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1. Lenshero Rocks
(Geekery - All things computers/Misc)

... back search results that include specs on the lenses like whether or not it has a focus motor, the minimum and maximum focal length, minimum aperture, and more. The site allows you to query lenses ...

2. How to Cheat at Scramble
(Geekery - All things computers/Ubuntu Linux)

I've been on Facebook for a while, and like everyone else, I started playing scramble, a boggle like game.  Well, I'm not very good, and got tired of getting beat.  There must be an easier way ! In ...

3. Home Mail Server
(Geekery - All things computers/Ubuntu Linux)

... on one machine.  Plus, there's a lack of motion around the SAWin 32 project, and I'd like to keep up to date against the scum sucking spammers.  This one uses various components; FetchMail: This downloads ...

4. OpenStreetMap
(Geekery - All things computers/Misc)

...  Geographical data (geo data) is not free in many parts of the world, like the United Kingdom. Generally these places have given the task of mapping to various government agencies who in return get ...

5. Digital Photo Frame Part 6: We can Rebuild it !
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... known design flaw with the Cpi, and mine doesnt have the small metal clamp they used to fix it ! Well see how the family like it at Christmas.  ...

6. Digital Photo Frame Part 4: IR Remote Control with LIRC
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... ideal. The LIRC project is designed to interface with several different kinds of Infra Red receivers and transmitters, like USB or Serial ones which actually decode the IR signal and home made Serial ...

7. Digital Photo Frame Part 3: Configure Software
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... although it doesn't work ! I use osdsh and osdctl to display messages on screen much like the TV on screen display. I also wrote scripts to turn the display on and off, and to toggle between ...

8. Digital Photo Frame Part 2: Base O/S
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... card I installed Wicd to handle WPA security for my home network I disabled everything I wouldnt need, like printing I installed Samba, and configured it to share out the Share partition ...

9. Digital Photo Frame Part 1
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... laptop asunder Somehow fit the parts of the laptop into a frame of some kind so it looks like a picture Impress the family (Update) Dismantle it, and change bits to remove the annoying things that ...

10. My SpamAssassin on Win32 Setup
(Geekery - All things computers/Anti-SPAM)

I've tried to detail my current setup for running SPamAssassin on Windows 32, with things like sa-update and sa-learn as automatic as I can.  I'll try to update it as I go along.... Steps:  ...

11. Liquid Calcium Toothpaste
(Science/Analytical Chemistry)

... up like science.  I love adverts for nano some hybrid particle face cream with active oxygen, but a recent toothpaste ad  has beaten them all...   Toothpaste with Liquid Caclium ...

12. Great Quotes
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

Some great quotes I got emailed recently:   A day without sunshine is like... night.   On the other hand, you have different fingers.    42.7 ...

13. Cars etc
(other/Other)

Currently I drive a W reg Silver Fiat Punto JTD HLX.  It's a 1.9L turbo charged diesel that goes well and gets around 50mpg.  Ideally I'd like either an Audi A4 estate or an MG Midget ...

14. Travel
(other/Other)

I fly with work quite a lot, I generally fly short haul, to places like Paris and Montpellier France, Frankfurt and Munich Germany, Budapest Hungary, or even Milan.  I have traveled long haul to ...

15. SpamFu
(Geekery - All things computers/Anti-SPAM)

... my fair share of spam, and I don't like it (does anyone ?).  Originally I used a Win32 pop proxy based on the excellent SpamAssasin called SAProxy.  This was expensive, but worked well.  ...

16. Airport Announcements
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

... . That way, it looked like it‘d been arranged in advance as the flight arrival details were written on the note. We also wore an ID-style badge and carried a mobile so that we looked like taxi ...

17. Paul Hurley
(About Me/Paul Hurley)

... either) But I am a proud husband to a wonderfull wife, and dad to two amazing girls.  I'm also a computer geek at a major pharmaceuticals company and sometimes seen in various electronic places like ...

18. Message to Woman
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

... seat. If it's up put it down. 3. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys. 4. Don't cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive ...

19. Train Announcements
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

...  At King's Cross: "This train is completely broken, it isn't going anywhere" On the Victoria line: "This is Brixton, err, no, it's Victoria!" "This is like that TV advert, ...

20. Random Jokes (1)
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

Q. A woman is getting cosmetic surgery, when the surgeon asks if she would like him to numb her breasts first, to which the patient replies yes. A. Numnumnumnumnumnum  A budhist walks up ...