Hello, again!

28 08 2008

It’s been over a year since the last post (which by the way happen to cover the original iPhone launch) and a lot has changed since – although I still don’t own an iPhone, when it seems like the whole world does. For example, my friend Viktor – who btw makes living by being an excellent Microsoft .NET coder and isn’t really known for being an Apple fanboy – recently picked up his second one (3G this time) of those all-in-one devices. Beside this I’ve seen people everywhere – from Palestine to Poland and from Sweden to Sharm el Sheikh – using these phones and I was just about to get one this fall, when something changed.

I was looking for interesting opportunities for job, as well as for collecting some data for my upcoming master thesis, when I got stuck in Egypt where I found both – and even more. One funny thing I can say about this guys is: read The Secret
When the summer of 2008 came to a rainy end (at least in the northern parts of Europe) I returned to Sweden to move out of my apartment and say a “see-you-soon” to my friends (I don’t believe in good-byes for some reason). I got out of the flat two days ago, spend a night at bullshit-Mackan’s house and finally got picked up by my family and went to visit them. So this weekend I’m gonna be in the charming city of Göteborg (or, technically, just outside) visiting my family. I’m also planing on using this new DSLR of mine and shoot some pictures while I’m here. Talking about pictures, don’t forget to check out my Flickr account, where you can see some of the better shots from around here. I’m also working on adding some photos from Egypt, and these will come continuously, as I shoot new when I get back there soon!
So what can you expect from this blog from now on? Well… more frequent updates – that’s for sure (shouldn’t be too hard to achieve since the last update was something like 400 days ago). Besides, I will of course talk something about the life in Sharm el Sheikh – what, where, when and how – and illustrate everything with knife-sharp photographs. Furthermore, you can expect the usual crap about tech, geeky stuff (such as the world politics, travels and weather) and of course, music. 
That’s it for tonight! Thanks for reading and stay tuned (preferably by adding this blog to your RSS reader of choice – I recommend Google’s web-based solution). Ciao!




World’s most successful PR-campaign?

30 06 2007

I seriously doubt that there are people out there who haven’t heard about the big release these days. Few have seen it (except the official photos), even fewer had a chance to put their hands on one of them. The product is kinda pricey and lacks a couple of key features (which will most probably be fixed in a Rev. B, or the European edition). Still people have been standing in line, all across the States to get one of the iPhones. One of the world’s most successful PR-campaigns is over, and the reviews will soon tell if it really is a revolutionary product or just an over-hyped one.

However, I just had to post this when I saw the front pages of a couple of big newspapers (online). They’re all mentioning the introduction of the iPhone last night! Check it out.


The Polish Gazeta Wyborcza’s front page


“Most read” section of the Swedish Dagens Nyheter