Author Archives: Yvan

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: two movies, two cultures

A cultural approach to the comparison of the Swedish and US adaptations of Millennium I. I am a big supporter of book adaptations into movies. I love seeing the differences, the way the director chose to show this and that, … Continue reading

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Why the new iPad is just “the new iPad”

Finally, Apple has released the new iPad. The New iPad. No room for iPad 3 or iPad HD here. But why did Apple decide against the sequential naming? After all, it has worked just fine for the iPhone so far. … Continue reading

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Do it yourself: iPhone app magnets

Lacking gift ideas for Christmas? Not that much of a budget to put in it? Missing the times when it was all about giving something meaningful and hand made? Got it, which is why this time I wanted to try … Continue reading

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Netgear WGR614 Wireless Router: Access Point, WiFi issues & Setup Web Interface

[UPDATE 11/feb/2012:] After having to reset my Netgear router, I found out that  my solution for accessing the Web Administration Interface doesn’t work. I think it has something to do with the fact that the router is no longer on DHCP … Continue reading

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Mac OS X custom icons: any issues?

Hi everyone, I’m back! I recently found, sort of by accident, a way to fix the custom logo issue in Mac OS X Leopard. You know, you have a folder, a flash drive or hard drive, and you just want … Continue reading

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