In a previous post I said that UltraEdit moves through beta really quickly. Today I’m rocking UltraEdit v4.0 Release Candidate on Fedora 18… Cheers Tim…
Hot on the heels of the recent UltraEdit v19 release for Windows, comes the UltraEdit v4 Beta II release for Linux/Mac. I’ve just started using it and so far so good. They usually progress through the betas pretty quick. I didn’t have time to install the beta I before this one dropped. Cheers Tim…
The internet has been awash with people bemoaning the decision by Google to close Google Reader. Probably the next biggest talking point has been people asking what they can use to replace it when it’s gone. I’m planning on giving TheOldReader.com a test-drive, once I can get my feeds imported. The problem with free This highlights one [...]
When you read the term “Total Cost of Ownership” (TCO), the word “Total” is pretty important! Here is a paraphrased conversation I had recently… Person: Product X is free! Myself and others: The staff training costs to enable the long term support of product X, are not free though. Added to that, these people still [...]
I wrote the following tweet the other day. I love technology, but hate working in IT. The politics and bullshit drag you down… #baddayatwork — Tim Hall (@oraclebase) February 28, 2013 I’ve been known to say on numerous occasions, “Sometimes, a bad decision is better than no decision at all!” I’m currently reading God Emperor [...]
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Android 4.2.2 dropped a couple of days ago and the updates of my Nexus4 and Nexus7 went without a problem. The reason for this post is to point out something I found amusing about my usage of the Nexus4… I just attempted to send a text message and noticed my Nexus4 was not connected to [...]
WordPress 3.5.1 has been released. The changelog and downloads are in the usual places. I’ve just done the auto-upgrade with no problems. Happy upgrading. Cheers Tim…
This morning I was called because my mom’s email wasn’t working. As usual, no clear explanation of the issue was available. This sounds like a job for Captain Support! The problem turned out to be Microsoft had switched her from the Hotmail interface to the Outlook.com interface. A quick explanation of the new interface and [...]
Today I received a case for my Nexus 4. I got this case for £2.90 from Amazon along with free delivery. It came with a screen protector and polish cloth. I put some sellotape over the shattered glass on the back, but couldn’t be bothered to tape over all the radiating cracks, since they are [...]
I just got off the phone to LG about this piece of crap Nexus 4 phone. Their response is physical damage is not their responsibility, so I will have to pay for a repair. I suggested that designing a phone that will shatter when it is placed on a room temperature surface (yes, that really [...]