Category Archives: Personal

Earthquake shakes Tirana at 11:50 PM

Posted on 6 September 2009 by the Albanian Blogger

The night of Sunday, September 06, 2009 at exactly 11:50 PM an earthquake shook the buildings in Tirana. It was not strong enough to destroy anything, but it could definitively be felt on the 4th floor of the apartment building … Continue reading →

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Finally I got my ID card

Posted on 18 April 2009 by the Albanian Blogger

The other day I went to get my new ID card. Oh boy was I happy – not really. Anyway, I applied for it about a month ago and had to wait 4 hours in line, then when I went … Continue reading →

Posted in Albanian Blogger, Citizenship, Daily Life in Tirana, Personal | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Share, Sync, and Back Up Files with DropBox

Posted on 6 April 2009 by the Albanian Blogger

Dropbox, is a service that lets you back up files, share them with others, and sync them with other PCs. I have been using Dropbox for close to one year now and so far I like it very much. It … Continue reading →

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Concerns over the Albanian Online Bookstore

Posted on 13 February 2009 by the Albanian Blogger

On Thursday (12 Feb.), the Albanian Online Bookstore – ShtepiaeLibrit.com was unavailable for almost the whole day. This was very worrying to me because the problem was rather technical and the decision was made by the technicians of the hosting … Continue reading →

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Say hello to my new laptop!

Posted on 11 February 2009 by the Albanian Blogger

Today I got a brand new HP Compaq 6730s laptop after my desktop’s motherboard died. Luckily none of my files were affected, however my studies and work at home were. Basically I got almost nothing done for several days since … Continue reading →

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Why I’m saving money on my cell phone bill?

Posted on 19 January 2009 by the Albanian Blogger

Over the past two-three months I’ve been working at lowering my monthly cell phone bill. My strategy: Use another cell phone service carrier/provider. Basically, now I have two cell numbers that I use. One for all my work calls and … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings

Posted on 25 December 2008 by the Albanian Blogger

Dear friends and visitors, I just wanted to wish you all a Marry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009. Thanks for being part of this little world of mine Your Albanian Blogger, Elvis

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