November 2008
Catching up with 24 Season 3. 24 is so addictive!
Just setting up a new client router. Has anyone else heard of ZyXel?
Back in the office this morning. Day starts at 9:30 1st support ticked closed by 9:35!
Now I remember why I don’t work in London. Just been jamed in a tube like a sardine.
Back up to London today. Finally got a train after having to go back to the office to pick up kit!
I’m on the train, how should I know if I’m in the front 8 carriges?
now on route. Just stopped for coffee. Walked round the corner and there is a Starbucks, dam.
quick stop at the office to pick up the kit for todays new installation.
How To: Create a Live-Booting XP CD or DVD →
Waiting for my newly installed iTunes library to re-populate….
At home, stuck without internet access. Might have to read a book!
Catching up with the latest issue of Full Circle Magazine - http://tr.im/1cr3
all alone in the office today. Phones going crazy and now the internet is down!
Just discovered that normal instant coffee does not contain enough caffine for me. Need more. Concentration fading.
Sennheiser VMX100 Office Kit - Bluetooth headset... →
Sennheiser has brought out the office kit version of their Voice Max Bluetooth headset and just in time for Christmas too. The Sennheiser VMX100 Office will set you back £199.99, so you’d…
He read my mind http://tr.im/1ay1
Let Me Google That For You Passive-Aggressively... →
If you’re a power searcher, or other people think you are, and you’re getting tired of constant requests for answers to questions that a quick Google search would provide, try Let me google that…
PS3 Keypad out in the UK at the end of the month →
Well, it’s been a long time in the coming but you can finally turn your PS3 into that wireless browsing machine, as Sony today announced the official deets on the PS3 Keypad. The page to…
How to Declutter Your Windows Context Menu... →
Windows tip: Whether you use them or not, many applications install superfluous entries to your Windows right-click context menu resulting in a cluttered mess. The How-To Geek weblog details how…
Runcore netbook SSDs offer speed on the cheap →
Jealous your almost instantly-obsolete Eee PC doesn’t have that speedy new SSD with integrated controller ASUS is using in newer models? Well, Runcore’s got you covered — it’s just…
Emtec S800 HDD Movie Cube - an all-in-one digital... →
If you want to pump your television viewing experience up to the next level, you might be considering some sort of PVR, or set top box. It’s called a Movie Cube, but I’ve no idea why,…
Official Gmail Blog: Spice up your inbox with... →
Loads of free themes for Gmail from the Gmail team.
Techdirt: Monty Python Puts All Its Content On... →
What a brilliant idea! Put up all your video’s for free with links to buy the DVD.
Windows XP Commands →
Is this the answer to my Twitter over IM prayers? http://tinyurl.com/6akqdx
VirtualBox Port Forwarding with Linux Host : Seth... →
A simple and straightforward guide to port forwarding for NAT’ed virtual machines in VirtualBox on Ubuntu 8.10
Twitter over IM →
It looks like a new service from Process-One will be filling in the gap left when Twitter decided to can the idea of Twitter over IM. All you need to do to activate this service is register at …
At work, running late this morning, no time for coffee. Not a good start.
Step By Step: The Complete Guide to Speeding Up... →
Speed up your PC boots
Anoying. Internet is down. How will I cope?
OK, internet back up and running, now I can do some work….oh….
Trying to work put why I can’t RDP to my new VirtualBox?
Create a Bootable USB Drive or Memory Card |... →
Bootable USB / Memory Cards.
ZoneAlarm 2009 Pro Free Tomorrow Only [Featured... →
Windows only: The popular Windows firewall application ZoneAlarm Free has a big brother called ZoneAlarm Pro, which boasts a handful of features not available in the free version—including…
The Antidesktop →
A great description of GUI Screen and how useful it can be.
The copy of XP I have just tried to install is so old that it doesn’t have SP1!
Set up a Gift Wrapping and Mail Station [Holidays] →
Cut down on holiday stress this year by setting up a station for gift wrapping and holiday mailing. Last year was the first year in my life I didn’t wrap a single present the week of Christmas,…
Sound Issue Resolved for OS X Eee PC’s →
If you are one of those adventurous Eee PC owners that have had the desire to install OS X on your netbook and turn it into a “Hackintosh” then you may be pleased to know that thanks to…
ISODisk Mounts up to Twenty Disk Images [Featured... →
Windows only: You don’t have a single .iso file to open, you have a pile you need to go through. ISODisk will help you cut through the pile and find the files you’re looking for. ISODisk is a free…
Customize Your Own Killer "Enigma" Desktop [How... →
Windows desktop tweaker extraordinaire and Lifehacker reader Kaelri—who brought us the gorgeous Lightning at Sunset desktop and then showed us how to do it ourselves—is back, this time…
Small Basic Teaches Programming Fundamentals... →
Windows only: If you’ve never played around with programming before, this weekend is a perfect time to start. Small Basic is a recent offering from Microsoft based on the venerable BASIC…
Tikitag - your very own RFID kit →
RFID - or radio frequency identification - is a technology that allows identification and tracking of things. A small tag is placed on an object, and a reader can then recognise that tag as…
Wondered what was missing today, no music in the office, need to fix that!
Almost exactly half way through my Monday work day, going very slowly.
You know its winter when the sun sets before 4:30pm.
Installing and configuring Smoothwall.
Very very sleepy after lunch. Slow day at the supportdesk
I hate being on the late shift, watching everyone else pack up to go home :-(
Sony's new Reader close to greatness, but a bit... →
Filed under: Handhelds
Sony’s lithe new PRS-700 conquers many of the most annoying faults of Amazon’s chunky little fire-starter, but falls just short of greatness according to …
