Archive for May, 2008

To Eeepc or not to Eeepc

Posted 27 May 2008 — by Alex
Category Technology

With so many new netbooks (as they are now called) hitting the various world wide streets there doesn’t seem to be a single one that stands out. The choice was easy when there was just the one Asus 701. Now there are legion of the things with a new one just round the corner. will it be the Asus 900, 901 or the msi wind

So far they’re not in a shop near me so the choice is easy. Soon they’ll be here and I’ll have to make up my mind

Ubuntu ham radio social group

Posted 21 May 2008 — by Alex
Category Radio

For those of us that are both Ubuntu’ers and ham radio fans there is a social group up and running on the Ubuntu forums

Feel free to join in a contribute to the discussions

Where has my visual editor gone?

Posted 20 May 2008 — by Alex
Category Technology

answers on a postcard please………

Wordpress strikes again

Wonky Wordpress

Posted 20 May 2008 — by Alex
Category Technology

There seem to be a number of issues with Wordpress that are biting my installation. Mix this with an odd ftp problem with my host and this helps to keep this month as a month of pointless fiddling.

Having had to reinstall the whole shooting match and losing the visual editor, ability to edit posts, delete files and folders from my host I’m getting to the point where I’ll be looking for a new CMS if I can’t get this sorted out. So in preparation I’ve install XAMPP onto a flash drive for offline work to try and replicate the faults but so far it’s just not happening.

What should be a simple thing is both frustrating and time consuming. These oh-so-simple systems tend to have hidden caveats or features that are adding to not just mine but a lot of other woes.

Fred Whitton results

Posted 16 May 2008 — by Alex
Category Sport

Came 438th (I think) at 8 hours 28 minutes. Not bad for a first effort. Shame not to have made it under 7 hours but the long stops were needed in the hot weather

Feeling a bit pants? check out the big cog I\'m turning

I think the photo say’s it all really. This was only 50 miles into it and the first proper climb. Not enough food in the belly and definately not enough to drink. Still after another two passes I felt a load better and was able to climb a bit better.

Shame that this was the only photo on offer from Kennedy, my wifr took a better one!