Jul/090
Angekommen in Munchen
I’ve been in Munich, the capital of beer and Bavaria, the city of monks and lions, for a little more than 12 hours now. My trip has started.
The flights over were uneventful. The in-flight food was uninspiring. Quite to my surprise, my luggage was one of the first 0n the baggage belt.
Getting into Munich proper was cake. After clearing customs, finding a ticketing machine to issue me at € 10 piece of paper that lets me on the S-Bahn to Hauptbahnhof was painless. It was as easy as pressing the single issue button and sliding my credit card in.
That’s it.
I just had to validate the ticket and be aware that I don’t pass my stop on the train. For someone with no experience in German, I was expecting more.
Jun/090
Keeping Windows XP Healthy
Prior to leaving, I figured lugging around a full size laptop around Europe is not the smartest thing to do. Not only would it be heavy, but also a liability in case it got broken, or worse, stolen. For some time, I entertained the romantic idea of being computer-less and off the grid.
As ideal as that sounded, the more I thought about it, the more I sided to getting an inexpensive device. I needed something to dump my photos on, plan my trips to Vienna and Budapest, and to keep in touch via Skype and email. Having narrowed down the minimum requirements, a netbook was deemed a fitting device for my needs.
I settled on an Asus Eee PC 1000 HE. Of the current batch of netbooks on the market, it has the longest battery life, which is an important feature while traveling. It also has impeccable reviews on Amazon and Newegg. I ordered one and much to my dismay, I received a DOA unit. After a hellish customer service experience with Asus, I now have a functioning netbook.
In this article, I’m gonna share two set-it-and-forget-it tips which I use on fresh Windows XP installation. This helps keep the computer healthy and functioning with minimal half-life decay and upkeep effort on my part. Okay here we go…
Jun/090
Hello World!
I have started and ended a personal blog so many times that I’ve lost count. Every time I start it back up again, I tell myself that I will see it through for good. And each time I delete it, I feel a sense of shame and embarrassment.
Hopefully this time will be different. Why? Because, in a few days I embark on a month long trip hitting several eastern European countries. I don’t mean to boast when I say that I’ve traveled a lot, and I don’t mean to be unappreciative of my past travels. But my previous experiences abroad haven’t satiated what I am seeking and I am looking to change that.
Aside from functioning as a travel log, I plan to use this blog as a forum to discuss my thoughts and ideas on my projects, current events, and anything else that comes by and interests me.