I do not expect a great in flight service by a low cost company like www.VolareWeb.it but I do expect them to fly... I flew with VolareWeb for my first time this summer when I booked a return flight from Milan to Athens for my summer vacation. They called me on my mobile phone two days before I was supposed to leave to tell me that outgoing flight was cancelled. I didn't make a lot of fuss when they booked me on a flight the next day as I did not have any reservations in Greece and more than en

I have had a countdown status message in my office mail this week: A female colleague a few thousand km away noticed and could not resist (keep in mind that I have never met her): ... SuperWoman: BTW, what are you celebrating in 2 days ;)if i may ask me: Guess SuperWoman: wedding aniversary me: correct !!!! SuperWoman: congratulations ;) me: The 10 years have gone very fast. Time flies when you have kids... SuperWoman: next question... how many ;) sorry, I'm curious! me: Since you are so incredibly good at guessing; lets see if you can guess the number of kids and age SuperWoman: I'd say 2 kids, aged between 9 and 6?? me: I do NOT believe it.My oldest daughter ...

I haven't finished reading The Tipping Point yet but it has been a fascinating read so far. The part concerning crime on the New York underground is food for thought: Back in the day, New York hired a new subway director named David Gunn who backed the Broken Windows way. "When you looked at the process of rebuilding the organization and morale, you had to win the battle against graffiti," Gunn said in an interview. "Without winning that battle, all the management reforms and physical changes just weren't going to happen." By preventing graffiti and cleaning subway cars after vandals struck, Gunn believed the city could also lessen subway muggings and undermine fare ...

I am going to London for a week and decided to fly EasyJet. I have used RyanAir several times in the past and I have been very satisfied with them. Cheap tickets and flights that leave and arrive on time. I have, eh... had, to arrive "early" this morning so I opted to take EasyJet as they have early flights from Malpensa. I decided to pay a bit extra for the Speedy Boarding Service which according to the web site has a dedicated check-in so I could arrive at the airport a bit later. That turned out to be false. As the picture shows I was stuck for 20 minutes in the Slow Boarding Service with everybody else. What a waste of money and time. Not that it made any difference ...

What can I say. Bill's goodbye note is better than mine.

My one month sabbatical has gone fast, too fast. I was expecting to spend a lot of time in front of the computer, but I have hardly written a mail. That caught me by surprise. I have a lot of cool hobby projects going and the sabbatical would have been the perfect time to work on them. Instead I have spent as much time as possible with my family doing the things I usually do not have time for. This week has been especially good for recharging the batteries as the kids are still home from school and it is snowing :-) I start my new job next week but it will take a week or two before I am back to my normal blogging and development schedule. I guess this blog will be ...

I really enjoy the writings of Cory Doctorow and I own several autographed books. Scroogled: what if Google was evil is a short story that I found particularly fascinating as I am going to work for Scroogled soon...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… It has been an incredible adventure and a great experience… Hm…There is no easy or soft way to say this, so let me make a long story short. After almost 12 years working for Iris Technologies, IrisCube, IrisCube Reply, Sytel Reply I am leaving the company to learn something new. I cannot wait to get started in my new job as I have a lot to learn at 10100 To my colleagues that read this: I have one wish for a personal goodbye gift from you. I would really love it if you can send me your Outlook Contact card with your picture/avatar and whatever other info you want to share like phone number, ...

Notte di Fiaba takes place in Riva del Garda 23/8-26/8. This years theme is "Pippi Calzelunghe". I cannot attend as I will be working this weekend so please let me know what you think of it if you go. This picture is from 2005 when the theme was “The wizard of Oz“: It starts today and continues until Sunday. You can find the program here.

I just got this in the mail: Cool Or What? It is the tiny Leatherman Squirt S4. Tiny, but “great” when you unfold it: The Squirt S4 is tiny but it has a lot of useful features that I have missed in the past. In particular: Scissors Straight Knife Tweezers Extra-small and medium Screwdriver Small flat Phillips Screwdriver My only worry is that I will forget to remove it the next time I go by plane… I chose the S4 as it has scissors but Leatherman offers two similar models that may suit you better depending on your needs: Squirt E4 with wire strippers Squirt P4 with pliers P.S. Reminder to myself: Egil, you have to learn from your ...