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Microsoft Remote Desktop client available for Android

Chris — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:11:14 +0000

Microsoft have today made available a Remote Desktop client for Android and iOS devices.

Source: The Register: Microsoft holds nose, slips WINDOWS into Android, iOS boxes

Chris Watson’s Desktop Wallpaper Guard

Chris — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:25:54 +0000

Is something removing the desktop wallpaper from your computer? Fight back with Chris Watson’s Desktop Wallpaper Guard. Available now.

Installer at Source Forge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/watson-desktop-wallpaper-guard/files/release/1.0.0/
Code at Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/watson-bleakness-eliminator/

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Sending files using the Fox To Phone Firefox Add-on

Chris — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:55:05 +0000

I’ve been using the Fox To Phone Firefox Add-on for sending links from Firefox to my Android phones for a while. A recent update loaded a post on the project’s blog - an apology for something to do with the default button placement - but that’s not the post that caught my attention. There was another post about how they’d added support for sending files; this post contained a sample PHP file for placing on your own server for a more private use of the feature. I have ported this sample file to Classic ASP. Just because.

foxtophone.asp.

Moon landing in Google Earth

Chris — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:51:04 +0000

If you’ve got Google Earth it’s worth having a look at the moon landing recreation that’s been added for the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. The Apollo 11 mission fly-through is a real highlight. http://earth.google.com/moon.

In other space related news, after the recent cheese in space failure, El Reg has decided to put a paper plane in space. For god’s sake don’t let them name it El Shag.

Firefox Add-ons

Chris — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:25:39 +0000

For personal reference. A list of useful Firefox Add-ons.

Xmarks (previously Foxmarks). Bookmarks synchronisation. http://download.xmarks.com/download
OpenDownload. Mimics IE’s “run from current location”. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/207
Default Full Zoom Level. Allows a full zoom (ie. not text only) level to be set which will be used when visiting new websites for the first time. Useful when using Firefox on a PC using a TV as monitor. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6965
Cooliris. Funky 3D wall for viewing pictures on the web (Google image search results, Facebook, etc). https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5579
Adblock Plus. Blocks adverts on webpages (use the Easylist subscription). https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

UltraMon and Startup Control Panel

Chris — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:54:51 +0000

A couple of useful applications out there on the internets.

UltraMon is for multi-monitor setups.

Gives you a quick way of moving windows between desktops, even when they are full screen
Creates a composite wallpaper image for use accross whole desktop (different wallpaper on each monitor)
And the best feature is: a seperate task bar on your extended monitor. Only shows the windows on that window (and they are removed from the standard taskbar on the main monitor)

Startup Control Panel. First used this as a replacement for msconfig on Windows 2000. Very handy installed as a control panel applet (though it doesn’t have to be to work). Shows all the different places (registry keys, startup folder, etc) that applications may have hidden themselves away to start at boot/logon.

Stephen Hawking was in Star Trek

Chris — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:01:26 +0000

The other day, while admiring Google’s LHC logo, Stephen Hawking’s (who is neither dead, kicked by a horse, or played Superman) appearance on Star Trek TNG came up. Yes Nick, he really was in it, and this clip I found on Youtube is what started the episode that was on BBC 2 a few weeks ago. I could barely believe what I was seeing…

PS Belle’s back.

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Virgin Media broadband

Chris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:36:03 +0000

…sweeeeeeeet.

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Video editing

Chris — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:51:32 +0000

Either this is extremely clever video editing software that is way over my head (right up prof pigeon’s alley), or a complete lie. And I don’t know which.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/16/video-tech-uses-photos-to-enhance-alter-shots-its-the-photosh/

Monkey magic

Chris — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:26:18 +0000

…at the Olympic games.

What can’t be improved by adding a monkey? That age old question was obviously playing on the minds of the people at BBC Sport. Their answer: Certainly not the Olympics. And so we are to led through the Beijing games this summer by an animated (slightly scaring looking) monkey. Brilliant.

Monkey’s journey begins - BBC Olympics blog

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