Archive for August, 2009
Netbook Easy Mode
Many of the Linux powered Netbooks come with a simple “Easy Mode” front end – large, chunky icons, all categorised into tabbed menus for you to launch. However, their Windows XP equivalents usually boot to the standard desktop. A Windows version of these easy menus would therefore be useful. I’ve come across 3 which, kind [...]
Displaying Code in WordPress
I often have the need to display code within this blog – whether it’s JavaScript, PHP, XHTML or something else. There are many plugins available that will display any such code in a nice manner – usually with syntax highlighting – but, as yet, I’ve been unable to find one that doesn’t fulfil my requirements. [...]
40 Open Source Programs That You’ve Probably Not Heard Of
After a recent post on a forum, extolling the virtues of a number of free Open Source program, I made mention that they were always the same problems being mentioned – OpenOffice , ClamWin , Audacity , etc. SourceForge alone holds over 150,000 Open Source projects, let alone those at Google Code , etc. So, I was set a challenge – [...]
Upgrading the Acer Aspire One memory
I recently upgraded my Netbooks memory from 1GB to an astonishing a 1.5GB (which is the maximum). This is not only a fiddly job as the memory slot is on the underside of the motherboard (and there’s no way of accessing it from underneath) but it will invalidate your warranty. So proceed with caution! Having said [...]
You see, I told you…
Sometime ago , I lamented the lack of advertising income thanks to the popularity of ad-blockers, et al. Yesterdays announcement by News Corp therefore didn’t come as a surprise – they would no longer be providing their newspapers’ websites free of charge. The only way websites such as these can provide the information that they do is to make money. And if [...]
TomTom Customer Service
Believe it or not, I’ve been working for my current employer for 20 years a . Loyalty like that is a rarity these days (or could I just not find anything better elsewhere)? Anyway, they’ve given up on handing out watches and simply give out gift vouchers instead (although a generous amount, I should add). I’d [...]
What is Twitter playing at?
I like Twitter. I don’t post many comments and when I do, they’re not very exciting. But I “get” Twitter, unlike some people. However, considering its worldwide success, it lacks basic features. Sorry, what I should say, is that they appear to be concentrating their efforts in the wrong direction. I didn’t really want the [...]
Mozilla Weave
I’ve been a fan for sometime of Xmarks (aka Foxmarks), which allows you to synchronise your bookmarks and, more recently, your passwords across different computers. I use it exclusively on Firefox but it is also compatible with other browsers as well. However, I’m a little bit excited by Mozilla Weave – this is Mozilla’s version of, well, the [...]
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Deleted post – you can’t be harsh!
This morning I was reading a popular UK discussion forum. On it, I came across a query with regard to opening RAR files. However, there were a few lines that lept out at me… I have purchased a R4 card for use in my daughters DS. I installed the software on it successfully and managed [...]
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