Archive for the 'Asides' Category

Windows 7 Beta: Live Messenger 2009 Connection Problems

Jan 14 2009 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Internet, Software

If you’re having problems connecting, try forwarding port 1863 (TCP/UDP). Worked like a charm for me. No idea why this fails to work, but the OS and the IM client are both in beta, so …

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“Wherever I go, I hear the same tired Middle East comparisons”

Jan 12 2009 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Life, Morons

My favourite moment came when I pointed out that journalists should be on the side of those who suffer. If we were reporting the 18th-century slave trade, I said, we wouldn’t give equal time to the slave ship captain in our dispatches. If we were reporting the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp, we wouldn’t give equal time to the SS spokesman. At which point a journalist from the Jewish Telegraph in Prague responded that “the IDF are not Hitler”. Of course not. But who said they were?

Wherever I go, I hear the same tired Middle East comparisons by Robert Fisk

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Of The Moment

Jan 11 2009 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Life

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”

Omar Khayyam [via Projectionist]

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On Pain

Aug 26 2008 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides

I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. — Dr. Maya Angelou

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openSUSE 11

Aug 08 2008 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Brilliance, Reviews, Software

The installation process for openSUSE 11 is quite impressive. LVM, package selection, desktop selection etc. were all top-notch without any hiccups (unlike my past experiences with Fedora). Post-installation set up was quite smooth as well, except for the part where I wanted a static IP — took 15 minutes to figure the GUI for that out. Seems more geared towards network administrators than end users.

I can’t say I expected the green to be pleasant, but I can’t complain — looks very nice. Overall, solid stuff.

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Audio Playback Suckage and Vista Service Pack 1

Jul 12 2008 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Morons, Software

Vista Service Pack 1. I put music on, walk away and come back a while later. My screensaver is active. I click the mouse once to deactivate it, and what happens? Audio playback skips.

Vista Service Pack 1 Audio: Fail.

P.S.: I can’t help but notice that everything I write about Vista tends to the negative. About the only positive thing I can say is that It’s quite pretty.

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How to Synchronise a Sony Ericsson K610i with Evolution

Jun 22 2008 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Brilliance, Hardware, How To

Before I forget how to find this article again, I’ll just blog it. By the way this works fine for a K850i too — Synchronising a K610i with Evolution.

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Towel Day

May 25 2007 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Brilliance

From Wikipedia:

Towel Day is celebrated every May 25 as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. The commemoration was first held in 2001, two weeks after his death on May 11, and since then has been extended to an annual event. On this day, fans carry a towel with them throughout the day. The towel is a reference to Adams’s popular science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. — Towel Day

I didn’t notice that it was Towel Day today, and yet, I’ve (coincidentally) been carrying a large towel around in my backpack all day long :) Unconsciously, I’ve fulfilled my duty to geekdom.

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Outlook IMAP Threading

May 17 2007 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Software

Anyone managed to get Outlook to do email threading (like we get in Thunderbird etc.) at all with IMAP?

Despite following several guides online, enabling threading on my IMAP server, reading the help etc. I cannot for the life of me figure out how it works. Sigh

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“…and then just walked away”

Apr 25 2007 Published by Kevin Francis under Asides, Humour, Life

Definitely one of the most interesting acts of vandalism I’ve seen in a while…


…and then just walked away
Originally uploaded by Michael Heilemann

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