Archive for November 2011

Photography: Aaron Reed

I have an imperfect soul. Sometimes I get jealous of others; of the places they’ve been, the creative eye through which they’ve seen and the techniques through which they have captured those scenes. One such person of envy is photographer Aaron Reed. “Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I am blessed with beautiful landscapes … Continue reading »

Review: The Food Programme BBC Radio 4

A Special (Food) Relationship (Mon, 21 Nov 11) Available as a podcast for a limited time “Mark Bittman, chief food writer at the New York Times, journeys to the UK to see what he can learn from campaigning chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver and Arthur Potts Dawson.” Not something I normally follow, BBC Radio 4′s … Continue reading »

Review: Free eBook – Five Rules for Ubuntu Migration

The latest free e-book from Canonical, distributor of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, hopes to persuade you that “times are changing on the enterprise desktop.” In the latest pith for the corporate market, Canonical hopes to pass on the rules for a successful Ubuntu migration. I give it a qualified three stars as a primer … Continue reading »

News: Chromebook Pricedrop

Not surprisingly, Google announced a few days ago that it was lowering the price of the Chromebook to just $300. It’s not exactly the HP Touchpad fire sale, but nonetheless it looks like we’re on a countdown to the end of the Chromebook. The Chromebook is designed as the personal cloud computing device,  the ‘breakthrough’ … Continue reading »

Photography: Paolo Barcellos Jnr.

Every so often you come across some extraordinary images. In searching for an old New Yord b/w cityscape, I came across Paolo Barcellos Jnr., film-maker and photographer out of São Paulo, Brazil, but something of a globe-trotter. I’ve found very little personal info about him other than in his Flickr profile: “I’m passionate about filmmaking … Continue reading »

Full Circle Magazine Issue 55 is Out Now

Full Circle Magazine Issue 55 is out now! This month: Command and Conquer. How-To : Program in Python – Part 29, LibreOffice – Part 9, Backup Strategy – Part 3, Audacity Basics, and Quick Home Server. Linux Lab – VOIP at Home. Review – BackTrack vs BackBox. I Think – Did you update your current … Continue reading »

Review: Stephen Fry on the Phone

“I am the kind of tragic (and inexcusably proudly tragic) figure who just has to have the first version of every toy technology can devise.” A self-confessed technology junkie and ‘early adopter’, Fry is the front-man for this gentle history of the mobile phone for the general consumption of the afternoon audience, in what is … Continue reading »

Movie Catch-Up: Iron Man

In contrast to the bad old days when Marvel comics nearly went bust, Marvel Studios is now a money making machine, cranking out endless live-action versions of it’s hottest properties, most of them mediocre CGI-fests of big bangs and loud guitar sound tracks. As a friend of mine pointed out, this is the usual ‘first … Continue reading »

Review: Microsoft Disaster Preparedness eGuide

“Disasters happen. Is your business ready?” This is a free e-book in PDF and e-Pub format, all of 1.7Mb (produced using Adobe InDesign CS5 we note), available from Microsoft themselves. I got hold of it from the Microsoft Windows Small Business site. Aimed at corporate customers, I include it here because it includes some sage … Continue reading »

•  Peggy Noonan On Steve Jobs And Why Big Companies Die (Forbes) •  25 “Worst Passwords” of 2011 Revealed (Forbes) •  What Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, And SAP Don’t Tell Customers (Business Insider) •  Could MATE Be the Savior of the GNOME 2 Linux Interface? (The Var Guy) [Answer – not yet. MATE keeps breaking on … Continue reading »

How-to: Add Places as Quicklists in Unity

Quicklists in various desktop environments can be controversial features. Are they a cheat, a compromise of standards and usability, or a useful ergonomic aid? Disappointingly, quick-lists are not included as a feature in Ubuntu 11.10. However, you can add your profile’s Places as quicklists. First, copy the current ‘Home Folder’ launcher file to your home … Continue reading »