Monthly Archives December 2007

OS X upgrade : don’t move the Apple applications

My desktop is a Macbook Pro since about one year. At work, it provide the same features as my previous Linux desktop. At home, it allows me to play with iPhoto, iMovie and friends with the “it just works” effect. Connect a DV-camera, create your DVD in no time. Or almost.

Sun and Solaris – where are you headed ?

I started using Solaris around 1992 (ouch, that’s 15 years ago…), using version 2.1, then 2.2, then converting the remaining SPARCstation 1 we had in house from SunOS 4.1 to SVR4 and its magic. Fast-forward to 2006, when we ordered our last hardware from Sun : a pack of four Sun Fire V240 to clusterize [...]

Jours fériés 2008 en Suisse

Je ne trouve pas de calendrier des jours fériés 2008 en Suisse pour mon iCal, donc j’ai retranscrit un agenda papier en format ics. Le voilà en version française. Si quelqu’un me fait la version alémanisée, je la publie volontiers.
Mode d’emploi :

télécharger sur votre Mac
dézipper
démarrer iCal
importer le fichier .ics dans votre calendrier

feries_2008_icalics.zip
Corrections bienvenues, mon email [...]

America’s Cup – it’s a Shame…

Larry and Ernie, I’m ashamed. A few years ago, when Alinghi went down under to grab the cup, you looked as smart people, and sailing had some luck to have you on board. With your money, the medias started to look at sailing and they said : “hey, that sport is cool”.

Our local clubs saw [...]

A nice watch

Longines is a swiss watch brand building really nice timepieces.
This Master Collection Phase de Lune has just joined my perfect Xmas gift list.