It’s a handy little tool that allows you to download all their software, and a few other software titles, in one easy download. It allows you to download all the updates for the software included in one place. A handy feature that Linux operating systems have but Windows lacks.
Of course the skeptical might suggest that it also allows Google greater control over your life, greater insight into what you’re doing, and more big brother like control, but hey, that’d only be the skeptics right? For the skeptics out there, check out Google Watch (new window), it makes some interesting reading…
Having been in Bangkok for almost 3 months now, I went back to Khao San Road for the first time in weeks. It’s where we first arrived, and the only place in Bangkok most backpackers ever see. Ahh, it was nice to be back amongst so many farrang faces in a way. To spare the spirit of it with you via the wonders of the web, I shot a little video…
I was over there seeing Vicky before she flies home after two and half years of travelling! She’s heading to Edinburgh, ahhh, home, and she’ll fit right in with all the other grandmothers with her super trendy shopping bag pictured below…
Vicky was the very first person I met in Chiang Mai when I arrived from the UK. My first backpacking buddy! Safe flight Vick.
Check out the Goliath Expedition (new window). Karl Bushby, a british ex-paratrooper is currently 8 years into his 12 year walk around the world! He’s hoping to become the first man to walk around the world with unbroken footsteps, whatever that means!
He set off in 1998 and has walked 17′000 miles so far. A little something to inspire you as you consider whether you should walk to the coffee machine or wait until you see one of your colleagues heading that way!
Any suitable parties who may be interested in taking on the responsibility of caring for such a precious gift of nature should apply herein. Unfortunately, it simply doesn’t fit with my lifestyle. We’ve had a grown up discussion, compared our differences, and decided it’s time to part company. It’s an amicable parting.
I’ve been trialling new mind mapping software recently and there’s a flaw common to a lot of them. Firstly, let me explain briefly what a mind map is. It’s a way of recording information with a topic at the centre and then branches off that topic, otherwise known as sub topics. To the right you’ll see an example of a Mind Map from Wikipedia (new window). It’s also possible to create mind maps on a computer, and some excellent programs make this very easy.
The flaw that so many of them have is their use of the damned Insert key. This is the default key to create a new sub topic. So when you’re typing a mind map, you need to constantly reach across the keyboard to find the Insert key. Freemind, an open source mind mapping tool, allows you to chang this key to something more practical, like Tab. But others don’t, making them slow and irritating to use. Damn the Insert key I say!
Fear not, the results of my investigation will soon be presented here to allow you to make informed choices about your mind mapping software.
Oh my word, the excitement is literally too much for me, I’ve already had to have a beer just to calm down. After almost two full days of trying, Linux has finally booted. It turns out, the problems were with the cheap CDs I was burning it onto. Some good old TDKs burned at 8x and it worked like a charm.
I was running Linux from a CD (new window), able to view my hard drive, connect to the internet (if I’d had an enthernet cable long enough!) and all sorts of other exciting things. Literally as I type this post, I am in the process of backing up all my data in preparation for the migration to Linux on my primary hard drive. Bring it on, the revolution will not be Microsized…
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