iOS 5 programming cookbook

The iOS 5 programming cookbook with solutions and examples for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch apps by Vandad Nahavandipoor is available in print for less than 50$ and as an ebook version (ePub, PDF, mobi) for less than 40$.

Railtel Europe in Vienna

From 2/27 to 2/29 the Railtel Europethe conference on the future of rail communication systems, takes place at the Hotel Hilton in Vienna, Austria.

MWC Barcelona

From 2/27 to 3/1 the annual MWC, the Mobile World Congress, takes place in Barcelona, Spain.

84th Academy Awards ceremony

On 2/26 the 84th Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, California, USA. Jack Russell Terrier Uggie who played Jack, the dog in The Artist was the canine star of the event wearing a collar custom-designed for him by Chopard. He already won the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Collar Award awarded by Dog News Daily.

Bookle ePub reader for MacOSX

Bookle is an ePub reader for MacOSX for less than 10$.

Zwang

The German language book Zwang by Birgit Mosser-Schuöcker is a dystopia about a dictatorial EU in the year 2029. The paperback with 232 pages costs less than 15 Euros.

Sewell InjectIR, IR over HDMI for remote controls

The Sewell InjectIR extends the signal from your remote controls (for Blu-Rays, DVRs, set-top boxes, etc.) by sending the remote control's IR (infrared) signal over your HDTV's existing HDMI cable. Cost is less than 45$.

Mariposa animal books

If you like to read about animals in German, then the books from Mariposa Verlag might be for you. I just read Lauren, about an american dog in Paris and Schlaumeier with lots of weird stories about dogs and humans. And last but not least: most of their books are available as ebooks without DRM, too.

sceye document scanner

sceye, the scanning eye, is an innovative document scanner for any professional desktop. Capture documents instantly, even whilst they are being read!, Place your document onto the area of your desktop, which is outlined by a patented laser projection and sceye will automatically take a snapshot, straighten the image and crop the scan to the correct document size - all in one take, with no mouse or keyboard actions required! Software is available for MacOSX and Windows. Now sold by Kodak, too.

Sie haben das Recht zu schweigen

On 2/20 7pm there was a presentation of the German language book Sie haben das Recht zu schweigen, wie Lügner überführt werden, by legendary former police officer Max Edelbacher at Brandauers Bierbogen, Heiligenstädterstraße 31 in Vienna, Austria. The book is available in paper and ebook form for 22 Euros. If you read German or even if you are just starting to learn German, there are few books where you can learn more about the Viennese and Austrian way of living. Highly recommended.

How to calibrate your HDTV

From Lifehacker.com: How to calibrate your HDTV.

ExpanDrive mounts FTP and S3 as volumes

With ExpanDrive you can access online storage 8FTP, S3) just ike an USB drive. Cost for MacOSX and Windows is less than 40$ each.

Panic Transmit mounts FTP and S3 as volumes

With Panic Transmit you can mount FTP and S3 as volumes on MacOSX. With the new Transmit Disk feature, you can now mount any of your favorites in the Finder itself, even if Transmit's not running. These volumes are real: drag files to your SFTP server, save a small graphic to your Amazon S3 bucket directly from Photoshop, or roll your own iDisk-like backup volume. It's all possible in T4 for 34$.

Mo at the Metropol in Vienna

On 2/16 at 8pm there is a live concert of Mo & band with Andy Baum as special guest at the Metropol in Vienna, Austria. They both started their music careeers at Vickerl Adam´s Hallucination Company, where Falco and Hansi Lang made their first steps to stardom, too. Update: nice concert. Mo is a really good musician, but when he interprets classics like Ben E. King´s "Stand by me" he is exceptional and gives me goose bumps while listening! Really great!

The Apple museum

The Apple museum is dedicated to the history of Apple and shows lots of prototypes, too.

Wibit.net

At Wibit.net you found find free progamming tutorials.

SSH tunnel for Android

SSH tunnel for Android is a free SSH tunnel app for Android System, based on Connectbot and Dropbear / OpenSSH (Beta Branch). With this app and a configured server (typically configured with sshd and nginx / squid), you can easily browse internet through a SSH tunnel on your android devices. Root required for advanced feaures!

Mosquito hammock

Mosquito hammock sells various hammocks that protect against mosquitos and rain.

Ergo hammock

With the Ergo hammock you can lie perfectly flat for less than 130$.

A tent for your hammock

From Gizmodo.com: A tent for your hammock for 120$.

pocketHolster

The pocketHolster is THE stylish way to carr your 7inch tablets for less than 80 Euros!

slyFox 7inch

The slyFox 7inch is a soft neoprene pouch, perfect to protect your 7inch tablet PC or ebook for less than 27 Euros.

Juliette Greco turns 85

Juliette Greco turns 85 today. Congratulations!

Shrine of Apple

Shrine of Apple attempts to showcase every product ever built by Apple.

Symbolics LISP machine museum

If you are interested in LISP, then take a look at the Symbolics LISP machine museum provided by Ralf Möller.

A1 buys yesss.at

buys

for 390 million Euros.

Drei buys orange.at

buys

for 900 millions Euros.

best truckstop restaurant in Italy

Directly from Gadling.com: best truckstop restaurant in Italy, about an hour north of Rome.

Retromobile Paris

From 2/1 to 2/5 the annual Retromobile takes place at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. The fair is a living museum showcasing the history of the motor car and presenting vintage machines lovingly maintained by car builders, clubs and federations alike.