Franz Schätzing – Der Schwarm
I just finished the absolutely stunning and incredible great “The Swarm” (web page of the book, WikiPedia entry) from Franz Schätzing. A book of more than thousand pages where the tension never stops. A...
kobohack-j updated for Kobo firmware 3.0.0
Just short time ago the kobohack-j maintainer has uploaded a new version kobohack-j-131116.zip of his package that updates several libraries of the Kobo firmware, and on, my request, also includes a fixed openssl binary....
Kobo firmware 3.0.0 – kobohack-j – kobo-patcher
Not much time has passed since was released, and here we are with another round, called 3.0.0. Although already late I booted up my laptop to try it out. Not many changes I found...
Debian/TeX Live 2013.20131112-1
Another month, another upload of Debian/TeX Live packages, new version is based on tlnet from 2013-11-11. Not much new with respect to Debian packaging, but a notable addition to TeX Live itself, and thus...
Compiling for Kobo Glo 2.10.0 on Debian/sid
More for my own rememberance here is how I did set up a development environment for compiling programs for my Kobo (running firmware version 2.10.0 atm). Why would one do that? One of the...
Kobo Glo firmware 2.10.0 – first impressions
On the mobileread forum the link to the new firmware 2.10 for the Kobo Glo was just posted. I tried it out immediately. Normal operation The new items I found after upgrading from 2.8.1:...
Hakusan Superrindo and Shirakawago
It might look boring to outsiders to go every year the same Hakusan Superrindo and to Shirakawago, but during the Momiji season, when the leaves are getting these wonderful colors (even for a color-weak...
TUG 2013 – Closing
Closing remarks and report from the conference dinner of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see , for the second , and for the third , and for the last day ....
TUG 2013 – Day 4
Some remarks about the last day of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see , for the second , and for the third . The last day brought a wild mixture of...
TUG 2013 – Day 3 Excursion
Here now the recollections from the third day, the excursion day, of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see , for the second see The third day of the conference was dedicated...
TUG 2013 – Day 2
Here now the recollections from the second day of the TUG 2013 in Tokyo. For the first see The second day brought a big part on graphics, two excellent tutorials on Japanese typefaces and...
TUG 2013 – Day 1
I just returned from the TUG 2013 in Tokyo, a great event. Here are my personal comments on the different presentations and activities, starting with the first day. First the cold facts: 4 days,...
TUG 2013 in Tokyo – TeX Users Group Meeting
From Wednesday next week on the 34th Annual Meeting of the TeX Users Group will bring together over 150 TeX users, TeX experts, typographiles, book lovers, font designers, etc. A dense program with talks...
Debian/TeX Live 2013.20131010-1
Another month, another upload of Debian/TeX Live packages, new version is based on tlnet from 2013-10-10. Not much new with respect to Debian packaging, just a bunch of updates for CTAN: Asana-Math, achemso, acro,...
Haruki Murakami – Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
During my trip to Georgia I had enough time to finish two books. One was Haruki Murakami‘s Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. A phantastic story jumping between two different worlds –...
A few impressions from Georgia
I am currently in Georgia, the country, and internet is not really a highly available option. So here are some impressions from our visit to Georgia. More reports will come soon. Rainbow over the...
