I've been to the cinema twice in the last couple of days.On Friday night I went to see Hancock in Kilkenny, while last night I went to see Wanted in Carlow.Both evenings people came into the cinema several minutes after the film had started. I'm not talking about the adverts or trailers, but the actual film itself.They wander in then spend several minutes standing around trying … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – People Arriving Late to the Cinema
Grandad Ruined My Keyboard
Grandad ruined my afternoon. Well he didn't really, but he did reduce me to fits of laughter.One of his recent posts is based on search engine queries (adult content advisory I guess).Do I need a big cock? That depends. Do you have a big hen?That hurts!I checked my own stats from January 1st 2007 to July 4th 2008. Seemingly over 286 thousand visits from search engine users with … [Read more...] about Grandad Ruined My Keyboard
Purge Internet Explorer 6 From The Desktop?
I know from talking to web designers and developers that Internet Explorer 6 gives them lots of headaches. While it may not be the only cause of heartache it's a clear and tangible one.Of course there have been plenty of "upgrade to firefox" type campaigns in the past, but most seemed to ignore a simple fact. Many corporate users can't simply upgrade browsers without their IT … [Read more...] about Purge Internet Explorer 6 From The Desktop?
Ubuntu ICQ – Fix
Paul has put together a couple of Ubuntu packages to fix ICQ support in PidginI think I've had my ICQ account since 1994, so that beats Paul by 4 years :) … [Read more...] about Ubuntu ICQ – Fix
Pidgin ICQ Bug On Ubuntu
If, like me, you use pidgin as your IM client on Ubuntu, you may have been experiencing issues connecting to ICQ today.There's a patch available here, as well as a discussion of the issue.As I don't use ICQ too heavily I may just wait until a new version is released … [Read more...] about Pidgin ICQ Bug On Ubuntu