The first public release of the new Skype Gadget is available for download.

It is an incomplete version but I need feedback in order to make is better. Try it and send me your oppinion.

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I don’t really like posting funny images or videos on my blog but the one below really amused me.

[One small step for man one giant leap for mankind.]

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Today I had one of the most funny and annoying ATM experiences.

First, let me describe the ATM: a big screen with 4 buttons on the left side and 4 on the right side. The numeric keyboard(digits, Enter, Cancel and Backspace buttons) is placed on the right side on some angle so you can type easy.

I inserted the card and I was asked for the PIN code. Well… one of the digits was not really working. I pressed the button so hard that eventually I get two asterisks - this means I’ve typed a digit twice. [Ups!] The backspace or cancel buttons were not working and, on the screen, there was just one option: “Confirm PIN”… Without any other alternative I pressed the “Confirm” button and surprise: I got the screen where you choose the amount of money you want to withdraw [Wow, this is a mind reading ATM - he definitely read the PIN from my brain :) ]. Forgot to mention, the Confirm button is not on the numeric keyboard, it is on the right side of the screen - pretty intuitive.

Now let’s choose the sum… Well the sum contains the digit that’s not working… Pressed it again hard and got two digits [ Déjà vu? ]. The backspace button as not working and the only option from the screen was “Cancel”. So I have to move from the numeric keyboard to the screen side buttons. [ It deleted the whole number I've typed. I just want to delete one digit... Annoying! ]. After a few tries I’ve managed to enter the sum and pressed OK - again this was a screen side button.

Now this is the funny part: I get the receipt but no money. [ Wow! ] On it there was a message “Invalid PIN” [ You must be kidding. You asked me about the sum I want to withdraw and made me enter a number almost impossible to type just to inform me that the PIN - which I have entered previously - is wrong?? Damn ].

All I wanted was to take the card and leave from that stupid ATM. Guess what? The card cannot be taken out of the machine until you enter the correct PIN… So I got back to the PIN screen. Being extremly carreful I’ve managed to enter the PIN - I repeat myself: there was no cancel button and if you enter a wrong PIN 3 times the card will be blocked - and the sum I want.

What more can I say?

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If you have multiple computer (work, home etc) you know that file synchronization between them is not the easiest task. If you have a Mac, a PC and a Windows Mobile device then the things can get even worse.

Live Mesh puts you at the center of your digital world, seamlessly connecting you to the people, devices, programs, and information you care about - available wherever you happen to be.

Live Mesh is a free service. You get a live desktop with 5 GB storage space where you can place your files. Also you can sync files between devices without uploading the on the live desktop.

continue reading "Microsoft Live Mesh (Tech Preview) Review"

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I have a friend which is not a best programmer and I could even say he doesn’t like programming at all. He had to develop a small application which has one class named “Rectangle” and performs some operations with rectangles.

I’ve helped him with the project and the final application contained the following lines of code:

class Rectangle
{
    private:
        int x1, y1, x2, y2;
        //... some other fields
    public:
        Rectangle(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
        // ... other constructors and methods
}

The professor looked over the code and said: “You can’t declare two variables with the same name, one as a field and one as a parameter, in the same class. Your code will not compile.”… <Straight face> … and (s)he is [I don't want to disclose (s)he's identity] a university professor… and teaches C++.

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