Tag: geekish
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Get ISP line speed over time
Recently I switched over from NextGenTel to Get as broadband supplier, and upped my subscription plan to 18mbps/4mbps (double upload). However, even though this was over double the bandwidth NextGenTel could offer, Get have yet been unable to deliver according to what’s promised/sold. Below is a chart, updated several times a day, showing what the…
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A fling
Hmm. After having added a new iPod Shuffle (with touch-screen), a 15″ Macbook Pro (w/SSD) and an iPhone 4G 32GB to my personal inventory, I think it’s about time to admit that I might have a thing for this company called Apple.
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NRKBeta remix: Flåmsbanen 8x FFWD
A while ago I remixed the NRKBeta video of Bergensbanen and put it up on YouTube in 8x FFWD combined with a matching soundtrack. Since then NRKBeta has published FlÃ¥msbanen as a HD video download as well, and I decided to do the same type of remix this time. Without any further ado, here it…
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Incoming: JZ10
I’m really looking forward to JavaZone 2010 (8th-9th Sept in Oslo). They have a very competent group of marketing people working for them, who now have pushed the following Lady Gaga music video parody (called Lady Java), featuring the Norwegian actor Jenny Skavlan. See the artpiece uploaded to YouTube below.
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The wait
[…] The fact is that new MacBook Pro 15in is a gorgeous notebook to use. You can show me better benchmark results, without doubt, but in the real world this machine boots up quickly, runs smoothly, responds to commands instantly, operates quietly and performs slickly. It looks stylish in an understated way, and heads will…
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MacBook Pro, 2010 edition – now with audio out using Mini DisplayPort
In September 2008 I bought a aluminum 13,3″ MacBook (“unibody”). It was not cheap, but still it must have been the best purchase of technology for me – ever. The laptop – which I’m currently using to write this post – is small enough to use anywhere, and big enough to use for more than…
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New fonts, but do you see them?
I’ve just amended my WordPress CSS style sheet somewhat to now use a font normally not installed on your computer. This is accomplished by using the @font-face CSS tag, described in detail over at hacks.mozilla.org. I’m now using the font GrauBlau Sans Web from the nice people over at fonts.info, and I think it fits…