That was kind of a long break. I’ve been exploring the social networks, what I call the sociosphere™, sometimes referred to as the Microblog Community. I didn’t find the whole idea attractive over a year ago when it started, but now I’m fascinated by it. It’s compelling, addictive even.
Read more →Back in 2003 when I just arrived here in Crete, at a time where 64Kbps ISDN was called “broadband”, I couldn’t really afford to spend too much time hanging out on the internet. I just made short connections to download my e-mail and my newsgroup subscription (anybody remember newsgroups?) and uploaded my pre-written postings...
Read more →Last night, at 22:40 my ADSL line came back to life, after having shut down around 17:00. OTE finally switched me back to 4Mbps. I guess kyría Ioanna came through for me after all. The bumpy 24Mbps ride seems to be over. Thanks for your sympathies, everybody. Blog conversion progress I’ve added Tom’s biography...
Read more →Wired has a nice article about and an overview of RSS readers, also called news aggregators. From the article: These programs are hybrids of a Web browser and an e-mail client, allowing Web users to peruse hundreds of information sources in one place. Instead of surfing dozens of sites for the latest news or...
Read more →Read this in the Guardian: Prince Charles was last night following the punishing schedule of life on Mount Athos, the remote religious community in northern Greece which he has undertaken to support financially. The prince, who was introduced to the male-only enclave by his cousin Constantine, the former king of Greece, will remain there...
Read more →This feels good, 2 entries in 2 consecutive days. Maybe I’m on the right track again… I’ve done a bit of work in the background of the site: you can now use an RSS newsreader if you want to keep track of the Cretan Chronicles without using your browser. This has worked since the...
Read more →This doesn’t look good: a fresh month without posting. I have to admit to you that I have been a little bit preoccupied lately, but that’s no reason for neglecting you of course. So please accept my apologies if you came here loyally every day and didn’t find any news. I promise I will...
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