PC端GPS使用

现在发现在欧洲旅行,GPS是很有必要的装备。最近有购置GPS的打算,所以研究了一下相关资料。

有价值的论坛有:100GPSGPS In PDA4x.

由于在欧洲留学,所以没有下载‘城际通’,‘灵图’等国内知名的GPS软件。而且Palm也借给了朋友,所以只能在笔记本上试试刚从朋友那拿来的蓝牙GPS模块了。

bluetooth gps module

PC端软件的选择让我费了不少时间,一开始打算用Google Earth Pro的GPS功能来做导航软件。但是无奈Google Earth Pro只支持Garmin和Magellan这两个高端产品。其他的GPS还没有支持,比较遗憾。在选购GPS的时候,我考虑了Magellan(麦哲伦)的Explorist-400,但是这个在瑞典竟然要4000多克朗。但是在美国却便宜的要死,200美元以内。现在考虑怎么能卖一台廉价的手持GPS呢。(物流,关税,真麻烦。) Continue reading

学习媒体的20个理由

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By Chris Worsnop

  1. Like history, because the media interpret the past to us show us what has gone into making us the way we are..
  2. Like geography, because the media define for us our own place in the world.
  3. Like civics, because the media help us to understand the workings of our immediate world, and our individual places in it.
  4. Like literature, because the media are major sources of modern culture and entertainment.
  5. Like literature, because the media require us to learn and use critical thinking skills.
  6. Like business, because the media are major industries and are inextricably involved in commerce.
  7. Like language, because the media help define how we communicate with each other.
  8. Like science and technology, because the media help us to learn technology by adopting the leading edge of modern technological innovation.
  9. Like family studies, because the media determine much of our cultural diet and weave part of the fabric of our lives.
  10. Like environmental studies, because the media are as big a part of our everyday environment as are trees, mountains, rivers, cities and oceans.
  11. Like philosophy, because the media interpret our world, its values and ideas to us.
  12. Like psychology, because the media helps us (mis)understand ourselves and others.
  13. Like science, because the media explain to us how things work.
  14. Like industrial arts, because the media are carefully planned, designed and constructed products.
  15. Like the arts, because through the media we experience all the arts as no other age has ever done.
  16. Like politics, because the media bring us political and ideological messages all the time – yes – all the time.
  17. Like rhetoric, because the media use special codes and conventions of their own languages that we need to understand.
  18. Like drama, because the media help us understand life by presenting it as larger-than-life, and compel us to think in terms of the audience.
  19. Like Everest, because they are there.
  20. BECAUSE THE MEDIA GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO STUDY YOU!

瑞典语课程SFI

SFI是Svenska för Invandrare/Swedish For Immigrants的缩写,意为移民瑞典语课程。只要年满16周岁,在瑞典注册过的居民(具有人口号”personnummer”即可)就可以报名,并在就近的街区获得免费的瑞典语学习机会。

SFI的老师以学生的瑞典语0基础为起点开始教学,并且介绍对瑞典社会进行入门介绍。根据不同学生的教育背景和语言能力情况,SFI将学生分为三个级别:A and B, B and C 和 C and D。在报名时会进行一个测试,确保学生能够进入相对应的级别,以达到更好的学习效果。C and D级别是其中最快的学习课程,每天3到4小时的学习,一周5天,这样下来大概5个月就能完成学习课程。

你可能认为5个月的时间太长了,但是要知道瑞典语是一门比较难掌握的语言,一位喜剧演员曾说过:‘他们对每一样东西都有一个不同的单词。’(They have a different word for everything.) Continue reading

小逛巴黎

旅行回来都一周多了,一直瞎忙,没能抽时间回顾回顾旅程的收获。再不记录点什么,都忘光了。趁着还有点残余的记忆,整理一点先。

能在巴黎多玩几天也是老天所赐,托这个机场的福分。

Paris Beauvais airport

Ryanair机场 Paris Beauvais airport

机场大巴一定要提前啊。虽然有同学的前车之鉴,而且在买大巴票的地方有明显的提示:要提前3个小时15分钟去巴士站等车。我在最后一天会Stockholm的时候也还是好险没赶上飞机。(Again…)我乘坐早上的第一班地铁,才勉强能赶上早班的飞机。而且机场要排好长的队··· Continue reading

WordPress学习笔记

从购买空间到今天已经一周时间了,期间断断续续看了不少Wordpress相关文章,也简单的搭建起来了自己的博客平台。多亏了Wordpress的五分钟安装(Famous 5-minute install )。Wordpress的帮助文档也属实强大,非常详细,专业的讲解了每一个细节(WordPress Codex),但是前提条件是英文要好,我只硬着头皮扫了几眼。相关的Wordpress中文网站也都不错(我爱水煮鱼WordPress.com.twWordPress中文教程 etc.), 但是根据中文用户和中文博客这么庞大的市场,Wordpress官方提供相关的中文手册是十分必要的。(虽然民间的Wordpress中文化正在有条不紊的进行中,WordPress中文团队WordPress中文 etc.)

下面开始逐步介绍我的建站经历和相关Tips:

1. 为什么选择Wordpress?

这个话题我看过我爱水煮鱼里面谈过,比较Wordpress和Blogger。对我而言,快速高效(quick and effective),专业(professional),扩展空间大(potential),免费(free),是我选择Wordpress的原因。

2. 主机(Host)选择

由于我打算做个人Blog,所以尽量降低费用。我选择了合租主机,刚好在瑞典这边测试的速度也很理想,我对主机的要求也不很苛刻,毕竟不是什么商业网站嘛。但是在交易的过程中遇到了一点问题,由于太长时间没有使用建设银行的VISA信用卡,我把网络银行的密码忘掉了。经过无数次回忆,猜测,都没能成功,最后时刻还是请教建行的客服阿姨,她告诉我,只要注销掉网络账户,再重新申请一次就可以解决了,我晕倒。

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