Ok, it is just days left to Google closes their Reader services. I still have the need for a synchronization service for RSS feeds. I’ve gotten many recommendations, Flipboard, Feedly and Feedbin to name a few. I use Flipboard and like it, but it is not available for the desktop. Feedly would work for me, but I cannot say that I like the user interface. With Feedbin I can continue to use Reeder for iPhone and Press for Android. Reeder for iPad and OS X will get the support any time […] Continue reading →
This week I bought Lightroom 5 and when I started to read myself up on what was new in this version, I was met with a new term. Lightroom now had support for Windows HiDPI – Support for Windows 150% and 200% resolution. What? So off I was to Google, yep, not Microsoft. I needed to do a search. And found the Building Windows 8 blog. I come from the Apple world, having both Macbook Air and iPad Retina, so have me excused for using terms and examples from the Apple world. The display […] Continue reading →
Last week Netcom opened their LTE network for mobile phones. Starting this weekend, also owners of iPhone 5 can surf at higher speeds as Apple has started pushing a new operator setting to customers with the iPhone 5, the fourth generation iPad, and iPad mini with a SIM card. The new operator setting allows you to use LTE (so-called 4G). It is worth noting that the 4G network in Norway are not yet well developed, but in Oslo a 4G network would most likely be available. How to Upgrade If you […] Continue reading →
I have had the opportunity to be close to endangered animals. A friend called me and asked if I would like to join him and a group of others and travel for a weekend to Nordens Ark. I had no clue what Nordens Ark was and what they stand for, and went straight to Google to find out. An hour later I called back and said: Yes, I want to join you! We had a fantastic guide, Tom Svensson. I strongly recommend that you follow his work, he is something as rare as an conservation photographer. He […] Continue reading →
On the picture you can see Hungary’s parliament on the banks of the Danube River. The road in front of it is under water and you can only see the road signs in front of the parliament. The water level in Danube is rising fast and will this evening peak at record high levels in Budapest. The dykes have been strengthened at critical points to protect the capital from flooding. According to information provided by the disaster management authority (OKF) so far 1,200 people have been […] Continue reading →
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