In my previous post I lamented the annual round of TV show cancellations, leaving plotlines unfinished and cliffhangers unresolved. But is there actually anything that can be done about this? I think one of the big problems is that we …
Read moreTo be (dis)continued…
Consider how you would feel if you bought a book from a bookshop and found that the last chapter was missing. Or if you’d been reading a series of books, and the last one was never released. Of course no …
Read moreThoughts on Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope
Having upgraded a few machines to Ubuntu 9.04 a few days ago, here are my thoughts on this latest version: Things I Love The speed of the system – both in booting and in general use – seems to be …
Read moreGot a band? Had some hits? Then bloody well play them!
I went to see The Cure on Thursday at the 02 Arena in London (one of my least favourite venues, but that’s another story). It was a sold-out gig, with the stage at one end, which according to that Wikipedia …
Read morePerhaps a little too edgy?
Ubuntu 6.10 (“Edgy Eft”) was released last week, but upgrading to it wasn’t as painless as previous versions.
Read moreA Ripping Yarn, Pt. 3
Having ripped and converted all my CDs, it was time to play back the mp3 files on my Ubuntu box. What I hadn’t expected, however, was that Amarok would fail to play them.
Read moreTechnical (lack of) Support
Being the local “person who knows about computers” I was recently drafted to sort out someone’s inability to get a new laptop talking wirelessly to a new router on a new ADSL connection. It didn’t help that she’d been mis-sold …
Read more“Do you want to restart your computer now?”
Automatic updates on Windows XP are the bane of my working life. I don’t mind the update itself, but it’s the constant nagging to reboot the machine afterwards which really grates. Thankfully someone has posted a simple solution to this …
Read moreWhy are we paying twice?
A journalist has finally spotted that we’re paying twice for government-collected data. Shame they didn’t spot that we’re also paying twice for any BBC produced merchandise we buy.
Read morePrinting and the web
My views on how and why printing sucks in web browsers.
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