Category Archives: General

Don’t rush through extreme internet laws

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Kevin

It’s at times like this you really wish you had political representation, however in my constituency the responsible MP has “stood down”. If you still have representation at Westminster it’s maybe still worth taking a few minutes to email your … Continue reading →

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One DAM to rule them all

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Kevin

With the release of Aperture 3 I think I am back to where I was quite a few years back with one application I am happy to use for all my Digital Asset Management. Many moons ago I was a … Continue reading →

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Currently Reading

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Kevin

Beyond Fear – Bruce Schneier See it on Amazon.co.uk

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Kevin

Here we go about to stumble into a new decade.

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Disclaimers for Windows 7

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Kevin

There we are sitting watching TV last night and a cringeworthy ” I’m a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.” advert comes on (here is an example if you have missed them). And my wife says “are they trying … Continue reading →

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Life without TiVo

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Kevin

Well I have taken the plunge and retired my much loved TiVo. The old workhorse was still going strong but showing it’s age compared to current PVRs. (well the UK model anyway that has seen no updates in 8 years). … Continue reading →

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Blogging from iBlogger

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Kevin

Trying out iBlogger on the iPod to try to encourage a bit more blogging

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How did it know?

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Kevin

I noticed a BSOD on a tourist information point in the Europa Bus Station, Belfast, then I noticed the title on the box

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So true its frightening

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Kevin

Checking on DadHacker the post “Less talk, more code please” says: “ More stuff that pops into my head during triage meetings. —- Oh, thars – Data-driven, Top-Down, Structured, Procedural and Agile Incremental, Bottom-up and Spiral (though it’s fragile) Rational … Continue reading →

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Testing Clients (Part 2)

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Kevin

And the winner is MarsEdit 2. A quick powerful tool that slots nicely into the workflow, and does not demand too much of my attention to make a sensible post with it.

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