High Tatra
Heading back from Nowy Sacz in Poland, the trip took me past the High Tatra Mountains in northern Slovakia. What an amazing sight! The cloud cover broke and revealed this magnificent sight. The psychological underline, as it were, is the knowlege that the place is populated by bears and wolves. Nice to be sitting in a car, but people carrying wood on their backs by the roadside seemed not to be bothered :)
CDG
This trip to the US took me via Paris airport – another one that seems like a big mess in many respects. At least they didn’t lose my bag like Heathrow did back in June. Terminal E has got a nice feel about it, though.
Maps: recommendations
Maps are for me what bubble wrap is for others. If I’d had the time and energy, I’d have started Strange Maps. I don’t have either, but thankfully someone else did! And while we’re at it, here is a list of fascinating old maps.
MacBook Pro camera not working
For some reason the iSight / Webcam / Camera of my 2-year old MacBook Pro stopped working. Followed this tip about resetting the PRAM (thought that was a baby thingy with wheels) by restarting and pressing command-alt-p-r and now it’s working again. Doesn’t happen often, but it’s pleasant to find the right tip once in a while.
Mac Battery Mystery
This one totally beats me. After two years’ worth of abuse, my laptop battery was down to this:
A measly catastrophic 32% capacity resulting in an effective use tim of approximately half an hour. Then, something unforeseen must have happened, as capacity has jumped up again:
I didn’t tweak anything, honestly. So,. whilst this lasts, I’ll accept the circumstances and not purchase a new batterx like I intended to.
I’m using a 15″ MacBook Pro, and the battery app is Coconut Battery.
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Welcome to Irakli West's personal pages on the Web. I am Danish, live close to Munich in Germany, and run FWnetz, an online magazine and training resource for firefighters. In real life, I am Regional Manager Northern Europe for Paratech and currently training to become a specialist in Urban Search and Rescue as well as Heavy Rescue (it's fun, challenging and serves a good purpose)
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