Archives for: "August 2003"
FreeBSD and Half Life
Aug 23rd
Set up a Counter Strike server today on a spare PIII machine we had going (it just got replaced by a dedicated ADSL modem/router), decided to have a go with FreeBSD to see what it's like. Went for the 5.1 (cutting edge) version rather than the 4.8 (stab… more »
Damn M$
Aug 19th
And it turns out IE totally messes everything up because it doesn't have proper support for the PNG format. The images just appear black...
Please, please go and sign Proper PNG Support for IE Petition, not that it'll help much, we'll have to design fo… more »
The design takes shape
Aug 19th
Started work on the home page of this site today. I wanted it to be standards compliant, of course, but also wanted to try building something entirely with Open Source Software, rather than leaning heavily on Photshop and Dreamweaver like I normally do.… more »
Linux on a PDA
Aug 13th
Bought a reconditioned Sharp Zaurus 5500 before the weekend. It had to be a reconditioned one because they've apparently discontinued the model, it's been replaced by the 5600 in the US (more memory, faster processor) but everyone seems uncertain if/whe… more »