Many of the tools that I use everyday are based on tags, or integrate tags in some ways. In the upcoming posts, I plan to review and describe how these tools are part of my workflow, so it is a good idea to explain why a tag-based system is superior to a classical tree structure. [...]

You do have one, haven’t you? If you don’t, you might find what follows interesting. I will describe my own backup strategy, which is probably an overkill for most users’ needs, but will give you an idea of some available options and the corresponding “recovery time”. I mention the recovery time because for me it’s [...]

When will somebody have a look into data roaming prices? The situation today is becoming quite difficult for people who travel regularly. I remember a couple of years ago, I used to tether my 3G phone without worries, especially while traveling abroad; the service worked well, and it wasn’t even billed. Now, since the introduction [...]

I am using an iPhone 3G since the day it was launched, in July 2008, and I am still completely satisfied with the device. So, why update? Not for the new gadgets, which are secondary for my use (camera, video, voice control, etc.), but simply for the speed and the memory increase. The iPhone 3G [...]

After posting the previous article, I have done some tests on a disk encrypted with PGP WDE, and benchmarks show that the performance hit is quite big. Strangely, there is no visible difference during the normal use.