Xavier’s blog

Since I’ve lost my glasses in Toronto last week, I have to buy new ones.
But I really can’t decide. It’s so difficult to choose. Moreover I’m colorblind which really doesn’t help.
So, I will be very grateful to you if you could help me choose between my different possibilities.
To do so, just go on http://www.helpmechoosebetween.com

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We all have that fuckin’ problem, a ton of spams in our mailbox.
Although the anti-spam filters are gettin’ more and more accurate, there are always some spam passing through all these shields.
From now on, I decided to strike back. So every time I get an unsolicited mail, I answer by this:
“Vous avez 72h pour me […]

I don’t know about you, but for me, using productively a computer since they allow you to make multiple tasks in parallel, is impossible.
On my computer, as in life, I like doing a lot of things in the same time.
So I start working on a Word document, then I remember I had to send a […]

Ce n’est pas sans une certaine émotion (pour ne pas dire une émotion certaine), que nous sommes tombés nez-à-nez, et pour la première fois de notre vie (!), en face d’un lecteur Betamax!
Cet événement extraordinaire s’est passé alors que nous déambulions Etienne et moi dans les rues de Barcelone ce 7 décembre 2006.
L’appareil était posé […]

J’ai vraiment acheté mon portable Apple Powerbook 12′ au bon moment.
Non seulement, c’est le premier modèle qui a bénéficié de la nouvelle politique de prix de Apple beaucoup plus abordable (je l’ai payé 1300 euros en mars 2005), mais en plus, tous les 6 mois je reçois gratuitement une nouvelle batterie!
Le modus operandi est très […]

This is not a screen, but a wall!
It’s so big. Actually maybe too big. It’s fully touchable and has got a pretty interface that allows you to watch TV, listen to music, change the background, and other stuffs.
It’s really worth it to watch the demo.
The screen is so big that you always have to walk […]