Classic Games: Jet Set Willy
Just by chance something earlier today made me think of the 80s computer game, Jet Set Willy (IIRC this was also known as Manic Miner in some places). So I ended up watching some YouTube […]
Category: Computer
Wireless Desktop 3000 review
I’ve been using a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse for over 4 years now, and while they both still work, they have seen better days. Mostly the keyboard was scruffy, with many of the keys […]
Windows remote Desktop
I use Window’s built-in RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) on a daily basis. I sit downstairs using my laptop connected to my main PC upstairs – it means I can sit in comfort, not have the […]
It’s time to kill off IE6
Anyone who has ever designed a web site has more than likely hit the old problem with cross-browser compatibility – in other words, trying to get your web site to look the same (or as […]
cPanel CSRF security issue
Over the weekend, an announcement was made by security experts that the popular web host control panel, cPanel is vulnerable to CRFS (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks. The attacks can happen when visiting malicious web sites […]
Carrying out actions on multiple files
Chances are you’ve downloaded an archive and extracted it into your web space, then noticed that all of the files are set to world writeable. Some people wouldn’t know any better, but it could be […]
Compressing individual directories
I’m in the process of transferring data from an old Linux machine to a new one, and one particular directory contained too much data to compress into one single huge file, so I decided to […]
Vista oops
I’ve been using Windows Vista for the best part of a year now, and have found it to be very stable and reliable (although, I know this is not the case for everyone). However, I […]