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In Total Harmony

Nov 17, 2006 16:19 -

Multiple remote controls are the bane of any gadget lovers life. In our house we have the usual remotes for the TV and DVD along with others for the TiVo and Freeview boxes. It was all getting too much for us trying to keep them in one place and find them when you needed them. [...]

Best Answer to the Question: “Why Doesn’t x Work on a Mac?”

Nov 16, 2006 21:57 -

Spotted on the FAQ to the fabulous program anagram was this answer to the question “Why isn’t there a Macintosh version of anagram?”
The quite brilliant response was “Our overworked developers are kept in cages at night and fed gruel. Morale is low and we’re having trouble convincing them to take on the project.”
Enough said!

Internet Explorer 7 Release

Nov 2, 2006 8:18 -

I’ve been running the IE7 beta on both my work and home PCs for quite a while now with no problems. So when my home PC offered to download and install the release version I was happy to allow it to do so. What a mistake that proved to be.
One of the very first things [...]

 

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Neil Thompson is an IT professional with over 20 years’ experience in start-ups, software houses and commercial organisations.

In 2009 he set up Ammat Consulting to deliver strategic consultancy and tactical support to software companies of all sizes.

Neil has a keen interest in all things technical and mobile and cloud computing in particular. This blog reflects those interests.