General
I’m still alive
Yes, I’m still alive but I am very busy with the writting of my PhD Thesis. In two months time I have to submit it, so it needs my full attention, no time for anything else. In the meantime I obtained a new job, for the next three years, starting from September at Forschungszentrum Juelich [...]
Short Weekend Trip: Liverpool and Knowsley Safari Park
Having a few days holiday, we decided to visit something here in UK, so we went to Liverpool and Knowsley Safari Park.
“Knowsley Safari Park has become one of Merseyside’s premier leisure attractions, winning several awards for tourism and it’s animal husbandry.”
“These days Knowsley’s 500 mammals include rhinos, camels, buffalo, bison, wildebeest, lions, tigers, zebra, baboons, [...]
A lot of space …
just two screenshots of my USB Memory Stick:
Sony VAIO SR19XN Laptop
After a few weeks spending to see which laptop is suitable for my wife needs (something under 2 kg, 13.3″ display, battery more than 3 hours and nice design) we decided to buy a Sony VAIO SR19XN, with has a good configuration. It is a 1.9kg laptop that offers five to six hours of battery [...]
A few days in Cambridge
Last week, I attended to “Self-Assembly and Self-Organisation at Surfaces and Interfaces” conference, in Cambridge. I had a short presentation about my scientific work. The conference has been in Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge. The programme also included a concert of world music by Daphna Sadeh and the Voyagers which took place in [...]
Going cordless …
After some time of thinking which mouse to buy to use it with my notebook, finally, I decided on VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks. It is a great mouse and I can say that I am very happy with it. Now, I have Back and Forward browser buttons direct on my mouse, I [...]
OpenSource/Free Software for Windows
Maybe you saw already my previous post, and you realized that I am using maybe 90% free software also on my windows computers. So, I would like to point out just a few links with free or opensource software for windows:
Ultimate List of Free Windows XP Software from Microsoft
Ultimate List of Free Windows Vista Software [...]
Software I am using …
If you would like to see what software I am using on my desktop, laptop, workstation (Windows, Linux, Unix) in order to get my research/scientific work done, or if you want to know what software I am installing on my servers for customers, check this section of my website.
Insert Tables in Wordpress posts
I needed to insert tables in wordpress posts, but I found just one plugin for this task WP-Table. But it will not work, it is not compatible with the new wordpress versions. What I did is to use google docs: File -> New Document -> Table -> Insert, populate your table.
Now, when you finished the [...]
LAPP – Light Art Performance Photography
LAPP – Light Art Performance Photography:
“The light art performance photography (briefly LAPP), is a one-shot long time bullb exposure Photography, performed additionally with movement of Light”
Check their website for more and interesting shots (LAPP)
