Archive: February, 2009

Posted by Mike
February 20, 2009

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The adventure with DataKits UK has begun

A company-owned Nokia N82 happened to have a failed LCD display module when it was returned, and since replacing it yourself is an easy task (pop the screen cover off, unstick the LCD, disconnect the cable, replace with the new LCD, and close the cover), I went looking for spare parts. Nobody seemed to have [...]

Posted by Mike
February 16, 2009

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Barcelona Mobile World Congress first impressions

Today the 2009 Mobile World Congress got started in Barcelona. I was planning a couple of visits, but they got postponed at the last minute, so I went on a tour. Most impressive was the new iMate 810-F. This has to be the most rugged smartphone I have ever seen – with impressive specs, such [...]

Posted by Mike
February 5, 2009

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iPhoto 09 Facebook exporter bug

I like iPhoto 09, it brings many cool features to the table. However, the Facebook exporter leaves a lot to be desired. Apart from not being able to push photos to pre-existing albums, as it creates albums with the event name for every photo set you upload, it seems to completely ignore the login credentials [...]

Posted by Mike
February 4, 2009

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Deutsche Bank part 2: blame the branch manager

I got a call today from my account manager at Deutsche Bank, who was really worried about a ‘negative mark’ he had received from above. Turns out that DB is on the lookout for any kind of negative publicity, such as my recent blog post about their crappy online banking system, and they managed to [...]