Year: 2005
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Participation
After deciding to actually do something to contribute to free/libre software instead of just doing IRC/forums tech support, using it and filing bugs, I finally got off of my backside… First of all I translated F-spot – a photo management tool. I haven’t kept up on this with recent versions and Gareth Owen has since been updating…
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Flock
I’ve downloaded flock a firefox based web browser. It’s a basically reskinned firefox + some (well integrated) extensions. It aims to coexist with Firefox and not fork it, I suppose it’s vaguely similar to the ubuntu and debian relationship. The new features include: A blog poster (which I’m writing this from), which is really intuitive, simple and requires no user…
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Google Talk
Had a quick moment to play around with googles new instant messaging service. It seems really nice and clean, with none of the “fluff” other Instant Messaging programs have. I’ve not tried the actual calling of people yet as my mic isn’t working properly but then it’s easier to type anyway. One thing missing that I can…
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While at work I spend probably upwards of three quarters of my time in vi, or using ksh in vi mode. Now my fingers are expecting it everywhere, from text entry in word, to scrolling in every other application. I now resent having to move my fingers from the home row and grit my teeth…
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Pocket PC today theme
I’ve made a Ubuntu theme for Pocket PC, it’s not as good as I hoped, the colour seems to change from desktop to pocket pc :/, perhaps there should be more brown toolbars etc and a different colour background colour. Here’s a screenshot: Download Ubuntu Pocket PC theme. The theme is available under the terms…
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Software patents follow-up
I’ve had further contact with William Newton Dunn reguarding software patents and it appears that this man is not for turning. Because I am for freedom – the choice – for you – whether to patent or not. And because successful SMEs told me that when they seek money for expansion the first question asked by bankers…
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Software patents
I wrote to my six MEPs yesterday – the MEPs for the East Midlands, regarding software patents, stating my position as being against and querying what they thought, I’ve received two replies already, I’m impressed by their speed of reply, if nothing else. The first reply got back to me, in under twelve hours, this…
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Identity Card Bill
I have just wrote to my MP Natascha Engel protesting the idea of National Identity Cards via Write to them. I have done this after signing and being encouraged by a pledgebank proposal to boycott ID cards. I’ve explained why I don’t like the bill and asked her views, lets just hope she replies. I have read…
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Sitemaps
Google have released yet another beta, this ones called Sitemaps, it’s basically an xml file on your website which helps google make better use of theirs and your resources when spidering your site. Danny Sullivan has a more indepth review of Sitemaps. Michael Nguyen has created some php code to generate wordpress Sitemaps dynamically. I’ve now extended this so…
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Fiesta
I purchased my first car on Saturday – a maroon Ford Fiesta 1.1 litre petrol Azure. It’s eleven years old but it’s only done 39,000 miles. So, i’ve spent the last few days driving places, started off driving locally but since I’ve drove into town, to Sutton-in-Ashfield, through lots of the peak including about half…
Dean Sas 