The release of OpenOffice.org 2.4 (X11 version) is a little behind the other platforms due to a lack of resources in the QA process, as many of the resources have been placed on the upcoming aqua version. It will be another few days to week before they are available on the mirrors and the Mac… Continue reading OpenOffice.org 2.4 on Mac OS X [Update: now available]
ITV Catch Up through the browser on a Mac
Today was the first time that I looked at the ITV site for a while, as I had heard on Virgin Radio that the next series of Heartbeat was starting tonight. ITV are now using Microsoft’s Silverlight to allow cross-platform multimedia support. This is different from the BBC’s iPlayer, as the BBC iPlayer uses Adobe’s… Continue reading ITV Catch Up through the browser on a Mac
New OpenOffice.org Aqua Development Release
Head over to the OpenOffice.org Mac Porting web site for the latest development build. This is the most stable build of OpenOffice.org running natively on Mac OS X that I have seen. I haven’t yet had a crash with my basic usage. Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5 is required. The improvements include: Printing now… Continue reading New OpenOffice.org Aqua Development Release
Apple’s Developer Site has Crashed
With the news that Apple has released the SDK for the iPhone, their developer site is currently unavailable. It seems to be have exceeded Apple’s expectations in terms of demand. I’m currently wondering if there will be access to the Bluetooth in the SDK so that I can connect a bluetooth GPS and produce some… Continue reading Apple’s Developer Site has Crashed
Sorting Tables in a MediaWiki
I’ve noticed that a number of tables in the Wikipedia are sortable. Further research found that it is implemented through client side javascript, when a table has the class=”sortable”. It is available in MediaWiki 1.9 or later. See the MediaWiki help on sortable tables. I have found adding the sorting to the OpenOffice.org Mac OS… Continue reading Sorting Tables in a MediaWiki
OSM cycle map of Shandwick Place, Edinburgh diversion
For the next five months Shandwick Place in the west of the centre of Edinburgh is closed for work to move the utilities for when the trams are going to be introduced in a few years time. The council, TIE and Lothian Buses were quick enough to produce alternative routes for cars and buses, however… Continue reading OSM cycle map of Shandwick Place, Edinburgh diversion
Ultra high detail mapping
Someone pointed out what some of the German mappers have been doing in Berlin. The buildings have outline, and the football pitch has the markings on it too. High detail in Berlin map
OpenStreetMap tagged photos on Flickr
If you have any photos tagged openstreetmap on Flickr, they will now show up on the right hand side of planet-osm. There is currently 2,620 photos tagged with openstreetmap on Flickr.
Cycling: Edinburgh to Berwick and Back
Further to my previous post about my bike. I had problems getting a proper chainring from half the bike shops in Edinburgh, so instead I got a second hand bike that was similar to my old one. Just over a year ago, I cycled from Edinburgh to Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Since then I have been trying to… Continue reading Cycling: Edinburgh to Berwick and Back
Cycling: Bike off the road again
Seems that when I did my last bike repair a month ago, I didn’t tighten the bolts that hold the cogs on properly. So the chain ring has managed to fatigue and break quite spectacularly. Luckily I was just setting of from some lights within walking distance from home, so it wasn’t too bad. Unfortunately to get… Continue reading Cycling: Bike off the road again