This is a funny video, worth your next couple of minutes ;)

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Over the past month or so I was pushed to close commenting from our blog (which uses the popular Wordpress software), because the system was being abused with spam. I have now installed a couple of anti-spam plugins that hopefully will get rid of that problem, and have opened commenting again.

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You might remember half a year ago I was facing being outsourced at work. After eventually being switched to a different department with 2 others. I, of course, was the only 1 of the 3 given a temporary position; which ends around Christmas (Happy New Year!). Is there anything more frustrating than doing a better […]

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Those with previous 1.5 RCs can get this update via the Auto-Update feature (Manual scan or wait for the scheduled check to pick it up); it’s only 218K. So hopefully we’ll see the final release next week/week after.
Our Firefox 1.5 guide has also been completed which is ready bar any unforseen changes a release (There’s […]

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You’re probably aware that of late Microsoft’s been scanning your system to determine if you’re using a genuine version of Windows before allowing you to download (certain) updates. This process uses an ActiveX control; which essentially limits it to Internet Explorer users. Well, guess what, now they’ve released a Plug-In version so you’ll be able […]

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Well, after almost exactly 10 years of 56k dialup access broadband has been delivered out in the forest where I live, and not just 0,5mbps but full ADSL2+ 24mbps compatible DSLAM equipment has been installed at the exchange!
I’m a few hundred meters short of 24mbps at 3km to the exchange but at 8mbps compared to […]

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