Stuck without a browser
So... I lost firefox. The latest ubuntu update for it has caused it to break. It loads with just a grey window with nothing on it. Not even the firefox logo in the top corner :(
As a result, I'm currently browsing with lynx until I can be bothered to fix it / install opera.
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Written by dezza on 2008-12-19 19:56:04. Read more...
The C days of Y2K
I know that is quite old, but it is still rather amusing, and it is that time of year.
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Written by dezza on 2008-12-11 03:23:45. Read more...
3 mobile stealth billing
I recently received my 3-mobile monthly bill, which is normally £15 per month. However, to my surprise it was £16 this month.
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Written by dezza on 2008-11-22 10:06:41. Read more...
Stopping atkbd.c flooding the logs on a Dell Laptop
For nearly a year now I have had the logs on my Dell Vostro 1000 flooded with messages like the following:
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Written by dezza on 2008-11-01 13:34:01. Read more...
Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol
Yesterday I came across HTCPCP - or Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol. It was intended as an April Fool's joke, but is still rather amusing. I particularly liked the status code 418 - I'm a teapot.
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Written by dezza on 2008-10-24 04:20:31. Read more...
Facebook Pirate
A friend recently told me about Facebook Pirate. However, it was no longer available. After a couple of minutes, I found a way to get it back. This method requires you to have Firefox and Firebug installed.
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Written by dezza on 2008-09-27 12:28:24. Read more...
BBC cock up
The BBC managed to cock up a live broadcast of the news last night. They had a problem with the sound - the test sound was being played instead of the sound that should have been played. I managed to get a line from the TV to my machine just when they thought they'd fixed it (or not!). While the voiceover was on, there was a generic BBC one technical problem screen displaying. Anyways, here's the recording (ogg format, 800kB). I cut out most of the first report as it was not relevant.
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Written by dezza on 2008-09-10 03:15:52. Read more...
Mobile Intertubes
Owing to the fact that in the place I am living this year I cannot get a DSL/Cable/56k landline connection, I have decided to invest in mobile broadband from 3. I will try this on my Ubuntu laptop soon, but I'm being lazy at the moment.
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Written by dezza on 2008-09-06 14:07:47. Read more...
RDPDD.dll failed to load - Remote Desktop woes
I've spent most of today without RDP access to my server. As soon as I connected I got immediately booted off, from any machine. A telnet connection to port 3389 connected fine, which led me to believe something was playing up on the server.
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Written by dezza on 2008-08-05 00:19:17. Read more...
Test of code
Heading 1
This should be bold
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Written by dezza on 2008-07-26 16:09:54. Read more...
Test Post
Here is yet another test post.. woo
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Written by dezza on 2008-07-21 08:49:55. Read more...