We would like to thank for all your words of kindness and sympathy in emails we have been receiving during our time of loss. It’s a truly sad moment for Poland and we really appreciate your thoughtfulness and caring. Thank you again.
On April 10th, 97 people died in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia. Dozens of Poland’s military, political and church elite members were killed, including the Polish president and other dignitaries who traveled to a ceremony honoring the 22,000 Polish prisoners of war killed 70 years ago by the Soviet Union’s secret police.
Read more about the tragedy on CNN.
Today is the first day of spring – at least this is what astronomers say. I believe them since the temperature outside reaches 15 degrees, which is quite hot as for this part of the year.
In Poland, the first day of spring is celebrated mainly by school children who play hooky and spend this time in Internet Cafes, parks or at their friends’ flats. The remaining part of a youth who don’t want to suffer the consequence of being a truant, go to school to drown Marzanna (a frost maiden)! Take it easy.. it’s just a dummy which is thrown into a river as a symbol of winter that passes away. The only thing that concerns me is why some people set her to fire before they let her dive? Is it some sort of a new custom borrowed from GTA?
Today, our office is empty but only because it’s Sunday. I hope everyone from our team is having a whale of time right now – don’t burn yourself when flirting with Marzanna! Tomorrow, we’re all back, tight and ready to continue our mission.
I recently watched a program on sharks that focused on their tendency to attack surfers and eat surfboards. Of course, it had not been the first time I saw this problem filmed in a wildlife documentary as these are aired quite frequently on numerous channels. On this occasion I remembered I had heard once that coconuts that hang stealthily under the palm tree canopies could be equally predatory. Don’t be fooled by their seeming harmlessness. Coconuts, just as ticks, wait for the passing people and when the time is right, plunge onto their ‘prey’ from the hideaway, which often leads to serious injuries…
Continue reading ‘Coconuts and global access to information’
Imagine for a moment that the following is possible: your usual 24-hour-long day has been extended by one additional hour. Free of charge, no need to pay it back and you can spend these extra 60 minutes any way you like. The case is of course plainly theoretical and involves magic (it’s not related to the NASA studies on overdriving natural circadian rhythm in order to e.g. help astronauts in accommodating to a Martian day lasting 24.65 earthly hours…)
Continue reading ‘25 over 24′
In this post we are showing your some snapshots from our everyday life at CodeTwo. You will see our team composed of a dozen or more dedicated IT enthusiasts. That is a rare chance to see them in action.
…there are times when we are very quick at work…
Continue reading ‘9 to 5 and Beyond’
Since this year’s winter is giving us a hard time, I decided to take it head-on. My girlfriend, who is an experienced cross-country skier, took me for a trip to Jakuszyce; a small village located close to Czech border in the center of a huge network of cross-country tracks – one of the biggest cross-country skiing centres in Europe. It’s hard to believe that it takes just 20 minutes by car from CodeTwo HQ to these magic forests and fields. When we got there I realized I’d forgotten my camera. Anyway.. I wouldn’t be able to put it in any of my pockets since my ’sexy’, skin-tight outfit would considerably change its aerodynamic properties then. I had to use my phone camera so please forgive me the quality of these pictures.
Continue reading ‘Cross-country skiing’
Winter has come… It does sound like a title of a very popular tune but it concerns the reality. This winter has surprised everybody not only because it came so early but mainly because it was totally unexpected. Most of the city woke up and realized they were going to spend all their way to work drifting on every curve like in a well-known computer game. Fortunately there was no change in the “weather” for CodeTwo. Everybody arrived early, traditionally with disarming smiles, ready to sing Jingle Bells during a morning briefing. Apart from that, it was promising to be a typical day. However, a very interesting creature, made of snow, grapevine stems and an unidentified matter, tapped on the window in the technical support room. We didn’t know what to do as it neither wanted food (even though there were some delicious pierogies in the fridge), nor it wanted money. Finally, we decided to give it our footer. I guess it liked it very much, ehh?
CodeTwo Snowman
CodeTwo Snowman with CodeTwo footer - a perfect match!
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