• Amish82 – [2009] Shovels And Cava

    Phew, what a nice electro release! Amish82 remind me heavily of The Knife and Fischerspooner. While this release is very simplistic in construction, the resulting arrangements sound surprisingly rich and danceable. Some kind of “flaw” are the remix version tracks (6-15) while there are only five original tracks. But those five tracks deliver enough quality…

    Amish82 – [2009] Shovels And Cava
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  • How to use custom-made Themes under Windows XP/Vista/7

    Deskmodding is the art or the act of customizing the appearance of the graphical user interface. Usually this is done on the level of the operating system, but there are also single applications that allow to modify their appearance by so-called skins. For the operating system Windows it is not possible to easily change the…

    How to use custom-made Themes under Windows XP/Vista/7

  • Using Funambol to sync Thunderbird(s) and Windows Mobile phone

    This is an article explaining how to synchronise one calendar (+tasks) and one address book of two PCs with Thunderbird (Lightning plugin for calendar) and a Windows Mobile phone. It is based on the open source synchronisation server Funambol and needs one of the computers to act as a server. The advantage to other solutions…

    Using Funambol to sync Thunderbird(s) and Windows Mobile phone

  • Munich glows

    Once in a while it is good to have the camera with me nearly all the time: one day I rode back home in the evening and passed by a sports field which was illuminated. The sun just had set behind the horizon and the sky was still in a dark blue colour. The yellowish…

    Munich glows

  • The appeal of scepticism

    The philosopher Bertrand Russell states in an article written (but not published) for a magazine in 1952: If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add…

    The appeal of scepticism

  • Regensburg

    Last weekend I had some time to take some photos of my home town Regensburg; unfortunately I had forgotten my camera, so a mobile phone camera had to do the job. The sunny weather motivated me to take a walk along the Danube. The old town with the cathedral (just called “Dom”) reside above the…

    Regensburg

  • Santa Inferno – [2009] Desert Music

    This is the first review I write in which my opinion about the music is ambiguous. Santa Inferno has released this very intense rock album, yet in a – probably artistically justified – horrible sound quality. While I find this style fitting for their more aggressive tracks it spoils my listening experience. Let me show…

    Santa Inferno – [2009] Desert Music
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  • Technical University II

    5 more photos of the Technical University Munich. (The first can be found in this post.) This time I visited empty lecture rooms and tried to capture their… erm… special atmosphere. The university’s rooftop has turned into a construction site which will last until 2010.

    Technical University II

  • Diablo Swing Orchestra – [2009] The Butcher’s Ballroom

    Take Nightwish’s voice, add a Cello played like Apocalyptica and mix it with a skilled hard rock band and – voilà – you can imagine how the Diablo Swing Orchestra sounds. Their music is a wild mixture of (partially Symphonic) Metal, Rock, Jazz, Swing and Blues; sometimes they make me think of Mr. Bungle (another…

    Diablo Swing Orchestra – [2009] The Butcher’s Ballroom
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  • Streetlife Festival

    Yesterday I visited the Streetlife Festival in Munich which takes place since the year 2000 and is located prominently right on Leopolstraße between Münchner Freiheit and Odeonsplatz. Its main idea is to inform people about means of transportation which can replace use of cars in cities. In addition to that, other non-profit organisations present themselves…

    Streetlife Festival

  • XKCD – Tech Support Cheat Sheet

    I usually don’t post plain links to stuff I found on the internet. But this is an exception. This web comic on the right is just so true. The author of this (and 626 other) comic strip(s) is Randall Munroe. On his homepage xkcd he publishes new comics three times a week. Other episodes I…

    XKCD – Tech Support Cheat Sheet

  • Hallo Peter – [2008] Gutz of Glory

    Punchy breakbeat from Germany. Kicking drums and pulsating synth pads for glory!

    Hallo Peter – [2008] Gutz of Glory
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  • Museum Brandhorst

    Recently I visited the Museum Brandhorst which had opened on 21 May 2009. It features modern paintings, sculptures and video installations. These works are presented in an astonishing building which not only looks good but is also built with respect to energy efficiency. Sadly I can only show you pictures from the outside here. Read…

    Museum Brandhorst

  • Leon Somov, Jazzu – [2008] Offline Remixed

    Essential IDM remix album. Timeless classic with carefully produced soundscapes.

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  • From finite to renewable energy

    Fossil resources, i.e. coal, oil and gas, are finite. This fact is not surprising, but is worth to be mentioned. Its direct consequence is that in near future we will have to be able to generate (more precisely: convert) all energy we consume from renewable sources. This need is independent from any consequences that arise…

    From finite to renewable energy

  • Back to Munich

    I really like Munich. It has everything a metropolis has to offer yet succeeded in not becoming grey and dusty. Many festivals are organised every year like the Tollwood in the Olympic Park, which is held in summer and winter. Then there is the lovely old town featuring Marienplatz, the Frauenkirche and the big market…

    Back to Munich

  • Sanremo

    Some impressions from my visit in the Italian town Sanremo. The old town rises up the hillside and features arches over tiny lanes, rendering it very dark. Near the coast there is a Russian church which looks bigger from distance than it really is. Finally, in the morning there is a big market on the…

    Sanremo

  • Pandoras.Box – [2009] Barriers

    Excellent indie rock. From Lower Bavaria. Who would have thought?

    Pandoras.Box – [2009] Barriers
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