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I’ve made a few minor changes to the logo, mainly just to clean it up and make it a little more unique. I’ve also got a nice blue and green version for a white background, which may get incorporated into a future design.

In 3-4 days Apple Computer Inc should deliver a 12” Powerbook to my door. Yep, I’ve placed my order and I’m switching! Yay!

Update: Well… it would appear that the bag I ordered with my Powerbook will take 5 days to ship, thus delaying the order. So it won’t be here as quick as I thought it would be. :(

I’m a couple of days late with this but after almost 3 years of work Debian “Sarge” is now stable. That’s one hell of a release cycle!

Debian has been the standard distro on most of our servers since I started here, but the lag between stable releases has caused me to investigate other options in order to get recent packages, although I’ve been using “Sarge” packages for some time now.

NeoMPC 0.2 is now available for download. This is the first release of my MPD Client which is designed for a small screen device like a PDA or a mobile phone (although it’s taylored specifically for a screen 240 pixels wide, I might change it in the future to be a little more flexible).

Update: NeoMPC now has it’s own page. Continue reading…

Windows XP Service Pack 2 has a habit of rebooting the computer if Windows Update is scheduled to install updates automatically. This can result in lost data if you have unsaved work on your screen at the time.

Tim Rain has written a good article explaining why this all happens, how Windows determines whether to restart, and how to prevent AU from automatically rebooting.

Obviously, if Windows Update needs to reboot the computer then it should be rebooted as soon as possible, but this at least allows some control and prevents data loss.

The feature film version of Douglas Adams ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’ is released this Friday. It’s definately on my ‘must-see’ list. I’m a little worried though, as there’s just so many ways it could suck. Having said that, so far the casting looks good; Stephen Fry sounds like an excellent choice for the book, and I’m sure Alan Rickman will play Marvin with just the right amount of disdain.

I’ll post a review when I’ve seen it.