I may have not done it intentionally, but I seem to have become the least photographed person at the blog awards last Saturday! If you are lucky (or unlucky) you may spot the back of my head in a few photos … [Read more...] about Avoiding Photos
mp3 support for rhythmbox on dapper
I originally mentioned setting up mp3 support for Rhythmbox on breezy. I've since upgraded to dapper and have had to go through the process again. This time round the solution was to install the oddly named package gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly Depending on which repositories you have enabled you may find more than one version of it and as dapper is still in active development you … [Read more...] about mp3 support for rhythmbox on dapper
Nominet Launchs New Online Services
Nominet has just launched an online portal for registrars (tag holders) and other clients. It's quite similar to the IEDR reseller console in some respects, though it allows you to edit a wide variety of details associated with your account. For example, you can now easily edit where the various notification emails are sent to without having to ring them. This is handy, though … [Read more...] about Nominet Launchs New Online Services
Ubuntu on Bootable USB
MadTux have released a bootable USB Pen Drive: "1.0GB USB Pen Drive with the entire contents of the Ubuntu 5.10 Live Release and added special code to make it bootable. Just plug it into the USB port of your computer (BIOS capable of booting USB flash is required*) and boot into Ubuntu Linux" Further information on their site EDIT: Link updated to point to the category on their … [Read more...] about Ubuntu on Bootable USB
Blog Design – Tips from the experts
A few short weeks ago I became aware of a new title to be published dedicated to blog design. I've always been a bit of a bookaholic, so I picked up a copy on Amazon. Blog Design Solutions has no fewer than eight co-authors who include names that may be familiar to bloggers. So what does the book cover? Who is it aimed at? Should you buy a copy? The book covers everything from … [Read more...] about Blog Design – Tips from the experts