I’ll start with a foul, bad, mean word: torrent. For non geeks: Torrent is a technique for massive distribution of computer files. And is a foul, bad and mean word because most of the files distributed by this technique are covered by copyrights, so that means that torrent networks are basically the contemporary equivalent of …
After watching the pop up urging me to upgrade my laptop to Windows 10 for the eleventh time, I took the decision to go for it. I had changed my trusty 5 years old HP DM1 Z , which was loosing its battle against Windows 8.1 and was getting slower each day until it was …
How I helped to kill a Windows 10 bug, or a tale of two mail addresses…. Read More »
When we used to buy something in the old days we took for granted the functions and characteristics that this thing had. If I bought a TV, it was supposed to be a device that, when connected to the corresponding power supply and with the proper antenna or later cable connection, allowed me to watch …
At 5 past 7 on the 25th day of an unknown month, my analog wristwatch, a heavy piece of precision machinery made of stainless steel and scratch proof cristal, had stopped working. This simple story could have been absolutely irrelevant to most of the people I know. For me it represented a particularly significative event. …
