Garmin Forerunner 305/405 musings
Updated from previous posting!
UPDATE: thanks to the efforts of lots of people in the community we are now able to download tracks …
3rd Sep
7th May
HTC Magic is out – now I await the Samsung I7500
I mentioned before that I was excitedly awaiting the release of the HTC Magic. Well, it’s out! Reviews that aren’t just marketing hype are hard to come by but the Telegraph have a nice video review of …
30th Apr
26th Apr
Vodafone Launching next Google Android handset on 5th May
The 2nd Google Android handset, the HTC Magic, is out on 5th May exclusive to Vodafone so say the Telegraph.
I was in a store at the weekend and they said 16th May, but either way it’s coming …
13th Apr
Comparethemarket.com doesn’t like apostrophes
I’m really cross.
It’s car insurance renewal time. I had done the usual rounds at confused.com (which has improved recently) and decided to give comparethemarket.com a whirl.
Confused always used to irritate me and leave me thinking “it could be so much …
1st Apr
Shopping delivered to Great Grandma, by Ubuntu Linux
This article serves as a reminder that as professional web developers we should never assume a certain level of prior knowledge from our users; it also demonstrates how Windows needn’t be the first operating system we introduce our relatives to….
14th Nov
13th Nov
A brief hello…
Hi faithful blog fans.
Nothing much to report – busy with the kitchen, have replaced the rotten joists (read: door frames, grrr!) and laid new laminate. On with the new units now
Oh, and upgraded to Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, seamlessly as …
18th Oct
I’m a busy squid
Sorry about the lack of posts recently, things are a bit hectic.
I have two draft articles that I haven’t gotten around to tidying up yet – one reviewing my online selling experience with Gumtree, Craigslist, Stuff4Sale and …
24th Sep
Shopping online – returns policies
I ordered my Garmin Forerunner 405 from work today.
Having shopped around endlessly for the last few weeks I narrowed it down to a toss up between Amazon and the possibility of cashback; or, as luck would have it, …
21st Sep
21st Sep
Partion Windows and Linux with GParted
I run Windows Vista on dual boot. My inclination is to get rid of it altogether, but I paid for a license thanks to the Microsoft Tax when I bought the machine and sometimes vendors (Garmin for example) …
20th Sep
The Great Bank Bale Out – where are the strings?
So, the British government baled out Northern Rock. That seemed bad enough, but at least it was more of a cheap loan than a bottomless pit.
This week HBOS was incomprehensibly brought to its knees by the failure of Lehman Brothers. …
16th Sep
Cupsd Authentication in Ubuntu
Typical, after my last post extolling the virtues of how easy it was to install a printer in Ubuntu I hit a problem today.
The symptoms are that you go to do a printer administration task, like add a printer, …
9th Sep
Easy printing in Ubuntu from Windows
I need to do a bit more flag waving for Ubuntu Linux. I have said it before, and I will say it again:
Ditch Microsoft Windows.
Download Ubuntu for free, don’t pay the Microsoft tax.
Anyway, my most recent wonderfulism …
