Tag Archives: computer
WordPress does LaTeX
While I was setting up another wordpress site today, I found out to my great surprise that WordPress can actually do markup by simply installing the jetpack plugin. For those that don’t know, is a computer typesetting system that really … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff, Tech
Tagged computer, computer typesetting, latex, mathematical formulas, microsoft, microsoft word, TeX, typesetting system
Comments Off
Will they ever learn?
The big media companies and their cronies are getting more and more desperate to try save their totally outdated business model. Modern computers make it ridiculously easy and cheap to copy and distribute any media. The media companies are however … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff, Tech
Tagged bittorrent, blog, business model, commercialise, computer, creative commons licenses, decent money, downloaders, e-mail, free art, internet, jamendo, mail, musicians, network, ogg vorbis, pirate bay, share, Tech, three strikes laws, unauthorised copies, war
2 Comments
Curse Of Silence
While browsing through hack a day yesterday I found this Nokia smartphone vulnerability. If you go to the link you will notice that it was the Chaos Computer Club that published the vulnerability. I have written about them before and … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Tech, Stuff
Tagged ccc, cell phone providers, chaos computer club, clueless, computer, computers, curse, equipment, hack, hack a day, nokia, nokia smartphone, software, Tech, vulnerabilities, vulnerability
Comments Off
Africa from the rooftops – East Africa Trip 1
About 6 years ago I started installing advertisement monitoring systems in Africa for a small media company. A media company of course has good relationships with their customers i.e. television and radio stations. The first installations I did was in … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff
Tagged advertisement, africa, computer, computers, dar es salaam, east africa, internet, kampala, linux, monitor, nairobi, radio, rooftops, south africa, systems, Tech, technology
2 Comments
If you can read this, thank your sysadmin
Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day You may ask “What is a System Administrator?” The answers you will find at http://www.sysadminday.com/ are as good as any. Being a System Administrator is a somewhat stressful job and turns you into a … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff
Tagged asr, computer, crash, e-mail, fun, luser, Mac, mail, scary devil monastery, stressful job, sysadmin, system administrator, system administrator appreciation day, user, work
2 Comments