Franchu’s Lair

Acabo de descubrir que Google Calendar soporta CalDAV lo que permite de una vez sincronizar de forma transparente iCal con Google Calendar.

No sé hace cuanto tiempo que está disponible, pero yo me lo acabo de encontrar y por fin me puedo olvidar de tener que hacer ñapas para mantener mis calendarios sincronizados

Más información en las páginas de ayuda en inglés de Google Calendar.

El otro día me disponía a leer un libro electrónico en formato CHM y no tenía ningún lector instalado.

Tras buscar un poco por Internet, me encontré varios programas pero me decanté por iCHM. Llevo usándolo unos días y la verdad es que tiene muy buena pinta.

iChm – Cocoa CHM Reader for Mac OS X via kwout

La Palma is one of the seven major islands that form the Canary Archipelago. Being a volcanic island you can expect to see a mountain rise from the sea, meaning that in a 10 minutes drive you can be by the sea or on top of a mountain.

To reach the island you have direct flights from Madrid, or you can fly to Tenerife Norte (TFN) and from there there are hourly flights to Santa Cruz de la Palma (SPC). There are two companies that do the route: Binter and Islas. A friend from Tenerife recommended me to fly with Binter and so I did. A wonderful on-board service for the 30 minutes flight, and if you can get a seat on the left side of the place to get a priviledge view of the Teide peak as you fly near it

• Hotel: I stayed at the H10 Taburiente Playa which is on the way from the airport (SPC) to Santa Cruz de La Palma. You have to take the exit “Los Cancajos” and follow down the road until you see the hotel on your right. Try to get a room with views on the sea and Santa Cruz de La Palma. Seeing the sunrise is breathtaking Beware though, that some rooms don’t have wifi internet access. Breakfast is a nice buffet with many things to choose and the inside of the hotel is stunningly beautiful (there is a waterfall and some lakes with live fishes!).
  

• Meal: I never made it for lunch in the three days that I stayed in the island (too much work). For dinner I went to a little place 5 minutes on foot from the hotel called “ALAVASCA”. When you get out from the hotel, turn left and walk uphill until you see it on your right. The fried cheese with pepper marmalade is delicious Also, if you happen to be on the west side of the island near Tazacorte, there is a very nice beach bar in Puerto Naos, that serve natural fuit juices that are simply amazing.
  

• Sightseeing: If you are a plane spotter, you have a very nice view of the runway facing south from the road at the exit you would take to go to the hotel in Los Cancajos as described before. Instead of turning right you can take the exit on your left and park on that side of the road for a priviledged point of view on the runway. I also drove around the island to reach each of the lighthouses that I had to work on and the views are amazing. You can find yourself inside a banana field and 15 minutes later you can be inside a pine forest. Be prepared to be surprised by the landscape! On the map you can see the landmarks of my trip.
  

  
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