Monthly Archives: June 2008

The good and bad of William H Gates III

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The good and bad of William H Gates III

I’ve always had something of a love-hate relationship with Bill Gates. On one hand, as the father of Windows, he’s made me curse more times than any living person. As the head of Microsoft, he’s been responsible for some business … Continue reading

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links for 2008-06-23

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links for 2008-06-23

Testing Ubuntu Linux Ashley Highfield’s notes on his ongoing test of Ubuntu. (tags: AshleyHighfield BBC Ubuntu Linux) Bean: An OS X Word Processor A simple, free word processor for Mac OS X which includes a nice full-screen editing mode and … Continue reading

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Free dailies – still not a “bright light” in the newspaper industry

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Free dailies – still not a “bright light” in the newspaper industry

More evidence that, despite Chris Anderson’s claims, free may be less of a viable business model than people expect, as Roy Greenslade reports that News International may be shutting thelondonpaper: “Rumours are rife that News International, now run by James … Continue reading

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Why Andy Ihnatko is a really good writer

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Why Andy Ihnatko is a really good writer

Because he comes out with stuff like this: “Setting up a server is like playing an old Infocom adventure. It’s an endless series of puzzles and even when you think you’ve solved them all…you’re eventually totally screwed because three months … Continue reading

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Uh-oh. More MacBook Pro power problems

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Uh-oh. More MacBook Pro power problems

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll remember my annoyance and frustration when the Mag”Safe” power supply on my MacBook Pro decided it was going to melt at the plug end. It appears that the replacement power … Continue reading

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