Archive for February, 2006

How-to open a Ipod G4 without real tools

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

This will void your warranty of your Ipod. So do not do it if you still have warranty left.
One of my Ipod G4 (20GB) stopped working after a fall to a hard wood floor. I read some stuff about slapping it to get it to work, it did not do it.
So i decided to […]

CBS news mentions eBay Google Mashup

Monday, February 27th, 2006

CBS news has an article on their website that mentions my eBay Google Mashup. Other sites mentioned in the article are Housingmaps and Programmable Web.

American idol torrents

Friday, February 24th, 2006

The fifth season of American Idol has been crushing all other shows showed at the same time including the Winter Olympics.
Episodes 1-10 are superb entertainment, you can find torrents here. Episode 11-12, where the infamous judges, critique less are not as good.
Check out memorabilia here: American idol, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

Puppies sold by street vendor

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

When you live in Asia you can expect a lot of weird stuff. Most street vendors in the same area sell the same stuff. Usually fans, cell phone chargers or any other random item.
But today I was a bit surprised to see a vendor selling live puppies. He seemed to get more interested customers than […]

Working on new version of my product guide

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

I have been working on new features for my product guide, like this page. The product guide project was started in 1996 but has been on hold for 9 years. Pretty long for a web project.
I am also working on structured eBay searches, such as this Patek Philippe search

Canon 30D released

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Canon has released the Canon Eos 30D. It has the same sensor as the Canon Eos 20D but has a longer lasting shutter, larger lcd and bigger buffer.
Even more impressive is the new Canon 85 1.2L USM (II). It is not only the best Canon lens, it is also very good-looking.

Canon 30D

Google Gmail Chat client

Monday, February 20th, 2006

A while back I wrote that Google should stick to web based apps. A step in the right direction is the Gmail-based chat client. It does not require any software, but is maybe too basic.
The hottest thing right now are Ajax desktops. The plan is that create a personal dynamic home page. It sounds pretty […]

Gmail Imap import script available for download

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

I have now made my Gmail Imap import script available for download below.
The script will resend all imap mail from a certain to your Gmail account. The script will add the original date and folder name to the title of the email if you want. The folder name can be used to automatically apply […]