Archive for January, 2008
Google Maps
I regularly make use of the Google Maps API to add interactive maps to my websites, where a location is required to be pin-pointed. It’s used on both BMTG and Engments to good effect. It’s my own variation of the code and actively displays a pin in the required location, along with a balloon containing the locations name [...]
Snap Happy
I’m very excited. After much research, I’ve bought myself a new camera. My current camera – a Konica Minolta – is a good few years old and was my first “proper” digital camera. It’s getting a little worn now and it’s a little sluggish. So, first things first, what I needed. What photos do I [...]
CrossLoop – use me and abuse me
CrossLoop is a great new method of getting IT help. Or, in this case, my help. Anyone who knows me will know I’m always happy to lend a hand, particularly if it’s on a subject I know about – computers would be one such product. CrossLoop is a simple program that you download onto your computer. [...]
It never rains…
Just before Christmas I ordered a TomTom Home Dock. This is basically a little docking station that your TomTom can sit in on your desk, keeping it charged and updated. Nice. I bought it from a seller on eBay with a good rating. When it turned up the USB socket on the dock was slightly [...]
Play.com Customer Service
Today, for the second time in the last month, I’ve had the joy of needing to contact Play.com. They no longer have a way of being contacted online – you have to phone them. And after experiencing 20 minute delays just after Christmas, I was in no mood for such delays. Today I gave them [...]
eBuyer Customer Service
I’ve written only recently about various examples of poor service from companies. Unfortunately, I’d like to add two more. I recently ordered a USB hub from eBuyer . Except that an SD memory card turned up instead. I contacted eBuyer by phone and they said that they’d email me return instructions straight away and despatch the [...]
Artiss Web Design is no more
I’ve finally decided that I’m winding up Artiss Web Design. I’ve not had the chance to do it properly, so will be converting all links to point to this site. Additionally, I’m transferring all the back-end databases to here as well (which has a quicker server). Copy+ has already been converted in this way. However, if [...]
LopeEdit Lite
LopeEdit Lite Download from… http://www.lopesoft.com Download size… 3.2MB Installation size… 4.6MB LopeEdit is a nice looking editor. It displays line numbers, word wrap indicators and, importantly, wraps correctly (i.e. re-wrapping as the windows resizes, rather than to a fixed screen position). I tried the free version (as that’s the grand total of how much I wish [...]
Good lord, that was easy
Just updated WordPress to 2.3.2 (my first upgrade. Awww) and it… worked. Without a hitch. Been having a think about the BMTG site and was wondering if I could use something like WordPress to run it. Either WordPress or Joomla . Anybody any thoughts on this one? Or experience of CMS?
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DRM Clarification
I posted yesterday about a recent story about DRM that I came across on the BBC News site. Unfortunately, I misread the main portion of it, hence why I’ve now removed the post. Instead of seeing that the government was planning on making copying CD’s legal, I somehow read it as “illegal”. Stupid me. Never-the-less, there was a quote from [...]
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