Tag Archives: tech stuff
Asus EEE PC – how to update via USB memory stick
I had this Asus EEE 701 for about a year, and although the XEPC project was OK, it was quite fiddly and slow. Since I last looked, a whole load of netbook-compatible Linux distributions have been launched. I chose a … Continue reading
Twittering at last!
I’m tweeting at last – and only about 8 months behind everyone else, so it seems. Here’s what I’ve learnt over the last few weeks: You’ll need a client, either Tweetdeck or Destroy Twitter (note: it doesn’t!) http://search.twitter.com/Search tweets http://hashtags.org/ … Continue reading
phpbb.com down or hacked?
I noticed my phpbb forum dashboard has being saying “connection refused” (when checking updates) for 24 hours now, and phpbb.com has been unreachable. Google’s most recent cache at 1 Feb 2009 04:43:49 GMT says: SQL ERROR [ mysqli ] Table ‘phpbb.community_users’ … Continue reading
Fake tech support call scam – supportonclick, systemrecure and logmein123.com
Are you on a call with “tech support” from comantra, supportonclick, thenerdsupport, securesecurityinfotech, thesupportonline, go4isecure, thesparksupport, winpctech, compstep, ordinateurassist, advpccare, techisonline, techonsupport, fixonclick, Log4Rescue, PCTechnosupport, onlinepccare, pccare or logmein123.com while reading this? PLEASE TRY AND RECORD THE CALL, and whether … Continue reading
How to unblock the popup blocker in Google Chrome
Seen a lot of people with the same problem I have: There needs to be an option to whitelist a site for popups. The little window in the lower right corner is fine for the occasional popup, but when you … Continue reading
Review of three skypephone s2
Before the review, some questions, if anyone knows the answers! How can I copy and paste? How can I lock the keypad? Where can I get BREW applications or games? How can I stream realaudio streams? This isn’t going to … Continue reading
Britain from Above
I saw a really good bit of TV last night; the BBC’s Britain from Above. (blog) Well worth watching the full show in iPlayer if you can (and are in the UK). However, if you can’t, the BBC is experimenting … Continue reading
Round up of cool geek stuff
Google Templates Some quite snazzy ways of creating presentations, forms etc using Google Docs Piclens View virtually any RSS enabled photo feed (flickr, picasaweb etc) in full screen 3d and fly through your photos Swarmplayer Trial the next generation of … Continue reading
