Posts Tagged by technology
#chickencam – minor update.
| 27/08/2011 | Posted by cr0w under #chickencam, Outlaw Pla.net |
Well, #chickencam is still alive. Only a few small details to report…
1. I have had to buy one of these… http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290598896280?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 to talk to the Nanode. FYI if you are building a nanode, you need the 5v version.
2. I’m teaching myself to program at the moment. I’ve bought .. http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596802387 to get me going. I’ve…
#chickencam Genesis
| 15/08/2011 | Posted by cr0w under #chickencam |
I’ve been meaning to get started with Arduino http://www.arduino.cc/ . As you will have read, I went to the fabulous Oggcamp last weekend. While I was there, one of the speakers/exhibitors was from Project:Nanode . It was such a cool idea, with so much potential, that I bought one there and then without much of…
Unity and Gnome 3 Chirality
| 03/05/2011 | Posted by cr0w under Outlaw Pla.net |
I’ve just written to Linux Format. I think there’s a good reason why Unity and Gnome3 are uncomfortable for most people to use. What do you think?
Hi!
I’ve been using Unity and Gnome 3 with a touch screen for a little while now. I think I can put my finger on a massive flaw in…
The Ubuntu Banshee Thing
| 02/03/2011 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under Outlaw Pla.net |
Sometimes it takes a few days consideration before you can reach a considered opinion on an issue. So it has been with me on Canonical’s move to secure some of the funding coming from the online music sales resulting from Banshee distribution. In essence, what I want to say is that I think that although…
So… Nokia have gone all soft… Microsoft.
| 11/02/2011 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under Outlaw Pla.net |
How MS & Nokia think they’re going to squeeze themselves into the market with an app market similar to the flawed Apple model is beyond me. It’ll be interesting to see them try.
Unexpected Benefits
| 10/03/2010 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under Outlaw Pla.net |
There are a myriad of reasons for using Free Open Source Software. They range from the technical to the political with a bunch of ethical, moral, strategic and functional reasons mixed in along the way.
But I think I’ve found a whole new type of reason for using FOSS/Linux. Medical.
As many might know, I have Bi-Polar…
The First Pawn Moves in the Novell Game
| 03/03/2010 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under Outlaw Pla.net |
This morning I saw a tweet from Jan Wildeboer of Fedora. He was one of the first people to spot that Novell are facing an unsolicited takeover bid by bigtime hedgefund breadheads, Elliott. A quick Google shows that Elliott specialises in buying into struggling companies and enforcing radical changes in order to bring the price…
Short, sharp, Shot of Jaq review.
| 07/12/2009 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under Outlaw Pla.net, WestonBoSNoSLug |
Shot of JAQ
So, there’s a new podcast in town huh?
Stuart “Aq” Langridge and “The Internet’s” Jono Bacon have returned to podcasting. Their first venture as half of “Lug Radio” is late and very much lamented, so in most quarters this would seem to be a welcome return.
But as you might expect, they haven’t just rehashed…
The Lowest Common Denominator
| 05/11/2009 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under Outlaw Pla.net |
This phenomenon is evident in many walks of life at the moment. But the clearest example of the damage mediocrity does, is on show in the IT industry. The late, great comedian Bill Hicks put it best when he asked “When did mediocrity and banality become a good thing? Did I miss a meeting?”.
I can…
Another go at the BBC for Proprietry Bias
| 22/10/2009 | Posted by b1ackcr0w under BBC, Complaints, Outlaw Pla.net, WestonBoSNoSLug |
I’ve been reading the coverage of the release of Windows 7 on the Web and listening to Radio 4. I’m becoming increasingly annoyed at the way they publicise Proprietry products as though they are the only viable options. So I wrote to their “Feedback” programme to see if they acknowledge the point.
I’ll let you know…
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