Is it any wonder people go about pirating MS product? Their licensing is so complicated I just take one look and run away, it’s that complicated. Now there putting anti-piracy software into their MS-products. One week later and OpenOffice is starting a switch campaign. I have also added the getOpenOffice.org logo to my blog.
Did you that you can get nectar points at online stores
From http://www.nectar.com/dynamic/estores/nectar/home It appears that you can gain nectar points through some very unsuspecting places such as the apple store, direct line, iTunes, amozon.co.uk, dell, PC World. It appears that you use the above page link to get into the store, then you have no reference whatsoever about the fact that you will gain nectar… Continue reading Did you that you can get nectar points at online stores
Java Help
In trying to create JavaHelp Documentation, I have found that the following software to be useful. http://sourceforge.net/projects/jhelpmaker It is a new Open Source project available on sourceforge, that looks like it has a lot of potential.
Move to BlogSpot finally worked
It appears that when I originally tried to move to blogspot, the blogspot servers were down. Publishing there is a lot faster, and produces better HTML.
Had enough of Lycos
I’ve had enough of Lycos, so I’m moving away from them. Their mail is so slow with irritating pop-up ads. The web space is OK, but produces bad HTML and irritating pop-ups. I’m migrating this blog over to the google space too.
X11 Fixed
Further to my prevous blog, I managed to fix X11 to it’s former glory by removing the X11 user receipt and installing it again. I then used Pacifist to install the update from 10.4.3.
Xdarwin on Tiger for OpenOffice.org2.0
As you will see from the pictures you can run OpenOffice.org through XDarwin on Mac OS X Tiger. I would however recommend that you use Apples X11 instead as it is more up to date, is more reliable and has a nicer look and feel. I am now left with the annoying X11 behaviour, even… Continue reading Xdarwin on Tiger for OpenOffice.org2.0
How about the Trolley bus instead of the Edinburgh Tram
See my letter to the Evening News at: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=155522006
EyeTV 2 now available
EyeTV 2 looks like a fantastic improvement over previous versions. I can’t wait until I have looked out the proof of purchase coupon.
Additional Mailbox with yahoo
With Yahoo Mail, you can now have an additional mailbox that is attached to your current Mailbox. Great I can now have my ideal mailbox name: shaun.mcdonald!