I’ve been waiting and watching the eReader world for some time now, waiting for the price (for a half decent product) to drop below about £100. The Kindle 3, starting at £109, was close enough for me to preorder one …
Read moreSolved: Ubuntu Missing Numpad Issue
If you just want the quick fix: try pressing SHIFT+NUM_LOCK. For the full gory story, as it affected me, read on… A few weeks ago the numeric keypad on my work PC stopped responding. The Enter key still worked, but …
Read moreDIY Foxkeh SVG Wallpapers
I’ve long argued that there should be more SVG-based wallpapers available, so that users can modify or tweak them to suit their own requirements. A step in the right direction is Foxkeh’s Wallpaper Creator – a web page which lets …
Read moreR4 Cards Now Illegal in the UK
*Sigh* R4 (and similar) cards have now been declared illegal in the UK. Personally I think this is a significant injustice, as it further erodes individuals’ ability to use their purchased hardware for non-approved (but legal) uses, under the flag …
Read moresudo? sudon’t! Stupid “sudoers.d”
If you don’t know what “sudo” is, then this isn’t the post for you… it’s going to get technical and Linuxy. Let’s start with the summary, as it’s the most important part of this post: If you use /etc/sudoers.d/ don’t …
Read moreA bettr Flattr dashboard
I’ve mentioned Flattr on this blog before, and now that I’ve been using it for a while I’d like to suggest some changes to the Flattr “Dashboard” which might make more effective use of the screen. I would imagine that …
Read moreMozilla Add-ons workshop, London 2010
Last night I went to the free Add-ons workshop that Mozilla hosted in London. It was an informative and interesting evening – well worth the trek down to London, even if it did then lead to a late-night trek back …
Read moreProject Canvas
It looks like my wish for a common on-demand TV service might actually become reality with the BBC Trust’s approval of “Project Canvas”. From the sounds of it they’re primarily targeting set-top boxes, though hopefully their current iPlayer implementations for …
Read moreFocus in XBL handlers in Firefox 3.6
Most people can safely ignore this post for fear of melting your brains. It’s only here to help people who stumble across the same problem I did, and go googling for the terms I’ve put in the post title. For …
Read moreFixing online safety where it counts
Facebook’s in the news again as yet another country wants them to add a “safety” or “panic” button to the site so that users (especially children) can easily report any improper contact from other users. This time it’s Australia asking …
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