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Quick Review Of “Batman – The Dark Knight”
I have just returned from “Batman – The Dark Knight” that I have seen in the original version at 19:30 in the Cinemaxx Hannover. Those who follow my tweets might have read this one where I was complaining that all possible tickets were already reserved. Well, me and Suzan took a chance and went there, nonetheless – and we were lucky: at 19:10, the reserved tickets that weren’t picked up went back to public sale, and luckily, we were the first in the queue and got some nice seats in the middle of the last row. So, what can I say about this blockbuster movie? Damn – it’s the bomb! If you want entertainment (and that’s why you go to the movies in the first place, right?), then there is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cinema/DVD/TV
Welcome To Twitter!
I have just registered with Twitter – see you there! [Update from 2008-08-28] I tried several Twitter Tools and find that the Firefox addon Twitter Bar is quite useful. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Miscellaneous Stuff
From Hannover To Thessaloniki By Foot With Google Maps
It’s just a stone’s throw away, so put on your runners already! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fun Stuff
Youtube.com: How To Paint The Mona Lisa With MS Paint
This is pretty impressive… –> www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2sPl_Z7ZU … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around The Web
Spider-Man 52 Variant-Cover-Edition (German)
My preciousss… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Personal Stuff
GooglePreview For Firefox
This addon for Firefox shows a little thumbnail screenshot before each search result description on the results page. You can define how many thumbnails should be shown. “GooglePreview” for Firefox: addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/189 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Firefox/Thunderbird
Gmail Automatic BCC Option Petition
As I posted some time ago, I would really like Gmail to have an automatic BBC option, so that a copy of each eMail I write will be sent as BCC to an eMail-address I specify. All the attempts to tweak Gmail via a Greasemonkey script failed, so I would like Google to implement this feature directly into the interface. If you would like this, too, then please consider signing my online petition: www.petitiononline.com/gmailbcc/petition.html You would do me a great favour by spreading the word about this petition. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Miscellaneous Stuff, News Stuff
Using Knockout 2 With Paint Shop Pro X
I just purchased the German version of Knockout 2 which works as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Corel Painter as well as Corel Paint Shop Pro X. So, what does it do? It makes masking nice and easy! Quote from the website: (…) it lets you retain the finest image details, including hair, smoke, liquid, fire, glass and shadows. (end of quote) And that, it does very well! I have tried several times to separate a certain object from the background, but with the built-in functions of Paint Shop Pro, it just didn’t work without a lot of effort. With Knockout 2, it is easy as can be! The only problem was that Paint Shop Pro X failed to import the mask after I was done with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Miscellaneous Stuff
Off To Berlin To See R.E.M.!
Suzan and I are now officially leaving Hannover to see R.E.M. live tonight in Berlin (Waldbühne)! Tomorrow, we’re heading towards Dresden where we stay until Saturday. We might even stop by in Leipzig on our way back. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Miscellaneous Stuff
XAMPP And The “500 Internal Server Error”
I just tried to update XAMPP for Windows to version 1.6.7, using the installer version. Somehow, it did not work without removing the old version first: Apache changed status to “Running”, then suddenly stopped again. There was no way I could access the admin panel. Same happened with MySQL. After removing the old version, Apache started (as did MySQL), but clicking on “Admin…” resulted in a “500 Internal Server Error”. Here is the (pretty simple) solution: An old .htaccess still remained in “…/XAMPP/htdocs/xampp/” which delivered the error. Deleting it did the trick. And here is a reminder for me: Permalinks don’t work by default in XAMPP because ModRewrite is not loaded… open “…/XAMPP/apache/conf/httpd.conf” and remove the “#” before LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so… stupid! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Miscellaneous Stuff