Category Archives: Computing

Soccer Showdown

Having a smartphone has completely changed my phone usage. In particular, my phone has now become my primary game platform (although I’m very enamoured with the work’s Barnes and Noble Nook Color I have running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)). One type … Continue reading

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Some Disruption May Occur

While playing around with Google Instant preview, I discovered that the preview of Jedimoose.org showed a big page of spam. So it would appear that we had been exploited (through xmlrpc FWIW). In order to deal with this issue, I’ve … Continue reading

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The Big Android App Review

OK. Here it is. A review of every app that I have installed, or have previously installed through the marketplace. Which is a lot. They’ll be short reviews, but hopefully you’ll appreciate one or two of the gems that are … Continue reading

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Some Android Links

As some of you know, I’ve been feeling the love for my Android-based HTC Desire (even though Orange _still_ haven’t released FroYo). There are hundreds (if not thousands) of android websites, so I thought I would share a couple of … Continue reading

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Syncing Feeling

If you’ve read my last couple of posts, you’ll know that I am, overall, extremely happy with my HTC Desire phone. Once HTC/Orange get around to pushing out Android 2.2 I suspect I will be even happier However, I have … Continue reading

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Going Googley

So I’ve changed browser from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome. This is a big deal for me – I’ve been a Mozilla user for years now, and I still think they do great work. However, there are a few big … Continue reading

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$4,134,035

No, I’ve not won the lottery. That’s my final score on ‘High Roller Casino’ on my Nokia after numerous successful Texas Hold ‘em tournaments. And it’s the final score because yesterday I took delivery of a new phone, the HTC … Continue reading

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The PVR Conundrum

I’ve blogged in the past about my exploits with MythTV, and playing around with Personal Video Recorders. Over Christmas we bought ourselves a new TV and DVD player, to replace our aged tv, freeview box and dvd player, all of … Continue reading

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rock.net.uk vs hardplace.com

Those of you with geek leanings, and possibly some of you who aren’t, will have experienced the problem – you have a great idea for a new project/product/business/etc and you’ve come up with a name for it and it’s beginning … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Wow – I am so behind on blog posts it’s unbelievable. I have 3 or 4 in my head at the moment. However, just a small one for now to wish all our readers a Happy New Year. Some things … Continue reading

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Code Release!

It’s been a while since I released any code into the public realm. Until today \o/ Sadly, the code is probably not something that many people are interested in, but I was interested and that’s enough for me Whetstone is … Continue reading

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Cute

Meant to post this a couple of months ago when I originally took it. (Click for fullsize. Thanks to the Ubuntu UK Podcast guys, from whom I won the Canonical store vouchers that paid for the hat ) I love … Continue reading

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Two blogs

Back in May I asked the question as to whether or not I should have two blogs, my existing Jedimoose blog (which you’re reading now) and an additional blog to cover the new work that Heather and I were beginning … Continue reading

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Aspire One

It’s been a week since my Aspire One got delivered, so here are a few thoughts (posted from it, of course). Linpus Lite lasted about 10 minutes before the novelty wore off and Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) got installed UNR … Continue reading

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Technology Changeover

It’s been 13 years since I bought a whole computer for myself. But today I put in my order for an Acer Aspire One netbook, which is very exciting. Sadly, in order to pay for it, I am selling on … Continue reading

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Panel Tool

In the past year of using Ubuntu fulltime at work, there have only been a couple of consistent annoyances. One was that when booting up with 2 screens attached it would default to the external monitor, not the internal. I … Continue reading

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Laptops and Puppys

I was recently given an old IBM i-series Thinkpad by someone who I work with and after having to salvage a cd-rom from another old Thinkpad (which had a busted screen) it works quite well. No network, wireless or otherwise, … Continue reading

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Two Birds, One Stone

We’re in the process of decluttering our house a bit, and I was thinking of trying to raise a bit of cash to maybe buy some new tech (assuming I can get permission…), and so I’m thinking of flogging my … Continue reading

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Early Stages

Recently I’ve been trawling YouTube for b-sides and odds and ends that I used to listen to when I first started getting into music. And then I found this. It was the b-side for Sentinel, the single released for Tubular … Continue reading

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Jesus vs Puppy

Too funny. mrBen

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