Category Archives: Software

Microsoft Research IllumiRoom

Posted on 30/04/2013 by Adam

Windows 8 might suck balls but this is fucking awesome. I wonder what Ballmer will suggest to fuck it up….

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Google Handwrite Mobile Search

Posted on 27/07/2012 by Adam

Long overdue. Works too, me likey! Handwrite enables you to search by just writing letters with your finger most anywhere on your device’s screen—there’s no keyboard that covers half of the screen and no need for hunt-and-peck typing.

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Game Deaths

Posted on 12/11/2011 by Adam

It’s just bizarre to think these were cutting edge when we played them. How many do you recognise?

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Open Source Vuvuzela Killers

Posted on 15/06/2010 by Adam

This is why I love open source. Vuvuzela’s bugging the shit out of you while you’re trying to watch the match on your comp? Start VLC with this command line, or stick it in a batch file: vlc –audio-filter=param_eq –param-eq-f1=233 … Continue reading →

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Google Public DNS

Posted on 03/12/2009 by Adam

Could spell trouble for OpenDNS. I’m jealous of their netblocks. Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. To try it out: Configure … Continue reading →

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Revenue Bouncy Castles

Posted on 26/07/2009 by Adam

When renewing my Revenue On-Line Service digital certificate, I was presented with the following: In order to renew your ROS digital certificate, ROS requires that you run third-party software provided by the Legion of the Bouncy Castle. The Legion of … Continue reading →

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Opera Unite

Posted on 16/06/2009 by Adam

While I won’t assign it the “reinvention of the web” tag others are giving it quite yet, Opera Unite is something new in a space where we really don’t see truly fresh things very often. In a nutshell, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Your Firefox Add-ons

Posted on 22/04/2009 by Adam

Go on then, what gems have you that I haven’t heard of yet? Here’s my lot, with the ones disabled until I need them in italics. Adblock Plus – Should be obvious. I disable in on sites I support. And … Continue reading →

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Palm Pre

Posted on 09/01/2009 by Adam

[This has been in my drafts since January 9, only noticed it now. It does have a motion sensor and landscape mode btw.] The wife’ll kill me, I want one of these and I only have my Treo Pro a … Continue reading →

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.TEL Coming Soon

Posted on 11/11/2008 by Adam

New TLD sunrising on December 3, landrushing Feb 3, GA March 24. Very cool service with no hosting required, everything is done via the DNS. Put your contact details in a few NAPTR records, add your location in a LOC … Continue reading →

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