Notes from the long web
Making, breaking and figuring things out.
Hi, I’m Mark. This site contains an archive of my ramblings from the last 20 years. I keep planning to write more—who knows, maybe I will now?
Latest notes
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →
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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… Read note →