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  • No CrackBook anymore

    No Crackbook anymoreAfter some e-mailing problems, 2 days ago I finally received word that the top-case replacement for my nice little white MacBook had arrived in Graz. But I'm in Klagenfurt and don't have a car, so why Graz? Simple. In Graz is the nearest certified Apple service provider for me and I don't really have the time to sent my MacBook to Apple (I guess all the way over to Amsterdam) and then sit on my hands waiting for it to return within a couple of weeks.

    So yesterday I took the first bus -- that is the first in what I consider as morning compared to "night" -- and only 2.5 hours later I was standing in the offices of nc digitalis. If you ever get there, don't expect a storefront. It's basically just a small office within something that, I guess, previously was an apartment build in the early 1900s. Just ignore that if you don't like it ;-) I was just really happy with the service. Within 15 minutes I had my MacBook again with a shiny new top-case (and a clean keyboard :-P ). And the best part: It was all done under warranty. Just great service :D

    2008/07/30 at 08:03:17

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  • Some Flickr alternatives

    Every once in a while it's good to take a look what alternatives to a service you use and like very much. So given the current Microsoft/Yahoo-dicussions, I thought it was once again time to look at some of the "alternative" photo communities out there: Smugmug, Zooomr, 23hq,
    Fotocommunity and ipernity. I didn't really try most of these services but just looked at their feature-set to see if they offered what I need. Also don't expect a complete comparison off these sites here, since this would probably easily fill a 20 pages article. I just want to point out a few things I've noticed.

    So let's get started.

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    2008/05/07 at 18:19:36

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