http://netwalker.nl exploring the web and random thoughts Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:17:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 11 months ago I wrote about the opening of an Apple retail Store in my home town Almere. I was excited and wanted to support this local dealer by using them as preferred supplier. After they opened, I wanted to buy a Mac Mini and went there twice, but they ... http://netwalker.nl/2008/10/19/who-needs-retail-stores-any-longer/ While I am waiting to be connected to the fiberglass network, I asked AlmeerNet about other providers next to KPN. I am currently with XS4ALL and for various reasons would prefer to stay with them. AlmeerNet confirmed that XS4ALL will also be on the fiberglass network in the fall but ... http://netwalker.nl/2008/08/09/xs4all-also-going-to-offer-fiberglass-services/ I almost missed it, but today is the official download day for the next major release of Firefox. Of course you could download it any other day but the goal of the special download day is to set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours. Firefox has been ... http://netwalker.nl/2008/06/17/firefox-download-day/ October last year, it was announced that our city would be the first fiberglass city in the Netherlands within the next 2 1/2 years. Announcements like this have often been made, also for other cities like Amsterdam and Deventer, so I was skeptical. But it is actually happening. First houses ... http://netwalker.nl/2008/06/08/fiber-to-the-home-network-in-almere/ Yesterday it was announced that Microsoft makes $45 Billion bid to buy Yahoo! Flickr, the popular photo sharing service started in 2004 in Canada and was acquired in March 2006 by Yahoo! Inc. The Yahoo! merger already brought some changes like the required use of Yahoo! IDs and censorship issues. ... http://netwalker.nl/2008/02/02/flickr-soon-to-be-part-of-microsoft/ Yesterday I received following email scam from Russia, a variation on the common Nigerian and Lottery mails. Hello, My name is Elena, I have 31 years old and I live in Russian province. I have a 6-years daughter, her father abandoned us and we live with my mother. Recently my mother ... http://netwalker.nl/2007/12/21/elenas-scam/ When I was just browsing Google Maps again, I was surprised to the little bus and train icons and indeed they represent the bus stops and train stations in our town and even include the correct line numbers. The satellite images seem to be from 2006 and are in a ... http://netwalker.nl/2007/12/17/dutch-bus-stops-on-google-maps/ Digital music distribution is unstoppable. More and more labels decide to take the business into their own hands. This week, Deutsche Grammophon, the classical music recording giant that’s owned by Universal Music Group, launched its own DRM-free online music store. Read the interview with Jonathan Gruber (VP New Media, Classics ... http://netwalker.nl/2007/11/29/classical-music-goes-digital-drm-free-with-deutsche-grammophon/ Today the first Apple store opened in Almere, well just a Premium Reseller, not a real Apple Store. But I am still glad about it. Until now only chains like Media Markt or Dixons sell Apple products in Almere and I would rather buy from a local reseller like Warnerraven. click ... http://netwalker.nl/2007/11/24/apple-store-in-almere/ Half a year ago Jon Yongfook Cockle and John F.G. Cockle - a father and son duo of food enthusiasts - created Open Source Food. Open Source Food came to fruition because they wanted to create a place for people who are not professional cooks but just love food. We ... http://netwalker.nl/2007/09/01/open-source-food/