Monthly Archives: October 2009

What’s in an OS

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Brian

The imminent release of Ubuntu 9.10 and the release last week of Windows 7 has prompted me to consider what I actually want from an Operating System. Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC technology Correspondent) produced a storm of response to his off … Continue reading →

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WordPress Maintenance

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Brian

Recently I upgraded my Worpress installation to the latest release from Fantastico within cPanel on my hosting service. Upgrade worked fine but there was an error when posting new posts because of one of my plugins Role-Scoper. Tried to upgrade … Continue reading →

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Three Mobile Faster Than Home Broadband

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Brian

Sad really, the download speed I can get from my Three mobile is faster than I get on my fixed line broadband. Ho Hum.

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Gordon Brown Just Can’t Resist Spinning

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Brian

I signed up for a petition the other day (as I do). I quite like this system it allows you to blow off straight at the Government. As part of the system you get an email back if Number 10 … Continue reading →

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