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Just faced a problem regarding setting the critical battery level on Windows 7. It got stuck at 98% and I could not set another value, although “low battery level” could be set to any value. Finally I came up with a solution using a command window: run cmd.exe using administrator priviledges and type the following […]

Even though all default settings include “utf8-general-ci” every newly created database keeps getting that “swedish” collation and character set! So one way to convert to utf8 is to go table by table and type the SQL command: ALTER TABLE dbase.table CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci where ‘dbase’ is the name of the database […]

Following the instructions shown in iClarified I have managed to perform a successful 3GS untethered jailbreak and unlock on Windows 7. The thing is that my iPhone’s week number is 43, which is in the range 40-45 of the “unknown” behavior. I already have modem firmware 06.15.00 from a previous jailbreak/unlock. So what I did […]

I am quoting the words of a professor in Greece. I have not yet had the opportunity to check the validity of the claims but I have to take a note of them! For those who do not (or choose to not) know what the Greek people and Greece is… We are a country that […]

The reflections that follow are attributed to a Professor from AUTH, Greece. Suppose you have lent 100 euros to someone with a salary of 100 euros and 500 euros to someone with a salary of 1000 euros. The first owes 100% of his/her salary while the second owes 50% of his/her salary. By what logic […]

Just came back from the summer school Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles: Design, Perception, and Control held at ATH Zurich and organized by the EC FP7 project “sFly” (FP7-231855). A great experience and a chance to meet people and take a look at what is the state-of-the-art in small flying robots. With very important speakers like […]

Alexander Sack, 1927, When a debt is an “odious debt”: 1. Loans are without the consent of the citizens 2. Loans are wasted without benefit to the citizens 3. The lender know but do not mind Exactly, which of these is incorrect for Greece? Alexander Sack, 1927, Πότε ένα χρέος είναι «απεχθές χρέος»: 1. Τα […]

Microsoft Photosynth is a set of tools for capturing and viewing panorama-like photos. The difference of a “synth” is that it consists of photos taken from various positions, in contrast with typical panoramas that require one fixed position for all photos of the collection. If consists of desktop applications, phone apps and online and social […]

Just completed successfully an update to the untethered iOS 4.3.2 with unlocking on an iPhone 3GS, by following these tutorials: iClarified for untethered jailbreaking* to iOS 4.3.2 using RedSn0w: http://iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=14563 I actually used a newer RedSn0w version either from this link or this link: redmondpie for fixed unlocking** using Ultrasn0w Fixer For 4.3.2: http://www.redmondpie.com/unlock-ios-4.3.2-on-iphone-4-3gs-with-ultrasn0w-fixer-for-4.3.2-how-to-tutorial/ Note: […]

This is how kids can do electrical circuits just by playing with dough. Here it is… the squishy circuits project page, with recipes of conductive and insulating dough along with example circuits and project videos.

Just returned from my first TEDx Thessaloniki event (although a regular online visitor to TED). The event’s site is here. Have you ever wondered why not? then you are probably a TEDx-ster. This is what TEDx Thessaloniki was about. The event was held at the Olympion Cinema at the center of Thessaloniki (Aristotle Square) and […]

a must see TED talk: Eythor Bender demos human exoskeletons