Tag Archives: Geek / Technical

Why I Got Lost in LeWeb3 Videos

[fr]Petit tour des problèmes d’ergonomie qui ont été la source de mon billet précédent concernant vpod.tv.[en]Right, I’ve somewhat figured out how I managed to get lost in the LeWeb3 videos and not find things like permalinks or slider bars. When … Continue reading

Tagged compression, criticism, feedback, Geek / Technical, leweb3, navigation, permalink, problem, screenshots, usability, video, vpod, vpod.tv, website, Website Reviews, Comments, and Linkage | 21 Comments

Hairy .htaccess Dreamhost WordPress Problem

[fr]Un des derniers problèmes qui me résistent sur le nouveau serveur.[en]Here’s roughly what I wrote in a support ticket I sent Dreamhost this morning. If you have any suggestions, I’ll take them. Hello, I have a site http://cafecafe.ch on which … Continue reading

Posted in Wordpress | Tagged directory, dreamhost, Geek / Technical, htaccess, password, problem, protect, server, Wanted, Weblog Technology, Wordpress | 11 Comments

Ce soir: Scènes de Ménage

[en]On TV tonight (just 5 minutes). Will post a link once it’s online.[fr]Je fais très bref vu l’état (et je vous parlerai de SarkoWeb3 quand j’aurai récupéré). Si vous êtes à la maison ce soir, vous aurez l’occasion de me … Continue reading

Posted in My corner of the world | Tagged Announcements, émission, geek, Geek / Technical, marketing, sarkoweb3, scènesdeménage, société, suisse romande, technologie, télévision, tsr, tsr1, tv | 16 Comments

Michael Hampton is My Hero of the Day

[fr]En principe, les problèmes de serveur sont résolus. Retour à la normale aussi vite que j’arrive à transférer les données avec la connection wifi très approximative que nous avons ici.[en]Michael Hampton, also known as io_error just saved my life today … Continue reading

Posted in Connected Life, Wordpress | Tagged conference, danahboyd, dreamhost, encoding, Events, Geek / Technical, leweb3, michaelhampton, mysql, Online Culture, paris, php, server, Weblog Technology, Wordpress | 6 Comments

Skype: mon ordinateur comme centrale téléphonique

[en]Get Skype. Get SkypeOut credit so that you can call normal phones. Get a SkypeIn number so that normal phones can call you, and cancel your landline if you’re paying anything for it. OSX people: if you’re into podcasting or … Continue reading

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged abonnement, ADSL, appels, apple, applications, câble, call, callrecorder, citycable, dashboard, enregistrer, Geek / Technical, internet, mac, messaging, mobile, orange, ordinateur, osx, phone, portable, Practical, programmes, recording, résiliation, skype, skypecaller, skypein, skypeout, sms, software, Software and Tools, swisscom, switzerland, téléphone, téléphonie, textos, voip, widget | 22 Comments

Skype and Address Book Integration Failure

[fr]Première tentative pour intégrer le carnet d’adresses OSX et Skype: échec. Quelqu’un a une piste à me donner?[en]This post about integrating Skype and Address Book had me hopeful, but unfortunately installing Skype Caller failed silently for me. Maybe it’s just … Continue reading

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged addressbook, failure, Geek / Technical, integration, internet, osx, problem, skype, skypecaller, skypeout, Software and Tools, voip | Leave a comment

ADSL, bits et bytes

[en]Don’t confuse bits and bytes like me. 1B (Byte) = 8b (bits). A 2000Kb/s DSL connection will only download 250KB/s, and that’s normal.[fr]Je viens d’apprendre quelque chose. Je sais que j’ai une ligne ADSL “2000/100″, ce que j’ai toujours traduit … Continue reading

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged ADSL, bandepassante, bandwidth, bit, bits, byte, bytes, connection, data, dsl, Geek / Technical, marketing, measurement, mesure, Practical, stockage, storage, unités, units | 14 Comments

Premiers pas parallèles

[en]First steps with Parallels. Works great, it’s fast. Discovered the joys of dual display by the same occasion. Stay tuned for news about getting the Dragon to work.[fr]Je n’en suis pas encore à dicter avec Dragon sur mon MacBook, mais … Continue reading

Tagged Geek / Technical | 25 Comments