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Perl in the shell
Blog Why doesn’t anyone talk about computer programming languages these days? I’ve just spent the last couple of days working with a great guy called Jason Froebe on a Perl tutorial that really digs deep into making sure developers know that it is a...
[September 10, 2008, 12:12]
A Not-so-Stupid Nerd Trick in Windows XP Pro
Blog First log-on as the intended victim, uhh make that User and open Regedit.exe and change HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “Shell” value to an executable BATCH file. Basically setting up a custom User Shell has been fairly...
[August 14, 2009, 15:59]
YET is the keyword… iPhone Security Closer.
Blog In the past 24 hours access has been obtained to a full interactive shell, which is a major milestone to enabling outside application development. So far, physical hardware changes are required to obtain shell access, full scripted access yet to come.
[July 9, 2007, 20:57]
XP Nerd Trick 2
Blog In HKLM\Software\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\Shell replace Explorer.exe with the BATCH file as described in Not-so-Stupid Nerd Trick, a previous blog. It doesn't matter what the User settings are, the system never bothers to execute the the...
[September 7, 2009, 17:29]
Virgin Media Freedom Netbook
Blog I’m not sure whether Virgin Media thinks anyone will enjoy using the bright red, heavily branded neoprene slipcase, or will make any use at all of the range of stickers that are provided for you to personalise the netbook’s shell, but these things...
[October 23, 2009, 10:34]
HP 2133 Mini-Note: Lessons Learned
Blog After the installation completed, I chose a "recovery mode" boot, and then went into a root shell where I copied over the latest openchrome drivers. The xorg.conf file is also empty at this point, but after exiting the recovery mode shell, there is...
[March 2, 2009, 11:42]
Eee 1000 + iPhone 3G = the ultimate mobile combo
Blog Having left the comforting bosom of ZDNet.co.uk to strike out on my own as a freelance journalist recently, I found myself contemplating a shocking truth - I was going to have to shell out for some technology.
[July 26, 2008, 12:03]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Blog The superb webpage video episode layout does a good job to show you what's possible with windows mobile when it has a nicely crafted shell layed over the top of it. Phones are not my usual choice of bloging material but this phone really did...
[November 21, 2008, 17:03]
Hush hush
Blog My friend Kevin Sandom was presenting his Grouphug Linux bash shell clustering program. For over a week now, I have been working remotely, Friday 18th July being my last official day of full-time freelance employment at The Ministry.
[August 1, 2008, 13:01]
Google Beware: Hackers Set Sights On Android G1 Handsets
Blog The Android team came public this week about a key security vulnerability in the platform regarding a root-console problem in Android (the one that automatically sent keystrokes to the root shell as commands).
[November 12, 2008, 22:53]
Don't Forget: Business Tends To Focus On Applications
Blog As much as I've been loving windows 7, to some people the OS is just a shell. I think an important point regarding the deployment of windows Vista and 7 for business, is that the hardware and applications currently available are more than ample for...
[February 4, 2009, 11:04]
Coming soon: HP's EliteBook
Blog Claiming inspiration from the aircraft industry, the 14.1in.kg EliteBook has a magnesium chassis featuring a honeycomb pattern that's thermally bonded to a scratch-resistant anodised aluminium shell, giving a combination of strength and lightness.
[June 10, 2008, 14:59]
Hewlett Packard Mini 2140 Notebook PC
Blog The aluminum casing makes this netbook look and feel every inch the businessperson's machine, and puts the plastic shell of other netbooks firmly in consumer-land. Netbooks are primarily the domain of the consumer world, but there are a couple...
[April 17, 2009, 9:54]
Microsoft lets slip OCS details
Blog These have been almost entirely large corporates, including BMW, Siemens, Audi and Shell, and they have an average of 97,000 employees, Barkley said. Microsoft has released early details ahead of its official launch of Office Communications Server...
[October 16, 2007, 17:09]
Windows 7 Needs Liposuction
Blog Even killing the Explorer shell can give you a little speed boost of about 1% and about 15 to 20 Megabytes of more RAM space in XP Pro. I've tested Win7 in Beta and what turned out to be the RTM. On a dual core with 4 GB of RAM its a fine OS.
[September 15, 2009, 6:29]
Dell readies ultra-portable?
Blog But I do see three USB ports, a card reader, VGA out, Ethernet, and that red candy shell. The Gizmodo site writes that one of their number bumped into Michael Dell who was carrying a brand new ultra-portable.
[May 30, 2008, 10:21]
HTC Tattoo - Android on a budget
Blog In addition to keeping bang up to date with the OS, HTC has decided to allow for a little user customisation, and to that end you can buy different colour variants of the smartphone and even customise the shell with your own designs.
[October 28, 2009, 10:44]
Time to get a life, Windows eats all my free time
Blog There is no Explorer shell. I've been spending a lot of what should be my free time lately writing applications and designing a system to automate Windows XP Pro desktop system configurations for work.
[March 30, 2008, 11:40]
How to make money from online music
Blog If you can play the tune on your computer for free any time you like, why shell out for a copy? Now that online music streaming service Spotify has raised another chunk of cash to expand into the US, the question of how to make that money back is...
[August 4, 2009, 16:47]
Panasonic CF-T8
Blog There is a carrying strap on the back of the shell which helps you balance the notebook in the crook of an arm when standing up. Panasonic’s Toughbooks are well known as super-rugged notebooks for specialised use.
[October 28, 2009, 6:48]
