Monthly Archives: December 2005

Tembonanusu

“The most important part of vehicle maintenance is clean windows, so if you are broken down, you will enjoy the beauty of the view.” (Dan Eldon)

Remember I told you the other day that my beloved Tembomoja (a.k.a. ’89 …

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Santa Positioning System (SPS)

The folks over at NORAD celebrate the 50th Anniversary of tracking Santa Claus….. And you really thought technology wouldn’t get us anywhere? Ho ho ho… :-) Btw, talking about NORAD – I bet your kids are …

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Rotweinmusik

Für Liebhaber nordischer Musik sicherlich keine Unbekannte mehr – auf der entsprechenden deutschsprachigen Website zum gleichnamigen Thema immerhin Platte des Monats in 03/2005 – aber auch mich erreichte die Musik dieser hierzulande wohl eher unbekannten …

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jamboOO

Eben lese ich in der Online-Ausgabe der kenianischen Tageszeitung "Daily Nation", dass die Firma Microsoft® in Kenia heute die Kiswahili-Version ihres Office Software Pakets veröffentlichen wird (Word, Excel, Outlook). Die entsprechende Kiswahiliversion von Windows soll wohl dann im Januar …

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ODM’s inheritance

"Kenyans are mostly unaware that ministers have little control over the workings of their ministries and are small cogs in the general running of the government which is dominated by State House officials, including of course Cabinet Secretary Francis …

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