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28.06.09 | Nokia N95 8GB – My Review After One Year’s Use
Filed under: Computer — Tags: , — Dr. Ivan @ 21:55 — Comments (0)

I was somewhat hesitant to buy a Nokia N95 8GB when the need for a new mobile phone arose a year ago. Much but not all of that hesitation has been proven groundless. (continue reading >>>)




28.06.09 | Tips & Tricks: Converting PDF-s to pictures in Linux
Filed under: Computer — Tags: , , — Dr. Ivan @ 21:54 — Comments (6)

Ever wondered how to render PDF-s into individual pictures page by page? It is really simple. (continue reading >>>)




25.06.09 | Rest in peace, Last.fm! You’ll be greatly missed…
Filed under: Music — Tags: — Dr. Ivan @ 12:37 — Comments (0)

I have been blissfully unaware of all the mess at Last.fm (RIAA-business, mandatory subscription payment, CEO-s quitting) until today. (continue reading >>>)




18.06.09 | Tips & Tricks: Using Firefox to download flash movies without any extra plugins
Filed under: Computer — Tags: , , — Dr. Ivan @ 17:14 — Comments (26)

So, this is in a way by far the most simplistic way of downloading videos off of youtube, viddler, blip.tv etc on Linux, not requiring any kind of programs (besides the browser itself), add-ons or scripts. (continue reading >>>)




18.06.09 | Rant: Nightwish and Departure of Tarja Turunen
Filed under: Music — Tags: — Dr. Ivan @ 16:36 — Comments (0)

These are my thoughts on the departure of Tarja Turunen (aka the end of Nightwish as such). [This is an old post of mine; re-uploaded for the sake of the new site] (continue reading >>>)




18.06.09 | Review: Days of Rising Doom (AINA, 2003)
Filed under: Music — Tags: — Dr. Ivan @ 16:33 — Comments (0)

Review of the heavy metal opera album Days of Rising Doom by AINA (2003). [This is an old post of mine; re-uploaded for the sake of the new site] (continue reading >>>)




18.06.09 | Review: LOTR Music (Howard Shore, 2001-3)
Filed under: Music — Tags: — Dr. Ivan @ 16:17 — Comments (2)

My review of the fantastic music from the Lord of The Rings music composed by Howard Shore (2001-3). [This is an old post of mine; re-uploaded for the sake of the new site] (continue reading >>>)




18.06.09 | Future is more than wireless
Filed under: Computer — Tags: , — Dr. Ivan @ 09:56 — Comments (1)

Have you ever had hard time remembering which of your portable devices you saved a file on? Or perhaps frantically trying to sync your working directory to the netbook? Or even been frustrated over the fact that your laptop is not powerful enough to perform the exact analysis you want it to while being away from your home computer? Then centralization of computing resources might be the solution for you. (continue reading >>>)




16.06.09 | First impression: Opera Unite
Filed under: Computer — Tags: , , , , , , — Dr. Ivan @ 19:10 — Comments (9)

Here are my 5 cents on the newest addition to the Opera web browser. (continue reading >>>)




16.06.09 | Me and My Computer – A nostalgic look at the time when floppies were commonplace
Filed under: Computer — Tags: , , — Dr. Ivan @ 18:56 — Comments (0)

This is a history about how I started with computers going way back to the time when I was 6 years old and barely knew what keyboard was used for. [This is an old post of mine; re-uploaded for the sake of the new site] (continue reading >>>)