Chilling_Silence's blogNumpad doesn’t work in Gnome
So I’ve switched to Gentoo, and was highly frustrated to find my Numpad wasn’t working. The Enter key worked, as did the NumLock, but nothing else was. Really annoying when you’ve got mouse-buttons bound to them for gaming. Anyways, long story short, it’s thanks to accessibility (Grr…), and it’s easy to disable. Click on System […]
Posting frequency
Lately I’ve been pretty quiet, I think I’m trying to write blog posts that are too lengthy and I never end up finishing them. There’s almost a dozen in my drafts. So, I figure, starting today, I’ll start posting more things that are much shorter, and straight to the point. Hopefully, I’ll be able to […]
Just because something doesn’t have the kiss of Apple, doesn’t mean it’s doomed to failure
I’m *so* over all the moron commentators out there who write “news” articles, just to fill their quota of words for the week so they can get paid. It’s plain to see more and more often how little research actually goes in to articles, as the rush to be the first to “break the news” […]
Russell Peters on Racism
After everything thats gone on with racist comments lately, I found a video and thought I’d put it up here. It takes a very light-hearted look at things, especially after the Indians got so up-tight about the Governor General, then booed off an Indian NZ’er at a beauty pageant. Enjoy! (Video below the break)
Freedom of Speech in New Zealand – PC gone mad?
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, please don’t take the below as gospel, and where matters of law are directly concerning you, please seek professional legal advice above mine. After the recent saga with Paul Henry over comments about the Governor General and Sheila Dikshit, then Michael Laws had to jump in and have his 2c […]
Replacing the stock Android keyboard
Yes! You can easily customize how your keyboard on your Android phone looks and feels. It’s incredibly easy and only takes a few minutes to do-so. I personally like the way this keyboard behaves with its text input, and word replacement suggestions! At the end of it all, you’ll have yourself some awesome looking keyboards […]
Security – Android vs iOS
There’s been a fair amount of hype recently around the security of both operating systems, specifically in relation to the Android Market and Apples App Store. I’m going to take a quick look into both, look at the hype, look at the history, and hopefully clarify some things along the way.
Guide to your new Android phone – Things every new Android owner should know!
So you’ve just got yourself something like the Nexus One, HTC Desire, Motorola Droid or HTC Incredible (Just to name a few). You’re the proud owner of one of the coolest phones on the planet, largely due to the fact that it runs Android. I mean, let’s face it, it’s incredibly easy to find yourself […]
On political opinions, ignorance and cowards
Warning: This is a completely personal post, my own thoughts and feelings, and largely digresses from the semi-professional tone of most of my others. There are also no pictures, sorry. Now, I’m an activist, and I’ll freely admit it. Not in the traditional poster-protester style, but I will gladly debate anything I feel I know […]
DIY: Tax Refunds in NZ, without the middleman taking a cut
EDIT: Updated for 2011 So the end of financial year rolled around a while ago. I thought “What a great chance for me to check my taxes”, considering I’d not been employed half the year. I’m glad that I did! I was entitled to a rebate. Now, I could just use a service like I […]