She is finally leaving the country!
27
Jul
I guess I have to start this entry by making my apologies. My sincere apologies that I am writing content on this topic. However, I want to. And in the end… This is my blog.
Today, judges announced that the 14-year old Laura Dekker can start her sailing trip around the world. After more than a year of trials and government time spending, she is finally allowed to start the trip. Her goal is obvious: to become the first 14-year old that has sailed around the globe alone. Why would you even want that?
And besides, why would a judge allow it? The girl is just 14. Who many people can take care of themselves for a year at this age? Besides, should she not be in school, like all the kids from her age? According to Dutch legislation, she is obligated to attend school. But no, Laura’s lawyer has been able to convince the judges that she will follow all courses on her own. Sure! When she’s not sailing I guess.
But she is allowed to go. And she will leave within two weeks. And if all goes wrong, somewhere on the Atlantic? I guess it will be no problem to send some ships, helicopters and planes to save her. Sure, don’t worry. You’ll do your madness, we’ll support you!
The Cloud Is Everywhere
16
Jul
The internet once started as an idea to share information with other people through computers over big distances. Initially, mainly universities in the US were the ones that were sharing information with each other. Next, we started to use email and instant messaging. Web 1.0 was still a pretty static web by that time. Untill we started to blog and we invented the Podcast. From that moment, everybody could contribute to the world wide web, what many people did. Nowadays, internet is playing a big role in our daily lives. We send mails, we blog, make pictures and movies that are shared online almost instantly. We tweet about where we are, what we are doing, who we are meeting or what music we are listening to. And we want to have all this information with us 24/7. That can be on a PC or a laptop at home. Or a tablet PC or notebook on the rood. And of course we have our smart phones to make sure we are always connected to the internet and we always have everything in our pocket.
Coming Soon: Multitasking On Your iPhone
17
Jun
In a few days, Apple will release the latest version of its iPhone OS, which has recently be rebranded to iOS, to make it sound more compatible with other iOS devices such as the iPad. One of the most requested features in iOS 4 is the new Multitasking feature. Yes, Apple will finally allow us to run Apps in the background.
Helicopter flight at EHMZ
15
Jun
Last saturday, I enjoyed my first helicopter flight ever. You might know I’m sitting in airplanes quite much but I had never been inside a helicopter. I have to admit I was really glad and surprised when my brother informed about some helicopter tour tickets. Read the rest of this entry »
