Some postings on my blog will be put with a mark 'Members Only', meaning that those postings will only be visible by members who are logged in. I hear you now thinking, why is this necessary. The explanation can be found below : Illegal postings ar… more »

From today onwards, people who going to download files or programs from Windows Update, Microsoft Update or the Download Center are required to validate their Windows XP, in order to check if they are running a legal or illegal Windows XP. The program us… more »

To celebrate the first SkypeOut anniversary, Skype is proud to announce that SkypeOut rates to more than 30 countries will be lowered and that 6 new countries have been added to the SkypeOut Global Rate. The change will be effective 11:00 am GMT, July 27… more »

20th July 2005 ! The 'Goodbye' drink in the Alcatel office, to thank all colleagues I have worked with during the last 9 years. Unfortunately, not all of them could join the drink, mainly because some of them were already on vacation. Anyhow, I would… more »

Finally, after the official release of Debian Sarge, the xserver-xorg package enters the unstable ('Sid') distribution of Debian. Most other Linux distributions already moved towards X.org. Debian had to wait until Sarge was officially released. Some… more »

A few of my best collegues at Alcatel have organised a 'Goodbye' diner at the 'Wok en het Tafeldier' last evening, Monday, 18th July. The reason behind is the fact that I am going to leave Alcatel after 9 years, to take up new challenges elsewhere (more… more »

Een van de evenementen ter ere van '175 jaar Belgie - 25 jaar federalisme' was het evenement 'Belgie Danst'. Een aanstekelijk walsje "Ik hou van u / je t'aime tu sais" was het 175-25 lied, gezongen door Stijn Meuris en Marie Daulne. Op 12 verschillende… more »

The Brompton is a bike which rides well, is safe, and yet folds easily into a very compact and portable package: other folding bikes have their own character and purpose, but none really matches the Brompton's convenience or gives you the same freedom an… more »

Op vrijdagavond 15 juli omstreeks halfnegen, een van de warme belgische zomeravonden, had ik besloten om met mijn Brompton, de streek rond Hasselt verder te verkennen gebruikmakend van de uitstekend bewegwijzerde kaart 'Haspengouw fietsroutenetwerk'. De… more »

Skype Zones (currently in beta phase) seems to be a little piece of software powered by Boingo that gives you access to Skype through thousands of Skype-friendly hot spots, while you?re on the move. During this beta phase, the service is only available f… more »

Browser compatibility, it's something that often (if not always) has to be checked. I received during the weekend some complaints (thanks Elguerto) about the awfull layout when using Microsoft Internet Explorer. Indeed, after checking the complaints when… more »

I noticed on Debian Weekly News of 28th June 2005, that Martin F. Krafft announced his new book 'The Debian System : Concepts and Techniques'. I am looking for some in depth reviews, if they confirm my thoughts, then I will order the book soon !… more »

For people that have gone through all the books mentioned in my previous post with title 'Dan Brown', and are still looking for more in depth information, ... I can recommend the novel 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' (in Dutch 'Het heilige bloed en de heilige g… more »