Category Archives: Technology
Make your own Windows
So Windows has gone open source, eh? That the leaked code released onto the Net was accompanied by a message from Bill Gates, saying “I’m so sorry, I screwed up. Please fix this for me” is sadly, as yet, unconfirmed.
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Miscellaneous musings round about midnight
Miscellaneously… Mozilla have had to rename their Firebird (previously Phoenix) browser again. It’s now called Firefox and version 0.8 will probably be every bit as good as the previous versions… I’ll let you know next time I’m on the WinXP … Continue reading
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Too good for Tony
In the government’s proposed review of the BBC, the huge BBCi website is sure to be one of the main areas for consideration. The main complaint, it seems, is not that BBCi is too big; it’s actually seen as being … Continue reading
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The phony war against spam
As is my weekly habit, I browsed the Online section of the Guardian yesterday… The increasing regularity of spam-related articles suggests that the feature writers, if not the government, are starting to realise what a huuuuuge problem it has become. … Continue reading
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I hate Hotmail
I hate Hotmail. I despise it. Normally, with something so insignificant (at least in relation to my everyday life) I’d just avoid it. But I have to use Hotmail. Hotmail, and webmail in general, is how email should not work. … Continue reading
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Warren Ellis on WAP
I use a wap-compatible mobile phone, a useful tool for the sort of person who runs out of book or newspaper midway through a journey. Or, therefore, for the sort of person who likes to make such journeys on unpredictable … Continue reading
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The Lego Mac
Did you play with Lego as a kid? I did, obsessively, but I never built a Mac out of Lego. Daniele Procida, from the uk.comp.sys.mac newsgroup, built one, and he’s selling it on Ebay. (As the Ebay link will have … Continue reading
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iTunes 4 and the Apple Music Store
Apple have released iTunes 4, the latest version of one of my favourite pieces of Mac software. Version 4 comes with AAC encoding and playback facilities; it’s nice to see Apple keeping up with new developments, even if I’m having … Continue reading
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Safari public beta 2
Whoo! A new version of Apple’s web browser Safari appeared over the weekend. Proving that Apple do seem to listen to their users, the new version (still a public beta) now has tabbed browsing and form auto-fill functions. It’s still … Continue reading
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The voice on the Tannoy tells me to Hoover up the Biros
Call me naive, but I like it when people I admire and respect keep on doing more things that make me admire and respect them. In most cases, I’ve been lucky. Even when my favourite musicians, authors, actors or even … Continue reading
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