I downloaded a copy of Firefox 3 (beta) for linux earlier this evening to see how it was. I've been having very annoying issues with Firefox 2 on Ubuntu locking up randomly, so I was hoping to see if the new version would help.Unfortunately there isn't an official Ubuntu release as yet, but you can easily use the standard download for linux.I'm trying desperately to be … [Read more...] about Firefox 3 (beta) On Ubuntu – Test Drive
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Automated Lighting
I tend to keep odd hours and travel quite a bit, but I don't like leaving the house too empty ie. I'd like to give people the impression that it is occupied even when I'm not there.I had been looking for some kind of timer that would allow me to have lights come on at random times, but I haven't had much luck in finding one. All the timers I've come across have fixed times, … [Read more...] about Automated Lighting
Organising and Expanding HDMI Devices
Over the last couple of months I've acquired several digital audio and video devices and plan to get more. In an ideal world hooking them all up would be easy, but we don't live in an ideal world!The main issue is that there simply aren't enough inputs and outputs available to allow you to daisy chain multiple HDMI capable devices together. You might be able to connect them … [Read more...] about Organising and Expanding HDMI Devices
Quick Sunday Post
Adrian Weckler's column this week doesn't mention facebook, but he does cover EULAs and the demise of HD DVDs. (I can't seem to find either article on the SBPost site)Argos has opened in Carlow, so I'm going to see how bad the traffic is shortly. Hopefully the bypass will help take some of the traffic away from the town, as the commercial centres must be suffering. I'm … [Read more...] about Quick Sunday Post
Stupid Names Are Go
Maybe it all started being "cool" or "hip" or something to use silly names for companies or products, but when a product has a reasonably sane name, why on earth would you change it?OpenAds have decided that using a logical name simply isn't good enough. OpenAds was descriptive and quite clear. Sure it may have taken a while to get used to the change from PhpAdsNew, but the … [Read more...] about Stupid Names Are Go