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Sky Anytime on PC causes machine to run very slowly
A few weeks back I installed Sky Anytime on PC; since then I had noticed a considerable deterioration in the machines performance – to the point where it was almost unusable. I didn’t immediately put two and two together, I just assumed that it was time to give the laptop a bit of a spring… Read note →
Orange “Live Box” ADSL modem / wireless router
At the weekend I installed the Orange Live box for my in-laws. They were already on Orange broadband, and their old netgear wireless router had died so the FIL decided to take a deal from Orange & upgrade to the Orange live box. As soon as I popped the installation CD into the PC I… Read note →
Adobe announce Creative Suite 3
I’ve been waiting for ages for CS3 to come out, and Today Adobe have finally released some details about it on their website. Although there’s not a lot of substance to it yet, there’s an awful lot of marketing speak on there and no trial versions yet. I’ve been using Fireworks CS3 beta and it’s… Read note →
Fisher Price Digital Camera
It was Isla’s and my Birthday yesterday. My sister Anna bought Isla a Fisher Price “Kid Tough” Digital Camera which she gave her on Saturday when we all met up in London after going on the London Eye. Isla was thrilled to bits with her camera, and actually she’s taken some pretty good photos (considering… Read note →
Ffffffliping floats!
I’ve been having various problems over the past few days with CSS floats. more specifically, either background images on containing elements not appearing or floated elements acting as if they’ve run out of room in the parent element and dropping down on to “the next line”. The cause of this is the fact that I… Read note →
Web Standards Project announces “Street Team”
Details are sketchy (or non-existent) at the moment but WaSP have recently announced a new initiative called “Street Team”. The idea is that together we create a number of tasks – challenges if you will – to help the promotion of web standards in your local community. Things that will help get the word out… Read note →
Sky+ just got more useful – Remote Record
We’ve had a Sky+ box for getting on for a year now and so far I’ve been impressed with it. For those that don’t know, a Sky+ box is a digital satellite receiver with a built in PVR; it has two tuners so you can watch one channel and record another, or record two channels… Read note →
Bloody hell! I’ve won a shuffle!!
I’ve not been online much over the last week or so. I’ve been off work prior to starting my new job on Monday, so I’ve not been keeping up to date with my usual feeds or reading any blogs. A few minutes a go I decided to check my stats for this site & saw… Read note →
Moving on…
This Friday is going to be my last day with SSP. I’ve been with the company for over eight years so it’s a big change for me. It all seems very real now. I am looking forward to starting my new job, it’s an exciting opportunity for me as I’ll be working on some pretty… Read note →