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resride2k — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:53:56 +0000

Asus Eee PC - brand new from Taiwan

resride2k — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:12:26 +0000

During my current trip to Taiwan, I finally got an Eee PC - a really small subnotebook from Asus. I was curious about this device for weeks, but could not really get hold of one in Germany.

zyb.com - SyncML Service

resride2k — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:01:39 +0000

Today I stumbled upon zyb.com, a SyncML service that is available for free with most of its features. Since I got my new Nokia E61, I signed up immediately to test its capacities. It works good, but not perfect. It seems to be able to handle many phone numbers per contact, but only if you chose one of the supported number types. It does for example not synchronise a number labeled Mobile, but it sychronizes Mobile (Home) and Mobile (Work). What is important to me that it can synchronise many entries of the same type - so e. g. two numbers labeled Mobile (Work)were correctly copied to zyb.com.

Just try it - it is free and seems to be an acceptable solution to backup your mobile contacts.

My newest toy - Noka E61

resride2k — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 04:55:37 +0000

Being on the business trip through Asia far too long without any gadget, I could not resist any longer and got my first smartphone, a Nokia E61. It was available for a good price in Lucky Plaza, Singapore. Good price means in comparison to the prices most internet shops list in Germany.

So what does it offer? As a smartphone of the newest generation, it offers access to GSM networks 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 (quadband). On top of that 3G (WCDMA 2100, in Germany usually referred to as UMTS) is included in the package. WLAN enables the user to either browse the internet, send emails or even talk over VoIP whenever WLAN is available. It comes with a superb 320 x 240 pixel wide format screen and a complete QWERTY keyboard that makes messaging easy - even for a guy like me with big fingers.

My first impression? The smartphone combination makes a lot of sense for me. Before I carried a phone with me and mostly left my separate PDA at home. Now everything comes in one set. Even though the size (mostly the width) is about twice that much compared to a recent cell phone, my pockets are big enough to carry the phone.

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Temples

resride2k — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:33:59 +0000

As far as the time on the weekend permitted, we were visiting some temples in Shanghai.

I took this shot of a monk resting just while walking by. It turns out to be a very nice composition of light and shades on his traditional dress and his face.

Shanghai Night

resride2k — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:01:35 +0000

My business trip through Asia took me from Singapore to Shanghai. Its beautiful Shanghai skyline was quite impressive at night time. The TV tower is of course a highlight. A mini tripod came handy to get sharp shots at night time.

Bamboo Scaffolding

resride2k — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:26:55 +0000

This might be a typical sight in Asia but not for a European. I saw this construction site when I was strolling through Hongkong. The whole scaffolding of the builing seems to be built of bamboo. Looks quite amazing to me.

Camera tossing!

resride2k — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:41:41 +0000

I read about camera tossing just recently. Camera tossing - this means throwing your camera up into the air with a longer exposure (and self-timer on). The results might range from totally over- or underexposed shots to quite fascinating psychedelic shots with lights describing circles and curves.

There is a camera tossing blog and also a flickr group dedicated to this. I saw some pics from people throwing up their valuable Nikon D200s…. they have my respect for that. Guess I will try toying/tossing around with my more affordable point and shoot…
And here we go…. my first tossing photo! And I did not even need to risk my point and shoot! My (company) hand phone was good enough for this shot.

This one was taken indoors. I will give it a try during the next days outside in Hongkong.