By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in Leopard, Apple on May 29, 2008 at 4:13 pm
The latest Mac OS X upgrade is available at a Software Update near you. Apart from fixing loads of glitches, it also messes with Time Machine and some upgraders, this one included, have had mixed results after the upgrade. For more details go to the Discussions on Apples Support pages, here. Read more
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By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in Gripes moans and whinges, Internet on May 28, 2008 at 10:23 am
Is it suspicious that just a few laps from the end of the Monaco Grand Prix, the F1 star driving a posh red Fiat drove straight into the back of the Force India car in front, which was beating him? A car which is, coincidentally, also powered by a posh Fiat engine and is normally found lurking around the back of the grid. If Fiat’s star had been beaten by Force India he would have dropped way down this years driver’s championship, below his own team mate, probably to end up among the mid-field also-rans. One hopes that Force India gets a good discount on their next engine delivery from Fiat. Read more
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By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in Internet on May 21, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Just how difficult is it to make a website nowadays? One which conforms to WWW3 standards, avoids browser or operating system-specific commands such as ActiveX and “just works”? Read more
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By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in utilities, Internet, Leopard, Apple on May 12, 2008 at 12:55 pm
When the temperature outside starts with a 3 you know you have problems. A single digit, Fahrenheit, or preceded by a minus (as is often the case in Montreal and other under-developed parts of the world) means it is what is technically known as bloody freezing. A single digit after the 3, as in the southern half of the UK this weekend, the correct term is bloody hot. Unless you are measuring in the R
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By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in utilities, Internet on May 8, 2008 at 11:36 am
Brits living abroad usually pine for something from home, often a specific consumable such as Marmite, pickled onion flavoured Monster Munch, Earl Grey tea or a favourite marmalade. Aussies will kill for the last jar of Vegemite, a pale imitation of the real McCoy, even if the canny Kiwi’s have better taste and export an antipodean Marmite to Australia in a bid to re-educate their palates. Read more
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By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in Internet on May 1, 2008 at 12:33 pm
All one hundred of you, known spammers that is, because on May 3, Spam will be 30 years old. Let’s hope they won’t get to their 60th. Read more
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