Gadgets

Wanted : USB Mains Adapters

Does anyone have a spare USB Mains adapter or 2 I could borrow for June? (basically a 3-pin plug adapter that allows you to plug a USB cable in to charge something)

I thought I had one, but it seems to have gone walkabout, and I'm probably going to need a couple for JOGLE (laptops have been thoroughly un-recommended, as luggage is going to be chucked onto lorries and generally mis-handled)

Mice - one of the banes of my life

It looks like my mouse is finally giving up the ghost, which is a bit of an arse. It's been temperamental for a while, howver last night it pretty much died...the buttons work, but the laser either refuses to work, or is extremely in-accurate (doing small circles with it results it the pointer careering off-screen).

Laptop for the Missus

For Christmas Gill has requested a new laptop, as hers is basically shit and old (it's not too bad, and once I have replaced it I'll probably re-install it with XP, and use it for something random, but the battery connections are fuxored, and it's basically a clunky piece of shite)

Dell are doing this deal for £378.00;

Itunes - Its shit

Can anyone recommend an alternative to motherfucking Itunes?

Stupid and badly coded peice of software just locks up my machine. Im currently trying mediamonkey anyone got any recommendations?

Media box help required

I have all this mp3 media and I want Kate to be able to play it on the stereo. I also want to make use of Spotify as Kate likes having the radio on during the day but appreciates that it's wank. I would also like to download movies and play them but I am not sure what the best modern way of doing that. I don't have an HDTV yet but will do one day.

Songs in Code

A twitter phenomenon (#songsincode). Post your favourites. Here are some of my faves:

if( $you->cantTouchThis() ) { $hammer_time = TRUE; }

RT @zeldman .clowns{float:left;}.jokers{float:right};#me_you{position:fixed;margin:0 auto;width:100%}

RT @sensatlandsend: (count($problems) == 99) && (!in_array('bitch', $problems))

Picasa adds collaboration

Picasa has a new feature that allows you to share an album with friends, so you can all upload to a single place. If you're going to Cons and the like, it might be cool to put all the photos in a single place. Nothing earth shattering but a cool feature nonetheless.

First amino acid found on a comet

Amino acids form the building blocks of cells, so it is possible that life on earth came from space. This does two things:

1. Means that life across the galaxy is more likely.
2. Means that life might have come from the explosion of some mega planet where an ancient civilisation ruled...

Stunning Data Visualisation

I love this sort of stuff.

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