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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 →

It just occured to me that there’s no link anywhere on my sites to TypeStick – development of which is, er, stalled for now It’s a little program I wrote for MacOS X and Windows to help you write HTML … Continue reading →

Apple’s sucky mouse. I hate to admit it, but the Microsoft optical USB mouse is much better than Apple’s. I know I sound ungrateful – my wife rang me from the Washington DC Apple Store to ask me if there … Continue reading →