MPEGs cause Vista’s Explorer to crash
Video: watch a simple download crash explorer over and over again. This really reminds me how feeble the underlying systems are in Windows.
Oli's Blog
Father of three, seasoned web developer (Django, Vue, Astro, etc), Ubuntu Member, photographer and woodworker. This is my blog, covering a raft of topics, mostly technical.
New design, new era. TPCS v11
Now with an added 245px width in the content section. Lovely or too fat for your liking? Please tell me what you think and help me fix any issues.
If Carlsberg made fight scenes…
Get ready for the awesomest fight scene in the entire universe. Young fight scenes want to be just like this when they grow up. This really is the stuff of dreams.
Shouldn’t ISPs protect their users?
ISPs could very easily halt 80-90% of automated illegal online activity but in order to do so, they need to be forced, en masse into taking a tougher line with possible security threats. Will it ever happen and is it what we really want?
Where spam comes from
Have you ever wondered where the content of your junk-mail folder (or inbox) comes from?
ADSL is holding back the online economy
While the internet continues to grow in both size and complexity, the speed that rural ADSL users are almost completely stagnant. Something needs to be done before the gap between urban and rural ADSL harms the online economy.
Re-watching films
I love watching films and I’d really love to be able to watch films more than once… There’s just one problem: me
Help! I’m under attack!
What has eight legs, no hair, a nasty temper and is sitting under my bed as I type this? I’ll give you a clue… It’s not 4 skinheads in a 5-legged race… I almost wish it were though
An executive at Microsoft has an unusual idea
I really wish that reporters would get their facts straight before they publish articles… Especially when the core idea behind the subject is my own little brainchild.
The Dvorak Bubble is about to burst
Dvorak is a complete nonce. I mean that in the kindest possible way because sometimes he’s hilarious to listen ranting on and occasionally I happen to agree with him but now he’s predicting the second downfall of the Internet…
Bugs in the code
Thunderflies are horrible! I’ve got a load in my screens at the moment and they’re driving me crazy. Does anybody have any tips for removing them or stopping them get in my screen in the future?
The Abandon-Digg weekend is nigh
On June 29th 2007 we are going to witness an explosion of blog entries, digg posts and comments because the heralded iPhone is finally going on sale. Question is, will you brave the chaos or hide from it?
Google could end spam today
It’s just something that struck me and struck me hard: if Google wanted to, they could stop 99% of all spam in it’s tracks… Let me explain
June 07’s gaming update
Tudball is no longer Minesweeper champion of the universe and Paul has released a new testing version of his first person shooter: Shooter.
Will semantic development kill link ads?
How effective will link advertisements be if/when the web becomes even more semantic? Is there a future for the schemes that fund many bloggers’ habits.
Has Apple tripped up with Safari?
Apple has recently launched their flagship browser to Windows. Any good? Any point? Despite animosity for most things Apple, I’m excited to get my hands on the Apple browser… But for how long?
Running XP’s Solitaire in Vista
Considering the lower performance of Vista’s games for power-players, I’m taking a look at how to grab older versions from an existing XP installation and get them working on Vista.
New Google UI?
Just checked Google from Opera today and it looks like I’m getting a new UI coming through… Not sure if that’s just me or what though…
Some major site changes coming
Just an update about the recent and upcoming changes happing on and around the site. I’d love comments, tips and suggestions so if you’ve got something to say, read this post =)
2012 Olympic logo debacle
Today saw the official launch of the 2012 Olympic branding. It’s astounding in many ways and people are making themselves heard so that something can be done to fix it.