Archive for December, 2006

GPS Navigation, the Proper Way

Instead of expecting some “new kid in town” to provide you a professional grade navigation system, why don’t you spend some money and get some real navigation, from the professionals? My advice: for stand-alone GPS systems, look for Tom-Tom. For mobile application (Symbian or Java), look for Wayfinder. I assure you that both know every [...]


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Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras

So, here’s some information that may help you understand some of the mysteries of flash photography with Canon EOS camera equipment. Much of the information presented herein is fairly general in nature and thus covers similar flash systems used by other manufacturers, but much is very specific to Canon EOS products.

Great documentation about Flash usage [...]


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NetCabo TvCabo

NetCabo TvCabo
Wonderful

If this is what happens when you authorize your bank to make the monthly payments so that you don’t have to worry about not having the service whenever you want, one wonders what happens if one doesn’t pay for it :D


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Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

Due to a mistake while reading the GPS, we ended up near “Praia das Maçâs”. In other words, we notice the blue of the ocean in the far horizon and automatically stopped hearing the GPS navigation’s instructions :)
Is there anything more relaxing than [...]


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Flor-i-bela

Cinco minutos foram suficientes para a Lígia ficar “viciada” na Floribela. :P

Update: melhor que o original, só a Florifunga. :)


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Which Model?

Question asked in every Portuguese toll: “Which model?” or “Is this a X3 or X5?”.


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Fish! Lots of them!

Fish! Lots of them!
Fish! Lots of them!” (See also “Marisco“)

Carrefour, Oeiras Parque. Not a real fish market, but has all fish one could desire.


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Vila Presépio

Vila Presepio
Vila Presépio


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Paris? Never again!

Paris? Never again!
Paris? Never again!

Fückïñg French. While stopped at a red light, in the way to the Eiffel tower, some guys in a scooter walked towards our car, smashed the back-door window, and tried to take stuff away from it. It all happened in a couple of seconds, which was enough [...]


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Last Rheinturm’s Foto of the Year

Last Rheinturm foto of the year
Last Rheinturm foto of the year


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