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I have reverted back to Ritlabs The Bat email client having previously used Thunderbird. When I left The Bat its HTML support was very limited and this has now been rectified in this release. Given its quicker searching of emails and faster template based email composition I had to move back over. For novice users there will be too many options but it makes life so much easier than any other client I have ever come across. Read more ⇒
The power supply unit in my Shuttle PC has died, which is really annoying as I need to be getting on with assignments. Ok so I can browse the web and check my email with the Linux box but the assignment is in VisualBasic .NET so I need Windows to run VisualStudio .NET. A really friggin annoying side to this is not being able download images from my camera. Anyway my new PSU should arrive soon, which is the new and improved quiet 250W PSU that comes in the new Shuttles. Read more ⇒
U.S. Military Cannot Operate Adobe Acrobat
There have been two recent cases of U.S. Military negligence when operating the Adobe Acrobat suite for creation of PDF files. One such incident ocurred in a report released from Iraq about an Italian agent named Nicola Calipari who was killed by the U.S. Military at checkpoint whilst attempting to rescue an Italian journalist. The PDF document contained both sensitive and unclassified information, the former of which was covered with black boxes. Read more ⇒
The Optimus keyboard is a new idea many have been waiting for; a keyboard with a layout that changes depending upon its use. For example it can display the usual QWERTY keyboard in Word but just as easily switch to a French AZERTY layout if need be. This would also extend into games where you could have a different setup of keys and functions depending on the game being played. Read more ⇒
Setting up a world visible host with a Netcomm NB1300 ADSL modem…
Due to the reluctance of many hosts on the internet to update their server software I have decided that I will use my spare computer at home as a small server for testing my PHP5 scripts and so on. But I ran into a few niggling problems along the way. Firstly alot of the modems functions are not properly documented in the user manual, which is pathetic, they assume that you know a lot about ADSL modems and procedures to do with them. Read more ⇒
Strange name for the latest incarnation of a linux distribution, but then Ubuntu is a very different beast. First of all the best thing about Ubuntu is that initially you only need to download one iso image from their site and you can get a desktop or server up and running a CD burner later. You can then download binaries for other programs you may need via an inbuilt and remove programs interface. Read more ⇒
If you don’t already know about this site then you have not been on the web in the last five years. It has become the biggest place to discuss Windows related news and problems. It now has a very large member base and is ever expanding. The news is well worth a look for details about the latest updates to your favourite programs, but the forums are the greatest resource on there. Read more ⇒
Quite simply the best player I have come across. It is lightweight and starts up exceptionally quickly and maintains a minimal footprint. It sounds great and the interface is nice and simple. Skinned players are for losers. I like to listen to my music not look at the player. This player does what it says on the box and it is not bloated. Download it and use it now. Nothing else to say! Read more ⇒
AMIP is a program that gets the currently playing song title from your music player and broadcasts it to your email client and MSN messenger among others. I now use it for my email signatures and in MSN Messenger7 where it does a very good job. It has many builds and you need to pick the one for the player you currently use. In my case foobar2000, which is quite possibly the best player available. Read more ⇒
I have been using Konfabulator on my Windows machine for a little while and I am very impressed with it. I also tried out ObjectDesk but I didn’t feel it was as good. Konfabulator just works and does its job perfectly. ObjectDesk kept falling over which was quite irritating. There are also plenty of Widgets available for Konfabulator and unlike ObjectDesk the news widgets don’t all link to bullshit like CNN! Read more ⇒