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  • Windows 2000: Network drives are much faster than network shortcuts

    Windows 2000: Network drives are much faster than network shortcuts

    I just noticed a small thing in Windows: Everything points to the fact that if I connect a network drive to a server directory (from the Tools… menu of the file explorer), the acess to this newly created drive letter (R:\) is much faster than access to its direct equivalent shortcut (\\Server\directory\). I don’t know…

  • This year: Safari in South Africa

    This is decided! This year I’ll go on a photo safari in South Africa in private natural reserves (not far from the famous Kruger National Park). It’s set specially for Leopard by Objectif Nature (specialized tour operator from France). Last year, I went for the first time to a photo safari to meet the felines…

  • T-shirt for typographs

    T-shirt for typographs

    This T-shirt has been designed specially for typographers with a sense of humor. The word KERN (the spacing between two letters) is nicely printed on it, but cut in halves by a zipper that allow to change the kerning of letters E and R.

  • ThePirateBay wants to buy Sealand

    ThePirateBay wants to buy Sealand

    Last Summer, you read the saga of The Pirate bay, Swedish Bittorrent tracker that was raided by the local police force upon request/complaint of the music industry majors (there is indeed a large number of links to pirated music and video on http://www.thepiratebay.org/). But after moving quickly to Netherlands, the server came back to Sweeden…

  • Panoramic photos from the world

    More and more, photography amateurs are attracted toward panoramic images and photos. Virtual Sweeden is a web site showing a large number of the highest quality. I particularly recommend the following ones: Le Louvre Museum 360° Rome’s St Peters basilica 360°

  • Happy Birthday HAL-9000!

    Yes! The computer from “2001, A space Odyssey” (the book from Arthur C. Clarke and the movie from Stanley Kubrick) was offically born (first powered) on 12th January 1992. So, it is exactly 15-year old today. Happy birthday HAL-9000! There, HAL-9000 is an Artificial Intelligence computer (the AI word was common then) that takes its…

  • Crysis expected Mid 2007

    Crysis is going to be the hit game from Crytek (previously producer of the hit game FarCry). But there is the big issue of when such a game is going to appear on our screens. Today, we read an article in the Inquirer that gives some details about the launch. Or lack of. Crysis is…

  • Everything you DON’T want to know about your kid’s sex life

    Parents usually think they know their kids and that they have a relatively good grasp of what they do and think. If you speak about kid’s love and sex life, parents are always a little less at ease, but they keep their confidence. A study from the NY Mag confirms that parents don’t know nothing.…

  • PCB trade shows

    As an extension to the previous article about Apple suppliers for Printed Circuit Boards, here is a list of the professional trade shows that showcase new products in this very specialized area: EPC Show: The EIPC is a network of PCB professionals providing platforms to exchange business and technology information for the success of the…

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