February 26, 2013
by ianforrester
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Me and David were arguing like old times about the state of the industry and we got around to the mobile industry… We talked about mobile operating systems and got around to Firefox OS and Ubuntu. David said remember WebOS, … Continue reading
January 11, 2012
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Just when I was starting to wonder if I was going to have to switch back to using a laptop to dj… I receive a email message from the new Pacemaker community… As you probably know we were trying to … Continue reading
October 5, 2011
by ianforrester
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I think we can pretty much say its the end of the road for the Mpeg3 players. Microsoft pretty much ported the zune software to their new Microsoft Phone 7 operating system, Apple have done the same and look to … Continue reading
May 12, 2011
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37signals say Agnostic software is bull… Some people argue software should be agnostic. They say it’s arrogant for developers to limit features or ignore feature requests. They say software should always be as flexible as possible. We think that’s bullshit. … Continue reading
December 28, 2010
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Once Microsoft released a open source driver for the Kinect it made sense someone would release a hack/fix to support XBMC, Boxee and even Plex. Well of course it happened…of course there’s lots more on Kinect Hacks
November 18, 2010
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Hacked kinect brings futuristic user interface Found via Tdobson on twitter, Microsoft’s Kinect is a marvelous piece of technology. However with Microsoft trying to lock it with only the Xbox while there could be several amazing uses for it, Adafruit … Continue reading
September 14, 2010
by ianforrester
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For ages now I have been seeking a better way to do certain presentations. I tend to spend a lot of time in Inkscape mapping out ideas but I don’t really want to put slides on different layers. I bought … Continue reading
March 5, 2010
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This is the new look Ubuntu or rather the new default theme in Ubuntu 10.04. I’m not totally convinced, I prefer my own sand and jade themes but its good to see the brown theme will go away. Ubuntu seems … Continue reading
February 1, 2006
by ianforrester
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I would just love to say, I upgraded my inkscape the other day because I needed to do something using vectors. In my younger days I would instantly use Adobe Illustrator but I really don't feel the need to any … Continue reading
October 28, 2005
by ianforrester
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My blog is worth $0.00.How much is your blog worth? I heard this absolutely amazing talk today via IT Conversations. Paul Graham last year upset a lot of people with his comments about Microsoft and Java in his hilarious Great … Continue reading
October 11, 2003
by ianforrester
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Me, Dave and Lucas got our butts to the talk quite late yesterday. And were hit by the instant heatwave in the ICA's Nash room. Goodness me, has no one ever heard of opening a window or a door before? … Continue reading