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Yes, the monitor (a 15" lcd from Sharp) died last night. The backlight still works, unlike a friend's laptop, but there's nothing on the screen: no picture, no info text, no menu. Poo. And unless I can turn it off, … Continue reading
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Phil Woolas' lies lose election court case. He was the president of NUS in my time as a student and I'm pretty sure his election manifesto included a promise never to be an MP. (At the time, being chair of … Continue reading
OK, inserting song titles into evidence at an inquest for a bet is dubious behaviour. But some of the alleged examples are somewhat thin ('self preservation' isn't obviously any reference to the Italian Job theme, for example, especially in context) … Continue reading
They're rioting about cuts, and the two most read stories on the Guardian website are about Wayne Rooney possibly leaving Manchester United. "Spending review axe falls on the poor" is only third. … Continue reading
This week, I've been waking up in the early morning in the middle of dreams. They haven't been nightmares, but they have been 'dramatic'. One involved something going wrong with an Oyster card (yeah, yeah, how dramatic can that be? … Continue reading
Yesterday was the release date for Ubuntu 10.10, so of course I had to upgrade. Being slightly sensible (see title) I did the notebooks before even considering the PCs. (The main one of which is running Mint anyway, which won't … Continue reading
Does anyone else find Wii Sports Resort bowling much easier than the original? In that one, I had a distinct left curve and had to aim well to the right. Now, I'm much straighter (!) so much so that on … Continue reading
When Six Apart, then owners of LJ, started vox, I squatted the lovingboth username and then did nothing with it except send the 'nothing much is happening' emails to a folder I never read. It's closing. I only know because … Continue reading
In today's email: ADOBE PDF READER SOFTWARE UPGRADE NOTIFICATION This is to remind that a new version of Adobe Acrobat Reader with enhanced features for viewing, creating, editing, printing and internet-sharing PDF documents has been released. To upgrade your application: … Continue reading
After many happy years together – at least 15 – I am retiring my Psion 'brain'. The current one is literally falling apart and with limited storage plus only a serial port to talk to the outside world, its limitations … Continue reading