Month: March 2007

Time well spent

March 25, 2007 - Life - by admin - 1 Comment

It’s been a busy wee while… not in chronological order. Was in Barcelona for a week for Tom and Mireias wedding (photos coming soon), went to France and Andorra, uploaded photos of a new model I got, been to the Border Counties Rally to do timekeeping on the Redesdale stages, […]

Clippy Revisited

March 9, 2007 - Geek , Technology - by admin - No Comments

We should all be grateful that Microsoft never created or contributed towards Vi. For if they did, then surely this would be the outcome…

The Best and Worst of 1994 and Predictions for ’95

March 9, 2007 - Internet , Technology , Web - by admin - No Comments

Worst: There’s not much that’s bad on the Net, but because cyberspace does imitate life, we shouldn’t be surprised that in 1994 some less-than-desirable material showed its insolent face. Pick any tragic event and you can probably recall seeing a newsgroup that taunted its seriousness. There was alt.tonya-harding. whack.whack.whack. Then […]

Bill Gates recommends Ubuntu

March 9, 2007 - Linux , Technology - by admin - No Comments

Ubuntu has come a long, long way from its beginnings. Now it’s gotten to a stage where even Bill Gates will recommend it. Congratulations Ubuntu! :-p Originally hosted on UMassLUG

e-Government

March 8, 2007 - Glasgow , Technology - by admin - No Comments

Along with the national sites, like petitions.pm.gov.uk, WriteToThem, and TheyWorkForYou, it’s good to see the councils finally bringing more services online for residents. For a while, people have been able to report lighting and roads faults to them using RALF, and also pay their council bills online at billpayment.co.uk. Certainly, […]