more and more equipment is sneaking into the home which has the great feature of allowing firmware updates. It is of course perfectly possible to ignore this feature, but of course not for any self-proclaimed gadget freak. Even more so if you like being on the bleeding edge, by trying out the latest beta versions. Staying up2date sometimes feels like professional juggling.
This list is probably not even complete:
To keep track of all these “suffe updates” (as the kids call them), I will use this blog as a change log from now on….
Als eerste post met WordPress, eerst maar eens kijken of ik makkelijk allerlei soorten zaken kwijt kan:
Console text:
macdaan:~ daan$ text in console font -bash: text: command not found macdaan:~ daan$
Of foto’s:
Lijstjes (bijvoorbeeld OSX Lion Ergernissen):
URL’s
Formules:
YouTube video’s:
Google Maps:
Ziet er allemaal prima uit….
