On Various Things

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20270170002645033762011-11-18T15:22:11.783+02:00On Various ThingsA blog by Antonis Lamnatos.Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-7516379116179886952011-11-18T15:06:00.003+02:002011-11-18T15:21:01.853+02:00Moving on to Tumblr

I've moved on to Tumblr. I'm not planning on updating this blog any more.Please follow me over here:http://lamnatos.tumblr.com/Thank you.

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-3998246483679512842011-02-02T11:38:00.003+02:002011-02-02T11:46:40.386+02:00WD TV Live Hub

Πριν από λίγο καιρό απόκτησα ένα Western Digital TV Live Hub. Το παρακάτω είναι μία σύντομη περιγραφή της μέχρι τώρα χρήσης του, όπως την έστειλα με email σε ένα φίλο που με ρώτησε πως μου φαίνεται. Εκείνος πρότεινε να το ανεβάσω σε κοινόχρηστο χώρο μπας και ενδιαφέρει κι άλλους. Voila.Το έχω στήσει σχεδόν αποκλειστικά για video. Ταινίες και σειρές. Υποστηρίζει μουσική και εικόνες, αλλά δεν του

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-85168620790749816052010-11-25T19:26:00.009+02:002010-11-25T19:50:41.194+02:00Mixtape 9: Advance

AdvanceLFO - ThemAutechre - EutowAlva Noto - U_09-1-2Gaiser - And AnswerPhotek - TitanFuture Sound Of London - We Have Explosive (Hero Killing)- Samples from: LFO, Future Sound Of London, Autechre, 9 Lazy 9

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-49737279432497403002010-10-02T13:36:00.011+03:002010-11-25T19:51:02.040+02:00Mixtape 8: Rille

RilleUnderworld - Ess GeeSimone White - Beep Beep SongJosé González -HeartbeatsΚωνσταντίνος Βήτα - ΑνεπάρκειαTracey Thorn - Hands Up To The CeilingAphex Twin - Avril 14thMagnetic Fields - I Wish I Had an Evil TwinThe Beta Band - GoneNine Inch Nails - Adrift And at PeaceThe Dandy Warhols - GreenXAXAKES - Σ’ Έχω Χάσει

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-84680278043128890852010-04-01T14:06:00.003+03:002010-04-06T17:50:53.234+03:00Why Steam on the Mac is a big deal, and not only for gamers

On March 8th, 2010, Valve announced that it will port its Steam content delivery framework on the Mac, along with its flagship games. The gaming community erupted with joy, this would surely open the floodgates for the native game-deprived Mac users.Most of the comments I saw were only focusing on how Valve's great games are coming to the Mac and how Steam will drive other major game

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-69136917863934530322009-12-20T17:36:00.009+02:002009-12-24T13:34:19.251+02:00Mixtape 7: Absinthe

Absinthe(Image from Absenta.com)The Dandy Warhols - The Creep OutMasters Of Reality - Rabbit OneVerve - Man Called SunPrimal Scream - TrainspottingCan - One More NightPJ Harvey - The WindThe Beta Band - Number 15Jimi Hendrix - Red HouseDungen - Om Du Vore En VakthundXAXAKES - Κάτι Σαν Αυτό

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-25423524756686969142009-12-04T19:25:00.007+02:002009-12-04T20:00:55.528+02:00Mixtape 6: Cinnamon

Cinnamon(Image by zuckerfuss)Schneider TM - Reality CheckApparat - Arcadia (Boys Noize Version)Metric - Hustle RoseDykehouse - ChainsmokingThe Magnetic Fields - California GirlsMy Bloody Valentine - SometimesThe Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like HoneyLow - BreakerLow Line Caller - Over The Counter KidsGreat Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky SpineThe New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-9326832975218981942009-11-20T08:46:00.009+02:002009-12-04T19:29:29.019+02:00Mixtape 5: Bhambatha

BhambathaFela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 - GentlemanDick Khoza - ChapitaKokolo - Mister SinisterBeastie Boys - Futterman's RuleBreakstra - Cramp Your StyleLyrics Born - I Changed My Mind (Stereo MCs Mix)Prince - Sexy M.F.The Last Minister - Tribute To J.B. FamilyQuantic - PerceptionOhmega Watts - That Sound (Ft. Lightheaded and The Procussions)- Samples from: The Chemical Brothers

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-5246600525503554552009-11-07T12:30:00.004+02:002009-11-07T12:34:51.242+02:00Mixtape 4: Aberrant

AberrantLFO - FreakAphex Twin - Bucephalus Bouncing BallBeethoven - Für EliseAutechre - V-PROCPrefuse 73 - NunoJamie Lidell - Daddy's CarΣτέρεο Νόβα - 'Εθαμ- Samples from: The Conet Project, The Future Sound Of London

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-90293096071125624172009-10-23T19:35:00.011+03:002009-10-28T13:35:21.865+02:00Mixtape 3: Frisson

FrissonEarth, Wind and Fire & Fatboy Slim - September/The Joker (ATFC"s Aces High/Shinichi Osawa Remix)Alex Kid - Come With Me (feat. Lisette Alea)José Nunez - BilingualDaft Punk - Prime Time Of Your Life (Para One Remix)Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That (2 Bit Thugs ReRub)Underworld - Two Months Off (John Ciafone Vocal Remix)Sander Kleinenberg - The FruitPet Shop Boys - Sodom (Trentemøller Remix)

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-7448775709411477452009-10-11T09:46:00.007+03:002009-10-25T01:59:14.881+03:00Mixtape 2: Cadence

CadenceLCD Soundsystem - Get InnocuousThe Rapture - Get Myself Into It!!! - All My Heroes Are WeirdosAnimal Collective - The Purple Bottle (Stevie Wonder version)M.I.A. - BoyzHot Chip - Over And OverSiouxsie and the Banshees - SpellboundMiracle Fortress - Digital Love

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-28882883466041615482009-09-27T12:22:00.012+03:002009-11-22T11:23:38.758+02:00Mixtape 1: Nocturne

NocturneGoldfrapp - Let It Take YouGusGus - SnoozerMikro - Σε Κίνηση ΑργήFaithless - Crazy English LoveEverything But The Girl - Driving (Acoustic Mix)The Future Sound Of London - MaxHooverphonic - 2 WickyPhotek - Rings Around SaturnVangelis - Blade Runner BluesMiles Davis - Blue In Green

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-16941468267069118752007-08-02T19:05:00.001+03:002007-08-07T17:47:03.956+03:00Ubuntu switcher

About two weeks ago I installed Ubuntu on the Girlfriend's laptop, after her request. She had become fed up with the sluggish responsiveness of her Windows XP installation. There was also that virus incident not long ago.At some point of frustration (coupled with a bit of cursing from her part :-) ) she asked me whether moving to Linux would make things any better. Trying to suppress my extreme

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-55551537846763209132007-07-06T19:00:00.000+03:002007-07-06T19:03:14.456+03:00Auto-next for YouTube

After seeing the auto-countdown 'Right' and 'Left' arrows that appear when a video ends in YouTube the following occured to me:Wouldn't it be neat if YouTube could track what kind of videos you watch, compare your selections with its own list of popular videos and select the next video on its own? Each video could have a 'Skip' and a 'I like this' button appear in the controls, just like the one

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-5082126839725057552007-07-05T00:44:00.000+03:002007-07-05T00:45:18.649+03:00Pixar Drama?

Pixar's latest movie, Ratatouille was released last week. I haven't seen the movie yet but I am planning to go and see it as soon as possible. Based on the previous Pixar movies I have seen I know what to expect on the scenario. I'm guessing it will be a mixture of a kids' fairy tale interwoven with a more serious theme. It's been like that since their first feature movie, Toy Story. Their movies

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-36964669588516807732007-06-03T20:56:00.000+03:002007-06-03T21:01:33.851+03:00Athens teh h4x0r

Spotted in downtown Athens today :-)

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-19905080103900917562007-05-23T00:41:00.000+03:002007-06-03T21:11:59.940+03:00Virus!

Aaaaargh! The Girlfriend's PC caught a virus. Somehow, somewhere. I might be slightly responsible for that; me downloading a couple of torrents with her machine might have something to do with it :-$ The point is that, as the tech-guy in the house, I have to find a way to clean the damn thing now. It seems that it's a very resistant kind of virus. AVG can't get rid of it, Spybot can't get rid of

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-77696329138209309502007-04-16T20:09:00.000+03:002007-04-16T20:10:57.356+03:00Prey

I finished 3D Realm’s Prey a couple of days ago. First time I head about Prey was around 1997, back when I was an avid reader of the English version of the PC Gamer magazine. The details seemed so far ahead of anything else that existed back then. Coloured lights, reflections, insane character polygon counts for the time and of course portals. I’ve even downloaded a small video from the Internet

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-70209953427509657292007-04-13T14:00:00.001+03:002007-04-16T20:11:29.464+03:00Is iTunes really pointing to Leopard's new UI?

Now that Leopard is officially delayed for autumn, people have started wondering again about its secret features. A popular secret feature rumour is that Leopard will sport a brand new UI style. I've already laid my view on why I believe that we're not going to see drastic changes in Leopard's UI so I won't repeat them here.I think that the changes will be subtle, in the same spirit of the

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-37465661771477229592007-04-13T12:40:00.000+03:002007-04-16T20:12:30.735+03:00Leopard delay VS iPhone on time

I don't really mind that Leopard is delayed until October. Sure, there was a small "Oh come on..." moment, but at the end of the day I too believe that it's better to delay a bit instead of rushing out a seriously buggy product. I believe that Leopard will indeed be as good and solid as we want it to be.On the other hand, the phrasing of Apple's statement for the iPhone got me thinking about its

Antonis Lamnatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541919137634981510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027017000264503376.post-20642806885395578652006-12-21T15:29:00.000+02:002007-04-16T20:13:01.996+03:00On Illuminous

Some have spread/pointed to a rumour that Leopard is going to sport a brand new, darker user interface with much darker colours, possibly a complete departure from Aqua. They have even included "evidence" on this already happening by showing screenshots from Front Row, Dashboard, Leopard's QuickLook feature or compared it to Aperture's darker theme.While I believe the general theme will have a

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