random musings from a twisted mind
Archive for December, 2006
use the force Luke!
Dec 10th
Well work was so kind to get me a little macbook pro – already got windows xp on it, and just need a couple of versions of solaris and i’m set – but found http://blog.medallia.com/2006/05/smacbook_pro.html little app for controlling the light sensor and using it to switch virtual desktops. Very nice, the right hand sensor seems a little odd tho – but one is better than another and it is a neat party trick for those “these are not the windows you are looking for” moments.
on horseshoes and hand-grenades
Dec 9th
So was at airport yesterday, woke up early to make sure we’d get there in time, lo and behold [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2478909.html News Item number 1] on the 5am BBC bulletin, and as soon as they mentioned the two sets of “BA planes” and “radiation” i just knew it’d be on the flights to Domodedevo!
Aside from that, airport was nice and quiet, sitting around before check-in, up wanders a gentleman and asks if we’re flying to Moscow, so I reply in the affirmative and a few questions later I find myself in front of a Channel 4 TV camera – DOH!
Welcome to my 15 minutes of fame, and just to add added spice to it all, the clip is being shown on one of the Russian channels every 5 minutes or so! Think next time I’m just going to stay at home.
mutiregion LG DNX 190UH
Dec 1st
Finally found the hidden menu for the DVD player:-
Turn On the unit with the remote controller
Wait until “no disc” appears in the unit’s display
Press PAUSE, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9
This brings up the menu, select the region code that you want to change to or select 0 for multi-region.
Press PAUSE to exit.