Monthly Archives: November 2008

Ubuntu Tweak

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Ubuntu Tweak

Here’s a quick recommendation for anyone getting to grips with customising Ubuntu for the first time: Ubuntu Tweak. This is a simple application which lets you change lots of settings, add useful repositories, and much more. Recommended. (Via TuxGeek) Technorati … Continue reading

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So I bought a new computer

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So I bought a new computer

I bought a new computer. It's not a Mac. It's a Dell. It runs Linux. It didn't cost me £1400. And I love it. I'll write some more about why I decided to switch later, but so far I've had … Continue reading

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Best. Tech. Discussion. Evah

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Best. Tech. Discussion. Evah

Read it. Go on. You know you want to.

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Buying a movie should not give you less quality than pirating it

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Buying a movie should not give you less quality than pirating it

And yet, as this example shows, thanks to copy protection systems it usually does: "When my friend John, a high school teacher, attempted to play Hellboy 2 on his classroom's projector with a new aluminum MacBook over lunch, he was … Continue reading

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The lovely irony of contextual advertising, part 27

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The lovely irony of contextual advertising, part 27

Today, we came across a hard hitting column in The Gaurdian by Kira Cochrane, where's she's despairing of "female stars still having to expose their bodies": Meanwhile, down at the bottom, we get to the ads: Caned female bottoms, eh? … Continue reading

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