Archive for August, 2007

domainrenewalonline.com is trying to deceive webmasters

Posted under Entrepreneurship on Friday, 31 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
I just received an email from domainrenewalonline.com. They told me to renew my joop.in domain within 90 days to prevent expiration. I was shocked! What does this mean, and who is sending this. When I was thinking about this, I realized that I just moved this domain to a new domain registrar....
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Note to self: A new role in life

Posted under Quick posts, asides on Sunday, 19 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
You are meeting new people all the time, especially when you are attending something new in your life. You will meet numerous new people when you start a new job, a new project, or perhaps a new semester at school. Here are a few principles that I follow in these situations: 1. Listen and...
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Howto solve QTEK / HTC StrTrk / 8500 / 3125 /S300/ F600 / SmartFlip random reboots and MicroSD problems

Posted under Entrepreneurship on Sunday, 12 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
Symptoms: My phone started to do random reboots last week, and sometimes the Micro SD card would disappear. It would only reappear after rebooting the device. Sometimes the phone reset while playing music with Windows Media Player. Okay, I found a solution to this but don't laugh, I just wanted...
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Ivan Illich and his works about deschooling the society

Posted under Entrepreneurship on Saturday, 11 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
“Many students, especially those who are poor, intuitively know what the schools do for them. They school them to confuse process and substance. Once these become blurred, a new logic is assumed: the more treatment there is, the better are the results; or, escalation leads to success. The pupil...
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Stream RTLZ

Posted under Entrepreneurship on Friday, 10 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
EDIT: updated stream This is the URL to stream RTLZ on your pc. Useful at the office or if you do not have access to the channel through your television. rtlz stream (available on weekdays from 8:00 to...
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Deviantbook application | Get your deviantart scraps on your Facebook profile!

Posted under Entrepreneurship on Friday, 10 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
EDIT: this application is no longer maintained, rather use this initiative. I have improved my deviantart facebook application a little bit tonight; have a look over here! Updates: *Your own scraps (enter your deviantart username) *Selection of the number of thumbnails *Faster It is...
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Map your run with a google mashup for sporters

Posted under Quick posts on Thursday, 9 August 2007 by Joop Dorresteijn
Tip for the sporters out there, check out mapmyrun.com. It is great for finding routes of other sporters in your area, but also for creating your own routes that you want to mark down. The idea is that you click the exact route that you cycle run or swim. The mashup program will do the rest....
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