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Because of the large numbers of hack attempts coming from Spain on some of my servers I have now blocked access from all of Spain. Sorry to the honest browsers/users of the server but it was becoming a strain on my resources.

Currently the exchange rate is about 10 $ for 1 euro. This is slightly more than it is but makes for easier, and safer, calculations when buying things.

The kowloon area is a great place to stay. It has many varied areas within it from big brand shopping to nice little markets.

The main road through this [...]

Dear all

Tomorrow I will be leaving for Hong Kong for a much earned vacation and for some business (2 new projects). I will not be reachable on my usual phone numbers but I will, of course, be checking my email.

I will be back on the 27th of february, although I will probably need a couple [...]

Irony, when the "dont swim" sign is drowning.

I'm getting a bit annoyed by the useless security measures i see these days. You know you can call most mobile telephone providers, change someones address and order a new phone chip to that address. All you need to know is which provider someone has, their full name and their birth date. In some extreme [...]

Been looking into a few different geolocation services. These are interesting for info on IP addresses but are also very usefull for multilingual sites to automatically display the correct language.

This one shows a nice google map with about the location of my webserver:

http://geotool.flagfox.net/?ip=194.109.217.182&host=www.thomassmart.com

Its actually the network provider's head office not the physical location of the [...]

Some further exploits with my new Canon 5D Mark II can be seen on my new website:

http://www.thomassmart.com/PORTFOLIO/Current–Recent.html

My dashing new self-portrait included

I am currently in the process of turning one of my extra rooms into a small photo studio. Will have a nice little "limbo" wall. (a wall with all the corners smoothed out [...]

First of all HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone! May it be a fantastic, exciting year for all of you and may all your dreams and goals be realised!

Some important changes coming this year, most important is, of course, that BE inspired is no longer mine! My company has been handed over to 3 of the [...]

A few weeks ago a new burger restaurant opened in Amsterdam near the Munt. I specifically call it a "restaurant" and not a "snack bar" or some such to convey the quality of the food. They are possibly the best burgers I have ever had. Takuya, a Japanese friend and connoisseur of burgers, wholeheartedly agreed [...]