Rants
If you wondered why I was getting all high-and-mighty about the iPhone, and Apple's overarching control over software on it thanks to the App Store system in particular, then this story really explains it. This guy developed an application that lets you stream podcasts straight to
Rants
So, last week a bunch of us at the office got work-supplied iPhones. I wouldn't have bought one myself, since I'm still very happy with my current phone, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to check it out, so I've
Technical
The virtual dedicated server I host my sites (including this one) on, hosted at VPSLand, has had a few annoying packet loss issues of late, and while everything seems to be working now, I used it as a flimsy excuse to upgrade to a shiny new Linode VPS. Linode'
Music
Perhaps I'm strange, but I really don't like earbud headphones. I've tried a few models over the years, but in every case, they sound awful, and they're far from comfortable in my ears. The worst offenders are usually the buds that get
Music
I spent a little time last night and this morning playing with the new Walkman and came up with a nice Python script for copying tracks to it -- you can grab it here. It does a few things: * sanitises the tags using "mid3v2" tool from mutagen * looks for
Music
My Sony Walkman A818 arrived in the post yesterday (after buying it on Tuesday -- best eBay store evar), and so far I'm very happy with it. I knew it would be small, but it's still smaller than I expected, being just a smidge shorter and wider
Music
The Rockbox thing on my old iPod is going okay, but I probably still be needing a new MP3 player soon, so I've been surveying the market, coming up with the following options. If I don't mention something as a pro or con, consider it average.
Games
The latest Atomic is in stores now, with my big fat six-page feature on the state of Linux gaming. There's also a tutorial on how to stream MP3s and videos, including DivX/XviD files thanks to the Fall update, from a Linux box to an Xbox 360.
Rants
There was a funny exchange on the Gamers with Jobs podcast a few months back, where the guys were grilling BioShock designer Ken Levine about some of the terrible games that he's listed in the credits for on his MobyGames page: Ken: Master of Orion III is on
Technical
I ended up getting the Scythe Ninja CPU cooler today -- only a couple of places in Australia seem to sell them, but as luck would have it, one of them was open, and in the city. I had to head in to the city anyway, so I grabbed one this
Technical
It's been a while since I've been in to hard-core PC geekery, but that 8800GT I picked up has certainly seen me geeking it up a bit more than usual. When the crappy 400W PSU in there started playing up the other day then, I