watch @CaptainPhillips then watch #MissionImpossible #MissionImpossibleRogueNation and decide which is the most incredible
Monthly Archives: July 2015
@ibm @lenovo #thinkpad t60 @ati users will have to upgrade to #ubuntu instead of #windoz10
if you are an ibm lenovo thinkpad t60 use with an ati mobility radeon x1300 graphics processor you wont be able to get windows10 !
tonights #bluemoon #supermoon
tonights #bluemoon #supermoon
howto create your own #windows10 dvd or usb install media
if you dont want to wait for windows10 to download by itself and wait for your notification to upgrade to come as soon as a few days or weeks you can create your own #windows10 dvd or usb install media
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
- http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/faq
- http://wudt.codeplex.com/
WARNING if you will be installing the operating system for the first time, you will need your Windows product key (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx). For more information about product keys and when they are required, visit the FAQ page.
some reasons to stop ignoring the #politics of #technology @eff @fsf @gnu #floss
some reasons to stop ignoring the politics of technology
- https://medium.com/backchannel/why-i-m-saying-goodbye-to-apple-google-and-microsoft-78af12071bd
- gnu is 30 this year- http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-gnu-manifesto-turns-thirty
- eff is 25 this year – https://www.eff.org/
- fsf – http://www.fsf.org/
disadvantages of @belkin #wemo #wifi #lightbulbs
disadvantages of @belkin #wemo #wifi #lightbulbs
- now even your lightbulbs have firmware that needs updating
- you cant turn lights on or off if your mobile phone goes flat
- timer software bugs such as “turn off and dim rule” first turns on light if its currently off
floss gnu/linux code folding editors
floss gnu/linux code folding editors that fold json, php and xml (alts for notepad++)
- https://eclipse.org/ (PHP & XML only JSON requires plugin)
- https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/json-editor-plugin
- http://texteditors.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?FoldingEditors
- http://notepadqq.altervista.org/wp/
- https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/department/quantal/developer-tools/
- https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/quantal/scite/
howo install #synergy-project keyboad and mouse sharing app on #ed/x/ubuntu
howo install synergy-project keyboad and mouse sharing app on ed/x/ubuntu
download deb from http://synergy-project.org/download/free/
aptitude does not let you install local debs and dkpg doesnt fix dependencies so either
aptitude install libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libqt4-network
before you run dkpg or
aptitude install gdebi
and use gdebi or gdebi-gtk to install synergy-1.4.18-r2250-Linux-x86_64.deb
howto embed amazon associate link(s) in your blog without using iframes
you can embed amazon associate link(s) in your blog without using iframes by creating an amazon astore adding a category for the product add product to category then post link to that store category
ie http://astore.amazon.co.uk/gadgets21-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=1
amazon pan & tilt webcams from £25 to £47
amazon pan and tilt webcams from £25 to £50
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/gadgets21-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=1
the £30 one even has built in DDNS !
