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Archive for June 2010
Review: Cheese Webcam Pictures and Video
“Cheese is a cheesy program to take pictures and videos from your web cam. The project also provides some graphical effects in order to please the users play instinct. Furthermore some integration work will be done to include it in some other programs and services.” Cheese is a GTK/Cairo/Gstreamer -compliant program which integrates well with … Continue reading
How to: Install Nautilus Elementary in Ubuntu Lucid
Nautilus is the default file browser in Ubuntu. Nautilus Elementaryis a stripped down version of Nautilus redesigned to maximise the on-screen real-estate. reduced display of toolbars vertical or horizontal toolbars (vertical useful for netbooks with reduced display height) much simplified Nautilus file browser window better breadcrumb navigation better resizing of contents Install Nautilus Elementary in … Continue reading
Opinion: Mobile Data Just Got MORE Expensive
No, not an iPad. Give me a break! Sunday Times 30th May 2010: “Anger at Double Fee for iPads.” Following the British launch of the iPad, users Apple enthusiasts are calling for “fairer pricing.” If you want mobile internet on the iPad, its going to cost you a new data plan whether or not you … Continue reading
Review: Windows 7
Shock, horror!! Surely we don’t do Window$ here? No. I certainly haven’t given M$ any money either. I have been providing some tech support to a friend with a new HP, Window$ 7 laptop, however. So here, almost year after release, my less-than-expert opinion on the Redmond Rocket. So for a challenge, try to get … Continue reading
Opinion: Everyone Patents Social Networking
News source: Mashable: Amazon Patents Social Networking System, Winks at FacebookThe United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Amazon a patent for a “Social Networking System.” The description of the patent is as follows: “A networked computer system provides various services for assisting users in locating, and establishing contact relationships with, other users. For example, … Continue reading
Opinion: Microsoft WU like a House-breaker’s Jemmy
Microsoft Secretly Installs Firefox Extension Through Windows Update (News source from OSNews.com and Ars Technica) Microsoft is at it again. The company has pushed an update through Windows Update which silently, without user consent, installs two browser extensions. Without asking the user, and without any indications, update KB982217, installs two browser extensions – one … Continue reading
Editing the Full Circle Podcast #2: Recording
Continuing the series of posts on how we record and edit the Full Circle Podcast… (In case you missed it: Part One – Preparation) Part 2: Set-up and recording.The kit at my end in ‘podcast central’: I use a Behringer C1-USB cardioid mike for that lovely BBC Radio-4 quality. It plugs directly into USB on … Continue reading
Full Circle Side-Pod #2: A World Cup -free zone
Full Circle Side-Pod #2: A World Cup -free zone This is an extra, irregular, short-form podcast, which is intended to be a side-branch of the main Full Circle Podcast. Be prepared for a healthy dose of British sarcasm. News: It may or may not be HTML5, Nero sues MPEG-LA, Everyone patents Social Networking Gaming: Red … Continue reading
How-to: Add or Remove Accessiblity Icon
At some point I must have run an Ubuntu install and checked an Universal Access setting which put the Accessibility icon in my notifications area. It’s an icon you can’t right-click to turn off. This is part of the current wonderful inconsistency in Ubuntu which Mark S is gradually working through. You may not like … Continue reading
Ubuntu: ‘We Stand for Something’
It’s not often you can point to a software company which says: “We stand for something Not empty words or snappy jingles but something – a conviction that access to information should be fast, sophisticated, safe, reliable and entirely free. We stand for the very best operating system in the world, created by the expert … Continue reading
Review: Gnome-shell Fail
Panels, menus, panels, menus. Blah. Blah. Except I quite like panels and menus. My panel (one-of) and menus are standardised, stripped down affairs. I run light, I multi-task within a very restricted program set. Gnome-3 will feature Gnome-shell, the alternate program launcher, desktop environment thing. Its in the current Ubuntu repositories so you can try … Continue reading
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