WIKAM 2009

From 10/31 to 11/8 the annual WIKAM 2009, the Vienna international art and antiques fair, takes place at Palais Ferstel and Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna, Austria.

Create an iTunes App Store account without a credit card

Directly from Apple.com: Create an iTunes App Store account without a credit card.

Make scroll bars and controls bigger for touch in Windows7

If you plan to use a Windows 7 device with you fingers, this hint from jkontherun.com might be for you: Make scroll bars and controls bigger for touch in Windows7.

Terra Madre Austria 2009

From 10/28 to 10/29 the Terra Madre, the conference on Slow Food , takes place at the Rathaus in Vienna, Austria.

Quick Look plugins

Great site if you are looking for Quick Look plugins for MacOSX.

DVI to mini DisplayPort converter

If you want to connect the new 24" Apple cinema display or another display with mini DisplayPort to a DVI port, you need the Atlona DVI to mini DisplayPort converter for nearly 180$.

Kanex mini DisplayPort to HDMI with digital audio adapter

The Kanex mini DisplayPort to HDMI with digital audio adapter allows you to send video and digital audio from any Mac with miniDP an digital audio out through a single HDMI cable for les than 70$.

Kanex mini DisplayPort to HDMI with USB audio adapter

The Kanex mini DisplayPort to HDMI with USB audio adapter allows you to send video and audio from any Mac with miniDP through a single HDMI cable for les than 50$.

Modellbaumesse Wien

From 10/23 to 10/26 the annual Modellbaumesse takes place at the Messegelände in Vienna, Austria.

Cydia unexplained crash fixes

Fresh from modmyi,com: Cydia unexplained crash fixes.

mobile.futuretalk 09

On 10/21 at 6.30pm the annual mobile.futuretalk takes place at the old Ankerbrot building in Vienna, Austria.

Apple announcements

On 10/20 Apple announced the 21" (1920*1080) and 27" (2560*1440, usable as external display for another computer via miniDP) iMacs, the wireless Magic Mouse (first mouse to use Apple’s Multi-Touch technology), the new 13" MacBook in white plastic with miniDP and no Firewire, no IR, the new Mac mini (optional with 2*500GB hard drives, no optical drive and MacOSX server for less than 1000$) and a new IR remote control. Update: still missing from Apple: a new 30" CinemaDisplay with miniDP, a 11" MacBook without optical drive and the MacBook Air still lacks the combined audio port with AudioIn. Update 2: VESA Mount Adapter Kit for 24-inch/27-inch iMac and 24-inch LED Cinema Display for 29$.

Nu on iPhone

Another programming language is coming to the iPhone: Nu on iPhone. Nu is an interpreted object-oriented programming language, with a LISP-like syntax, created by Tim Burks as an alternative scripting language to program Mac OS X through its Cocoa API.

CommonLISP on iPhone

Finally: CommonLISP on iPhone.

PastPresentFuture

From 10/16 to 1/10 the PastPresentFuture highlights from the UniCredit group collection, art exhibition takes place at the Kunstforum in Vienna, Austria.

Blickfang Vienna

From 10/16 to 10/18 the annual Blickfang Vienna, the international design fair for furniture, fashion and jewellery, takes place at the MAK in Vienna, Austria.

Wohndesign Vienna

From 10/15 to 10/18 the annual Wohndesign takes place at the Hofburg in Vienna, Austria.

Das verlorene Symbol from Dan Brown

On 10/14 the German language translation of the Dan Brown bestseller The lost symbol, namely Das verlorene Symbol, is available for 26 Euros.

Sanyo VPC-HD2000A

The Sanyo VPC-HD2000A is a fullHD camcorder with 10 times optical zoom, that also supports the new Apple iFrame format (960*540 pixels) for less than 600$.

IFRA expo in Vienna

On 10/12 to 10/15 the IFRA expo takes place in Vienna, Austria.

PwnageTool 3.1.4 released

If, or better when you want to jailbreak your iPhone take a look at one of the very few really informative articles on the web at iphonehacks.com: PwnageTool 3.1.4 released to jailbreak any iPhone running iPhone OS 3.1.2; preserves baseband for unlocking.

physical exercise can be fun

From schockwellenreiter.de: physical exercise can be fun.

Gutenprint printer drivers for MacOSX 10.6

Directly at Apple: Gutenprint printer drivers for MacOSX 10.6.

IBM Symposium 2009 Vienna

On 10/8 the annual IBM Symposium takes place at the Messe Congress Center in Vienna, Austria.

Medienmesse Vienna

From 10/7 to 10/9 the annual Medienmesse takes place at the Messegelände in Vienna, Austria.

Share files and printers between Windows 7 and XP

From HowToGeek.com: Share files and printers between Windows 7 and XP.

Show hidden files in MacOSX 10.6

Great hint from MacOSXhints.com: 10.6: Show (and hide) hidden files in Open/Save dialogs. Just type Command Shift Period within an open or close dialog box on MacOSX 10.6.

Secrets for MacOSX 10.6

Secrets is a database of hidden settings for MacOSX. Now compatible with MacOSX 10.6.

Tom Jones live in Vienna

On 10/3 at 7.30 pm there is a live concert of Tom Jones at the Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.

CamCaddy

The CamCaddy is a USB powered charger for cameras batteries.

Arse Elektronika in San Francisco

From 10/1 to 10/4 the annual Arse Elektronika , the festival on sex and technology, takes place in San Francisco, California, USA.