Tuesday, August 29, 2006
IE does suck
Well I'm happy to say I can now log into my blog from Windows XP, it was simply a matter of the browser, as I was using Internet Explorer 6 version whatever, and for some reason it was blocking me getting into my account. But horraayy now I've gotten rid of that dreaded IE, I'm using Mozilla Firefox, which is much better I have to say (and faster too!). So now I can get into my blog hassle free. Cheers to Alex for pointing the browser thing out.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Problems with blog
Well I can't seem to log into this blog from Windows XP and I can in Linux (which I'm in just now as I press these buttons), and last time I tried to post it said something about running out of space. Hmmmm weird.
Just see if it posts this time . ;)
Just see if it posts this time . ;)
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Big Lebowski - the shortened version
If you like films like myself (god, half my posts are about them ;)) then you might like all sorts of films, action, drama, comedy, etc. The Big Lebowski for me was one of my favourite films, so if you like films (and lots of swearing) then here's one for you ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Wq58vMHys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Wq58vMHys
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ah ha!! It works again and now a segway
Had some probs getting into my blog on this site but I seem to be back in for now. Ah well I can relax now and have a cup of tea ;)
On a side not I was finally glad to see the end of Big Brother, it was a seemingly endless parade of endless boredom towards the end, it threatened to eclipse BB4 for boredom at times. And the result was the most predictable one of all since BB2 when the charimastic gay guy, Brian won. Yep tourette's sufferer Pete won the show and to be entirely fair he did deserve because no one much else did. At a solid three months it really did take the lengthy biscuit, perhaps next they might decide to scrap the show and make for some more interesting programming (but I doubt it).
On a side not I was finally glad to see the end of Big Brother, it was a seemingly endless parade of endless boredom towards the end, it threatened to eclipse BB4 for boredom at times. And the result was the most predictable one of all since BB2 when the charimastic gay guy, Brian won. Yep tourette's sufferer Pete won the show and to be entirely fair he did deserve because no one much else did. At a solid three months it really did take the lengthy biscuit, perhaps next they might decide to scrap the show and make for some more interesting programming (but I doubt it).
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Fopp comes to town!
I come from Clydebank, now there aren't too many decent shops out that way in the big Shopping Centre, ok there is a few here and there, HMV, Woolies, West End Records, etc. But there is definitely a lack of decent quality shops in there, so I was rather chuffed to find out that a new Fopp has opened in Clydebank.
So I went down this afternoon and was pleasantly surprised to find it was just as well stocked as any of the others (not too many books though, they had a rather small section up the back). But it is getting surreal having these shops locally that you are so used to wandering around in Glasgow. And to top of that surreal experience I also bumped into my boss' manager down there from work, so I could end up meeting all the people I know in Clydebank in there, although that might not always be such a good thing...
Anyways good to see them set up shop here ;)
So I went down this afternoon and was pleasantly surprised to find it was just as well stocked as any of the others (not too many books though, they had a rather small section up the back). But it is getting surreal having these shops locally that you are so used to wandering around in Glasgow. And to top of that surreal experience I also bumped into my boss' manager down there from work, so I could end up meeting all the people I know in Clydebank in there, although that might not always be such a good thing...
Anyways good to see them set up shop here ;)
Monday, August 07, 2006
Linux or Windows??
Well not too much to report of late, not too much happening... except that in my spare time I've become reacquainted with using Linux again for the first time in a year or so. I downloaded Linux Fedora Core 5 and when after a trouble free install I just forgotten how much I had forgotten about Linux. I couldn't remember any shell commands or anything, but after a bit of consultation of the old Red Hat Bible I've got, it came back to me (well sort of). Part of the appeal of using Linux again is of course to set up another OS of a different kind and have all sorts of complications in the process, sounds weird but its more challenging than just plugging it in. But Linux support for hardware and drivers is definitely improving, especially over the space of the last two years or so from when I started using it.
But I was also chuffed to set it up and after a week of frustration and annoyance I managed to get Doom 3 working on Linux and it runs nearly as well on it too as it does in Windows (although some people I know of maintain its the other way about ;).
One of the things however that bugged me about Fedora Core though was the lack of support for mp3s, as it only supports the Ogg Vorbis file format, which sounds fine and you can also burn tracks using the built in media player. However if you download LimeWire you can still play mp3s through the LimeWire's built in player.
Anyway its an alternative to Windows and a pretty good one at that if you are willing to spend a fair bit of your time on forums. OK its not too different from Windows then ;)
But I was also chuffed to set it up and after a week of frustration and annoyance I managed to get Doom 3 working on Linux and it runs nearly as well on it too as it does in Windows (although some people I know of maintain its the other way about ;).
One of the things however that bugged me about Fedora Core though was the lack of support for mp3s, as it only supports the Ogg Vorbis file format, which sounds fine and you can also burn tracks using the built in media player. However if you download LimeWire you can still play mp3s through the LimeWire's built in player.
Anyway its an alternative to Windows and a pretty good one at that if you are willing to spend a fair bit of your time on forums. OK its not too different from Windows then ;)
