hm, time to clean the computer screen, is it?

I was sitting comfortably, powerbook in my lap, legs on the table, my back to the livingroom window. Problem was, I could hardly see through the dirty screen. Weird how I've negelcted cleaning it as it doesn't take much:

To clean your PowerBook screen, do the following:
Shut down your PowerBook and remove the battery.
Dampen a clean, soft, lint-free cloth or paper with water only and wipe the screen. Do not spray liquid directly on the screen. (from powerbook - care and handling).

Sort of embarrassing thing to share, everybody else probably clean their displays like once every week.

iPod celebration

My iPod arrived exactly one year ago. With Apple's limited one year only guarantee that probably means battery will be dead, pod will start behaving strangely, and it will never again function properly. Or maybe I'm the lucky owner of a quality-player?

special issue on the dynamics of personal networks

Social Networks has a theme-issue on the dynamics of personal networks: Volume 27, issue 4. I especially find Christian Licoppe and Zbigniew Smoreda's artcle "Are social networks technologically embedded? How networks are changing today with changes in communication technology" interesting and well-written.

On the downside: Two months ago I finally submitted an article where I raise similar questions. I doubt it will be accepted for publication though. I'm not trying to be girlishy insecure, I just don't think it's a very original contribution. Then again, although I enjoyed reading Licoppe and Smoreda's article, I wasn't very surprised by their analysis or conclusion (connected presence, reaffirming and reshaping the strength of social ties, choice of medium and production/reproduction of social structures).

living next floor to alice?

I've been in Tromsø for the last 17 days. 1600 km north of Oslo, and wow, it is beautiful here. Lasse's room is now turned into my office. I've been studying quite well, and my article for the aoir-conference is slowly progressing. The only drawback is the neighbour downstairs, who plays Smokies greatest hits every morning (one morning he began at 5.30 am!). Seriously provocating. Room 310 in Jonas Lies gate 50, Tromsø: I seriously dislike your taste in music.