Egg hunting in Brussels
Even though it’s used as a curse in Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, Belgium can be a nice place in the summertime.
Posts from year 2010
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Google adds more caffeine
Google has just updated their indexing machine, calling the new system Caffeine. To honor its name, the index is refreshed much faster than before.
Rammstein fires up Metaltown
The 2009 edition of Metaltown saw artists such as Marilyn Manson and Slipknot, but I was looking forward to this year, since it was time to finally be welcoming back the German fire monsters of Rammstein.
Vince festival in Karlskrona
There is a new electronic festival in Sweden. The Vince festival, named after legendary Vince Clarke, is located in Karlskrona.
First impressions of iPad
I’ve had the good fortune to try the new iPad on two separate occasions during the past week. The user interface is clean and intuitive, eliminating the need for reading boring manuals.
From Toledo to Salamanca
We spent yesterday exploring Toledo, the old imperial capital. I really liked the narrow medieval alleys, the imposing alcazar and the magnificent cathedral which featured a room with wooden panels so full of carved details that it would make Dan Brown go bananas.
Tales from Tehran
Tehran is a place of controversy and contradictions. Many people have a strong opinion about the city without ever placing their feet on the pavement. I’m here to find out the real story.
Getting lost in Yazd
Today I am in Yazd, an ancient desert city in Iran. I arrived a few days ago coming by bus from Esfahan, a magnificent modern city. The contrast is enormous, since the old town of Yazd mostly consists of sun dried mud bricks.
Hunting for kebab in Shiraz
What to do in Shiraz, the lovely city in the south of Iran? Go on a quest to find the perfect kebab, of course.
Server control IDs in ASP.NET 4
The new version of ASP.NET will take care of an old problem, which is the id mangling of server controls. In short, your carefully named id could be rewritten into something like “ctl00_MainContent_” before rendered to the client.