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 moreXUL Developer Wanted (UK)
The company I work for is looking for another XUL developer to work on remote XUL front-end code. The job posting is copied below, if anyone’s interested in applying: We are looking to employ a XUL developer to work on …
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 moreWanted: Monitor IN, keyboard/mouse OUT
I have an arcade cabinet, connected to a computer running MAME via a JPAC adaptor. During the BIOS boot screen, the display is too garbled to read. That used to be fine, because it just booted with no problems. Now, …
Read moreWhere are my six honest serving men?
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. – Rudyard Kipling Kipling’s six honest serving men – sometimes known as the five Ws …
Read moreWhere are the Firefox GPS add-ons?
Firefox 3.5 has been out for a few weeks now, and amongst all the exciting new features is an API for geolocation. In theory this means that a website can ask the browser where you are, and you then get …
Read moreWindows 7 UK Pricing
It would seem that early predictions of EU citizens having to pay double that of their US counterparts for Windows 7 were wrong. In fact the latest indications are that UK customers will have to pay about half the cost …
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, …
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