As I mentioned a few days ago, I am currently toying with the idea of podcasting. I got some excellent feedback from people about the physical equipment that I should be using and have since been exploring the software options under linux, as I will be doing it from my home desktop which primarily runs Ubuntu linux and not windows. In terms of hardware I should have Shure SM58 … [Read more...] about Podcasting Using Linux
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Linux Hacks City
Well not exactly .... Rob posted about a silly misunderstanding that arose in the US when a web server running Centos was not configured correctly. Although the default Apache homepage for most distros, including Centos, explains exactly what it is and why it is being displayed, one "tech savvy" city manager seems to have had "issues" with it and accused the Centos developers … [Read more...] about Linux Hacks City
Thunderbird Native OPML Support
Since I installed dapper on this desktop (and this server) the other week I've been slowly uncovering some of the new features. Thunderbird is now in version 1.5 which comes with a number of new features including native OPML support. … [Read more...] about Thunderbird Native OPML Support
Paypal Stupidity – Email Bugs Galore
Over the last couple of weeks Paypal have made a number of changes to their emails. In what has to be the dumbest move by a company of their calibre they have started embedding Javascript in their emails!! The Javascript is obviously part of their web analytics being provided by DoubleClick, but why they think that any sane person will even be able to view their emails is … [Read more...] about Paypal Stupidity – Email Bugs Galore
Broken Websites
Websites that do not display or function correctly in browsers other than Internet Explorer are very irritating. Yesterday afternoon I tried to book a driving test online. While the site displayed perfectly in Firefox the order form did not work correctly, so I was forced to use Internet Explorer to complete the booking. It's 2006! Surely high profile websites are tested … [Read more...] about Broken Websites