Heard via one of my friends who now works at Microsoft that it has enabled POP access for everyone with a Windows Live Hotmail account, not just those with Plus account.
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January 26, 2009
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
January 23, 2009
by Neil T
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Extensions for the Flickr Uploadr
Yesterday, Flickr released a new version of their Flickr Uploadr. Since version 3 the Uploadr has been based on XULRunner, the technology with powers Firefox, Thunderbird and Songbird, which means that it’s possible to install extensions.
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January 23, 2009
by Neil T
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Lifetime achievement
That’s almost 1/3rd of my life. Woah.
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January 19, 2009
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And now it’s the Mac Mini’s turn
As many of you will know, as well as my MacBook, which I use as my main computer, I have a Mac Mini as well – this was my first Mac which I bought in 2005. It has spent the past year or so searching for a purpose – I was, and still am, hoping to turn it into a media centre but I’ve neither had the time or money to go ahead with it, and to be honest, I don’t really need to either.
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January 18, 2009
by Neil T
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Fixing your MacBook screen
Had a bit of a panic this morning when I let my MacBook go to sleep, and upon re-awaking the screen’s backlight would not come on. The screen itself was working, as I could see a small portion of the desktop in the middle where the Apple logo is, but the rest was un-viewable.
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January 16, 2009
by Neil T
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Edinburgh at Night
Yesterday I had a job interview with the University of Edinburgh, and due to Edinburgh being somewhat distant from Bradford I travelled up the day before and stayed the night. This gave me ample opportunity to play around with my new camera.
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January 14, 2009
by Neil T
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7 Things You May Not Know About Me
There’s a meme going around where you state 7 facts about yourself that people are unlikely to know.
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January 12, 2009
by Neil T
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Create your own superhero
Marvel Comics has a new Create Your Own Superhero tool which lets you design your own superhero comic character. It’s got a lot of customisation and you can either start with a blank canvas or use one of Marvel’s characters as a basis for your creation.
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January 11, 2009
by Neil T
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Recent non-boring Tweets
Since other people have been doing it, here is a selection of non-boring tweets from my Twitter account.
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January 3, 2009
by Neil T
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All I want from Macworld is a new Mac Mini
There are rumours on the internets that at next week’s MacWorld convention, Apple will announce a new Mac Mini, potentially with a smaller form factor, faster processor and nVidia graphics. If they do, this new model could well be my next Mac purchase.
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