Author Archives: andy

Into the wild

Posted on 2011/12/12 by andy

South Africa metropolises are more western than a lot of European cities. It was not what I was looking for. Taking advantage of Africa is to sense the wild life. You can read it as kingdom of animals but not … Continue reading →

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Vertex3 SSD pros (and cons too)

Posted on 2011/12/04 by andy

PC architecture recycles nearly every 2-3 years, after that time it is really hard to make any upgrades without replacing most of the hardware. Looking at my desktop computer I realized that I can boost it up only one way, … Continue reading →

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Refreshing Desire

Posted on 2011/11/29 by andy

HTC Desire is a mid-end smartphone with limited memory being already out of radar of HTC updates. Rooted phone can have installed customized firmware that accommodated recent changes. It is a bumpy road if you are into newest Sense (feature … Continue reading →

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City of pissing boy

Posted on 2011/10/24 by andy

Try to picture yourself a little boy keeping his willie and pissing. Now make it either a sculpture, or chocolate figure, or a charm or key ring. Or a corkscrew with boy figure as handle and a spiral in place … Continue reading →

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Breathtaking Dubai

Posted on 2011/10/12 by andy

Couple years ago I was watching Extreme Engineering program on Discovery channel about sheikhs spending fortune on their fantasy, building snowy ski resort in the middle of the desert. Last month I could see the roof of Ski Dubai from … Continue reading →

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Dealing with HTC quirks

Posted on 2011/09/28 by andy

Even though I would not give up on Android powered smartphone, when it comes to details, little irritating things are coming out. Do not get me wrong: overall usability and general consistency is undoubted and makes the user comfortable most … Continue reading →

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Adriatic rulez

Posted on 2011/09/22 by andy

What would be the best place to spend short vacation in August if you are traveling a lot in business? Home, naturally. On the other hand having blissful lazy time somewhere apart from home would be also attractive, especially if … Continue reading →

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Where Witches meet the Devil

Posted on 2011/09/02 by andy

Despite it is a story of a short break, one day trip to mountains in August, you will find here neither a horror like scenario nor a thrilling life episode. In fact it is all about the name of a … Continue reading →

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Smartphone powered urban skating

Posted on 2011/08/16 by andy

Many times I asked myself this question: how long was my free ride today, how much time it took, was this workout good enough and in effect, if I am absolved from chocolate consumption :] Android OS can leverage from … Continue reading →

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P0456 evap small leak detected

Posted on 2011/08/13 by andy

I was astonished when my beloved toy shouted at me “Close fuel tank cap!” from FIS message screen. Some time later “check engine” (CE) light lit on. My mechanic told me that small leak in tank vent system was detected … Continue reading →

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