Monthly Archives: November 2008

Mark the calendars

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Andrew

…. World of Goo should be available on wiiware in Europe some time in December. Nintendo, Goosters, I forgive you all! (But I’m still angry.) Previously: Saturday morning disgruntlement. Technorati Tags: europe, games, nintendo, wii

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eee pc volume

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Andrew

My eee pc was more like a mouse than a lion in the volume department. I had to turn the volume up to max, and still couldn’t hear much. It turns out the line out and pcm controls are inverted … Continue reading →

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Disruption

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Andrew

As I sit doing LiMo work on my netbook, with a new Linksys N router sat beside me ready to replace the ageing Fon this weekend, I read this interesting article on four disruptive technologies for 2009. Damnit, where can … Continue reading →

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Future of Mobile

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Andrew

So, the start of this week was Future of Mobile, which brings together the pioneers of the mobile industry to talk about browsers, devices, standards, user-interface design and more. I was fortunate enough to go as one of my colleagues … Continue reading →

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GMail hegemony

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Andrew

When talking about the eee pc I mentioned putting more data into the cloud – a fancy way of saying I’m using and trusting more online services. Here’s one example. Back in September I took the final step in my … Continue reading →

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eeeeeeee! PC!

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Andrew

So, curious to see what all the fuss is about with netbooks, and fed up with carrying around a hefty collection of overweight laptops, I decided it was time to downsize to an Asus Eee PC. I picked one up … Continue reading →

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Disclaimer

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Andrew

It shouldn’t need to be said, but sometimes it has to be, so just in case: Anything I write here are my opinions only, and do not necessarily represent those of anyone else, especially any employer, my colleagues, or my … Continue reading →

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Expo and Olswang, a time for conferences

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Andrew

It’s been (and looks set to be for the forseeable future) a time of conferences and workshops. A few weeks ago, I attended the LinuxExpo at Olympia (just 2 short minutes on foot from the office – gotta love London … Continue reading →

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Forking blogs ….

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Andrew

Last weekend I was given a sharp reminder of the dangers of forking, modifying and otherwise patching a project. For some time now I’ve been disgruntled with the amount of comment spam getting through requiring moderation or deletion. It turns … Continue reading →

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Evolution junk mail bogofilter-fu

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Andrew

I’ve been using Evolution as a mail user agent, primarily so I have a workable calendaring solution on Linux. Having tried out Mozilla Thunderbird, Sunbird, Lightning, with and without Google Calendar integration, I’m happy to use something that just works. … Continue reading →

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