Lentiade is a spring fair

The Lentiade is an annual spring fair held at the beginning of April in the Lingebos (firing/Gorinchem). It is a lifestyle event where you can taste, experience, shop and enjoy. Read More

Chatroulette is chatting with the webcam

Chatroulette has been popular since the end of 2009. It is a website developed by a 17 year old Russian who liked to be able to contact everyone in the world via a webcam. The idea is simple: if you have a webcam you go to the website and then you can chat with any other person who is also logged in to chat roulette. If you don't like the person, just click through until you've found an interesting chat-comrade. In February 2010 it became really popular because the media picked up the idea. Be warned, you don't know what webcam you'll see.

Shingles is a sudden-occurring skin reaction

Another name for shingles is ' herpes zoster ' or ' zona '. The person who suffers from shingles gets blisters on the (red) skin, very similar to chickenpox. On the fuselage these blisters have the shape of a belt, which is why it is called shingles. Shingles suddenly enter, and is often very painful. Shingles stems from the chickenpox virus that remains in the spinal cord. Read More

Redsn0w is a jailbreaking tool

Like BlackRa1n, Redsn0w is a cross-platform jailbreaking tool (for Apple iPhone). In addition it regulates immediately the installation of Cydia and the program for unlocking the SIM card. Redsn0w works from both an Apple OS and a Microsoft Windows OS. Read More

ACTA means Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

The ACTA is an initiative from Japan and the United States, where the idea is to achieve a global standard of enforcement of intellectual property rights. This would make it easier to deal with the production of illegal, copied goods internationally. Countries can participate voluntarily, at present there are several countries involved (O. M: Japan, United States, Singapore, Canada and the European Union. The ACTA will focus on three key areas:

1. International cooperation for enforcement
2. Exchanging a good working approach
3. Legally working together to combat piracy

From a European point of view, in Brussels there is an increasing commotion about ACTA because it also involves far-off measures to combat digital piracy. The so-called ' three strikes policy ' encounters resistance (three times being caught on illegal downloading resulting in closure of the Internet). In addition, there is greater responsibility for Internet providers and content should be actively filtered. More information and starting points on the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Google D.C. Talk: ACTA-The Global Treaty That Could reshape The Internet

BLACKRA1N is a jailbreak application

BLACKRA1N is an application that has been created to allow a layman to access the iphone/ipod control system by means of a few clicks, after which it is ' jailbreaked '. This works for the IPhone OS and also for the IPod touch 3rd generation. What BlackRa1n does is customize the firmware of the system while you're in recovery mode. After this, it is possible to install other programs (Cydia, Icy, etc.) that make sure you cannot install Apple-approved applications either. Read More

Tradition is a habit

Tradition comes from Latin, meaning ' surrender ' or ' surrender '. It is a certain use, ACT, celebration which has been taking place for years within a particular population group. A tradition can be a commemoration, a feast, the passing of a story, etc. Often (but not always) it is also related to a religious beliefs. Old and new celebration is something that is known throughout the world, but Sinterklaas is not. In Dutch it is, for example, tradition that at a birth rusks with mice is eaten.