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Walled off gardens

Monday, July 7th, 2008

I just finished testing a beta version of a VOD (Video-On-Demand) solution of my local Cable TV provider. In my mind an ideal Video-On-Demand solutions is the one where, when you happen to be bored and just want to watch a movie, you go and select something out of catalogue ...

Eating habits of developers

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

This one started out as an internal joke, but it has become quite generic :) Java developers always go to eat together, in pairs, hand in hand, well organized (synchronized) PHP devs go at random times, some of them run, some walk, some take the elevator. (loose coding style) DB devs choose someone, ...

How to make sure you’re an Estonian

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

1. You use the word "normal" if something is ok. 2. When visiting friends abroad you bring along a box of Kalev chocolate. 3. You attended a song festival at least once either as a performer or as a spectator. 4. You know that going to the sauna is 80% about networking and ...

Don’t download this song

Friday, September 22nd, 2006



Skype Button for Wordpress 2.0

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Finally released new version of the plugin - 2.0. Adds support for the new 'Status aware" buttons, which are available, if you are using Windows Skype version 2.0.0.81 or newer. Note that you need to enable "Web presence" in your Skype client for those buttons to show your online status. ...

Software prices

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Exhibit 1 - BitKeeper, apparently quite powerful version control tool, many nice features. How much does it cost? BitKeeper prices depend on a variety of factors including which products you choose, whether you choose to lease or buy, and the number of licenses you need. Please note that we charge only ...

Inside the mind of a team manager

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

First this - some team managers at Microsoft apparently decided that getting a chance to wear team leaders Hawaiian shirt is somehow motivating for the team members. And now this. If the employees meet certain criteria for a month, then there will be a "Jeans Day" next month as a special ...

Plogger beta 2.1 released

Monday, December 19th, 2005

We released Plogger 2.1 today, no new features, only security fixes. It's available at Plogger.org.

Skype chatrooms

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

Skype has IM features too and it's possible to invite as many other users to the chatroom as you want to. You can add a bookmark to the chat, so you can get back to it easily later (after having closed the window). And if you log out of Skype ...

A job at Skype

Monday, November 14th, 2005

I just got hired by Skype, and starting next Monday I'll work as a web developer, mostly for their online store, but I'm sure there are going to be many other interesting tasks and opportunities for me as well. I'm really happy right now :)