Last week I saw Belle & Sebastian at The Roundhouse in London. I can honestly say that it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to. First of all it had the factors that all great gigs seem …
Read moreGovernment Reviewing UK Copyright Laws
It seems that there’s another review of UK copyright laws taking place. Let’s hope it leads to some actual legal reform this time. While Apple – and countless others – encourage us to rip our CDs, there’s little understanding in …
Read moreXDMCP to return to Ubuntu?
I’ve posted several articles about XDMCP in the past, and the most popular ones by far have concerned its removal from Ubuntu, and alternatives and workarounds to get the functionality back. I have to admit that I didn’t see much …
Read moreNintendo 3DS hands-on, Part II
Previous Part: Trying to get to, and find, the event After finally arriving at, and being let into, the Nintendo 3DS preview event in London, I made my way into the first of two rooms containing 3DS units and software …
Read moreNintendo 3DS hands-on, Part I
Yesterday I went to a hands-on preview of the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS. First I’d like to mention a few things about the event itself; if you’re just interested in my views on the 3DS and games then you might want …
Read moreBuilding an Extension, Part XV
[Part I] … [Part V] … [Part X] [Part XI] [Part XII] [Part XIII] [Part XIV] [Part XV] There was nobody on site for the next couple of days, to give the plaster a chance to start drying. Then, on …
Read moreBuilding an Extension, Part XIV
[Part I] … [Part V] … [Part X] [Part XI] [Part XII] [Part XIII] [Part XIV] [Part XV] Finally the time had come to break down the boundaries between the work taking place on the extension, and the inside of …
Read moreBuilding an Extension, Part XIII
[Part I] … [Part V] … [Part X] [Part XI] [Part XII] [Part XIII] [Part XIV] [Part XV] The start of week six saw some more work from the electricians. Here you can see a few wires passing through the …
Read moreBuilding an Extension, Part XII
[Part I] … [Part V] … [Part X] [Part XI] [Part XII] [Part XIII] [Part XIV] [Part XV] Over the previous couple of days the electricians had run cables and fitted boxes to the walls as part of their first …
Read moreBuilding an Extension, Part XI
[Part I] … [Part V] … [Part X] [Part XI] [Part XII] [Part XIII] [Part XIV] [Part XV] After the previous post’s foray into the dangers of not specifying your build materials clearly enough, back to some actual building. We’ve …
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