No wonder Samsungs products are so popular: they offer good quality and innovative features for a really nice price.
But beware if you need Samsung to repair your defective device, at least in Germany. Be prepared not to see it back for months. As reported in the german computer magazine c't (in issue 18/2009, listen to it here), it can take 5 months - and maybe even longer, if you don't use some heavy pressure.
Compared to that I was lucky - it took only 7 weeks until I got my T220HD monitor / TV set back.
Worst thing is that Samsung is not able to correctly track the status of their repair orders. This can lead as far as in the c't case that the device is actually lost. And they have been struggling for months now, just listen to this c't report from March 2009 here (in german). And if that's not enough to convice you, some more stories here (in german).
So better keep away from Samsung if you are not willing to kiss your device good bye for a few months.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Martin Schumann's next concerts
My brother Martin Schumann will perform chamber music in the beautiful Wassermühle in Holm on August 29 and 30. Seat reservation is recommended as these concerts are always very popular!
Einladung 2009
Einladung 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Review: The Art of Letting Go
"Die Kunst, loszulassen" has very few highlights and some good articles but overall is a disappointment, as you can read (in german) here.
There also is an english version and a website.
One of the things which disappointed me was that there was is no appropriate web counterpart to the book. Only one article of the book is available online, and there is obviously no active community there.
But Willms Buhse, one of the editors of "The Art of Letting Go" is going for a radical change with his new book "Wenn Anzugträger auf Kapuzenpullis treffen". This is a complete collaborative approach, looks very promising. Check out his website!
There also is an english version and a website.
One of the things which disappointed me was that there was is no appropriate web counterpart to the book. Only one article of the book is available online, and there is obviously no active community there.
But Willms Buhse, one of the editors of "The Art of Letting Go" is going for a radical change with his new book "Wenn Anzugträger auf Kapuzenpullis treffen". This is a complete collaborative approach, looks very promising. Check out his website!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
A living legend
Many of my readers will not remember the great old days of BYTE magazine. It was that definitive ressource for the PC enthusiast, it had tons of reviews, deep insights, adverts which made us germans dream...and it had that column which I always read first: Computing at Chaos Manor, written by Jerry Pournelle.
Probably Jerry can claim having written the first blog, and it was this informal and interesting style, written not from a pedestal but from a peer-to-peer view, which made it so interesting.
And of course it was his "reviews": Jerry got all sorts of equipment into his house (which must have been stuffed with all these gadgets), and he used them and wrote about his experiences. A "recommended" by Jerry was more worth than any in-depth review, even if it came from BYTE.
All this seemed so long ago that I feared I would have the write this blog post as an obituary, but I was happy to find that Jerry Pournelle is still very active and writes his columns regularly.
Here are some links:
Probably Jerry can claim having written the first blog, and it was this informal and interesting style, written not from a pedestal but from a peer-to-peer view, which made it so interesting.
And of course it was his "reviews": Jerry got all sorts of equipment into his house (which must have been stuffed with all these gadgets), and he used them and wrote about his experiences. A "recommended" by Jerry was more worth than any in-depth review, even if it came from BYTE.
All this seemed so long ago that I feared I would have the write this blog post as an obituary, but I was happy to find that Jerry Pournelle is still very active and writes his columns regularly.
Here are some links:
- Chaos Manor Reviews, Jerry's weekly PC column - always a good read!
- Jerry Pournelle's homepage
- How to get my job: the secret of becoming a professional writer - good advice for all of us who try to write as good as Jerry
Monday, July 6, 2009
Free!
Chris Anderson wrote an excellent article how scarcity is replaced by abundance. And he lives what he preaches: his new book "Free: the future of a radical price" can be downloaded as an audiobook for free from here.
Even better: the full text and the audiobook in the full version (free) and an abridged version (not free!) are here.
If you are like me an iPhone/Touch/Pod addict, you will want to hear this as an audiobook and not just as a collection of MP3s. I Used "Mp3 to iPod Audio Book Converter" to convert the MP3s into an audiobook. It's free (of course) and does this job very easily. Recommended!
Even better: the full text and the audiobook in the full version (free) and an abridged version (not free!) are here.
If you are like me an iPhone/Touch/Pod addict, you will want to hear this as an audiobook and not just as a collection of MP3s. I Used "Mp3 to iPod Audio Book Converter" to convert the MP3s into an audiobook. It's free (of course) and does this job very easily. Recommended!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The way towards internal Enterprise 2.0
Just found an excellent presentation. Here's what I found most important:
First part:
Second part:
Third part:
- Don't replace Knowledge Management by a Wiki - it wont work. People need the right audience to share their knowledge.
- Integrate social network tools into the day-by-day work of the people, so that it makes their work easier.
- Culture can't be changed, only influenced.
- Think big, start small. Make you sure you know where you want to go, but don't expect you can plan your way. It will take experimentation and constant learning.
- Crisis time is innovation time.
First part:
The Wikipedia Myth - Enterprise 2.0 Knowledge Management
View more presentations from T-systems Multimedia solutions.
Second part:
Enterprise 2.0 Knowledge Management - People at the Center
View more presentations from T-systems Multimedia solutions.
Third part:
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Adding a signature in Thunderbird
After joining several communities I thought it would be cool if my Thunderbird signature would carry links to my identities in those communities.
This was a much bigger challenge than I anticipated but I will spare you the dead ends I ran into. Here is what finally worked for me:
Finding the URL for your profile can be a daunting task, so here are a few hints which might spare you some time:
This was a much bigger challenge than I anticipated but I will spare you the dead ends I ran into. Here is what finally worked for me:
- Created a file "ThunderbirdSignature.html"
- Put in this code:
<span ></span>
Contact me...
<a href="https://www.xing.com/profile/Joerg_Schumann4">Xing</a>
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jschumann">Linked.in</a>
<a href="http://jrschumann.blogspot.com/">Blogger</a>
<a href="http://twitter.com/jrschumann">Twitter</a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/jrschumann">Facebook</a> - Added this file to an account by selecting "Extras / Options" and clicking on the account where this signature applies.
Finding the URL for your profile can be a daunting task, so here are a few hints which might spare you some time:
- For Xing I found no other way than to select "Start / Mein Profil" and copy the URL.
- For Linked.in you can see and edit your profile URL in your profile.
- For Facebook your URL is www.facebook.com/
. It can be set under http://www.facebook.com/username/. - For Twitter just add your account name after twitter.com/
- Blogger puts it before the URL: username.blogspot.com
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