Sometimes people ask me technical questions: can this be done? I always try to answer to everyone as best as possible. But sometimes this leads to lot and lot of work. Why? Because some questions cannot be answered without actually doing them and for software development, building on a mountain of bricks built by other people the results can be uncertain. Then there are 2 choices: either consider the analysis a project in itself, as it is natural or consider it presales or work for free....

As a child at my grandparents house I remember some long oval plates filled with roe salad and black olives which were served on special occasions. I also remember eating so much of it that the plate was hidden from me in the most unaccessible and higher places. I’ve tried matching the childhood taste but the commercial versions seems to be based mainly on various gums and thickening agents. Yet it’s quite easy to prepare a roe salad if you find fresh roe....

All you hear about the next big improvement in Linux distributions seems to be screen oriented: “It will have a new button which will be more Mac like”. I don’t say that having a button to click isn’t nice but don’t forget the power of the command line. Take the following example: “you need to print 50 pdf files in a folder”. You can either open them one by one in evince and print them (1 click to open, one for the print icon print, one to click ok * 50) or you can issue a single command which does this job while you read the next review on linux usability:...

Aceasta este o reteta de post pentru niste prajituri pe cat de gustoase pe atat de simplu de facut. Si totusi parca rezultatul e prea bun, aproape pacatos de bun. Am folosit o tava de 20 pe 30 cm asa ca am dublat cantitatile din reteta care mi-a servit de inspiratie (thank you). Seamana foarte mult cu negresele de cand eram mic. Negrese de post Ingrediente 3 cani de faina 1 1/2 cana de zahar 5 linguri de cacao 2 pliculete de expresso (hmm, nu mi s-au parut absolut necesare....

Roasted pork leg with potatoes (RO: ciolan la cuptor cu cartofi prajiti) is a common Romanian recipe. The pork leg can be found in butchery shops and it quite cheap. It is usually sold with skin and cut in 2 (one part contains more meat and one part more bone). If cooked properly it’s a delicious, lick your fingers, dish since the gelatinous part is melted and becomes sweet. Roasted porc leg with potatoes...

After a few days play with my new Dell Latitude E6410 I was expecting more from the “Ubuntu on the new laptop” combination. Here is a short summary for what to expect if installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat on a E6410 (check the previous post on the subject). Video card – nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] (rev a2). Works with default version Nvidia driver from Ubuntu but the log is full of errors:...

Prajitura cu lamaie pare mai curand iesita din laboratorul unui alchimist sau magician si totusi reteta este relativ simpla. Iar rezultatul e una din prajiturile mele favorite. Singurul defect: trebuie terminata in 1-2 zile. Dar poate ca nu e un bug ci un feature :) Prajitura cu lamaie Ingrediente Pentru blat (desi e un pic cam mult spus blat): 3/4 pahar unt topit, cam 3/4 dintr-un pachet de 200g taiat in 3-4 fasii si pus la microunde 1min 3 linguri de zahar o fiola de esenta vanilie un varf de lingurita de sare 1 1/2 cana de faina Pentru crema:...

Since 01.01.2011 Adobe has stopped support for Flex Builder 3 alpha on Linux. After this date the plugin effectively stopped working even if you had a valid, payed license as it was my case. This was a very sad news since I do a lot of flex development. I don’t need much of the Builder since I use ant for the compilation but at least code completion in .as and ....

Amintiri, galben Comments: Cristian Ion - Jan 1, 2011 La Multi Ani si un an nou minunat iti doresc

I have been delaying buying a new laptop for as much as I could but a decision have to be made sooner or later so I find myself being caught again in the laptop research process. The current one, a Dell Latitude D820 has served me well but I would greatly enjoy some improvement in the compilation times and overall speed. However looking at the available choices I am not in any way thrilled of joy and for the first time I am asking myself a new question: “should I buy a Mac?...