Monthly Archives: August 2005

The natives are restless

Posted on Wednesday 31st August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

I’ve had a complaint. About the blog. Yeah, that’s right: this blog. Can you believe it?! I got this message, tied to an e-bottle and shoved up my MSN Messenger delivery pipe (I’ve changed the name to protect the innocent): … Continue reading →

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Psion 7Book and WiFi, pt.2

Posted on Wednesday 31st August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

The Proxim Orinoco Gold 802.11b PC Card that I ordered on eBay arrived this morning. How excited was I, as I tore open the packaging? I fired up my browser, added the MAC address of the card to my WiFi … Continue reading →

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Linspire 5 Live CD

Posted on Tuesday 30th August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

I’m typing this from within the Linspire 5 Live Linux distro, which (of course) uses a customized Mozilla browser called “Linspire Internet Suite 1.6″. I appear to have the tiniest display setting ever. It is ludicrously small, and for some … Continue reading →

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Psion 7Book and WiFi

Posted on Monday 29th August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

A couple of nights ago I found on eBay a Psion Series 7 ROM upgrade chip for the bargain price of £45 + P&P. This piece of silicon magic instantly upgrades the Psion Series 7 to a Psion netBook, giving … Continue reading →

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I’ve lost my memory (card)

Posted on Monday 29th August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

Odd. My PNY Multimedia Card (MMC) was working fine yesterday. I plugged it into my Belkin multi-card reader, copied off the photos, and deleted them after me (I’m polite like that). This afternoon I took said card with me to … Continue reading →

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The Wasp Factory

Posted on Monday 29th August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

We appear to be living in an Iain Banks-esque world at the moment: I think that the linen cupboard has turned into a wasp factory! Sunday morning I opened it to be greeted with six wasps flying out at me, … Continue reading →

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One baptism and a wedding

Posted on Saturday 27th August, 2005 by Gareth J M Saunders

I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to feel like a long (but enjoyable) day. In the morning, as part of the regular 10 am service, we have a baptism: the grandson of a couple of members of our … Continue reading →

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