Monthly Archives: April 2007

Google Goes Europe, Which Country in East Europe is Next?

My friend and colleague Patrick Vande Walle (of whose blog I blogged;) published this article. The Belgian press yesterday announced that Google will soon open a data center in Saint Ghislain, Belgium. This is a 200 million Euro investment for … Continue reading

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Another friend moved to Creative Commons

One more famous Bulgarian moved to use Creative Commons on her site: prof. Nelly Ognyanova is as of today using CC. Congratulations!

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Those who share information democratically, for free, and in an open environment are powerful people, says Jared Friedman, cofounder of Scribd

I decided to interview today Jared Friedman, the co-creator of Scribd (announced in the Bulgarian media as “the paper youtube“, and “a [potentially] very interesting place“. Not many people know, that there’s some Bulgarian connection in Jared. See for yourself: … Continue reading

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Slavi Trifonov, one of best Bulgarian TV showman, makes his case known

I usually don’t write in Bulgarian on this blog, but the following interview by a Bulgarian I happen to know is indeed something one needs to read. In short, Slavi Trifonov, front man of the “Slavi Show“, going on for … Continue reading

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Big Brother Awards – call for nominations (urgent!)

As members of the EDRi, we received the following letter at ISOC-Bulgaria, and I think it is important to see and read it, and if you know candidates, please, nominate them! From Simon Davies: My apologies for the urgency of … Continue reading

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Linux Rulz – today with Michael Dell, tomorrow with others!

See what notebook Michael Dell, the founder of Dell, uses. Note the one on the top: Hardware: * Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 Processor * 4GB DDR2 667Mhz DRAM * 17″ WXGA+ Widescreen LCD * 160GB 7200rpm SATA hard drive … Continue reading

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Publication at the ENISA Quarterly

ENISA is the European Network Information Security Agency. They publish a quarterly review – a 24-page document. In its last edition (2.3 Mb pdf), there’s an article by me about the cybercrime fight in Bulgaria. You may wish to check … Continue reading

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Need Your Advise for My New Camera

I need an advice (or many advises). For my birthday, I’ve received a nice present – the opportunity to buy a new camera. Until now I was using a small Konika-Minolta, simple one, 3x optical zoom (you can check at … Continue reading

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The Ultimate office/home phone

Panasonic has just released a new home/office phone. When it’s in the shops, I will definitely try to get one and see how it works. Check it out. It has 2 fixed phone lines, and a LAN connection. It can … Continue reading

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