The Lord of the FriesThe Lord of the Fries
Today I bought a box of fries from The Lord of the Fries [1]. I bought it from their new stand at Flinders St station because I was going past[...]
Category: Review
Digital Video CamerasDigital Video Cameras
I’ve just done some quick research on Digital Video Cameras for some relatives. It seems to me that the main feature that is necessary is Full HD (1920*1080) resolution as[...]
Is Lebara the Cheapest Mobile Phone company in Australia?Is Lebara the Cheapest Mobile Phone company in Australia?
My parents have just got a mobile phone with a Lebara pre-paid SIM [1]. Lebara advertise free calls to other Lebara phones but have a disclaimer that they charge a[...]
Virtual Hosting PricesVirtual Hosting Prices
Linode has just announced a significant increase in the amount of RAM in each of their plans [1]. The last time I compared virtual hosting prices in a serious manner[...]
Bugs in Google ChromeBugs in Google Chrome
I’m currently running google-chrome-beta version 5.0.375.55-r47796 on Debian/Unstable. It’s the fastest web browser I’ve used in recent times – it’s the first time that I’ve run a browser that feels[...]
Brother MFC-9120CN Color LASER PrinterBrother MFC-9120CN Color LASER Printer
I have just bought a Brother MFC-9120CN Multi-Function Color LED LASER Printer for a relative. It was a replacement for the Lexmark printer which turned out not to support Linux[...]
Pants To PovertyPants To Poverty
On Wednesday I saw a group of people wearing nothing but underwear walking through the Melbourne CBD. They were promoting Pants To Poverty which is a UK based underwear company[...]
Lexmark Supposedly Supports LinuxLexmark Supposedly Supports Linux
I wanted to get a Lexmark Prestige Pro805 printer to work under Linux, due to bad drivers from Lexmark and no driver support in Debian/Unstable I’ve given up and advised[...]
CPL Still SucksCPL Still Sucks
I previously described my experience with Computers and Parts Land (CPL) [1] who gave me a product that didn’t do what I wanted (because they thought that they knew better[...]
Debian/Testing and KDE4Debian/Testing and KDE4
I’ve just upgraded my Thinkpad (which I use for most of my work) to Debian/testing with KDE4. Improvements Kde 3.5 (from Debian/Lenny) didn’t properly display the applets in a vertical[...]