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Hi there! I am back from a well deserved vacation to Cyprus. Cyprus is quite nice, also in October. It’s still 25-30degrees. But if you decide to go to Cyprus I would advise to stay on the Greek side of the Island. It’s more fun for tourists there. The new fiscal year(FY11) already started...
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As of December first I'll be joining the ranks of Valid ( www.valid.nl - Dutch website). I'm very excited to start over there and I am convinced we will be able to do great stuff together :) I would also like to take this opportunity to thank BDO ( www.bdo.nl - Dutch website) for the past period...
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It’s been six weeks since my last blogpost . And although people could’ve kept up with the current situation via my Twitter account , I’ve decided to make one more post on what happened in the previous weeks, since people asked for it in comments and via other channels. The past weeks have been very...
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Today was most definitely the worst day of my life. I’ve decided to not use my weblog for personal matters, but this is an exception. Partly because I’ve talked on Twitter and MSN with a lot of folks about the pregnancy lately and partly because I need to spill my guts out on what happened. And maybe...
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Long before I joined the company, Brad Abrams was one of the first people for me that put a human face on Microsoft. I felt sad when I just read his blog post that Brad is leaving Microsoft . But at the same time I feel happy for all that he has accomplished for the company. Check his blog post for all...
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As you probably know I've worked for my own company for quite a while (see my post ' A new challenge ' of October first 2008). Because business was good, I had way too little time to keep this blog up to date. Sorry for that... Since the beginning of this month, that all has changed: I joined...
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I just returned from the theatre in Gouda where I watched the performance of Mike en Thomas. These two comedians use music and slapstick in a way that makes it look easy but leaves you flabbergasted after all. How about a very jazzy song about how much Mike hates Jazz. Or the observations in the office...
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Since November 1st I’ve switched jobs and am no longer working at Class-A. I’ve had a really good time there and was unaware of the growth someone (like me) could make when you start a career as trainer and coach. Some of my colleagues were the best to work with, both professionally and personally. Thanks...
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This is pretty sweet, you can have the Zune player in your taskbar. On previous version of Windows, I had my media player up there. But now the Zune player has this ability in Windows 7 as well. If you have the Zune 4.0 software installed you can right-click the Windows 7 taskbar, select toolbars...
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If you are an expierenced flyer you probably recognize this picture. You are bound for home. Due to some regulations you have to appear two hours early to go through a routine that only takes 5 minutes. Before you had a chance to enter your flight you're bored to dead. Just after boarding you find...
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It is mandatory to pay attention to the specific architectural beautiness of your vacation destination. The Bradt guide did describe for every single town the churches/chapels and other historic buildings of interest. You'll notice that although Sao Miguel is the green island this doesn't count...
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As you probably know the Azores are formed by volcanic activity. It gives the island its dramatic landscape with gentle slopes, steep cliffs, typical almost symetrical lakes, micro climate and stunning views. The best way to experience the crater landscape form my point of view is to hike in, over and...
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Last week I spend my vacation on Sao Miguel , the largest island of the Azores. I needed the help of a colleague to persuade me to actually book the trip (thanks Jantine) and another colleague, Teresa, adviced me with respect to the destination. Being a meticulous holiday planner I booked the flight...
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My first blog post with the title UPC sucks is the #1 hit on Bing and the #5 hit on Google. Unfortunately it is time to add another such post. UPC is a cable company that has a monopoly on cable tv in large parts of the Netherlands. I have two UPC mediaboxes for watching digital tv and using the UPC...
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Yesterday I worked on a new version of my FlickrMetadataSynchr tool and published the 1.3.0.0 version on CodePlex . I wasn’t really planning on creating a new version, but I was annoyed by the old version in a new usage scenario. When you have an itch you have to scratch it! And it is always good to...