Posts filed under “computing”
Removing digital distractions 2010
Over the years I have built up an digital environment that demands my attention – both online and offline. Today, I have started to remove the clutter from this digital life in order to add more clarity and give me breathing space. Mac/iPhone Focussing on important apps Backdrop is a tool I’ve mentioned before. The [...]
ADSL router for sale
I’ve put my spare ADSL router onto eBay. If you’re interested, bidding starts at 99p: SpeedTouch 580 Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gateway on eBay, also Wireless Routers Access Points, Wireless Networking, Networking, Computing (end time 03-Nov-08 18:13:43 GMT)
GoboLinux proves that AmigaOS was ahead of its time
GoboLinux is described as “an alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy”. Not particularly snappy, but the concept behind it is very clean and simple: there is no need for package management, because every program resides in its own directory. This is a great concept because it means you don’t get libraries scattered [...]
Java fighting a losing battle
Interesting article from Zend co-founder Andi Gutmans on how the Java world is leveraging dynamic languages such as Ruby and PHP in order to remain relevant in the web application world. The obvious question is, though, whether using JRuby has enough advantages over using Ruby or PHP in a plain Linux environment without a JVM. [...]
Ridiculous SQL
I miss playing around with SQL. It can be fun, sometimes. Other times, however…. I need help on simplyfying this Update query!
Creator of ELIZA dies
Joe Weizenbaum, the creator of one of the earliest examples of Artificial Intelligence, has died. Weizenbaum created ELIZA, the “virtual therapist”, which I’ve played around with in various implementations over the years. It inspired me to investigate Lisp, so for that reason alone I hold Weizenbaum in high regard. “A computer will do what you [...]
My favourite monospace font
ProFont has been my monospace font of choice for many years now, and I’ve yet to find a font that comes close to its clarity. I use 9pt ProFont in both my text editor and Terminal, with no anti-aliasing applied. ProFont for Windows, for Macintosh, for Linux
Stephen Fry on the EEE PC and Open Source
“The two great pillars of Open Source are the GNU project and Linux. I shan’t burden you with too much detail, I’ll just make the outrageous claim that your computer will be running some descendant of those two within the next five years and that your life will be better and happier as a result.” [...]
Computers I have owned
I have been reminiscing today, so to continue the theme, here is a list of the computers I have owned over the years, starting with my earliest: Amstrad CPC 464 Amiga A500 Amiga A1200 Apple iMac G3 Apple iMac G4 Apple iMac Intel I’m going to detail my experiences with each over the next few [...]