Pressing F5 in a text field on MacOSX

Great Mac tip from tuaw: pressing F5 in a text field on MacOSX, while your cursor rests in a particular word to see a list of words that begin with the letters after the last space. Pressing Escape works, too.

Car charger with 4 USB ports and one cigarette socket

At USBfever you get a car charger with 4 USB ports and one cigarette socket for less than 23$.

A1 innovation days

From 8/29 to 9/1 the prototyping event of the A1 innovation days take place at the Monastery Und in Krems, Austria.

AWD Sportwagenfestival in Velden

From 8/28 to 8/31 the annual AWD Sportwagenfestival takes place in Velden , Austria. Lots of luxury cars worth more than 15 million Euros will be there.

Rohos Logon Key for Mac

With Rohos Logon Key for Mac you can turn any USB drive into a security key for your Mac for less than 30$.

Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo

The Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo allows you to connect two SATA hard drives via USB2 or eSATA for less than 50 Euros. No need for a case. Especially handy (and no fan, so very quiet!), if you are chaging your drives quite often.

Mobipocket Reader 6.0 for Java phones

There is a Mobipocket Reader 6.0 for Java phones, still in alpha, which I just sucessfully installed on the LG BT620 DVB-T phone. Unfortunately, multi part books are not supported , so no full offline Wikipedia right now. But nonetheless great for reading ebooks.

Hansi Lang died at the age of 53


On Sunday 8/24 8pm the Austrian musician Hansi Lang died after a stroke at the age of 53. I have been at his legendary concert for less than 50 people in a small hotel room at the Hilton Hotel in Vienna, I visited his comeback concert at the Rockhaus/Fritz and went to the premiere of his Slow Club at the Rabenhof in Vienna. Plus another great live performance of his Slow Club at the A1 shop opening in Mariahilfer Strasse. Great times. Last, but not least: his main act (and music) in the movie "Ich oder Du", where he takes a 911 to prove his life motto: Keine Angst (no fear)! Will be missed a lot!
Update: the funeral takes place on 8/30 at 10 am at Hernalser Friedhof, 1170 Wien, Leopold-Kunschak-Platz 7.

USB charger for mobile phone batteries

Brando sells a tiny USB charger for various mobile phone batteries for 12$.

Ray Bradbury turns 88

On 8/22 Ray Bradbury of Fahrenheit 451 fame turns 88. Congratulations! Picture, videos, and more infos can be found in this LA Times article.

Snowboard gloves with built in Bluetooth speaker and listening device

The Swany g.cell is the first hands free cell phone ski and snowboard glove. Incoming calls are detected by vibrating wrist action. Push on back of the hand to receive call. • Call out - voice command dial system. • Re-charger included. Phone will last for 12 hours on standby, 4 hours talk time. • Speaker and listening device integrated into palm and thumb. • Insulated water repellent outer shell for hours of warm dry use. Available winter 2008 for less than 500$.

Bluetooth audio transmitter and receiver for iPod

The iSkin cerulean TX+RX is a Bluetooth 2.0 audio transmitter and receiver for iPods for less than 130$. No info, if it will work with an iPhone, too.

Oldtimer rallye Vienna-Trieste

On 8/19 the 6th Vienna-Trieste oldtimer rallye starts at the Lusthaus in the Prater in Vienna, Austria. Lots of beautiful old cars!

10 best cars at the 2008 Monterey auctions

Directly from edmundsINSIDELINE: the 10 best cars at the 2008 Monterey auctions.

Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance

On 8/17 the annual Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance takes place at the Pebble Beach golf club in California, USA. 175 of the most prized collector cars in the world!

Trick your Brother inkjet into working when an ink cartridge runs dry

Trick your Brother inkjet into working when an ink cartridge runs dry.

fix your own printer

If you have a printer, then take a look at fixyourownprinter.com.

collaborative online mind mapping tool

MindMeister supports all the standard features of a classic mind mapping tool - only online, and with as many simultaneous users as you like!

Darwin awards

Hilarious: a chronicle of enterprising demises honoring those who improve the species...by accidentally removing themselves from it!

Make hidden dock icons transparent

Great MacOSX Terminal tip from tuaw: how to make hidden dock icons transparent.

Parkour Vienna

If you like Parkour and happen to be in Vienna, Austria, take a look at Parrkour Vienna.

Slacklining in Austria

Slacklining is a balance sport which utilizes nylon webbing stretched tight between two anchor points. Slacklining is distinct from tightrope walking in that the line is not held rigidly taut; it is instead dynamic, stretching and bouncing like a long and narrow trampoline. The line's tension can be adjusted to suit the user and different types of dynamic webbing can be used to achieve a variety of feats. The line itself is flat, due to the nature of webbing, thus keeping the slacker's footing from rolling as would be the case with an ordinary rope. The dynamic nature of the line allows for impressive tricks and stunts. At slackline.at you find lots of information about this sport in Austria.

Bonhams classic Jaguar auction

According to Luxist.com on 8/9 London auction house Bonhams is staging a sale of classic Jaguar motorcars and related automobilia at Goodwood in Sussex, England.

Atomic bomb memorial day in Vienna

On 8/8 in 2008 the first atomic bomb memorial day takes place. There will be a ceremony at 3pm at the UNO in Vienna, Austria. Attention: if you want to attend, you need either a ground pass for the VIC (Vienna International Center) or register at reno@wvnet.at

Songtexte lyrics website

At Songtexte there is a German language lyrics website. Highly recommended!

iSoftPhone2.3 for MacOSX

With iSoftPhone2.3 you get a SIP VoIP client for MacOSX.

3GB per month per 9 Euros from 3 Austria

Starting today you can get a portable data tariff with 3GB per month with 3 Austria for 9 Euros per month.

Saint Sithney, the patron saint of mad dogs

Today is Saint Sithney day, the patron saint of mad dogs.

Planon DocuPen RC800 portable full page color scanner

The Planon DocuPen RC800 is a portable full page color scanner with built in microSD slot for less than 300$.

Novamedia phone plugins for MacOSX 10.5.2 and higher

With the Novamedia phone plugins you can quick-dial numbers and quick-send text messages from the MacOSX 10.5 AddressBook, as you could do with MacOSX 10.4 for less than 10 Euros.

eyetv hybrid

The ElGato eyetv hybrid is a USB DVB-T, DVB-C, analog TV and FM radio tuner for less than 130 Euros.