"How to" of the day

How to safe half of the time you need for laundry:
Wash black & white together.

Pics of the weekend

Two picture sets coming up for the weekend.
One with a few impressions on the Rose and Light Festival at the Frankfurt Palmengarten which was pretty full at Saturday. Usually being a more empty place it had three stages and the visitors laid pictures from tea lights.
Sunday I saw the Brasil - Australia game at the MainArena. Pretty good idea to put a gigantic screen on the Main! (Wait for the pictures..)

##Update:
Only one pictureset: "Guckst Du hier"

Nevertheless I am in London right now and the next set is going to have some city impressions. Nothing big like pictures from buildings which all know from the tourists guide but from my daily walk to work which surprisingly to me is nearly different every day. Not that it has something to do with my fab sense of orientation but maybe with my taste of risky adventures like crossing the street on red.

If someone has a recomendation for Saturday night: walkingaround(at)luisfolch.com

Tuna Fish Sandwich

Tuna Fish Sandwich
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.

Hey Hobbes, maybe it´s time to learn to cook by yourself ;)

Tube-City

DSC00072
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.

Trying to make some pictures with a new cam.

Skyarena

Skyarena was the name of the show that could be seen in Frankfurt this weekend and today. Upond the skyscrapers scenes and pictures standing for the "11 EMOTIONS OF SOCCER" are being displayed and you can listen to comments from former comentators. Does not sound spectacular, but is better than it sounds.
Nicer pictures can be found on the official site(or later here :) ).

Nacht der Museen

At the "Nacht der Museen" here in Frankfurt on Saturday friends and me at random found CARICATURA a museum for comical art which is somehow hidden beside the historical museum at the Römer.
Actually there is an exposition of drawings from Gerhard Glück which caused laughter.
The drawings show a lot of details which enhance the humoristical effect. If you have the possibility and like to laugh give it a visit.


"Instead of tickets the 7 little dwarfs again carried only gooey candy paper."




"With minimal expedient Mr. F. explained to Miss K. how chaotic his previous life had been."

Museum für Komische Kunst -
Caricatura im Historischen Museum (Steinsaal)
Saalgasse 19 (Römerberg)

Ebbelwoi Express

On a sunny Sunday a funny activity to perform with friends is to view the city out of the local "Ebbelwoi Express". It is a tram cruising in the city and playing kind of traditional music while you can taste some Apfelwein inside. On some locations (like the zoo) passengers can exit and take some photos. The most interesting part of such a tour is mainly that while automatically participating in such a touristic activities when away, seldomly they are made at home.

Note to self: Next weekend is the Museumsuferfest:) Nacht der Museen.

Eastern..

Eastern is over
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.

...is over

Modern times: Podding out

On one side we are podding out to gain some kind of space for ourselves and on the other side we are chatting and blogging.
Communicatve issues do not seem to become much more easy these days, isn´t it?

Happy Easter to the readers.

Ring ring 2005

FA 2005
Originally uploaded by aquarius72.

Somebody in Langen is going to receive a letter from me :)
The german word for tax declaration: Steuererklärung

Education

I always had a somewhat aggressive attitude for education in the meaning that I see myself as the only person preventing me from going further in what I want to be and want to achieve. But that is nothing special since I have a more technical background due to my IT jobs and me and my colleagues usually had the "obligation" to be up to date with current technologies and trends.

http://www.joshkaufman.net/personalmba/

The most interesting part is the idea that if Mintzberg states that by reading the relevant books you could gain relevant information:

• What would happen if more persons would purposefully invest time and money in their own progress, and in expanding their personal network?
• And in which areas like own life-planning skills, financial planning skills and people skill in general could a more deeper insight be gained which lead to changes or new ideas?

Since I am in Germany I would like to mention, that at least one of the books mentioned is also available in German.

Since U been gone B-)

Browsing I found two performed versions of the same song.
This seems to be a favorite out there. You can vote for this crew called "The Baylor Studs" at Googleidol.com. They have also more videos to see.



Also funny is this version. A night out with friends:


You can also find more home made videos on www.youtube.com

Bonn - Frankfurt - Madrid - Alcalá de Henares (and way back)

The last 3 days I have been in Madrid where I spend some days with friends. The above mentioned cities describe the tour Sandra did since she joined from Bonn:
"Respekt, mein lieber Herr Gesangsverein!".

Highlight this time was an excursion to Alcalá de Henares, the hometown of Miguel de Cervantes (author of Don Quixote) where we spend some nice hours enjoing the sun and the city.

In Madrid itself we had the opportunity to join see a demonstration against the positioning of parking meters, which was a little bit suprising since I had not seen a big demonstration for years. First it seemed even strange to see such a big crowd on the street for such an issue but it´s maybe a difference in how political issues are connected to everyday life or just perceived as abstract or non-alterable.
Visiting Madrid has this time again been a pleasent trip which I can recommend to everyone.

Puhh...I can´t remember when I have been offline 3 days in a row the last 10 years.

LdT (Link des Tages)

Am Sonntag ist es wieder soweit:
www.Zeitumstellung.de

"Google Pages": Online Web Site creation

Today I received an email to test the "Google Pages".
It is a complete online Web Site creation solution which offers the user the possibiliy to use up to 100MB of space to create a web presence without having to install anything.

In the "Page Manager" you see all your pages with their current status and when they where last modified. You can start there by creating pages you will need or with the start page and then add another page by just creating a new page with the "Create new page" link or by clicking on the link button and select to which object you want to link. You can link to your already available pages, your files, a web address or email address. You select by clicking on a radio button one of these four items presented to you in a selection.

Adding a picture via a Flickr static link seems a little bit tricky due to the complete preview of the picture and therefore the user can not reach the save button but hey..save it and upload it :) By the way the upload is starting automatically after having selected the file.

Starting is easy, you have 4 layouts to use and 41 skins that can be used out of the box however I did not see any possibility to change those by modifying those templates like e.g. in Blogger. In the page manager, layout and look section you can see your space usage in Gmail style.
Context sensitive menus appear e.g. after uploading a picture with resize options and some formatting options can be selected from the left menu. Links can be tested when entered by selecting this option from the then appearing context menu.

100MB is plenty of space and the possibility to edit your site without installing any software is interesting. So all those who do not want to commit to a regular blogging lifestyle have a tool out of the Google repertoire to handle their publishing needs.

Just take a look at my first steps with the tool:
http://luis.folch.googlepages.com/home

World Cup coming nearer...

...and no entry cards available.

Join me in the virtual stadium!

http://www.largestonlinestadium.com/fan/LuiZ

Groove: News update

Although it is known some time that there is going to be a close bundling between the MS Office suite, Sharepoint Sites and Groove here is a quick update.

• The name will change to "Office Groove 2007".
• It will be the official Sharepoint Site client to perform offline availability and it is also planned to support check-in and check-out functionality.
• Integration with Infopath.
• Office Groove Server 2007 will bundle the now available different server editions (maybe then on a MSDN account available :) )
  

If you want to connect a bunch of people, rapidly and secure in a Windows environment than just give it a try. There is a free test edition available and you can purchase a Sharepoint offsite licence today.

In my opinion Groove is still rocking.

Information source:
Groove FAQ
http://www.groove.net/
Blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/marco/
German site Computerwoche.

Motivational 2006

Experimenting with Flickr it looks like even the pics designed to be hidden from public can be employed for something useful :)

How to relax on Monday:
Surfing on Flickr while listening to Trance music.

Pedro Bial: Filtro solar

Senhoras e Senhores da Turma de 2003, filtro solar. Nunca deixem de usar filtro solar.
Se eu pudesse dar só uma dica sobre o futuro, seria esta: use filtro solar.

Os benefícios a longo prazo do uso de filtro solar estão provados e comprovados pela ciência. Já o resto de meus conselhos não tem outra base confiável além de minha própria experiência errante. Mas agora eu vou compartilhar esses conselhos com vocês.

Aproveite bem, o máximo que puder, o poder e a beleza da juventude.
Ou então esquece. Você nunca vai entender mesmo o poder e a beleza da juventude até que tenham se apagado.

Mas pode crer, daqui a 20 anos você vai evocar as suas fotos e perceber, de um jeito que você nem desconfia hoje em dia, quantas, tantas alternativas escancaravam a sua frente e como você realmente tava com tudo em cima. Você não tá gordo ou gorda.

Não se preocupe com o futuro.
Ou então preocupe-se, se quiser, mas saiba que pré-ocupação é tão eficaz quanto mascar chiclete para tentar resolver uma equação de álgebra.

As encrencas de verdade em sua vida tendem a vir de coisas que nunca passaram
pela sua cabeça preocupada e te pegam no ponto fraco às 4 da tarde de uma terça feira muito horrenda.

Todo dia, enfrente pelo menos uma coisa que te meta medo de verdade.

Cante.

Não seja leviano com o coração dos outros.
Não ature gente de coração leviano. Use fio dental.

Não perca tempo com a inveja. Às vezes se está por cima, às vezes por baixo. A peleja é longa. E no fim, é você contra você mesmo.

Não esqueça os elogios que receber. Esqueça as ofensas. Se conseguir isso, me ensine.

Guarde as antigas cartas de amor. Jogue fora os extratos bancários velhos.

Estique-se.

Não se sinta culpado por não saber o que fazer da vida. As pessoas mais interessantes que eu conheço, não sabiam, aos 22, o que queriam fazer da vida. Alguns dos quarentões mais interessantes que conheço, ainda não sabem.

Tome bastante cálcio. Seja cuidadoso com os joelhos, você vai sentir falta deles.

Talvez você case, talvez não. Talvez tenha filhos, talvez não. Talvez se divorcie aos quarenta, talvez dance ciranda em suas Bodas de Diamante.

Faça o que quiser, não se auto congratule demais e nem seja severo demais com você. As suas escolhas têm sempre metade das chances de dar certo, é assim pra todo mundo. Desfrute de seu corpo, use-o de toda maneira que puder. Não tenha medo de seu corpo, ou com o que as outras pessoas possam achar dele. É o mais incrível instrumento que você jamais vai construir.

Dance, mesmo que não tenha onde além de seu próprio quarto. Leia as instruções,
mesmo que não vá segui-las depois. Não leia revistas de beleza, elas só vão fazer você se achar feio.

Dedique-se a conhecer seus pais. É impossível prever quando eles terão ido embora de vez.

Seja legal com seus irmãos. Eles são a melhor ponte com o seu passado e, possivelmente, quem vai sempre mesmo te apoiar no futuro.

Entenda que amigos vão e vêm, mas nunca abra mão de uns poucos e bons.

Esforce-se de verdade pra diminuir as distâncias geográficas e de estilos de vida, porque quanto mais velho você ficar, mais você vai precisar das pessoas que conheceu quando jovem.

More uma vez em Nova York, mas vá embora antes de endurecer. More uma vez no Havaí, mas se mande antes de amolecer.

Viaje.

Aceite certas verdades inescapáveis: os preços vão subir, os políticos vão saracotear, você também vai envelhecer. E quando isso acontecer, você vai fantasiar que quando era jovem, os preços eram razoáveis, os políticos eram descentes e as crianças respeitavam os mais velhos. Respeite os mais velhos
e não espere que ninguém segure a sua barra. Talvez você arrume uma boa aposentadoria privada, talvez case com um bom partido, mas não esqueça que um dos dois pode de repente acabar.

Não mexa demais nos cabelos, senão quando você chegar aos 40, vai aparentar 85.

Cuidado com os conselhos que comprar. Mas seja paciente com aqueles que os oferecem. Conselho é uma forma de nostalgia. Compartilhar conselhos é um jeito de pescar o passado do lixo, esfregá-lo, repintar as partes feias e reciclar tudo por mais do que vale.

Mas no filtro solar, acredite.

Refrain:

Dance.

Brother and sister, together, will make it through, oh oh
Someday, a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know, you´ve been hurting, but I´ve been waiting to be there for you
And I´ll be there, just helping you out whenever I can

Dance!

(música: Everybody´s Free (To Feel Good))

"Spring"

In Germany currently heavy snowfalls are covering the country.
Although it was not possible for me to drive around with my car because I had some trouble to reach the street even after shoveling around my garage some time, on an average sunday it is nice to walk around and hear some birds sing and to casualy meet known people on the street on the way to the park.

Definitively the song of the day: "Where the streets have no name"