Spoken Like a Geek
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VMWare on Vista
Aug 29, 2008 13:25 - 0 Comments
Just got a new laptop running Windows Vista Business and while it hasn’t been as painful as I had expected (having 4gb of ram helps) I did spend all of Wednesday morning trying to resolve a problem with VMWare Server. Installation was fine but as soon as I tried to start an image the [...]
What Time is it?
Aug 22, 2008 17:32 - 0 Comments
AppSwing have been using an online project management system FogBugz for a few months now and it’s very good. However, what makes it stand head-and-shoulders above the competition is not the functionality (which is superb and well executed) but the attitude towards support. I have emailed their help desk a few times and have [...]
Wordle
Aug 15, 2008 9:27 - 1 Comment
Here’s a neat way of representing information in a very graphical way: Wordle. Using this service you can either choose to enter some text, perhaps a presentation or speech or direct it at the RSS feed of a website. That’s what the picture below shows – the feed for this site. Weight is given to [...]
Magic Bullet Get Video Coverage on BBC
Aug 14, 2008 15:48 - 0 Comments
A friend of mine runs a small media production company, Magic Bullet, producing high-quality corporate videos. It was the Magic Bullet team that was responsible for the iPhone video produced for AppSwing.
It can be very difficult for small business to make themselves heard but occasionally you can manage to get your head above [...]
Perfect travel speakers – the x-mini
Aug 13, 2008 10:53 - 1 Comment
I was introduced to these speakers by a friend who, like me, has a keen interest in all things gadgety. I have tried a number of portable speakers in my time but most are either too big or the sound is too weak. The x-mini gets round both of these problems in a neat [...]
