I hadn't had any issues with either Pidgin or Adium since the minor issue back in January. However, as of yesterday, ICQ was refusing to work on Pidgin. Seemingly there was a new release of Pidgin (2.5.5), however Ubuntu hadn't released a packaged version.Since Pidgin is open source and they release the source files it is possible for a user to create their own Ubuntu / Debian … [Read more...] about Pidgin 2.5.5
Twitter Tweaks and Changes
Over the last couple of days we managed to get our hands on the @blacknight twitter account, so we'll be moving everything across to it.I also realised that my own twitter username was stupidly long when it didn't have to be, so I changed it to @mneylonNot terribly exciting, but both accounts now use shorter usernames, which on a system with character limits does make senseThe … [Read more...] about Twitter Tweaks and Changes
Things To Do In Sydney??
Image via WikipediaI've booked my hotel for my trip to Sydney in June... (The ICANN meeting is on there and since I didn't go to Mexico I sort of have to go to Sydney)So what are the "must do" and "must see" things in Sydney?(I already got a copy of the Rough Guide to Sydney, but I haven't had a chance to open it yet...) … [Read more...] about Things To Do In Sydney??
Music Labels vs ISPs
I finally posted the letter we received from the music labels' solicitors over on the company blog.I had been meaning to do so for a few days, but I was waiting to see if the ISPAI membership could agree on a response. … [Read more...] about Music Labels vs ISPs
Bloggers Are Idiots
I love these broad sweeping generalisations.They're sort of fun ...According to a Ryanair spokesperson "bloggers are idiots"Lovely!At least they are consistent in their approach The idiot in this instance is Jason and anyone else who mentioned his post (I presume we're all guilty by association .. ) … [Read more...] about Bloggers Are Idiots