Archive for November, 2007
WinFlip
Having heard that the Windows Transforation Pack has been updated, I was keen to investigate WinFlip , which is part of it. WinFlip provides the Flip3D facilities that you find in Vista. And… it’s very, very good. There are other improvements in the Transformation Pack, such as windows transparency , but, to be honest, I’m interested in improving my XP, not [...]
Onlinememory.co.uk
Poor service is always something I believe in not ignoring but doing something about. So here’s one part of that. Let’s get the naming of the culprit out of the way straight off…. onlinememory.co.uk After a positive review in PCPro , I was interested in purchasing a Sansa MP3 player. Onlinememory had the 8GB version at a shade [...]
Pay-not-my-Pal
Over the last few weeks I’ve been looking at improving the eCommerce facilities on the BMTG website . Up until now I’ve handled the handled the ticket availability via a combination of PHP and MySQL. The shopping basket and checkout has then been handled by PayPal. To add some more flexibility, though, I’ve been taking over the [...]
Arachnophilia
Arachnophilia Download from… http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia Download size… 1.59MB Installation size… 1.54MB Unlike most of the other editors, Arachnophilia is designed specifically for web development. It used to be my editor of choice, but that was version 4.0 (which you can still download from the site). Since then it’s been converted to Java so it will run on [...]
Source Edit
Source Edit Download from… http://www.brixoft.net Download size… 3.73Mb Installation size… 3.88Mb This is a quite powerful editor, very similar to a commercial one that I use at work (my day job… not web development). In fact, the site even has a syntax highlighter for the obscure language that I programme in at work (a first that [...]
ConTEXT
ConTEXT Download from… http://www.context.cx Download size… 1.6Mb Installation size… 2.7Mb Like many code editors, ConTEXT has been designed to be pretty non-specific. In fact it’s quite lean – it weighs in quiet light in the Mb front but also in the features. All the usuals are there though, including line numbers, syntax highlighting, etc. The GUI [...]
ActiveState Komodo Edit
Recently I’ve been looking for a new coding editor to meet my own specific needs. I’ve settled on one, but am always happy to look at potential replacements, if they’ll make my life easier. Anyway, my intention is to add short reviews of these editors as I look at them. Today I’m looking at Komodo Edit from [...]
Netgear DG834GT Firmware
Netgear has recently released a firmware upgrade for its DG834GT router. I have that modem and one of the enhancements was to VOIP, which I’ve started using in the last week. Ideal. Except I spent many frustrated hours yesterday wondering why the wireless connectivity on my daughers laptop wasn’t working. Then I tried my work laptop and [...]
In for me, in for me, they’ve all got it in for me
A recent post on a computer forum.. I have a pop up box that tells me that it wants to install an upgrade.RealNetworks has identified a security risk in RealPlayer that may make your computer vulnerable to viruses and malware. RealNetworks has issued a fix and it is highly recommended that you download it at [...]
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Software Releases
These days the popular thing to do is to release software in Beta status, the Beta being more of a status symbol (and to cover your back in case the software doesn’t work) rather than anything. Unfortunately, it appears to be making companies sloppy. Beta is one thing, but a lot of this software is [...]
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