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[lang_uk]Two Languages[/lang_uk]Twee Talen

May 28

Posted by Bart in Computer

[lang_uk]I just installed the great Language Switcher plugin, which allows me to use both the international my national language on this website. It’s really simple, you just install the plugin then you can write posts like this:[/lang_uk]Zojuist heb ik de handige Language Switcher plugin geinstalleerd. Deze stelt me in staat om de internationale en eigen taal beide op deze site te gebruiken. Het werkt erg gemakkelijk, je installeert de plugin, waarna je zulke posts kunt maken:

<p>[ lang_uk ]I just installed the great <a href="http://www.poplarware.com/languageplugin.html">Language Switcher</a> plugin, which allows me to use both the international my national language on this website. It's really simple, you just install the plugin then you can write posts like this:[/ lang_uk ][ lang_nl ]Zojuist heb ik de handige <a href="http://www.poplarware.com/languageplugin.html">Language Switcher</a> plugin geinstalleerd. Deze stelt me in staat om de internationale en eigen taal beide op deze site te gebruiken. Het werkt erg gemakkelijk, je installeert de plugin, waarna je zulke posts kunt maken:</p>

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[lang_uk]What is RSS?[/lang_uk]Wat is RSS?

May 19

Posted by Bart in Computer

What is RSS? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It’s a web standard for publishing news and other content that is updated regularly (blog posts, cartoons, etc.). For you, the consumer, it means you can gather all these RSS channels (called ‘feeds’) in a so-called RSS reader (or aggregator). This is a piece of software, much like an email program, which gathers all the content from the feeds and displays them to you in organised manner. That way, you no longer have to visit many website every day, you just launch your RSS reader once, and you instantly get to see any new stuff. Isn’t that handy?

There are many different RSS readers. My personal favorite is RSSOwl 2. It’s a stand-alone client which is very user friendly and organised.

There’s more than just stand-alone clients though. Many email programs (including Thunderbird, Outlook and GMail) have built-in RSS support too. Even handier, new mail and new content all in one place.

What are you waiting for? Try it now, using the feed of my site (right-click, copy link location, paste in rss reader)

Wikipedia on RSS

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The Man of Steel

May 10

Posted by Bart in Movies/Video, Reviews/Previews

Who? What? Superman? No….Irrron Maaan!

Yes, Iron Man, the movie which I didn’t expect would be this good. I went to see it last week and was pleasantly surprised. From the trailer I saw I figured it’d be much too dark and Iron Man would just be a lumpy piece of scrap, not the slick superhero he turned out to be.

The film tells the tale of Tony Stark, a widely known, infinitely rich, very excentric, military designer. When he gets captured by terrorists and is forced to make a special missile, instead he secretly constructs a full body armour with weapons and rockets, which he uses to escape. Back home, he decided to change his life, and use his skills to fight crime, instead of feeding war.

If you liked Batman Begins, you’ll really like Iron Man. You really get to understand the reason behind the creation of the superhero, and to see the process of that transformation. I personally generally really like these kind of “origin movies”. The fact that Iron Man, like Batman, uses technology instead of superhuman powers is a nice difference for a change. Add to that the wonderful special effects, great music, good comedy and spectacular action, and you have a movie of steel.