http://www.obiltschnig.com/ en-us 2009-05-26T11:17:24+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000235.html The new Seascape 18 is one fine sailing boat. I want one!... Sailing guenter 2009-05-26T11:17:24+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000234.html All that security theater around air travel, especially when flying to the US, is already an enormous pain in the ass (I feel sooo much more secure now that I have to pay 3 Euros for a bottle of water... Development guenter 2009-05-23T21:45:08+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000233.html In response to Richard Stallman's recent musings about JavaScript, here are various reasons why it would suck to be Richard Stallman: You cannot drive a modern car, because every modern car has lots of non-free software in it.You cannot use... Fun guenter 2009-03-24T15:22:38+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000232.html 25 years ago the Mac was introduced. What better way to celebrate this than by watching the classic "1984" commercial. Seven years later, in 1991, I got my first Mac, a Macintosh LC (with a super-sharp 12" black and white... Technology guenter 2009-01-24T00:45:09+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000231.html Had an experience with Microsoft Support today that basically shows all that's wrong with Microsoft. First, some background. We have a MSDN subscription which includes two support incidents. We have never needed MS support in the past, but now we... Rants guenter 2008-11-25T11:41:38+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000229.html Here at Applied Informatics, we like to have fun at work. We recently built a Mindstorms vehicle that's remote controlled by the iPhone's accelerometer. To add some POCO touch to it, the iPhone does not talk directly to the Mindstorms... Technology guenter 2008-11-17T10:21:49+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000228.html Tonight I feel very ashamed being a citizen of Austria. Enough said.... Politics guenter 2008-09-28T19:36:04+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000227.html Being at home, sick with some damn infection, I created my first YouTube movie. So I present to you a collection of the finest moments the Austrian national football team had during the European Championships 2008. My apologies to the... Fun guenter 2008-06-10T15:42:34+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000226.html A funny explanation of the subprime crisis (via twitter.com/codinghorror)... Fun guenter 2008-03-20T22:49:44+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000225.html The latest update to Mac OS X is out. This time the update has been eagerly awaited by me. I am currently installing it, but from the change log it looks promising: Updates Stacks with a List view option,... Technology guenter 2008-02-12T13:13:42+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000224.html Maria found some interesting looking old dish in her mother's attic. Unfortunately, the plate does not match the cup. So, if by chance anyone has a cup that matches the plate, or plate that matches the cup that's no longer... Misc guenter 2008-01-19T23:08:37+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000223.html All you need to take away from the Mac World Keynote, in just 60 seconds. Hilarious. From Mahalo, via Presentation Zen.... Fun guenter 2008-01-17T10:40:11+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000222.html Quads are pretty lame - after all, everyone and their brother-in-law already have one. So, if you really want to be cool, you'll have to drive a Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank (with a 500 Watt sound system). Sold at Amazon for... Fun guenter 2008-01-14T19:02:44+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000221.html Annika turned 6 months today, so it's time to record her first characters typed on a computer keyboard: xgsasasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssyxdxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxnfg gfvvvvv I'll leave an interpretation of above text to the reader.... Personal guenter 2007-12-01T08:05:28+01:00 http://www.obiltschnig.com/archives/000220.html An interesting article by Marten Mickos, the MySQL CEO, on sandhill.com on how to build a successful Open Source business.... Business guenter 2007-11-25T18:02:02+01:00