Category: Computer
Fixing the iPod mini
Molly’s iPod mini went tits up recently, so I got another broken one off ebay for £20. Got some “non-marring pry tools” from dude at work and a video tutorial from ipodvideohowto.com and set to work. It’s fiddly, but really not that hard. In about ten minutes I had swapped bits over to find a […]
Adobe Fireworks rules
I have been struggling with Photoshop for doing web layouts and graphics, but have just discovered Adobe Fireworks. It makes web graphics about a billion times easier as everything is vector based. You can resize stuff without degrading quality, type in desired sizes, do perfect fades and all kinds of web friendly stuff with it. […]
OldVersion.com
As they say – “Because newer is not always better….”. A dump of older versions of free programs, useful if a new version of something is crippled or broken in some way. OldVersion.com
Open source ecommerce packages: We have a winner
After messing with osCommerce, CRE Loaded and Zencart, I am most comfortable with Zencart. It is based on osCommerce, but is a damn site easier to use and modify. With the addition of a 3rd party basic CSS layout file, I made a layout and had a styled, workable shop very quickly. The admin system […]
Dancing Bearware
Been reading “Alan Cooper – The inmates are running the Asylum” for the Design in the Workplace unit at uni, it’s about software and interface development. The basic gist of the book is that programmers should not be allowed to design interfaces or dictate features. They design software for other geeks, not the mortals that […]
Remote control joy
Got my ATi Remote Wonder today, and it rules. Drivers from the ATi site, plugins from http://remotew.free.fr/index.htm iTunes, Window Media Player Classic, PowerDVD and Winamp all work great! Can now control the laptop next to the TV with the remote for mediatastic lounge enjoyment :tongue: