I've used the Mackers SMS script on and off over the last couple of years, but I don't think I've ever mentioned how cool and useful it is.I tried to get the OSX desktop widget to work, but it threw a rather annoying and unhelpful error message. Fortunately the Debian / Ubuntu version is a total breeze to install, so I was up and running again in a couple of minutes.I'm not a … [Read more...] about Mackers SMS Script Rocks!
Archives for November 2008
Pet Hates – Being Ignored In Shops
Sales assistants in shops seem to fall into two broad categories.They're either incredibly pushy ie. as soon as you walk in the door and before you've even had a chance to look at anything they're right beside you trying to "help" you.Or you have the complete opposite extreme that ignores you entirely. You know the type, they're too "busy" chatting with other staff to bother … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – Being Ignored In Shops
Maybe I Should Move To Florida
A couple of months ago there was an article in the Sunday Business Post about US properties for sale on eBay. Some of the figures were insane - you basically could buy a house for a few thousand dollars!This weekend's Sunday Business Post has another article on the same subject and is listing houses for sale at prices so low that you could probably get them based on a personal … [Read more...] about Maybe I Should Move To Florida
About Adam For 99p!
About Adam, which stars Stuart Townsend and Kate Hudson, is a good bit of fun.You can pick it up on MoreDiscs for a mere 99p (+ postage)! … [Read more...] about About Adam For 99p!
Updating Your Address Book Can Be A Bit Traumatic
While I love playing with technology, that doesn't necessarily mean that I get it right all of the time (or even a lot of the time!)In my efforts to keep my phonebook backed up I managed to duplicate most of the contacts on my phone (some people appeared 5 times!!)Oddly enough my phone didn't know what to do with multiple instances of the same contact, so I never had a clue who … [Read more...] about Updating Your Address Book Can Be A Bit Traumatic