tweet to irc and vice versa
By going to tweet.im and registering for their twitter to jabber gateway, I've got a new contact in my google talk list that lists all of the twits that I'm following and lets me update my twitterings via a message to the gtalk user.
I've also got gtalk setup in irc, along with msn, using bitlbee. So I've effectively got irc to twitter working and it only took me about 30 seconds!
Submitted by garan on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 16:22
garan's blogPlease vote for Nathan!
Please could you vote for my postman's son to be the voice of Marwell Wildlife on Wave 105? His name is Nathan Cox and it would really make his year!
http://www.wave105.com/Article.asp?id=1301354&spid=20605
Submitted by garan on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 17:07
garan's blogWot no HD Rugby
Grrr! Just checked the TV listings for tonight and the Wales France Six Nations match is on BBC2. It isn't on BBC HD or any of the Sky HD channels. Dunno if the French TV folk are providing the BBC with a HD feed but it's a shame that it isn't going to be aired in all it's glory. The first few matches have been great on HD.
Anyway - enough moaning. I've had a long week at work and I'm looking forward to watching a good match tonight.
Go WALES!
Submitted by garan on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 12:50
garan's blogMore Apple Wireless Keyboard on Vista 64 Continued!
Got another stage further with the Apple Wireless Keyboard..
This post details a full installer that so far seems to do the whole job out of one single installer:
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic34771.html
It takes you off to a Google Code site:
http://code.google.com/p/uawks/
Seems to work out of the box. The eject button doesn't work with this installer but does work with AutoHotKey and the script here:
http://www.kudzuworld.com/blogs/Tech/20080101.ru.aspx
Hey ho - I'll live without it!
Submitted by garan on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 20:41
garan's blogApple Wireless Keyboard on Vista 64 Continued
Having used a Happy Hacker Lite Keyboard for quite a few years, I'm used to having to use key combinations to page up, go 'home' or even to perform F4. Now that I'm using the Apple Wireless keyboard, through the lack of Apple providing standalone drivers, I need to make Vista work myself. On one hand I can understand why Apple don't want people using their peripherals on Microsoft machines which could be looked at as devaluing their brand. But on the other hand, not having drivers for Vista or XP mean that lots of people like me buy the shiney product without reading the small print and end up thinking 'argh! I hate you Apple!'. Other more sensible people do read the small print, buy a Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard and always wish that they'd got the Apple one!
Coincidentally Logitech don't support the DiNovo Edge on OSX but the core buttons work out of the box and the extra buttons can be programmed using ControllerMate. That's a blog post for a different day!
Going back to the Apple Keyboard problem, the traditional way to re-programme a key press on XP or Vista is to use Randy's Sharpkeys to change registry settings to make the keys do other things. The problem with the Apple keyboard is that the 'fn' key simply doesn't register. This is where AutoHotKey comes in. It requires a bit more understanding that Sharpkeys but it works! Micha on the AutoHotKey forum wrote a HID DLL specifically for picking up the fn keypress. Thank you and hats off; I wouldn't know where to start!
How to get the fn key working..
Long version.. Read, understand and implement the guide at http://yotz.eu/fnkey/
Short version.. Download and install AutoHotKey. Go to the bottom of http://yotz.eu/fnkey/ and download the AppleWirelessKeyboard.zip file, put it somewhere sensible and add a shortcut to the Apple Wireless Keyboard.ahk file in your Windows Startup folder. Page up sorted!
Submitted by garan on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 23:31
garan's blogSnipping Tool on Vista
I wanted to take a screen shot of part of a website that I'm building at the moment. Googled around for 'Vista screenshot' and discovered the Vista Snipping Tool. Type snipping tool into the Command Bar on the Start Menu and away you go. The only thing I don't seem to be able to grab is the Command Bar on the Start Menu. Ha ha ha.
Submitted by garan on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 19:16
garan's blogYes Yes Yes Yes!
I've been doing this unix lark for a pretty long time now but I'm never afraid to learn something new. Today's lesson.. the 'yes' command.
Part of the gnu coreutils, it echos a 'y' into your script (you can alter the string to a different character or a word too). So you want to install 500 packages and it's asking you to say yes to them all? Try something like this:
yes | pkgadd -d /cdrom/Solaris_10/Product `cat pkg_list`
Submitted by garan on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 19:06
garan's blogADSL Speed Uplift (4)
As of 23:05 last night BT have recognised my sync rate of 8128kbps and have set my BRAS profile to 7150. Sorted!
ADSL LinkDownstreamUpstream
Connection Speed8128 kbps832 kbps
Line Attenuation16.0 db9.0 db
Noise Margin9.4 db11.0 db
Submitted by garan on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 17:11
garan's blogApple Wireless Keyboard on Vista 64
I've been trying on and off for about six months to get my Apple Wireless Bluetooth keyboard working on Vista 64. The first part of the puzzle was finding a bluetooth dongle that had support for Vista 64. Most only support Vista 32. Here's the one I found:
http://www.trust.com/products/product_detail.aspx?item=15542
Twelve quid from Novatech. The key thing is that it has a Widcomm chipset.
That was only half of the story. Getting an Apple device working on Vista is like getting a camel through the eye of a needle. Both companies are pig headed when it comes to claiming that they are right and someone else is wrong I'm sure!
Enter this blog article which sorted it all out for me.
http://babyloncandle.blogspot.com/2007/12/wireless-apple-keyboard-on-vis...
My only concern is what happens after 3 hours if the keyboard goes to sleep. I'm sure I'll work it out :)
Submitted by garan on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 12:19
garan's blog | Read moreADSL Speed Uplift (3)
I fitted the hard wired ADSL filter to the alarm panel last night. Testing the line stats with and without the alarm panel didn't seem to make much difference to the readings.
I asked ADSL24 to change the interleave status of my line, hoping that it'll restart my ADSL Max sample period. Looking good at the moment with downstream sync rate now at 7.3Mb. Yay!!
I hit the wrong input format this morning.. Anyway - think it would be neater if I split this post off.. Click the Read More link below if you want to see the stats.
Submitted by garan on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 09:49
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