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Then please read this before you do. English is a seriously complex language, something too many of us take for granted. While modern browsers can help us with our spelling, they do little for grammar. Read this post to boost your grammatical karma and avoid my wrath.

Posted by Oli 30 days ago in <rant>. Continue reading »

Pimp'd my graphics card 2

There's something shiny PC hardware I can't resist. In my opinion, the shinier and harder to install it is, the better. Today saw the arrival of a Thermalright HR-03 Plus for my 8800GTS.

Posted by Oli 44 days ago in hardware. Continue reading »

Does Linux really want Windows users? 10

Linux is often criticised for its over-enthusiastic community trying to convert everybody and their grandma. Today I saw another post asking why we should care if more people use it. In short: yes but I've got plenty of reasons to back this up...

Posted by Oli 46 days ago in linux. Continue reading »

10 Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows 21

Rather than listing 10 genuine reasons, I'm taking these points from an idiot fanboy. I use Linux as my desktop operating system but these reasons are just amazingly flawed.

Posted by Oli 49 days ago in linux. Continue reading »

Compiling at the speed of light 0

By default the make command won't use more than one process to compile things. With a tiny bit of tweaking you can slice off precious minutes and save yourself a noticeable amount of time.

Posted by Oli 53 days ago in linux. Continue reading »

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