Now that there are three of us living in the house (with me as resident computer support bod) I’ve just realised that we all use different operating systems. I’m going to have support Linux, MacOS X and Windows. I think it’s Windows 98 SE, but my first job is definitely to ensure that it’s fully… Continue reading Tech Support
Author: Dave Cross
Cassette Massacre
As part of the mass clearout I mentioned earlier, I found three boxes full of cassettes. They haven’t been played in five years so I made the (painful) decision to throw them away. I’m an incredible horder so this was immensely painful. I estimate there were about four hundred of them – prerecorded albums, compilation… Continue reading Cassette Massacre
Step Dad
By the time I get home tonight my stepdaughter will have moved in. She’s coming to live with us whilst she does her A levels. We’ve spent the last couple of days massively rearranging the house so she has somewhere to put all of her stuff. It’s amazing how two people can fill a large… Continue reading Step Dad
Power Failure
Seems I was very lucky to avoid the power cut last night. I got off the tube in Balham at about 6pm which was just before the power went and we had no power losses in the house even though areas all around us were apparently in darkness. We didn’t know anything about it until… Continue reading Power Failure
Tories vs The BBC
More reasons not to vote Tory. The Conservative party would switch off a swath of the BBC’s digital services, including its website and the youth channel BBC3, if it won the next general election. Tories would close BBC website. Of course, BBC3 wouldn’t really be missed.
The one True Animal Book
Bizarre clash of concepts. A much loved set of books from my childhood and my current publishers. Exploring Narnia
Live Comedy
One of my favourite way to spend an evening is to go to a stand-up comedy club. I’m particularly lucky because one of the best comedy clubs in London (the Banana Cabaret) is held in the pub at the end of my road. I’ve been a regular at the club for ten years, but in… Continue reading Live Comedy
Gizza Job
Ample have decided that they will no longer require my services once this current contract finishes in three weeks time. I was pretty sure that they would say that, but now I’ve had it officially confirmed. So if you know of anyone who might have some work for an experienced Perl, Unix, Database hacker, then… Continue reading Gizza Job
Spam and Viruses
Spam doesn’t really bother me. Since I installed SpamAssassin the vast majority of it gets filtered off into a junk folder that I never read. I get hundreds of spam emails a day and I’m currently seeing three or four of them. If you administer a mail system you should seriously consider installing SpamAssassin. Viruses… Continue reading Spam and Viruses
Arthurian Film
A few weeks ago I watched Excalibur for the first time for many years. It used to be one of my favourite films, but now I found it too long and badly acted. Bizarrely the deviations from the “canonical” Arthurian legends didn’t bother me as much as they used to. But it got me thinking… Continue reading Arthurian Film