I have a nice legal copy of Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately it predates any of the service packs, so when I went to install my new PC I ran into an interesting issue. The intel motherboard I'm using is from Intel® 946 Express Chipset Family. Of course it comes with all the drivers required on CD. Unfortunately Intel work on the basis that whoever is installing XP will be using a … [Read more...] about Installing Xp – Catch 22
Crazy Courtcase – Suing Web Spiders For Violation of Contract
When I read about this I thought it was a joke and had to check the date to be sure: Colorado Woman Sues To Hold Web Crawlers To Contracts So basically she has a public website but does not want spiders to crawl it even though she hasn't denied them access using robots.txt ? … [Read more...] about Crazy Courtcase – Suing Web Spiders For Violation of Contract
Which nVidia Drivers – Ubuntu Edgy
I've just installed this PC and have run into some interesting issues with the graphics drivers. Which nvidia drivers should I be using? If I try "nvidia" and change the resolution settings X crashs completely, so I'm stuck with a really low resolution which is making me miserable :( Any suggestions? … [Read more...] about Which nVidia Drivers – Ubuntu Edgy
If you’re going to use Flash ….
The make sure you're detecting if the browser supports it. I just installed Ubuntu on this pc, so I don't have any extra plugins yet. It being a Saturday and St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to check which shops are open and until when. Browsing the Dunnes Stores website is nigh on impossible without Flash and the developers, who were probably paid a small fortune, haven't even … [Read more...] about If you’re going to use Flash ….
Open Source Software For Windows
What OSS software do you recommend for windows, apart from the obvious ones like Firefox and Thunderbird. Are there any other essential tools that you use on a regular basis? I've started a thread on this over here … [Read more...] about Open Source Software For Windows