The first beta for the latest Ubuntu is out, so I’m running it already. Aside from the strange window controls, it seems good so far. One of my first tasks was to make my gorgeous Logitech MX Revolution mouse work properly. Out of the box is… almost, just one little thing to solve – the […]
As well as a little bit of video, I took a few photos at the wedding of Dr and Mrs Richards. The Bucking Bronco was a good source of amusing faces and I’m also quite pleased with the photos of the cake and first dance. It was a great day, not just for the happy […]
One of the best features of the Nokia N900 is its fabulous high-res screen and I was really looking forward to watching films on it. when the phone arrived, it was pre-loaded with a demo video and a film trailer, both encoded at native resolution (800×480) and playing back beautifully. I knew that I could […]
Well, it’s the end of 2009 and I have some favourite technologies and applications to share with you. Obviously these are my opinions and based a lot on what I’ve had the chance to experience and use. Most of these are for personal use, but I’ve stuck in one category for educational use. See what […]
When I switched to the 64-bit version of Ubuntu Karmic (9.10), one of the few apps that didn’t follow me over was Buzan’s iMindMap – quite simply the greatest mindmapping software on the planet. Shoddy support, but awesome software – unless you try to use it on a 64-bit OS. I cracked the puzzle – […]
Design is one of my favourite things to teach about – whether at school or ranting at my friends! I recently told a class of 11 year olds I was allergic to Comic Sans and I sometimes catch myself trying to work out the hex colour of landscapes. I could get therapy, but I’d rather […]
I’ve been trying to use the BookSmart software from the quite brilliant Blurb.com on my computer running Ubuntu. Their BookSmart software is designed for Windows and Mac only, so I downloaded the Windows version and tried it under Wine. There’s a little trick to getting it to work without crashing once it’s installed. Run winecfg […]
I’ve been using Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my Eee-PC 701 since before they released it, so well over a year now. Before that, I had vanilla Ubuntu installed, but always felt there had to be a better way to fit just a little more into the very few pixels that Asus had blessed me with. […]
From my talk on Sunday about following Jesus’ command to love God and one another. Before the beginning there was nothing, only God. Complete in himself, the relationship of Trinity defined in love, but longing to extend that relationship. So God dreamed. People, giving themselves completely in love to each other and to God. Such […]
I’ve been reading Tim Ferriss’s blog at FourHourWorkWeek.com for quite a while – I am fascinated at the insights he brings to technique and learning. He also shares some cross-disciplinary thoughts there, which broaden my perspectives and help me to look at things from different directions. I’ve just read his post “How to respond to […]