Monthly Archives: February 2007

Insanely Great Freeware

Posted on February 28, 2007 by blogmywiki

While I’m thinking of it, here’s some of the great – free – software I put on the kids’ computer… most are cross-platform. MAME – play old arcade games, relive your mis-spent youth, get your kids to mis-spend theirs Audacity … Continue reading →

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Innocence lost

Posted on February 26, 2007 by blogmywiki

With a slightly heavy heart I’ve had to install parental controls on the computer in the back room – which meant upgrading the G3 Tower of Power from MacOS 10.3 to 10.4 (Tiger). The boys had been looking at some … Continue reading →

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Dreams come true

Posted on February 25, 2007 by blogmywiki

I kept dreaming of a new kind of laptop. I kept drawing it and doodling it. It would be about the size of an A4 sheet of paper, have Wifi, run some kind of Linux and – crucially – have … Continue reading →

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Life on Mars

Posted on February 9, 2007 by blogmywiki

One of my favourite TV shows, Life on Mars, returns next week. I can’t wait, but I’m a bit worried about discussions I hear about whether Sam Tyler has really gone back in time, if he’s in a coma or … Continue reading →

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I Love Macs

Posted on February 6, 2007 by blogmywiki

Charlie Brooker has written a very funny article in The Guardian about how he hates Macs, hates the people who use them and even hates the people who think about using them. (Ironically the web version is surrounded by the … Continue reading →

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