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Month: October 2009

Karmic Koala, GDM, XDMCP and some other stuff

Mark Friday, 30th October, 2009Monday, 2nd November, 2009 20 Comments

Update: I’ve written another post which describes how to work around some of the XDMCP regressions in Karmic Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala, has been released. So it’s time to provide some updates on my older posts to cover the changes, …

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Linux Tech

That porridge is too cold. This porridge is too hot.

Mark Wednesday, 28th October, 2009 3 Comments

But I can’t seem to find any porridge that is just right. Except that for “porridge” you should read “software”, and for “too hot” read “too expensive”. For years now it’s been possible to request CDs of Ubuntu releases, which …

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Linux My Green Life Tech Things I Just Don't Understand

Foxy fonts of the future

Mark Thursday, 22nd October, 2009

Any web developer who’s ever tried to introduce an old-school graphic designer to the ins and outs of web design will know how easy it is to make their brain melt and trickle out of their ears. One of the …

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My Green Life Tech Things I Love Web

I Hate HDTV

Mark Tuesday, 20th October, 2009 2 Comments

Okay, so it’s a slightly sensationalist headline – I don’t really hate HDTV as such, but I do hate what it’s done to the market for computer monitors. There was a time when televisions and computer monitors were universally 4:3 …

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Miscellaneous

World of Goo – pay what you want

Mark Wednesday, 14th October, 2009

Or more specifically pay whatever you think it’s worth – for this week at least. I’ve got the WiiWare version, and have to say that it is a great game – well worth the full asking price. If you don’t …

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Games Linux My Green Life Tech Things I Love

A few follow-ups

Mark Tuesday, 13th October, 2009Monday, 30th November, 2009

Just a quick follow up on some earlier posts: • British sci-fi Primeval, which finished with a cliffhanger and was then cancelled, has been brought back from extinction. It may not be the best programme in the world, but there’s …

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Games Linux Miscellaneous Music Tech

Another DVD Menu Fail

Mark Monday, 5th October, 2009 1 Comment

Having finally got to the episode selection screen on a DVD at the weekend, I was presented with a rather confusing screen. I wanted to watch the second episode, but what I saw was this: Episode Title Episode Title Episode …

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Miscellaneous

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