Monthly Archives: October 2004

Bogdan burst into our office yesterday and asked if we’d got Skype yet. It’s VoIP telephony, but Jon and I were dismissive, mainly because we thought it was a Windows-only thing. (Bogdan was a Mac user years ago, but strayed … Continue reading →

I found myself thinking about James Morgan, former economics correspondent for the BBC World Service. A highly amusing and idiosyncratic individual, he gave me and my wife a large meat cleaver as a wedding present. Knives are supposed to be … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about Cringley booting into Linux off his USB keyring (okay, it’s a watch) and a quick Google brought DSL (Damn Small Linux) to my attention. I haven’t got my (badly designed) USB keyring bootable yet, but I … Continue reading →

The Man They Call Robert X has an exciting column this week (Jon says ‘Exciting? It’s almost a manifesto!’)… all about a very savvy Canadian and what he’s managed to do with a bit of WiFi, some broadband internet access, … Continue reading →

Sgt Pepper It Ain’t In a moment of boredom I stuck an old bit of Windows wallpaper I used to use at work on the OtherMachines front page. Have a look at here and see how many people you can … Continue reading →