Technology

An unexpected speed boost

How about this for a nice surprise in my post this morning: apparently my BT Infinity connection is able to receive a free speed upgrade! Read on and weep at the speeds I’ll be getting!

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Why Google Voice is US only

Or at least a theory as to why they dare not launch this service internationally. Google Voice just doesn’t comprehend the Irish accent. Whilst it might do a pretty poor job generally, it’s really failing for me here.

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Trusty iAudio X5

In December 2005 I bought  a Cowon iAudio X5 digital media player. It wasn’t cheap at the time but it was solid, and came with 60GB of storage.

Last month the battery died, yesterday I replaced it. Easy to do, cheap, and gives you more life from your device.

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Function: the_post_thumbnail_wallpapers

A custom function for WordPress to automatically generate a list of links to download desktop background wallpapers from your featured image.

It’s easy to use and to customise, and will work great on a photo blog or other site where you want to offer multiple image crops for download.

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