Category: Blog
Macs have bizarre errors too
See? I actually have about 50GB free, so, uh, -3B should fit just fine. Probably.
Clive Sinclair (and me) on TV
This video is actually from 2003, but it’s only recently that I’ve managed to convert it and upload it to Google Video. It’s a clip of a BBC programme called Inside Out, which covers local stories about local people. I was interviewed about Clive Sinclair, and showed off my Sinclair collection.
PS3 Controller: Even Worse Than PS2
IGN have been allowed to have a play with what is essentially the final PS3 hardware. Despite being mostly positive about the console, one bit sticks out – the controller. Although much the same as the PS2 Dual Shock 2 pad, only without the “shock” as Sony wouldn’t stump up money to appease the rumble technology patent holder, the “SIXAXIS” pad holds some other more nasty shocks. Firstly, it’s cheap and plasticky, but more important than that are the new …
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
Apparently, Mr Larry Bodine had a bit of trouble with his brand new dual-G5 Power Mac. I’m not surprised, as most of what it supposedly came installed with simply doesn’t exist. His tirade against Apple is somewhat lacking in facts, and he seems unsure as to what actual software he’s running. In one paragraph, he states he’s struggled along with Internet Explorer 5.0, but in another he’s using Tiger’s widgets. The killer is, IE5.0 won’t run on, and doesn’t come …
Adult Literacy and Numeracy
I had to install the Edexcel “Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Key Skills Onscreen Testing” software today, and although irritating to set up, it seems to have gone well. On the Exambase website, where you set up exams and candidates for the software, I accidently clicked Submit twice on the Edit Exam screen, and this message came up: Literacy, eh? Ace.