According to about.com, my name in chinese is spelled as: Funny to see that in Chinese, my name is only 1 character shorter.

On one of my Google quests, I stumbled upon a great story about a few guys who got fired by Apple, but continued to sneak in and out of the building, finishing the software they had been working on. It is a great read, and I think it would make a nice adventure movie. It will probably will not be a box office hit, …

I recently went to Vegas, which is a very long trip (about 20 hours including stopover). I don't like flying that much, my ears hurt and it is very boring to be crammed in a chair for 10 hours, with a headrest that makes your chin touch your chest no matter how you adjust it. However, on this flight (and the one back) …

For some reason I've been selected my the google company to have the new interface of gmail, where you can use google talk without even installing it! Yes you've read that right. When I log in to Google, I immediately see a quick contacts list of people who are online (on googletalk), and I can chat with them as if I …

Found out about this link by accidentally browsing accros Ian Lewis's blog. You can find out what your movie rating is. It seems I'm not for "all ages". :-) Suitable for 12 years or older. Starting to get interesting now, with more adult-themed storylines, but we're still talking in mild doses. You may find …

For those that can read Dutch. This is a nice example of Dutch gasstation owners wanting to be compensated for the fact that gasoline (or any other fluid you can sell) schrinks when cooled. What happens is, that the delivery trucks cary the gasoline at the normal outside temperatures. When pumped into the underground …

Even companies pretending to know about ICT, writing about companies doing it right or wrong, get it (very) wrong sometimes. People who have an account at De Automatiseringsgids know the login screen. But have they also noticed how their username and password are sent to the server in plain text? Another funny thing a …