tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285876042026-07-24T07:00:41.988+01:00Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587604.post-67995494534874962872009-11-30T20:52:00.012+00:002009-11-30T22:03:26.932+00:00

Yellow Runner. Originally uploaded by mrtopp Earlier this year in a flash of hyper-optimism (well, that's the only reason I can find) I entered the ballot for a place in the 2010 London Marathon, and then promptly forgot all about it. So it came as a small shock to find out in September that I actually got a place. Lots of people try for years to get into the marathon, it's notoriously tough to

Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587604.post-6518274013955946692009-07-12T19:10:00.007+01:002009-07-12T21:18:33.156+01:00

Gnome Do 0.82 was released a couple of weeks ago, which includes my new Dropbox plugin. It's designed to work with the Files and Folders Gnome Do plugin, and has the following features. Start/Stop Dropbox Add files to Dropbox Share files with Dropbox Get public URL of shared files View revisions of a file View folder in Dropbox web interface You can read more about the plugin on the Gnome

Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587604.post-290522851723837102009-02-11T22:22:00.027+00:002010-04-08T20:05:40.515+01:00

2009-05-03 - Updated guide for Ubuntu 9.04, Virtualbox 2.2 and IE8 final. 2010-04-08 - Update - unfortunately, this is no longer a viable option, as Microsoft has changed its images to work only under Virtual PC. If you follow the directions above, you get a copy of Windows that has to be reactived, and will then shut down after 3 days (thanks anonymous). If like me you are an Ubuntu user and

Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587604.post-77664363759327928762007-01-27T16:49:00.003+00:002009-07-12T18:51:38.972+01:00

After a recent apt-get dist-upgrade and upgrade of the Nvidia drivers on my Debian Etch machine, I noticed that my screen resolution was reduced to 1024x768 :-( Having invested a while ago in my lovely Acer AL2032WA flatscreen monitor, I decided it was high time to get the full value out of it. I had previously been running at 1600x1200 after failing to get 1680x1050 (WSXGA+) to work the last

Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587604.post-53965607532809050692007-01-16T15:29:00.001+00:002009-07-12T18:55:38.297+01:00

Once I finally had all the parts, assembling them all was relatively simple, and it was all done in a couple of hours. The P150 is a nice little case, but it weighs quite a bit due to the steel plating used in its construction. The easily removed side and front panels enable good access to the interior, although things were bound to get a little cramped once the heatsink went in. Fitting

Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28587604.post-72226757884677339872007-01-11T17:40:00.001+00:002009-07-12T18:58:44.649+01:00

Over the last few weeks I have been engaged in the process of selecting, ordering and assembling the hardware for my new MythTV box. I was originally inspired to do this after reading Garry Parkers excellent MythTV Ubuntu HowTo. A quick experiment adding a capture card and MythTV to my existing Debian machine, and I was convinced. After doing a bit more reading about setting up MythTV systems,

Stephen Elsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08191738853119685969noreply@blogger.com1