Coming saturday Belgium hosts its biggest Sci-fi Fantasy and Manga convention of the year in Flanders Expo Ghent. With tons of dressed up fans, famous cult-celebrities and lots and lots to see. Knightwise.com is going to be a part of that event as we send a press delegation to cover the pinnacle of Fanboy-ism this…
It was a little bit of a surprise last week when i picked up our trusty Nikon Coolpix 4200 to snap a picture of some gadget i wanted to put on ebay. Apparently the little device, which we take on most of our trips as a “convenient little camera”, had encountered an unknown wave of…
On the “ultimate geek day” ( 10.10. ) at 10 am we review Ubuntu Maveric Meercat 10.10 We take a look at the new functions, the installation process and configuring Ubuntu 10.10 to work for you with cool and easy tools like UbuntuTweak and Compiz. Enjoy a slice of Ubuntu 10.10 Shownotes Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu…
In this episode of the KWTV we unveil which smartphone I ended up buying. The Samsung Galaxy S or the Iphone 4. We talk about the pro’s and cons and show you some demo video footage. Shownotes The Iphone 4 The Samsung Galaxy S Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is…
In show 42 we take our cloud-based life one step further and talk about the concept of “bouncing” your data up to the cloud (and back down again) across different devices and platforms. We feature a couple of applications and services that will help you survive your digital day on your mobile, your tablet, your…
In the first episode of the Klog series we talk about the hard choice between and Android based Samsung Galaxy S … and an Iphone 4. Shownotes. The Iphone 4 The Samsung Galaxy S Sigrid Schrijft Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is approaching.KWTV232 : Reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S…
Its been a while since i had the chance to sit down and write a blogpost. It takes a certain amount of time and inspiration to sit down and ramp out some words onto an empty screen. But what it of course also takes is the discipline to shut off the procrastination shield that might…
We all have that one special super powerfull system in the house that we know and love. With loads of memory, processor power and harddrive space. A very powerful machine thats only using a fraction of that power. How about sharing that power with other people in the house ? Or on your network ? How…
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In show 41 we have more Questions then answers as we wonder out loud what it would take to build a “narrowcasting” system. What would it take to construct a computer system that provides us with the information WHICH we need, WHEN we need it , Where we need it. How about building your own…
With Twitter on the Fritz for the entire duration of this recording, we did not have a PACKED chatroom, but the quality (and the level of entertainment) was very very high. Check out the live recording of KC0041 , “Narrowcasting”. Standby for the podcast to follow later on this week. Related PostsKW1903-How I Tech- Episode…
Little bit of an update today about the Irobot Apad we talked about in previous episodes. The ‘review’ article I wrote is now featured in the latest edition of the “full Circle Magazine”. A free Electronic Ezine about Ubuntu. If you haven’t had a chance to read through a copy of this excellent magazine, be…
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Are you a fan of the Nosillacast Podcast ? The technology podcast with an EVER so slight Macintosh bias, hosted by the fantastic Allison Sheridan and her husband Steve ? Want to meet , greet and shake hands with them ? Or perhaps you want to get your chance to even meet US in…
Since we had so much fun last time, and I have miraculously acquired 3 free hours in my weekend from underneath some fold in the space time continuum, its time to do another LIVE Knightcast. As opposed to last time, this one is going to be planned and scheduled so all of you have a chance…
For show 40 we take a break from the high-tech content we’ve focused on the last few episodes and take a little “interlude”. In light of tradition this is going to be another soundseeing tour where I take you along on my bike. We drive through the region where I live and listen to the birds chime as I…
It is more by accident then by choice that I’ve ended up in this perticular establishment. The initial idea to walk into town and have my coffee at my regular place was cut short by the hand of somebodies god , as the heavens opened and released a substantial amount of rain, my short attire…
In one of the more controversial and long awaited shows we talk about the IPAD. My first impressions on both hard and software, ways to use it in your daily life and more. Even more importantly we talk about how to set your ipad free from Steve Jobs proprietary surroundings and not have your Ipad…
For everybody who missed the Live show yesterday we have consolidation price. As KC0039 ‘Free the Ipad’ is lying on the editing table , ready to be cut down into little pieces and shipped down the RSS feed to your MP3 player, we have already posted the Live Show on www.knightwise.com. So enjoy this 2…
Since it has been such a big buzz after my announcement on the Nosillacast that … I GOT AN IPAD … We decided we just could not pass up this oppurtunity to record KC 0039 in the car. Instead we are going to do this one LIVE on Ustream again. So get ready for a…
An interesting (and hopefully) unbiased review of the Irobot APAD 7 inch Android Tablet PC compared to the Apple Iphone interface on the Ipod touch and the Ipad. We talk tech in detail and get our hands on the Irobot Apad tablet display and its android operating system. The pro’s the cons and how it…
In this episode we talk about setting up your own Ubuntu Linux terminal server using free and open source technology. We take A little historical look at the age of the terminal server (or “mainframe” ) featuring Dolly Partons real boobs, 9 to 5 and 128kbites of Ram, and take you back to the modern…
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Tying into our article about the Ipad vs Apad … A great little video (thanx Marijn for the tip). Related PostsNo Related Posts
I’ve purposely put off writing up any snippet of text on the whole ipad deblacle untill i got my hands on one. I did not want to be yet another blogger that pulled a gasious anomaly out of their rectum just to scratch the itch that they needed to do “what everybody else was doing”…
Since we had so much fun last time, and I have miraculously acquired 3 free hours in my weekend from underneath some fold in the space time continuum, its time to do another LIVE Knightcast. As opposed to last time, this one is going to be planned and scheduled so all of you have a…
Most of you who follow me on Twitter (and Facebook) know that i’m an IT consultant. In my dayjob, that means i have to work for a lot of “different clients” on the same day. This is sometimes a little bit of a Mindf*ck since you need to keep those professional “identies” seperated when you…
Last weekend I had the exceptional pleasure of being the “Spare Belgian” correspondant on Allison Sheridans (on the right) Nosillacast podcast. This awesome podcast “with an ever so slight Macintosh bias” celebrates its 5 year anniversary and is a fantastic source of tech-content. Make sure you tune in as we talk about our holiday in Carcassonne and…
With the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second world war coming up, it is a perfect time to take you to a place where it all began. We treat you on an exclusive tour inside Belgiums biggest World War 2 fortress and give you an interesting insight on what it was like on…
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