December 2008
just got into work to find the electrics are being tested so can’t turn anything on, this could be interesting.
Greenshot Captures and Annotes Screenshots... →
Windows only: Greenshot is a lightweight, open source, and portable screen-capture tool. The executable and supporting .dll files weigh in at 464KB, making Greenshot a rather lightweight tool and…
Holidays: Help Clueless Relatives with Their... →
Notes and links of useful troubleshooting software.
Applications | News | TechRadar UK →
Links to free USB launchable software for PC troubleshooting.
Going Mobile →
[As ever, you can read this on the BBC News website too]
Most weeks I am fortunate enough to hear about interesting and innovative developments in technology around the world as the in-house…
just finished opening all the exciting presents! Now to master the remote control helicopter.
Hands On Review - Google Tasks →
Rumors of a Google Task Manager Application have been circulating for years. ZDNet speculated back in April of ‘06 and again in October ‘07, while we posted our own plea back in April.
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Enjoying a pre Christmas pint and burger in F’ham.
back home and finally free of work for Christmas. Now I can start relaxing!
Oh joy, in work this morning. Should be finishing early but it’s going to be a long day…..
How to tweek Firefox for small screen PC’s http://tr.im/2m4k
Track Santa with NORAD - http://tr.im/2m4t
Using Tr.im and Twitter →
I’ve recently discovered tr.im a great URL shortening service. What makes this service of particular interest is the ability to create an account and monitor how many people use of follow your…
FeedMyTorrents Offers TV Torrent Feeds without... →
Web site FeedMyTorrents publishes RSS feeds of torrents for popular TV shows. Just subscribe to your favorite show and let your BitTorrent client automatically download new episodes as soon as…
BBC NEWS | Technology | The virtual battle of the... →
BBC NEWS | Technology | Alarm raised on teenage... →
Looks like another busy support day, only three days to go then a well deserved holiday!
Why are there no good twitter clients for linux, or am I missing something?
Ubuntu 8.10 Wireless on Eee Box B202 →
I have just run the Update Manager on my Ubuntu 8.10 install on my Eee Box and found that Network Manager 0.7.0 now fully supports the Eee Box wireless card with the Generic Kernel…
kernel 2.6.27-9-generic with Network Manager 0.7.0 now natively supports the wireless card in the EeeBox B202.
VirtualBox 2.1 Now Available [Featured Download] →
All platforms: Free and open source virtualization software VirtualBox gets a “major upgrade” to version 2.1 which is now available for download. Besides a gaggle of fixes, the changelog details…
Call que just passing the 70 mark, things are going a little crazy.
61 support calls waiting this morning, closed one opened 4. Think this is a loosing battle. Arn’t things meant to calm down at Christmas?
Prince of Persia ships DRM-free for PC →
Following the embarrassing and unnecessary fiasco involving the restrictive DRM methods imposed upon Spore by EA, it stands to reason that some publishers will want to distance themselves from the…
Not looking forward to the next week, looking forward to the week after though!
Google announces quick PDF viewing option in Gmail →
The Gmail team has apparently been working some solid overtime lately - perhaps Google freed up some cash recently. Just in the past week, the Gmail team has added a nice task…
WPClipart Archives Free Clipart [Free] →
Don’t embarrass yourself by busting out the same tired stock clip art for your next Power Point tour de force. WPClipart has a pile of royalty free images to share. The archive currently has…
Eeebuntu 8.10 released →
Want to install Ubuntu on an Asus Eee PC but don’t feel like making all the manual tweaks to make sure the operating system runs as smoothly as possible on your hardware? Eeebuntu…
Biggest problem with Playstation Home, No one can get on it, are there only three UK servers???
KickYouTubes Lets You Download Videos Without... →
KickYouTube is one of the simplest solutions for downloading YouTube videos we’ve reviewed at Lifehacker. So simple that if you can find YouTube videos you like and type the word “kick” you’re in…
Must have XP utilities for netbooks →
Following on from 10 ways to tweak your netbook, Gigaom have posted up a list of seven applications that will make your Windows XP based netbook “shine”. While some are obvious choices…
Finally managed to get access to the new Playstation Home Beta. Looks good, can’t belive they want to charge people for stuff already!
Finally got all my data into SPSS int he right format. Great, that gives me all day tomorrow to start on the analysis, :-(
Trying to do the stats analysis for my TMA, fighting with Excel!
Finally at the end of a very long week, powering down now ready to go home!
SnapAsk Delivers Wikipedia Articles, Other Data by... →
Need to do some quick research or settle a beer-fueled dispute, but lack a decent web connection? Email or test SnapAsk.com and get the relevant Wikipedia article sent to your phone or email….
get_iplayer | Linuxcentre →
Funny but very worrying http://tr.im/23ha
Still no themes in GAFYD, anyone know when it will be available?
Symantec Backup Exec is responsible for at least 60% of our support issues.
Ahh, works Christmas party weekend nearly over, off home now to put up the tree.
Like cheap calls? Then Lycamobile →
Lycamobile’s SIM lets you make cheap calls abroad without needing to scratch any silver bits off a calling card or enter ridiculously long numbers
Googles updated Greader brakes the Better GReader extension.
The world’s second Android phone comes from…... →
Australian online-only electronics endeavor Kogan will actually make good on its claim to bring the world’s second Android-powered handset to market. Who? Exactly. Don’t feel bad if…
Tried to stear clear of coffee for the last couple of days, just had a cup, realised how much I miss it!
