February 2009

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Bieles am Jumm 2009

28.02.2009 in Click!, Touring! | No comments

Bieles am Jumm is a local carnival event, visited by several thousand people year by year. It takes place in 3 different venues, all with different kings of music and a different style of customers. The guys who organize this event really take care and even not being professional event managers, they set up a pretty neat feast for everyone to enjoy.

We lived now for a few days on the site and I’m proud to present some making of pictures, as well as some snapshots form a night to remember: Read the rest of this entry »

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How to address intelligent lighting fixtures dip-switch-style

26.02.2009 in DIY!, Touring! | 1 comment

Not so long ago I saw a setup with a lot of Martin Atomic fixtures … and by a lot I mean a lot (anybody heard of Tiësto? :-) ) This remembered me of the good old days and my beginnings in showbiz and the lighting industry. Actually one of the first things I was taught when I started was calculating in binary to address a lot of Martin RS812 Scanners. And it was so confusing in the beginning. Lighttechs were running around mumbling numbers, an there was not a single production without addressing mistakes. (I still can hear the sentence “Could someone hand me a small screwdriver? I can’t switch this %&ç*ç dip” :-) ) Those were the days.

I wonder if newbies nowadays still know how to use the dip-switches? If not, here’s the “maboo guide to binary dip-switch addressing”.

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wordpress for iPhone

24.02.2009 in Click! | No comments

I read about a wordpress publishing app for the iPhones. Trying it out right now. And I like it! :-)

Link: wordpress for iPhone

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Schluchsee 2009

1.02.2009 in Life, Travel! | No comments

Due to an enormous amount of work, i could not find neither the time nor the inner peace to concentrate on my paperwork so I took some days of and went into a sort of conclave :-)

The short trip led me to a small village named “Schluchsee” located in the heart of the Black Forrest in southern Germany. I knew the hotel since my childhood when I spend many holidays at this place. The “Vier Jahreszeiten am Schluchsee” (Four seasons at Schluchsee) is a upper class Sport and Family hotel, not the top luxury house, but very neat and comfortable. A great feature is the quite cheap internet access. An incredible bargain at 5 euros a day.

During the relaxing time I had the opportunity to shot some pictures, have a look.

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