Archives for: January 2008
Fixing some Palm PDA annoyances, and some other tips
January 28th, 2008Having used Palm PDAs in the past five or six years, I managed to become very attracted to these gadgets. Throughout the years, I encountered some issues, the solutions of which were not easy to find.
Power button issue on a Tungsten - my Tungst… more »
Types of friendship
January 24th, 2008This story is about friendship. We all have friends, some of us have many friends, some have only a few. Sometimes when we think about them, we realize that not all of them are "equally good", and so, the two categories are born: friends and acquaintance… more »
On humans, personalities, software and hardware
January 20th, 2008Notes:
this is about humans, not about computers;
this is a draft, the ideas must be further refined, discussed with other people;
warning: high levels of abstraction ahead!
What would you say... if I said that... a person is nothing but… more »
Moldova în literatura străină
January 12th, 2008Moldova este o ţară mică, dar nu şi obscură. Mi s-a întîmplat de câteva ori să găsesc referinţe despre statul nostru în cărţi străine; la referinţa #3 mi-am zis că trebuie să încep să le colecţionez.
Sunt surprins de faptul că până acum cărţile în ca… more »
Eşti culegător, sau generator de maxime?
January 6th, 2008Oare ce nu aş face eu pentru un hanorac?
Cunosc mulţi oameni care adună diverse gînduri interesante, sau cumpără cărţi în care aceste gânduri sunt deja organizate. Care e scopul acestei activităţi? Să spui ceva inteligent la o petrecere ca să impresio… more »
Inkscape 0.46 splash screen contest
January 6th, 2008Inkscape is one of my favourite tools, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I quickly became attracted to this program, and I am sure that it is the best vector graphics program out there. The 0.46 release is on its way, it brings a lot of new stu… more »
Relationships and to-do lists
January 1st, 2008Sometimes it happens that you simply cannot get along with someone, perhaps a friend, or a potential girlfriend (boyfriend). At first they appear to be the right person, but with time you notice that things are not as good as they seem.
There are many… more »