It’s not everyday I’m trying out Linux and certainly not since I switched to MacOSX on my workstations. I still have a big heart for Linux of course, but it’s mostly when it comes for running it on some servers. Today’s Slashdot posting about Debian 4.0, dubbed Etch, releasing a Beta 3 got me curious. Curious enough to actually download the smallest iso with a network installation to try it out.

Last Sunday I took a train to Koblenz (Germany). I had not really anything planned as usual, but the touristic information desk helped me out with a nice map. Koblenz is located where the Moselle flows into the Rhine. This exact place is called ‘Deutsches Eck’ or German Corner. It has a big monument and offers a nice overview on both rivers and the traffic on them. The most funny part of my visit, something I didn’t expect to do, is the having a ride on the ‘Sesselbahn’ or chair lift.

Yesterday I bought frozen fish from a brand called ‘Ja!’ (famous in Germany I guess) which was half the price of the same thing of ‘Iglo’ (which I usually buy). I thought I’d give it a try as it could save me some money. These are actually ready made dishes you put in the microwave and it’s ready in 18 minutes or so. The Iglo ones never failed me. Preparing the food, the instruction on the box were wrong: 12min at 600W.

Last year I visited Utrecht where we installed some MySQL Cluster. This week I had the chance to attend a training (again MySQL Cluster) in Leiden. Tuesday I had a good excuse to visit Amsterdam and next day Leiden. Both Amsterdam and Leiden have all these canals which were preserved unlike in Brussels where they actually made the river run under the city (stupid).. I did in both cities a tour on the water but Leiden won.

Few weeks ago I bought a Palm T|X mainly because I needed an agenda and contact book for on the road. The T|X has Wifi, Bluetooth, SD and a big screen, very nice device. Last Thursday I decided I wanted to read Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code. It was evening, no shops open and .. I could not wait! I looked at my Palm, I looked at my PowerBook: eBooks! I went to a website selling them, registering, buying, a bit waiting: et voila!