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I’ll Modify You in to Next Week.
A couple of days ago I came across this interesting quirk, and I had to do a double-take before I realised what had happened. Basically, I recently got a NAS and decided that I wanted my router to save...
View ArticleQuickly Open an Elevated Command Prompt in Vista
Just a quick little thing I noticed, although everyone else probably knows it by now. To launch an elevated command prompt (i.e. a prompt with admin privileges, required to do various things if UAC is...
View ArticleAngel of Ocean
Alright, the title is a bit of a misnomer; this seagull was captured just above the waters of the River Thames. Now I know what I said before about not liking taking nature photos so much, but these...
View ArticleHey there, Handsome.
Are those wings sticking out of your body or are you just happy to see me? Here’s a picture of a beast Dragonfly waving to all the passers-by in my Nan’s back garden. You can tell it isn’t a Damselfly...
View ArticleForgotten the Installation Code for your Sagem Digital Set-Top Box?
It’s annoying when that or something similar happens — in my case, someone else had changed the code meaning I couldn’t retune the box to accept more channels. But all is not lost! Simply follow this...
View ArticleStrip ID3v1 Tags from MP3s in Linux
For kicks I decided to remove all the ID3v1 tags from my music files today. They were just getting in the way and served no useful purpose — since I had perfectly fine ID3v2 tags — so they just had to...
View ArticleUse Ogg Vorbis for Lag-free Ringtones on Android
Update 2010-06-21: If you want to use custom ringtones in the first place, install Rings Extended from the Android Market, then go to Home > Settings > Sound & display > Phone ringtone....
View ArticleOgg Vorbis Encoder for Windows
I not so long ago made a post about using Ogg Vorbis for Ringtones on Android, as it considerably reduces the lag between getting a phone call and the phone actually playing the ringtone. The same...
View ArticleAdding your most recent Twitter tweet to your Pidgin status
This guide is intended to be a more up-to-date mirror of the guide you can find at Tech Jawa. All credit to them for the original instructions! Basically nothing changes, but I just like to be...
View ArticleA Word of Warning: Check Your Windows 7 Backup Settings
Backups in Windows 7 have been greatly improved, what with the fact you can restore from them (without needing to take a separate backup) and that they backup to networks better. However, there has...
View ArticleThe Windows 7 Taskbar — Keyboard Goodness
If you’re fortunate enough to be using Windows 7, then no doubt you’ve noticed the new taskbar. Well, here’s a couple of golden nuggets of info for you: Did you know that all the icons you line up on...
View ArticleI am Your God; BOW DOWN TO ME
Another of my friends chilling down at the river. Where there’s food, there’s fighting. Where there’s bread, there’s dread.
View ArticlePinch to Zoom? Nah, I’m Fine, Thanks
What is this generation’s obsession with pinch to zoom? It’s so often touted as “natural”, “intuitive”, and “cool” that it’s beginning to make me go insane! Yes, it might be cool, but have the people...
View ArticleDelete Songs From Smart Playlists in iTunes
Update 2009-11-23: Corrected Mac keyboard keys. I don’t own a Mac myself, but a friend of mine tells me that iTunes defies the normal behaviour of many other Apple applications. Probably because it’s...
View ArticleStop Exact Audio Copy Crashing on Windows 7
When I tried to rip a disc using Exact Audio Copy on Windows 7 x64, I found it kept crashing as soon as the rip tried to start. Bummer. Remembering the previous times I’ve used EAC, when you click a...
View ArticleTake Control of Your Settings — Configuring Synaptics Touchpads and Making...
Update 2010-05-28: If you’re using Fedora 13, then the configuration for synaptics touchpads is done through what is practically the old xorg.conf method. (This is as udev now handles devices instead...
View ArticleIntroducing BitButcher — An Open-Source NDS ROM Trimmer
I’ve always wanted to make a software headline like that. Eee! Welcome to BitButcher, a small program designed to do one thing and one thing well: trim Nintendo DS ROMs. I got a bit fed up of the ones...
View ArticleGnome Power Manager Hides Do Nothing
Found this rather handy post that tells you what to do in newer versions of Gnome Power Manager, which for some reason hide the Do Nothing options as default. Personally I find it irritating as the...
View ArticleSupreme Commander 2 Hidden Objectives List
Update 2010-03-26: Missed “Master of Pawns” hidden objective off of Cybran mission 6. Added it. Trying to find and complete all the secret missions in SupCom 2? Here’s a quick and dirty list of them...
View ArticleMy Personal Ninite Installer
This is basically for my own future reference, but the last few Windows installs I’ve done I’ve used Ninite to install most of my favourite software — easily and quickly! If you’ve yet to discover it,...
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