Monthly Archives: October 2005

LUGRadio Season 3 Episode 1

Well – it’s finally here. Get your dose of the new LUGRadio episode here. I’ve already listened – it’s quality. misc/season3small.png Warning: MayWill contain swearing and adult themes

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On my tod

BigAl has buggered off to Portugal for a couple of weeks, so I’m all on my own on the blog. I was thinking about getting a guest author or two to submit some blog entries, so if you would like … Continue reading

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How much is the ‘Moose worth?

My blog is worth $11,855.34.How much is your blog worth? Apparently….. mrBen

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Demand OpenDocument – Petition

Sign the Petition demanding that Microsoft Office supports the OpenDocument format. Having an open standard for document format is good news for everyone. Whether or not you are an MS Office user, you should sign this petition. mrBen

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Which Sci-Fi/Fantasy character are you?

Oh yes mrBen

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If you don’t know….

…don’t try and pretend you do. I am fed up with ‘progress’ bars in software that pretend to let you know what’s going on, when they really don’t have a clue. Here’s a short couple of pointers for using progress … Continue reading

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More on desktops

Following comments on my previous entry I have mocked up the below image. I am so not a designer it’s untrue…. misc/desktop.png Click for full size Top row = workspaces. The green N will open a new workspace, with only … Continue reading

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No more desktop?

I’ve banged on in the past about usability quite a bit – it’s something that crosses my mind every now and then. I was listening earlier today to S2E22 of LUGRadio, where they have an interview with the writer of … Continue reading

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New shop

Quick pimpage here for a new online shop for geek t-shirts. This particular shop has been set up by none other than Sparkes, one of the original LUGRadio presenters. Check it out here. mrBen

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Not long now

As you may have seen from the sidebar, it’s not long now until the beginning of LUGRadio Season 3. In honour of this, I have put together a short trailer (really needs music though) promoting the series. It’s probably not … Continue reading

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Rantage

So I was round at Dinoman’s house last night trying to fix problems with his 2 computers – 1 laptop, 1 desktop. 2 hours worth of fiddling problem determination, and the only thing I fixed was the popup on his … Continue reading

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Lightning strikes twice

Just when I’d worked out my wrath on the incorrect use of podcasting, The Gadget Show manage to trump themselves this week with a piece on whether Macs or PCs were better. First a bit of background – in a … Continue reading

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What podcasting isn’t…..

I’m generally a fan of Channel Fives ‘The Gadget Show’ – in the past they’ve done a couple of reasonable (not perfect, but pretty good) sections on Linux and Firefox. But in the show from last week they made a … Continue reading

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Spammers

Spamming is one of those frustrating problems that at times threatens to ruin the internet (at least, according to some). We actually get a fairly large amount of spam to JediMoose, but 99% has always been caught by a carefully … Continue reading

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Doomed

No, this is not a post about the lastest in a string of Premiership disappointments for Liverpool, but rather about Doom3. Over the weekend I completed the Doom3 demo – I’ve had the demo for a while, but my overly … Continue reading

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Is that what it’s really like?

Notwithstanding my own thoughts about Apple, I read with interest the views of “the media” over the recent iPod Nano scandal in this mornings Herald. However, I take exception to some of the statements made, and it made me think … Continue reading

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