Monthly Archives: September 2006

Shortest Boycott EVA

After my rant this morning it appears that the whole “?podcastgate” thing is now over. I can now resubscribe to the podcast and know that overnight my podcatcher will download the file safe and sound for my listening pleasure.

I’d like to thank Aq for making the change, and Jono for his email. I …

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Time for me to boycott LUGRadio

LUGRadio is now into its fourth series. A Linux-based podcast with a massive listenership and following, it’s grown from a chat between four members of Wolverhampton LUG to probably the most listened-to Linux-based podcast in the world. I didn’t listen to much of the first series because I found the constant swearing, shouting and …

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Installing HP BIOS Updates under Linux

I have recently acquired an old HP Omnibook xe4100 laptop. As part of my maintenance and to hopefully resolve a technical issue with the machine, I thought I´d update the BIOS on the machine. I visited the HP website and downloaded the appropriate package containing the latest BIOS for my machine. The update came …

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Software Freedom Day 2006

Saturday 16th September 2006 was the 3rd official Software Freedom Day. The objective being to promote awareness and use of Free Software.

I had already asked Canonical to send me some extra Ubuntu Linux CDs for free via their ShipIt! service, which arrived in plenty of time. All told I had about 150 Ubuntu …

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Separated at birth?

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Edit: Meh, it’s old news. So sue me :)

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