Archive for September, 2006
Windows Weekly podcast
Leo’s added another podcast to his TWiT ensemble. This time it’s Windows Weekly. A weekly look at all things Microsoft including Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Xbox from the foremost Windows expert in the world, Paul Thurrott of the Super Site for Windows. Episode 1… introducing Paul, the real Vista ship date, Windows security, and [...]
Navigation hack
The navigation links in the header above are created using a hack from LiewCF.com. Interestingly, this hack displays with rounded corners in Firefox and is a rectangle in Safari and IE6. Firefox header Safari header
Vista security
Anyone thinking of installing the long-awaited Windows Vista might want to visit Steve Lamb’s blog. Steve points to a Microsoft page that lists Vista step-by-step deployment guides to make the most of the management and security features. Not for me thanks. Steve Gibson put me off being an early adopter of Vista in episode 51 [...]
Hey Hey 16k
Talking of b3ta.com (again, you really shouldn’t view their stuff at work) here’s an animation that I found funny (which is safe viewing by the way). If you’re over a certain age and you remember Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy and RAMpacks & Tape Loading Errors you’ll probably find it funny too.
Tag Cloud
I used the Weighted Categories plugin to add my tag cloud for displaying categories. The directions are really clear and the process is very simple. Nice plugin.
Richard Hammond cartoon
I spotted this over at b3ta.com (probably not best to view that site whilst at work). They’ve got a cartoon about Richard Hammond‘s recent crash, which I found quite amusing (the cartoon, not the crash).
Now available for mobile devices
This blog is now available for mobile devices (PDAs, SmartPhones, etc.). The URL for the mobile site is http://jamesbliss.com/blog/wp-mobile.php. This uses WordPress Mobile Edition by Alex King.
Great VPN client for Macs
VPN Tracker from Equinux is a great VPN client for the Mac platform. I use it on my MacBook when travelling in order to securely connect to my home network. This lets me access all my data at home (Windows, Linux and Mac boxes) through a secure tunnel. So if you’ve got a Mac and [...]
Your Hosts file
Back in February, I blogged about editing your Hosts file. The reason I used for doing this was to use your Hosts file to make it easier to log on to your networking hardware (router, modem, WAP, etc.). Steve and Leo from Security Now podcast discuss the Hosts file in much greater detail in Episode [...]
At last – free hotel wi-fi
I’ve just checked into the Golden Tulip in Manchester. At last, free wi-fi – buckshee, gratis, nowt, nada. OK, so it’s not the cheepest hotel in the world, however, that’s more of a concern for my employers than it is for me as they booked me in here. The only downside … I can see [...]
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