no announcement from Apple

Last quarter the CFO of Apple Peter Oppenheimer said about the coming quarter (ending 9/30): "We have got a future product transition that I can't discuss with you today, a transition, that would also reduce total gross margins". To quote further: "Fourth-quarter gross margins will be negatively impacted". September and the quarter are over, but no news from Apple. Weird!

Wien, die Welt von gestern in Farbe

The German language book Wien, die Welt von gestern in Farbe from Christian Brandstätter show you hundreds of color pictures of Vienna before the first world war. If you like Vienna, this is an interesting journey to its past for less than 40 Euros.

future internet symposium

From 9/28 to 9/30 the future internet symposium takes place at the MUMOK in Vienna, Austria.

iPhone forensics

Great new book by Jonathan Zdziarski: iPhone forensics. Cost: priceless (actually less than 40$).

Medienmesse 08

From 9/24 to 9/26 the annual Medienmesse 08 takes place in Vienna. Austria.

Arse Elektronika 2008

From 9/25 to 9/28 the Arse Elektronika 2008 (Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep?) takes place at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.

Leonard Cohen concerts in Vienna

On 9/24 and 9/25 Leonard Cohen performs two live concerts at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria.

Google and T-mobile announce G1 mobile phone

Today, on 9/23 Google and T-mobile announced the G1 mobile phone. Available 10/22 in the US, November 2008 in the UK and Q1/09 in selected T-mobile markets in Europe.

Royal race charity run 2008

From 9/17 to 9/21 the royal race charity run 2008 went Cannes, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Nice, Lago di Garda and Munich. Pamela Anderson received a 50000$ check for PETA, the US based animal rights organization.

Red Bull flying day

On 9/21 the 7th Red Bull Flugtag is happening starting at 11am in the Brigittenauer Bucht in Vienna, Austria.

Oktoberfest Munich

From 9/20 to 10/5 the 175th annual Oktoberfest takes place in Munich, Germany.

One becomes Orange

On 9/19 the Austrian mobile phone operator One changed its name to Orange . There was a big party in a tent near the Riesenrad in Vienna, Austria with a live performance of Dionne Warwick.

Cirque du soleil in Vienna

From 9/18 to 10/26 the Cirque du soleil with its Varekai show takes place at the Rotundenplatz in Vienna, Austria.
Update: I guess everybody and his dog loves circus performances, but this one is even more special. A dream like, magic experience. Must be seen! Highly recommended!

Apple Expo in Paris

From 9/17 to 9/20 the annual Apple Expo takes place at Porte de Versailles, hall 5 in Paris, France.

Lauren Bacall turns 84

Today Lauren Bacall turns 84. Congratulations! Last time I saw her four years ago, when she filled the biggest cinema in Vienna with her presence in an incredible way. Big wow factor.

book presentation in Vienna


On 9/15 at 7.30 pm there is a presentation of the German language book Terrorziel Europa from Jürgen Elsässer at the book store Kuppitsch, Schottengasse 4 in Vienna, Austria.

Michael Heltau book and CD presentation

On 9/13 after the program of Statt Zu Spielen of Michael Heltau at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, there was a book and CD presentation for the live recording of Statt Zu Spielen.
Photo copyright: Reinhard Werner, Burgtheater.
Update: some of his interpretations on this evening belong to the best, I have heard of him, especially "Joe" and "I fahr in Himmel". Great performance!

Schokov season opening

On 9/13 at 5.30pm there is the official celebretation of the season opening at Schokov at the Ringstrassen Galerien in Vienna, Austria. If you happen to be in Vienna and like chocolate (who doesn´t ?) you should be there.

Kensington car charger deluxe for iPhone and iPod

The Kensington car charger deluxe for iPhone and iPod holds, rotates, charges your iPod or iPhone and gives you an audio out port for your car stereo for less than 50$.

Poldi Huber turns 50

On 9/11 Poldi Huber of Schreiberhaus fame turned 50. Huge event at one of best "Heurigen" in Vienna, Austria. Congratulations!

IDC IT security roadshow

On 9/10 to 9/11 the IDC IT security roadshow takes place at the Raiffeisen Forum in Vienna, Asutria.

Apple announces new iPods

On 9/9 Apple announced new iPods. The iPod classic looses the 160GB version and is only available in 120GB, now. The new OS2.1 for iPod touch and iPhone still doesn´t support select/copy/paste :-(

MAKE volume 15 available

The newest issue of MAKE (volume 15) is available right now.

Dinge, die es nicht geben dürfte

The German language book Dinge, die es nicht geben dürfte, roughly translated to "things, that shoudn´t exist", shows you various mysterious artifacts like human remains from the time of the dinosaurs, that defy common wisdom and knowledge. Highly interested reading, if you understand German for less than 20 Euros.

add free custom ringtones to your iPhone

From iPhoneHacks.com: add free custom ringtones to your iPhone.

Donauinselfest 2008 in Vienna, Austria

From 9/5 to 9/7 the 25th Donauinselfest is taking place in Vienna, Austria. Where else do you see around 3 million visitors within 3 days? Free entrance!

Virtualize MacOSX client on VMware Fusion

One of the best tips, I have ever seen at macosxhints.com: virtualize MacOSX client on VMware Fusion! Normally you can only virtualize the server version of MacOSX. Now you can finally run MacOSX client and server on the same machine.

iPhone 3G and 2G firmware download

At hacktheiphoneitouch.blogspot.com you find the various iPhone 3G and 2G firmwares for downloading.

increase the maximum volume on an iPhone

At ApfelPhone there is a nice tutorial on how to increase the maximum volume on an iPhone.

Set up a basic workgroup file server on MacOSX 10.5 the simple way

From MacOSXhints.com: Set up a basic workgroup file server on MacOSX 10.5 the simple way.