On Windows, I can set up an explorer context menu option "Open command prompt here", how do I do this under Linux? (Specifically Nautilus, since that's what the netbook remix of Ubuntu comes with ( Read more... )

Awesome - I finally managed to get the flex SDK working on my EEE 901. Admittedly, I had to figure out ( Read more... )

I'm becoming extremely annoyed by popups. Not *web* popups, no. System popups - applications grabbing the focus when I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. iTunes, USB device warnings, install dialogs, update warnings ( Read more... )

Went climbing for a couple of hours this evening. Arm duly tested - still slightly painful so I took it easy...well on that arm at least. The hardest climb I did was a 5B, but that was mostly balancing. I ended up doing a lot of 4's just with my right arm - lots of dyno type moves, which was fun :D ( Read more... )

Recession. Unemployment. Inflation. Falling house prices.

What are Argos trying to imply by using "U Can't Touch This" as the background music for their new advert?

I've been faffing around with a bug for an hour or two now, way longer than I should have - essentially two strings weren't comparing equal despite the fact that I know they are (having set them to both be the same thing initially ( Read more... )

This is an example of why i fear the deep. GIANT TENTACLED MONSTERS...WITH ELBOWS...AND WEIRD FLAPPY BITS...!

Ok, it's a Magnapinna, but they're still freaky as hell

Today is most definitely a Mesh day. Hrm.

I'm not sure it's a good time to try out a low carb, low sugar diet when we have so many Belgian tasty things in the house. My willpower needs a workout I suppose.

In one word, what do you live for?

What the hell is wrong with the Cairngorm documentation authors? All I want to do is load up their "Introduction to Cairngorm" PDF and print it off so I can read it more easily. However, some bright spark has plastered "Do Not Copy" diagonally across the page, making it mostly illegible and totally unprintable ( Read more... )