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Travel to Budapest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:38:19 +0200

A lot of people asked me about hints and tips traveling to Budapest, so I made my own city guide, if you are interested download from here.

Additional hints:
1. Never catch but always call a taxi. You find taxi numbers written on side and top of taxis. Paying is possible mostly only in local currency and only cash.
Reason: When calling a taxi, call is registered and arriving driver is related to a company, what means safety. Further, called taxi costs less.
Prices: 15-30 Eur for airport transfer (independent on number of passengers or luggages)
2. Changing money in city center at small "change shops" means saving on exchange but still safe, because that shops are agents of local banks.

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Brand new Skype Beta, really improved sound experinece !!!

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:03:24 +0200

Yes, Skype latest 3.2.0.82 BETA is here, and is not crashing like precedently released 3.1 versions. This is the first advantage, yet what is amazing the truly improved sound quality!!!
If you don't believe - neither did I before - try, or read other testimonials by experts like Jim Courtney or Alec Sanders

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ouh, an avalanche...

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:02:27 +0200

After post "Am I geek" I obtained unexpected reactions from my friends and family, for example Amby said: "Welcome in the club!...First time I thought about that you are geek was because a phrase like: So I am going to configure a wi-fi for our Wii. Lol. At least you are not a nerd."
Thx a lot, Amby!

My boyfriend:
"Uhm. If that is a real definition for a geek, definitely you are."
Uhm. No comment.

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Voip blue? Revouliton by Rebtel...?

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:09:04 +0200

First was Skype, with a grass green logo, what later became sky blue. Skype is for Voice over IP or as easier to explain, a way phoning through Internet with or without PC. We see all around us headsets, phones, web cams and other accessories, branded or certified somehow Skype, telling us: Buy me and save money. Right. We started to use and see that works well. But we still spend a lot of money on mobile calls.

So what to do? Rebtel can be a solution, offering in 37 countries limited no. of free and next low cost international calls from mobile for a cost of a local call. System is quite complicated for free users, and seems to be easy to their paying customers. Still not a solution to reduce terrific mobile roaming rates, yet permits a nice saving for strangers calling their homeland, or who leads double life in two or more different countries with same no. of sim cards, etc.
Nice idea, explained well. Sure we are going to hear a lot about Rebtel in near future! So why title VoIP blue? Is it really revolutionary to use near same blue as Skype does? Just look at Rebtel logo and compare with Skype's:

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Am I really geek?

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:00:21 +0200

In the first time in my life someone told me that I am geek. So the question of the week: Am I really geek?

But what does it mean geek exactly? Wikipedia says:
"A geek is an individual who is fascinated by knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. Geek may not always have the same meaning as the term nerd. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word geek as "1: a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake 2: a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3: an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity," though these are only three of many definitions.
...A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Comparable with the classic definition of hacker. The most competent person within a group or enterprise is sometimes called an alpha geek (see alpha male)."

Aaaaaa.... I just discovered that in a certain sense I am geek! From which sense, I let you imagine. Andrew, you alpha geek, I guess you were right.

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2nd Day in Lisbon, Portugal

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:23:58 +0200

That's how a day starts in Lisbon:

and that's how it continues, with sunshine, wind and 16 degrees. Nice people, nice temperature, this is Lisbon today.

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1st Day in Lisbon, Portugal

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:41:15 +0200

2 hours and a half of flight, next to me a priest, praying all the time. I was sure that we are going to arrive to Lisbon without problems

I read a book of Coelho, The Alchemist. I am really impressed about Coelho's style, and his book fits great into a two hours and a half travel, you have time to start, finish and reflect on it.

A waiter in the restaurant of the hotel thought that I am Greek. Maybe it is a sign, I am going to thin and pluck my eyebrows.

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Vista? No, W98.

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:03:54 +0200

Today I picked up my phone, I got a call from an end-user. He was looking for a driver to use a TX pen drive. Yes, driver for a USB memory key. His OS is a W98.

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4th Day at CeBIT 18th of March

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:35:20 +0200

Morning: Seems to be a quite morning, local parking attendant starts to understand that there is nothing to do with him personally, we just going to park in W1 area. He makes progresses, recognized us.

During the day: Lot of students and "end-users" again, unfortunately I don't speak German, so K-H. called every time into ring when local people arrive. We could sell few pallet of goods right there, during the show. Interest of end-user and professional public really high even on Sunday.
Day of familiar faces, nice meetings.

Evening: E. and J-C. arrived, I went to pick up them. T. who was really tired but fortunately has a bit of tendency of masochism, kept me company waiting one hour and a half more than was planned because of delay, and another hour lost around Hanover, because of a GPS on a Palm. (!)
Day ended for me with a dinner in an Italian restaurant somewhere near to our rented houses.

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3rd Day of CeBIT 2007 - personal highlights 17th March

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:00:48 +0100

Morning: I became nightmare of a parking attendant.

During the day: Meetings, great meetings, and first day with students everywhere. Students are collecting everything! Empty boxes, retail display catalogue, just everything movable!! Help!!!

Evening: First time at Munchener halle... An experience not to miss.

Night: Sleepwalking. We had many a laugh over it, but I have really no idea how T. was dressed at 4 o'clock in the morning.

Summary: Exhausting, but satisfying day.

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2nd Day on CeBIT - 16th of March

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:05:42 +0100

Hi,

Just few picture about our stand d56 in Hall 13, because I am tired for more

Rasmus, Riccardo, Alberto:

Our stand:

Riccardo:

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1st Day on CeBIT - 15th of March

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:02:22 +0100

Morning: I woke up at 6:30 to go to jog. I found T. downstairs so we left the house together, but 2 kms for me were enough for a morning, so in a quite open space I stopped for practice some katas. That was a beautiful and peacful morning, going back to the house watching the orange sun raising on horizon.

During the day: We found our really nice stand already set up, thx for everyone who worked on it.
I am a driver for this week of a rented Alfa 147, is my first time I have an Italian car. I always wanted to try a GT, but let't start with a 147. Driving is one of simple pleasures in my life. So busy and excited... I forgot to have lunch, yet I made a lot of new contacts.

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