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Saturday Miscellanea (Rainy Afternoon Edition)
Ah, Yosemite. I’m officially in love with an operating system. Turning on the Increase contrast setting really takes you back to System 7. Marinated in some 2014 goodness. Looking forward to hearing Mitsuko Uchida live in a couple of weeks. Haven’t logged … Continue reading
Weekend Notes
Ello has been getting lots of attention – no ads, user not the product etc. Interesting, but will enough people migrate from other social networks to turn it into more than a half-empty playground? iPhone 6 Plus vs a $3,400 … Continue reading
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– Enjoying Benjamin Grosvenor’s album Dances immensely. – Alt-J’s new album This is All Yours is currently streaming for free on iTunes. – Looking forward to the official release of iOS 8 tomorrow. – Twitter Analytics is highly addictive and … Continue reading
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Tweet Activity Dashboard
Any Twitter user with the slightest interest in statistics (and who hasn’t?!) will appreciate that Twitter’s Tweet activity dashboard is now open to all users. The Tweet Activity stats show you an abundance of information about impressions, engagement and clicks that your tweets … Continue reading
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Sunday Miscellanea
Surprisingly, last night’s concert with Blomstedt and the Royal Philharmonic was a rather bland affair. But the last days leading up to it triggered an interest in Wilhelm Stenhammar, and discovering new composers is always wonderful. The next Social Media … Continue reading
Wednesday Miscellanea
Seriously. You should go and change your passwords for the most important stuff. Now. More security related stuff. Choose your hotel by the quality of their WiFi. Mark your calendars. Aaah, chemistry.
Morning Notes #4
A few completely random morning notes this Wednesday morning in Barcelona: Though last night’s performance of Carmina Burana at the Palau de la Musica was the version for 2 grand pianos and percussion (rather than with a full-scale symphony orchestra), it was still very … Continue reading
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Weekend Notes
My iPad Air is stuffed with books for summer reading, plenty of music, a handful of movies and the latest issues of my favourite magazines. Entertainment-wise I think I’m all set for the next couple of weeks. Not a big … Continue reading
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Saturday Miscellanea
While Latter Days is a rather trivial affair, it is quite charming. So what exactly will happen with App.net? A beautiful, thorough and extremely interesting inspection of Yosemite’s icons. Hm, why not?! Shoes, books and a bike. What would the … Continue reading
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Saturday Miscellanea
Not sure if the current feeling of awesomeness is due to the indulgence in white chocolate last night. G.B.F., the movie of the week on the American iTunes Store is rather sweet. Nice article on perspectives in OmniFocus 2. Not … Continue reading
More notes on various stuff
Jakob Koranyi’s rendition of Shostakovich’s 1st Cello Concerto at the Concert Hall on Thursday was as refreshing as it was brilliant. Always cool when artists manage to make something so familiar sound new. And conductor Daniel Blendulf (replacing Marin Alsop) let … Continue reading
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Wednesday Miscellanea (Christmas Day Edition)
Why is it that George Benjamin’s Written on Skin (one of the most critically acclaimed new operas of the last decade) is available on Spotify but not on iTunes? To me, it’s just silly. Last three weeks I’ve been at … Continue reading
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Assorted miscellaneous stuff
Why is the left column of the dashboard’s default look in WordPress 3.8 white text on black? It’s called “fresh, uncluttered” but what was wrong with the old style? Thankfully they’ve provided quite a few different colors to choose from, … Continue reading
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Sunday Miscellanea
The most overused buzzwords on LinkedIn in 2013. Lufthansa convinced 42 Swedes to change their names. Offline is a mobile magazine for iOS. And another reason to stop using that default search engine.
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Saturday Miscellanea
Moderat’s II has got to be one of the best albums of 2013. Core77′s 2013 Gift Guide Called “the greatest hoodie ever made“, I’ve obviously ordered one. So homepage sliding banners are on their way out? Go figure. [Web design … Continue reading
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