Produits Digitus disponible sur Ordishop.com

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Raphael

Un peu de pub pour aider un petit magasin de proximité.

Digitus est une marque qui propose plein de petits accessoires pour votre ordinateur: Récepteur TV, Lecteur de carte CF en ExpressCard, des sacoches en néoprene de toutes les couleurs,…

Et tout ceci à des prix plus que raisonnables, vous pouvez commander sur ordishop.com (nouveaux produits ajoutés tous les jours).

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Home cinema shelving unit from Ikea

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Raphael

I wanted to perfect my modest home cinema installation for a while. Up until recently, the projector, BluRay and DVD players, wii and sound system was behind the couch on a cheap shelving unit. The problem with this setup was the height (no one tall could sit in the middle), space (everything was on the 2 top shelves, the rest was unused, blocked by the couch).

I found in Ikea the BRODER range, it allowed me to have 3 sturdy shelves (max load 4o Kg). The posts are 204 mm high. The all thing is fixed (2 screws) on the top of the door so it is easy to remove leaving no traces/holes.

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APN Settings for Vodafone: OK for all Android phones

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Raphael

I have lots of visitors searching for the Vodafone Ireland APN settings for their HTC Hero that I published in this post but you might want to know that these are working (tested!) on HTC Tattoo, Motorola Milestone. In theory, they should work on all the GSM Android phones available: Nexus One, Acer Liquid, G1, MyTouch 3G, Samsung Moment,…

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Dynamic charts with Google Chart API

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Raphael

Google Chart API will let you generate charts dynamically to be used on any web page.

For example, the following IMG tag will create a 3D pie chart:


<pre><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?
cht=p3&amp;chd=t:60,40&amp;chs=250x100&amp;chl=Hello|World"
alt="Sample chart" />

Sample chart

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Review of Rev'It gear and feedback on Cayenne Pro Jacket

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Raphael

Last February, I bought a full set of Rev’It gear: Zero H2O gloves, Apache Boots, Cayenne Pro jacket (with the back protector) and pants. See catalog for details.

After over 8 months of testing, during which I’ve ridden in Arizona in March (for desert’s heat and chilly mornings), in Tyrol in June (hot-wet stormy weather) and in Dublin for my daily commute, I am confident I have wear it enough to give an overview of the gear. Continue reading →

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Paid apps in Android Market from Ireland (and other countries)

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Raphael

screen-shot-2009-10-13-at-1247471One of the issue early adopters like me are facing when using an Android devices in Ireland is that you can’t access the paid apps in the Market. One could get a sim-card from UK and use it only to buy an app or wait in hope that one day Ireland will be in the list… It might happen when Meteor will have the HTC Hero in its choice of handsets…

Fortunately, there is an option C if you want to be able to reward good developers. Continue reading →

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