Category Archives: Rants

Microsoft Fail

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Ben Lavery

The other week I was looking at how Windows generates the old 8.3 style names from a long name.  I came across this article on the Microsoft site, and noted the banner at the top:

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The Computer

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Ben Lavery

We live in an age where computers are all around us.  While they may not yet be embedded into every object we come in contact with, they are on our desks at home or in the office, and in our … Continue reading →

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iOS VLC fails after all :(

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ben Lavery

Back in November a mobile version of VLC was released for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.  Many people cheered as the open source media player graced their iOS device.  Though some people didn’t…

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VLC for the iPhone could fall thanks to the GPL

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ben Lavery

VLC, the popular open source media plater, has been ported to the iPhone by Applidium.  The media player is available via the App Store for free. VLC is licensed under the open source license called the GNU General Public License, this license … Continue reading →

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Second thoughts on RSS

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ben Lavery

OK, so back in July I posted my praises of Google Reader and RSS technology.  Today however, I’m not so sure.  I’ve been without Internet for a couple of weeks, and look at my Google Reader:

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They dont make them like they used to…

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Ben Lavery

Faye has got a new phone, some up-to-date Nokia to replace her old 6200.  Her 6230 still works apart, just the battery doesn’t hold a charge very well.

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XP doesn’t do relative links

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Ben Lavery

At work I’ve got a situation where I want to store a load of files in a central location, and then scatter links accross the rest of the file system (for reasons best not explained here).  The file system will … Continue reading →

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