Splitting a FLAC file using a cue file
Recently I found myself in possession of some music where the entire album was a single FLAC file. Each FLAC file came along with a cue file (also known as a cue sheet), which simply defines when, in seconds from […]
Steam Comes to Linux
No, not vaporised water, I mean the games distribution platform. The Linux version has been in Beta for a while, but was officially released back on Valentine’s Day. I’ve been using my free time to play test some of the […]
A Basic get_iplayer Tutorial
When I want to watch stuff on the BBC iPlayer I normally use the website. Being a Ubuntu user, the official desktop client is of no use to me. I did have it working a couple of years ago, while […]
My Wireless Headache
As regular reader will know (that’s not a typo, it’s a joke, but by having to explain it I’ve proved it’s not funny), when I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 I started having a problem with slow Wi-Fi. As I explain […]
Ubuntu 11.10: New Version, New Problems
The new version of Ubuntu, 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot (apparently oneiric means “Of or relating to dreams or dreaming”, so now you know), came out last week, and, after waiting a few days to allow the servers to recover from the […]
Changing Host
It’s almost been a year since I first set up this site (look out for a celebratory anniversary post soon!), so I’m also coming to the end of my current hosting deal and I’ve been shopping around to see if […]
Google +1 Buttons
Last week I added some Google +1 buttons to my site, which you should see at the bottom of this post and at the bottom of my other pages. Rather than using a WordPress plugin, I decided to use a […]
A Couple of Plugin Recommendations
I’ve added a couple of WordPress plugins to my site recently, and because I like them I’m going to tell you about them. The first is WordPress Backup to Dropbox, which does exactly as its name suggests, it backs up […]
A Problem with Shortlinks
Lately all I seem to be having is problems, a couple of weeks ago it was with Firefox zooming, and this last week I discovered my site had a bit of a problem with shortlinks. As you may have noticed, […]
Accidental Firefox Zooming
For the last few weeks I’d noticed that, while I was browsing with Firefox, I’d sometimes switch back to a tab and find that it had mysteriously had its zoom setting changed. Sometimes it was really subtle, only going up […]
