Infernus

As if in a flash, I found yesterday that 17 months have passed since I signed up for an 18 month contract with T-Mobile. This means one important thing: I’m eligible for an upgrade. Hurrah! I signed up back in the formative days of Web’n Walk, where they offered half price line rental for 12 [...]

And today has seen a little more work Underground: The shared tracks algorithm has been rewritten (God knows what I was thinking of when I wrote it). Track size is now based on the zoom level. Bezier curves have been implemented (with a little help). Central tracks are now reasonably smooth. Still doesn’t do anything [...]

I’ve finally pulled finger today and geo-coded the entire London Underground. Yes, my long abandoned Tube on Google Maps has had a makeover. Not only is it now full screen, with the ability to toggle stations and lines on and off, but all [underground] lines are now present, along with the 275 stations. There are [...]

I’m all sorted at work now – I’ve left my Windows environment to atrophy and am using Ubuntu 7.04 as my main environment. What have I found? The good: It’s worth it just for the decent console. Windows magically change height to match as you drag from screen to screen. My Mac could do with [...]

EyeTV 2.4 was release today. Among its release notes were many things, but one big one was unmentioned – it now supports H.264 decoding, including that of BBC HD. It doesn’t seem quite so tolerant as some of the Windows codecs, but it works, and fairly fast as well – as long as the signal [...]

We have so very little to do at work at present. And so I’ve been setting up a dual-boot install of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta, partly to kill some time but also as Windows lockup up on IO is killing me. Anti-virus protection is not helping matters. Oh, and a decent console would rock my [...]

Early last year the BBC and the other major free-to-air broadcasters started a trial of terrestrial HDTV broadcasts in south London. While the others have packed up, the BBC is still broadcasting in 1080i and has many of its headline programmes on there – such as Planet Earth – along with a lot of previews [...]

Easter is normally a time for devouring large amounts of chocolate and avoiding the overcrowded roads and tourist spots (i.e. London). However, this year we’re only two days in and I’ve managed to spend them quite profitably. Along with a decent amount of Wind Waker, I’ve also added in an exception class-loader and third-party checker [...]

Shortly after repatriated to the UK I purchased a Linksys WAG354G. This is a Linux based 802.11B/G ADSL router in an attractively small package. There were, however, a few drawbacks: it ran somewhat on the warm size, the UI (and the modem) were a touch slow, stability left a little to be desired and it [...]

EMI have just announced that the iTunes store will have DRM-free tracks from their catalogue. And they’re upping the quality. There’s a mix here though. Single tracks will cost £0.99, with DRM encumbered alternatives remaining available for the standard £0.79. However, albums will be sold at the current price (£7.99 for the most part) and [...]