November 2011
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Analog vs. digital profile switching
I was using Android long enough to get used to some of it’s handy features that I now miss a lot on iPhone. One of these features is the way you switch your profiles (usually normal to silent and vice versa). iPhone has a different way to do it.
When I saw iPhone for the first time, I was excited about the handy profile switch it had near the volume buttons. It’s great when you can...
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OLPC Summit T-Shirt
Summit is now over, and I’ve been asked so many times about the t-shirts.
They are not just randomly designed, they actually have an idea behind them.
OLPC is for kids, right? I remember, when I was a child, I loved the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, especially his ‘The Adventure of the Dancing Men’. That’s where the font of the t-shirt message comes from.
Can you...
September 2011
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Why I didn't buy the 'touch' or 'fire' Kindle...
Yesterday Amazon announced a bunch of new devices in Kindle series. I looked [online] at all of them, and bought the new basic kindle, the version for $109, the one without special offers.
Why didn’t I go with Touch or Fire? Well, to my taste, the Touch version is a way too far from a real book, although it may sound strange.
I had the Sony Reader Touch Edition for a while, buying it as...
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OLPC XO experiment
I recently went on a two-week vacation to St. Petersburg, Florida. It was going to be a calm and even boring time: swimming in the ocean, getting tan, doing everyday yoga and gathering energy for the rest of the year.
In terms of making this vacation less boring, I decided to take OLPC XO instead of my regular MacBookPro with me. I planned an experiment: go and see if I, a geek and a technology...
August 2011
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March 2011
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One Laptop Per Child
A few months ago I was surfing the web looking for the interesting stuff that happens in the IT-related area. This is how I learned about OLPC.
The odd thing is that I didn’t hear about them earlier. The great one is that I finally did it.
OLPC is a non-profit organization making the education accessible for all children. What they basically do is building and bringing laptops to schools in...
December 2010
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XO Keyboard - fixed!
I finally did it!
The keyboard behaved strangely from the very beginning. First, I didn’t know if it’s a problem, or a normal behavior. Then I began to realize I had some kind of a hardware problem, since it couldn’t be normal.
So I took a deep breath, got a screwdriver and a manual and opened my tiny green laptop.
And-you won’t believe this-I fixed it finally.
...
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Kindle blogging
I was wondering if I can write blog posts with my Kindle.
It seems I can, using Tumblr’s web interface.
Good to know.
October 2010
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September 2010
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so... Tell me about Kindle
Early morning on Monday, 30th September I got a Kindle. I was somehow familiar with digital readers before—bought a Sony Reader (the touch one) to my mother, cause she literally had no place for the new books at her home.
In my childhood I was a swift reader: I had plenty of time, and read a new book almost every day. And surely, there was no day without a book. I read tons of books — starting...
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April 2010
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March 2010
3 posts
For a start.. again?
I started many blogs, but it seems I have too many now and too little information for each of these.
So I decided to switch to just one, maybe two (in different languages, so people who know En will read me here and those who know Ru will follow my LiveJournal).
So this blog won’t have any particular topic to discuss — I don’t give myself any particular boundaries and will write...
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5 Most Useful Plugins and Addons for Apple Safari
Who said Safari doesn’t support plugins?
Well, it was my main concern when three years ago I switched from Linux to Mac, and thus from Firefox to Safari. At first I was going to stay with Firefox, but it was sooo slow and literally ugly for Mac.
Safari, then.
Oh, I missed these extensions so much, although I used just a few of them.
But then the night passed and the day came, and I...
October 2009
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Mars Edit: Syncing Local Drafts on two or more...
Since I have two computers — one for work and one for home, I was wandering whether it is possible to share all the Local Drafts across all the computers I have.
It seemed there was no solution. Till now.
I suddenly realized the best way to do it. Dropbox! Or any other folder sync software.
So let’s see the way you do the sync in case of Dropbox:
Close Mars Edit.
Open Terminal...
August 2009
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Music
Long ago I was writing songs — and even made some recordings.
These are all oldies: 2003-2004. Probably I will add something new later. Right now I just don’t have anything.
All songs are in Russian.
Человек, который говорил правду (The Man Who Was Telling Only The Truth) Маленький Принц / Улыбнись (Little Prince) Послушайте / Тишина (Silence) Прощальная I (Parting Words I) Прощальная...
June 2009
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Ten simple ideas to feel yourself free and...
There are always some social situations you feel yourself bad, but can do nothing with this. Can’t you really do anything? Yes, you can! There is a way to feel yourself much better — to understand the personal, psychological rights you have from birth (but manipulators don’t want you to know and understand them).
Each ‘right’ will have a ‘manipulation’ item...
May 2009
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My first solved Rubik's cube →
My first solved Rubik’s cube. Originally uploaded by Nina Stawski
Back from Moscow, with a new hobby =)
February 2009
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IT Communities
If we speak about IT, in my opinion, not only the communications between people matter. You can have a great idea, but have absolutely no possibility to do it. Certainly, the professional community can help you there — if you have enough social skills, it is possible to infect other people with your ideas and and implement these with their help.
And yes, if you know how to think and have an idea...
January 2009
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Update 1.0.1 →
The news is in this barcode:
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Barcode coloriser →
Today I created my first PHP app — barcode coloriser.
It is very raw now, but it works and can process barcodes + logotypes to a colorised barcode.
Just try this and tell me what you think.
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Barcodes — continuation →
So I found you don’t need to use only white colour as a background. You are allowed to use any colour, if you keep the contrast of the image: as an example, 30% red.
Barcodes look improved and much…
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A little about barcodes →
Since I got a barcode reader for my mobile, I am rather interested in reading and making barcodes.
Why are they all white&black — thought I, — and what would happen if I, as an example, invert a…
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November 2008
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Mac, PC and me
My first computer was Spectrum. I got it when I was six years old, and called it Speccy.
Then, a few years later, my parents bought me my first PC (I don’t remember it’s name unfortunately).
The same time I started to use Linux. My first Linux was Mandrake.
My next PC I obtained when I studied in the University for my first master degree. It was called “Grail”.
Then...
September 2008
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August 2008
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Meta-dictionary →
In Mac OS X there is a possibility to translate a word in Dictionary with the same dictionary.
I think it is funny enough to show =)
April 2008
3 posts
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It's Raining →
Ненастье, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski.
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Fashion Girls →
Fashion girls, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski.
Link →
Мне прислали Молескин. Он пришел в конверте, в котором рекламировали макбук эйр, но, к сожалению, макбука там не оказалось. Отправили его из Италии. Выглядит он точно так же, как любой другой молескин. Только надписи на нем почему-то французские.
March 2008
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Проснулась, встала, выглянула в окно, грохнулась в обморок. Снежище все сыпет и сыпет, белый-белый… зима?
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Colors of Creativity
February 2008
5 posts
Весна близко / Spring is coming, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski.
Весна близко! Хотя я еще толком не успела пофотографировать зиму… Но все равно радуюсь =)
Небо с Земли выглядит бескрайним. А Земля с неба — маахонькой, едва заметной. С Земли кажется, что небо синее, а земля — черная. На Небе понимаешь, что это обман, и все наоборот. С Земли кажется, что небо есть, а на самом деле — нет. С Неба кажется, что Земля есть…
Одиночество, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski. Холодно и грустно зимой одному.
Back home, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski. Встала я сегодня с утра пораньше, собралась и пошла погулять с фотоаппаратом. Не отпускает меня фотографический зуд — хочется новых интересных снимков, да и просто свежего воздуха. Ничего особенного я выдумывать не стала — пошла на набережную. Потопталась вокруг, поснимала людей, которые ходят по льду… повздыхала, да и сама рискнула пройтись....
Рассекая воду, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski. С детства вода вызывает у меня какой-то щенячий восторг. Я помню время, когда совершенно не умела плавать — но уже тогда я могла часами смотреть на воду. Красота. Спокойствие. Величественность. Отражение. Я люблю воду за то, что она такая и за то, что в ней часто отражается небо. Я люблю небо - о, это отдельная история. Смотреть на небо я могу...
January 2008
3 posts
Sunday Morning, originally uploaded by Nina Stawski.
Да. Именно об этом я думаю, глядя в окно на улицу.
Shadow Bridge Originally uploaded by Nina Stawski. Сегодня было дождливо, снежно и тоскливо. Я выбралась на улицу, не подозревая о том, какая меня поджидает погода - а когда выбралась, возвращаться было уже поздно. А вообще, я люблю такую погоду. Грязюка, конечно, от этого никуда не денешься. Просто дождь значительно приятней. Но такая погода навевает… легкое и приятное ощущение...
Посторонним В Originally uploaded by Nina Stawski.
Почему-то, когда я беру в руки старый фотоаппарат (Konica Minolta z10), снимки у меня получаются в разы лучше, чем новым Samsung NV11. Вроде бы и то, и то - мыльницы. Да и от фотоаппарата мало что зависит. Вот только против фактов не попрешь =)
December 2007
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Пошли в кино? — Не хочу! — Отлично, на какой...
ххх: пошли на квн? ууу: а когда он? ххх: в спортзале ууу: хорошо, тогда где? Человек слышит то, что хочет услышать. Понимает, соответственно, тоже. Например, бывают случаи, когда сказанное нейтрально случайный, в общем-то, прохожий, воспринимает на свой счет. А на самом деле никакого злого умысла не было и нет =) Я такое часто ловлю в себе. А в других людях — еще чаще. Вывод: если кажется, что...
Немного о понимании
Наткнулась я тут на тему на одном форуме (ей-богу, машинально, Бендер!), и решила рассказать, что я вообще думаю по этому поводу. То ли зацепило, то ли просто на графоманию потянуло. Понимание бывает разное. Кто-то грустит из-за проблем в жизни. Рассказывает знакомому, спрашивает - понимаешь? Понимаю - отвечает тот, вспоминая случаи из жизни, вызывавшие похожие эмоции, - понимаю. От меня ушла...
November 2007
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