Category Archives: Technology

I like it! The D90 is a trophy of a middleweight camera, with the D-movie HD video mode tagging on an extra medal or two. No other DSLR in the world has a video feature to match; which no doubt … Continue reading →

I have two types of facebook friends: 1) those I’m interested in their status updates 2) those good acquaintances for whom I’d like to see their profile/photos/posts/groups, but DON’T want to hear their status updates I’m now only adding friends … Continue reading →

If Google disabled my accounts I would be in some trouble. I have all my google email backed up, I just pop3 it to my desktop mail client. I would lose all my GTD “next action” lists which are stored … Continue reading →

The wireless internet at HTD is incredibly flaky. I have tried four different wireless routers from the best position I can place them. Currently we are using a Linksys WAG325N. My productivity takes a nosedive, frustration multiplies. Unreliable wireless is … Continue reading →

Enjoyed a great school holidays, the wireless network at church behaved itself, I moved my ugly black behemoth PC on top of the edge of my desk to get better reception. But now that Chris B has returned and the … Continue reading →

Finally, an unlimited ISP plan… This would make almost instantaneous, error-free and unlimited access to the internet possible anywhere in the world, Professor Eggleton said. Chip may speed up internet 100 times – Technology – theage.com.au

I remember compiling my own samba server, whilst working in IT back in 1998. It ran as a backup system for an NT 4.0 server. Even then it was more reliable than Microsoft servers.  It is a great project that … Continue reading →

Mars is a beautiful world. God has done all things well. With an amazing number of six current live probes exploring Mars (two rovers, a lander, and three orbiters), there are many thousands of images available. Only a few, however … Continue reading →

Though I love technology, I’m a big fan of the printed book. The future will be digital (or whatever replaces digital media), but the future will also need the library. The library will remain as a citadel, where books need … Continue reading →

Why would anyone use webmail and not use gmail? Why would anyone not use webmail? We hope that some of you have felt the change, but performance improvements often go unnoticed, and that’s okay. We’ll keep working to make Gmail … Continue reading →

I love linux. I’ve been using it exclusively as my desktop for 10 years. Ubuntu is a great distribution of Linux. Every 6 months I get a whole new version of my operating system and applications, for zero charge. The … Continue reading →

This idea really excites me. Not only because they chose my favourite game, Quake (Q3, though for me Quake 1 is best), it is actually a genuinely exciting idea to visualise what is happening on your operating system and networks. … Continue reading →

Go Tony Caruana! Love your work! Still connected to his mobile phone by a Bluetooth wireless headset hung on his ear, Caruana drives to the railway station and the commuter train on which he can work as he rides, using … Continue reading →

Dear Acronym ministries, The glossy A3 poster for the conference you sent me looks fascinating. But I’ve never heard of your organisation. The acronym appears 6 times on the flyer. I went to your acronym.org website, and couldn’t find out … Continue reading →

Running out of hard disk space is a common problem – Linux is not immune! To see your hard disk usage, open up a shell (eg: ‘gnome-terminal’) and run: df -h (the -h option puts the results in a human … Continue reading →

I am using this right now and am extremely impressed at how snappy my Google Mail is, even over my crusty wireless connection. Google docs is sweeter and snappier also. Thank you Mozilla! Go open source! [Improved in Beta 5] … Continue reading →