Hitting 30,000 plays on Last.fm
I’ve just broken thirty thousand scrobbled tracks on Last.fm and this post is a bit of a mental note to self 🙂
Tag: software
Ever needed to wipe lots of hard drives?
Being that we’re giving away a lot of old hard drives, it seemed prudent to properly erase the data from them to ensure nothing could be read. I found a handy utility for this.
Not having fun with Vox
If you’re looking for a way to export your posts from your Vox blog I offer some possible solutions. Whilst I don’t have a definite answer yet, I should be able point you in the right direction.
Sumptuous new workspace
I’ve treated myself to a really fancy new dual monitor setup. Check out some photos.
The disparity of US and EU software pricing models
EU customers constantly have to deal with being charged excessively in comparison to those across the big pond. Surely there’s no good reason for this. I’m yet to hear one.
Who needs a progress display?
As mentioned recently, I have just upgraded my laptop to a new HP 6175b, which came pre-installed with Windows Vista. As a result I will probably be posting some recommendations, rants and feedback with regard to using Windows Vista. Overall, things have run very smoothly, though I am still tweaking and testing the system. However, […]
Speech recognition hurts the brain
I am attempting to write a post using Windows Vista speech recognition software. I have gone through the tutorial, and I have spent some time trying to work out the various commands. It has taken a little while for me to get used to this new system. I assume that the speech recognition will get […]
A reason to make music?
Reason 4 Well, it looks like update time is just around the corner. Propellerheads' Reason 4 is entering beta testing stage and as always I'm looking forward to it immensely. From the Sound on Sound website: Thor, a polyphonic modular synth instrument, is one of the hottest new tools in the Reason 4 rack. It […]
Attempting Safari for Windows
As a web designer I was pleased to see that Apple have released a version of Safari for Windows. It's in beta stage at the moment, but I quickly went to the Apple site to download it. The main reason I want to have access to it is to test how sites we're working on […]
Making a balls of a live demonstration
Well this is a year old, but it certainly gave me some cause for amusement. Computers seem to love causing havoc when you're trying to show off your cool new thing. Vista Oops Read and post comments | Send to a friend Other Spectacular Shows! XP makes a comeback at Dell Who needs a progress […]