The Pinged Hobbit

A lot of people would say the only thing Internet Explorer is good for is downloading something else to surf the web with. Truth be told, I’d tend to agree. My current browser of choice is Firefox and it has been for a long time now. That’s not just because I spend most of time using a Mac either. Even when I use a Windows machine I still look for the the FF icon to do my web browsing. I only use IE when I have no other option, like if I am using an ASP based app which does seem to need IE to run properly. Judging from the ever growing market share of other browsers against IE. Its a fair assumption that more and more people I coming to realise that they don’t have to be stuck with what comes installed on their machine. Continue reading »

For those of us that are gadget mad today marks an important day. The release of the latest version of the iPhone firmware, version 3.0. This release brings some eagerly awaited features to the iPhone; copy and pasting of text between applications, landscape keyboard for text messaging and the ability to send and receive MMS, just a few of the features this release brings to the iPhone. Check over at Apple for full details of all the new features this brings. Continue reading »

You might not have heard, but today is WWDC. The day Apple gets a lot of developers (and fan boys) together to parade their new additions this coming year. Be that new features for the current iPhone or the new iPhone 3Gs (the s stands for speed by the way) or be it the latest version of the Mac OS Snow Lepoard and  what the upgrade price will be.

Anyone using something like Stumbleupon will be sick to the back teeth of coming across websites going back and forth over the new features so we thought we would have a little break from this and give you a diversion. Continue reading »

Everyone likes to make pretty effects on their photos but not everyone can afford Photoshop (and lets face it not everyone has the skill to use it properly). But fear not there are plenty of tools out there that give you the ability to add some pretty neat effects to your photos with out needing to have PS. We thought we would bring you a few of our favourites. Continue reading »

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m not a fan of Microsoft. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike them for some of their shoddy software, I don’t dislike them because I am a Mac fanboy even though I own two Mac’s I have Windows too!

The reason I dislike Microsoft is for the way they seem to not give care about their user’s rights. In a time where people are growing more and more conscious of what is getting installed on their computer, of being security aware Microsoft have gone an done it once again.

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Following on from my previous post about placing a div at the bottom of your lay out as a foot I thought I would also share with you another technique I’ve found that creates a footer for your site. This one is slightly different though, it creates a footer that is always at the bottom of the browser screen but not necessarily the page. Effectively it creats a fixed bar across the page that is always in the same location no matter where a person scrolls to. Continue reading »

The big G comes forth once more with some new tech. The blogsphere has been alive with talk for while over just what Google Wave will actually do. Well if you’ve got just short of 90 minutes to kill this vidoe will walk you through some of the features of Google’s new baby Continue reading »

Remote support utilities are one of the things I find very useful in my normal working life. I’ve spoken before about Teamviewer and Logmein Rescue. It’s so much easier to support a client when you can see what they are seeing on their screen. The biggest problem with both Teamviewer and Logmein Rescue is their cost. There not particularly expensive, but if your a small IT company with a few distributed clients it might be too much of a stretch to your budget to afford them. Ammy Admin is a free utility that provides much of the functionality of the paid for apps, but at no cost. Continue reading »

I’ve always being slightly skeptical about the debate over Global Warming. I feel that that people on both sides of the argument have questionable reasons for their feelings on the subject. The oil companies obviously don’t want people to believe in it, but then on the other side you have people who perhaps see this as a way to political capital, to keep themselves in the media spotlight and in the public mind. Don’t get me wrong I’m not against cutting are CO2 emissions, I’m just questioning whether we should believe everything. Isn’t it only right that we look at contradicting information as well? Continue reading »

I’ve spoken before about portable applications that I like to carry with me on a usb drive just to make my life easier. Well as it’s been a while since I covered them, the utilities on my stick have changed some what. Some have fallen out of favour, others have taken their place. With that in mind I thought I would put together a more upto date list of what I find it useful to carry around with me.

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