I’m the first to admit that I’m more comfortable in a Linux environment than Windows (or MacOS for that matter). It’s the little things that add up to create a faster, better workflow for me. Virtual desktops, focus-follows-mouse and autoraising …
Read moreDell Linux FAIL
I was helping a friend spec a new Linux netbook today – a Dell Mini 10v. In the process I went through the page-by-page configuration steps on Dell’s UK website, even though many of those pages didn’t actually offer any …
Read moreDo you like Kipling?
The correct answer to this question is, of course, “I don’t know – I’ve never kippled.” But hoary old chestnuts aside, there are two Kiplings of note here in the UK. The first – Rudyard Kipling – was an author …
Read moreDell on Linux returns
It’s good to see Dell refuting Microsoft’s implications that netbook buyers are returning Linux-based machines in droves, in favour of Windows machines. They do admit that there are returns from people who look at the low price first, without realising …
Read moreApple, my Chumby thanks you
In the past few posts I’ve praised my little Chumby and the small but fascinating distractions it provides throughout the day, but although it’s a great device, it’s not perfect. First there’s the price. It’s expensive. $199 to the yanks, …
Read moreChumby: An art gallery on my desktop
I love wandering round art galleries – but I don’t really like the way most of them are organised. Most galleries take the “museum” approach of labelling and categorising. All the Old Masters are over in that wing, separated into …
Read moreWindows 7 Upgrade Madness
Currently doing the rounds on the internet is the chart of Windows 7 upgrade options. The original can be found at Walt Mossberg’s site, but the chart is also linked below. Note that “Custom Install” is a euphemism for “wipe …
Read moreApple: No longer the masters of packaging
Anyone who has purchased an Apple product in the past few years – particularly a computer, iPod or iPhone – might have noticed that they have a certain knack for packaging. The boxes are sleek and sparsely labelled. The sub-boxes …
Read moreChumby
A couple of weeks ago I bought a Chumby – I bought it secondhand, but it had all the original packaging. A Chumby is essentially a small internet-connected touchscreen and speakers. Yes, there’s more to it than that, but that’s …
Read moreWallpapers can have source code too
I’ve commented in the past about Ubuntu’s wallpapers – in particular that I thought the Hardy Heron wallpaper was a high point. Now I do like it as an image in its own right, but I finally realised the other …
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