The killer feature for IMDB

Posted: 2009-03-20

Install the Greasemonkey add-in for Firefox, install the "IMDB Pirate version" script, and you'll have that missing link for IMDB - the "Torrents..." one ;)

 


ATI Radion drivers and Dual Head monitors

Posted: 2009-02-06

Note to self - this fixed it for me...

 

aticonfig --initial
aticonfig --initial=dual-head --screen-layout=right --xinerama=on

 


PuTTY, MC (Midnight Commander) and Linux

Posted: 2008-10-19

If you use PuTTY and use character based full screen programs such as MC (Midnight Commander), set the PuTTY Settings -> Window -> Translation -> 'Character set translation on received data' option to 'UTF-8'.  Now, the line characters for drawing dialog boxes etc will work, and won't be 'gibberish'

Tags:  linux · putty · mc

 


Linux Firefox backspace key

Posted: 2008-10-11

I use Firefox in Ubuntu and prefer the way the backspace key works in Windows - that is, the same as the 'back' button.  To do this, go to "about:config" in the Firefox address bar, accept the warning and set "browser.backspace_action" to a value of 0.

Tags:  linux

 


Wikipedia screensaver

Posted: 2008-09-29

Now that's my kind of screen saver. All your wizzy lines going whahey whahoo are soooooo old hat, this one displays random pages from Wikipedia: http://www.rectanglered.com/screensaver.php

Tags:  bookmarks

 


str_ireplace for php4

Posted: 2008-09-21

My host doesn't support PHP5... yet :(

 

I needed a str_Ireplace for PHP5, so here's one (from the notes of the PHP5 manual online):

 

function str_ireplace4($needle, $replacement, $haystack) {
   $i = 0;
   while (($pos = strpos(strtolower($haystack),strtolower($needle), $i)) !== false) {
      $haystack = substr($haystack, 0, $pos) . $replacement.substr($haystack, $pos+strlen($needle));
      $i=$pos+strlen($replacement);
   }
   return $haystack;
}

Tags:  code · php

 


New VLC released

Posted: 2008-09-16

A new version of VLC (Video Lan Client) has been released... my preferred movie player ;)

 

http://www.videolan.org/vlc

 

 

Tags:  windows · linux

 


Jack's Gallery

Posted: 2008-09-04

My gorgeous son has a gallery...

 

And his own YouTube page...
 

Tags:  bookmarks

 


The Dark Knight

Posted: 2008-08-25

Wow. Just wow. And I thought Batman Begins was excellent. This... this piece of art... its PHENOMENAL!! From the scale, to the acting, the atmosphere, the music, the action, it's all art. I have not experienced this level of greatness in the cinema for a long time. This film is the darkest Batman, as well as one of the darkest, violent and gripping films, ever made.

- a random review on IMDB, where it scores 9.2/10.

I don't get what the fuss is all about - saw this in the cinema, I fell asleep for the last half hour 'cos it just didn't grip me enough. Did like the atmosphere created by the film - I'm not a fan of the other Batman movies, but enjoyed the more 'realistic' portrayal of the vilans, espcially Heath Ledger who plays a very convincing drugged up nutter.

Tags:  movies

 


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