Monthly Archives: April 2009
mechanical marksy: update
Check out my new photo gallery. I’ve created a brand new system, using Flickr’s API and JavaScript to inject new content into the site. http://www.mechanicalmarksy.com/photos Click on the icons for a bigger view.
Swine flu. Please don't panic.
Swine flu is the media’s new big sell. Bird flu, SARs, Chinese Flu, Modified Influenza. These are all pretty much the same thing. They are variations of the Influenza virus, simply known as The Flu. In some rare cases (especially … Continue reading
On Friday, I can has Internets?
BeThere just emailed me to say they are dispatching my welcome pack with high speed modem! Thank you very much! 24Mbit unlimited for £20 a month is pretty good. Pretty damn good really. Considering there is no contract. The only … Continue reading
wget for OS X (that works)
Finally I’ve found a wget for OS X. I’ve tried to install previous version, but think i must have been too ahead of the game as most builds didn’t support the latest version of OS X. Follow the installation instructions … Continue reading
Logitech MX1100r Wireless Laser Mouse OS X
I saw this mouse on subsequent pages from a google search “world’s best mouse” and was immediately enthused as it had 10-buttons – 9 more than my default Apple mouse. Most developers require at least a three button mouse, with … Continue reading
Marilyn Manson: The High End of Low
At first I was skeptical about the follow up to “Eat Me, Drink Me” as the previous album was much of a romantic feel-bad-for-me album which didn’t properly reflect the angry, bone-chilling and spine tingle trash anthems Manson is known … Continue reading
Copy path to clipboard, Mac OS X
Here is a contextual menu plugin for OS X which allows you to copy the selected file/folder’s path string to the clipboard. Install, restart Finder. file via hsoi.com
Know where your cats are with RFID + Twitter + Webcam
Just found this interesting usage of technology. Using Twitter, Webcam and RFID reader and tags (around the cats collar). This allows the authors cats access to the house, while keeping pesky neighbourhood (delinquent) cats out. link via make
Mac & PC gaming… DRM
I’ve been wanting to test the limits of my new computer recently, by buying a game. I’ve always liked FPS games, since the days of Wolf3D, Doom, Quake etc. Problem is… DRM. It doesn’t matter if I install it on … Continue reading
New Zealand's two island names "not official"
Apparently the North and South Island are not the official names of New Zealand’s two islands. When Captain Cook was surveying the land in the 1700′s, the names they used were “Aeheinomouwe” for the North and “Tovypoenammu” for the South. … Continue reading