by Tom | Apr 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
I always need to make this change manually on a new Firefox install / profile change. New tabs from clicks open in the background, so you can carry on reading the page you were on. Much nicer. Open about:config in the browser and change...
by Tom | Apr 21, 2008 | Reading
So there would have been a sequel to the Hitchhikers’ Guide game. I used to have to bump my mum off her old Amstrad (PCW-8256, I think) to play the game and only finished it by finding answers on an old bulletin board – well before the full-on internet....
by Tom | Apr 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
For you unfortunate souls not to have touch screen and IMAP / Direct Push, here are some very useful looking tips for NoirBoires.
by Tom | Apr 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
I like the idea of a mistake bank, but I´m not sure how to use it. Any time something seems like a good idea, check how it might go wrong?
by Tom | Apr 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
Summary: interesting summary of a meta military strategy with a message: listen to your customers and keep trying to meet their requirements. Don´t worry so much about zigging and zagging to meet competitor offerings.
by Tom | Apr 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Serious debate taking place as to whether we should take part in this. Could be fun, if a potential source of immense embarrassment.
by Tom | Apr 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
Global Giving calls itself "intelligent philanthropy" – looks like a good way of getting money to projects you care about, rather than eaten up in costs. Though it says 85-90% of your donation is on the ground in 60 days – not sure when the rest...
by Tom | Apr 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
Some correlations you feel are probably meaningful – the trailing indicator of US change in working men and recessions looks pretty good. Ergo, this is a recession, and relatively bad one.
by Tom | Apr 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
(Test phone app) Why does Finnish appear to have no word boundaries? It sounds like eewaawoowaa (Edward Woodward without most consonants)
by Tom | Apr 12, 2008 | IT
Personal Software Inspector is a great free download that checks the software on your system to see if any of it is at risk (mostly from hackers, exploits and the like). Saves you having to worry about whether software has been updated or not and links directly to...
