When I first heard about the move to “Chip and Pin” debit and credit cards I was dubious about the benefits it would bring to the consumer. Gervase Markham has an interesting article in The Times Online as well as …
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 moreThe Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain
In short, go and see The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain – they’re great
Read moreDemocracy in danger?
I’ve written to my MP for the first time due to my concerns about the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
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 moreIt’s the biggest key on my keyboard, so let me use it
Why won’t more websites let me enter my credit card number with spaces in? You know, like the way it’s printed on the card itself.
Read moreWow!
Novell have released the latest version of XGL to the community. For those not in the know, this will allow Linux to use 3D graphics hardware (as built into most modern PCs) to display the desktop and applications. In principle …
Read morePrinting and the web
My views on how and why printing sucks in web browsers.
Read moreGoogle come good
A quick follow-up to my previous posts: It appears that Google have now enabled XMPP Federation in Google Talk. This instantly turns it from being yet-another-insular-IM-system into an open system that can talk with countless other Jabber servers around the …
Read moreUbuntu 5.10
My Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) CDs have arrived
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