Random thoughts…

WordCamp Ireland will take place in Kilkenny, on 6th & 7th March 2010. Full details are available on the WordCamp Ireland site.

The date and time features of Windows Vista were a huge improvement over previous versions. From better time zone support to better visuals with the new flyout, tooltip etc. no expense was spared in delivering a great experience for users. Read the rest of this entry »

Just noticed some strange behaviour with the AppStore on my iPhone. The whole UI was in French. I checked my regional/language settings and everthing looked OK (English/Ireland). Fixed the issue by changing to India in settings, general, international, region format, then switching back to Ireland. Very strange. See image of French app store. Wouldn’t have been too much of a problem except I couldn’t update any apps as I was ‘in the wrong region’.

Project Tuva is a new Microsoft Research project that explores scientific concepts and theories through “timeless videos” using a new video player.

These are really worth a look. Currently there are a number of lectures by Richard Feynman – he is the nobel prize winning physicist who worked on Project Manhattan among other things. His lecture style makes the videos all the more enjoyable.

Check out Project Tuva here

My good friend from Norway, Peter Haza, has an excellent post on how to configure SSH keys in OS X. I always forget this stuff when I wipe/setup my machines but thankfully I can always refer to his blog post.

Good to see Torres has signed a new deal at Liverpool (here). It looks like it’s an increase in salary with the option of a further year added rather than an pure extension. Oh well, hopefully we’re paying him enough to ward off any potential suitors.