No security awareness on HostPapa
I recently moved and consolidated the web presence (photos, blog, etc), see this , to www.hostpapa.eu. Up till a few days ago they provided sftp, that is secure ftp upload options. This has been...
Monthly Archive: February 2013
Enjoying Lake Biwa 琵琶湖
Last weekend was a special weekend out of many reasons, one of it was that I could attend a so called “Liederabend”, an evening of songs from Brahms, performed by a friend of mine...
Piwigo support for Shotwell
Finally done, uploading event comments from Shotwell to Piwigo. My favorite photo editor and management program is Shotwell, written for the GNOME desktop but usable under any desktop environment. For my web gallery I...
Ume garden in Minabe
Minabe in Wakayama-ken (和歌山県みなべ町) is famous for its Ume trees. The Umeboshi from Minabe are paticularly famous. The second day of our trip around Minabe was dedicated to the Ume garden 梅林 there. For...
Around Shirahama
The area around Shirahama 白浜 in the south of Wakayama-ken 和歌山県 not only boasts a warm and friendly climate, but also spectacular scenery and excellent Ume. Last weekend I could spend two days in this...
Murakami 1Q84
I just finished another book of Murakami Haruki, 1Q84. It is a spectacular book, more than 1000 pages (published in print in three volumes), which I couldn’t stop reading. The tension never stops, the...
Carreg Cennen Castle, Wales
During my stay (for work) in Swansea I explored this beautiful castle ruin and its surroundings a bit. Unfortunately it was a rainy day, so the photos are a bit dull.
Gower Peninsula
Six years ago I visited a colleague in Swansea, Wales, and for a full week we were working without a break. It happened that besides the university campus I didn’t see anything else. Now...
Cheating Amazon Japan
Amazon advertises that the Kindle with 3G can access the store and the purchased books in more than 100 (or 150) countries of the world (see http://client0.cellmaps.com/viewer.html). Well, unless you buy a Kindle in...
