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05 May 2009

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Tuesday, 05 May 2009

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Myth Conky Status.

I quite often want to check on the status of my MythTV box. Did I remember to record the next episode of “Coronation Street”? What has been recorded recently? How much disk space have I got left? I can always fire up MythWeb which will give me this information. However, I wanted a lightweight way of checking on my Myth box at a glance. Like many Linux users I use Conky to monitor status information in a small window on my desktop.

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07 April 2008

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Monday, 07 April 2008

Bluetooth A2DP Compatible Adapter.

Journal? I recently got a Nokia N95 8GByte. Not only is it a very nice phone, but the 8 GByte means that I can carry around enough audiobooks and music for everyday listening without needing to carry my iPod.

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31 January 2008

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Thursday, 31 January 2008

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Proporta Gadget Bag.

The bag that comes with the Asus eee is fine for carrying the computer, but doesn’t have any space for the charger or other bits and pieces that you might want to carry about.

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13 January 2008

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Sunday, 13 January 2008

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New Asus EEE PC710.

I pre-ordered my Asus eee at the beginning of November, but because of high demand and supply problems I didn’t receive it until a few days before Christmas.

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18 December 2007

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Tuesday, 18 December 2007

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ADSL Disconnection Problems.

Some time ago I upgraded my ADSL to ADSL Max. This worked very well indeed for quite a long time. However, several months ago I noticed that my Zyxel 660H D1 router kept disconnecting, sometimes for several minutes. I have tried all the usual things like disconnecting everything else on the phone line. My router is already plugged into BT’s master socket, so it isn’t dodgy internal wiring and I have tried a Netgear router which showed the same symptoms. Wizards my ISP were very helpful, but we couldn’t really pin down the problem. The next step would be to get BT to test the line. However, if they can’t find a fault they charge you £169 for the privilege of testing your line. Given that the fault was intermittent, it’s quite likely that they wouldn’t find anything wrong.

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