Techie :: Techno ::: July 2006 Archives

For some odd reason the Aer Lingus website is now defaulting to the display for US visitors. I've tried this from several different IP ranges and it always does the same thing. Haven't they heard of Geo IP??

I recently got a Nokia 9300i, so I ended up posting to this blog from it yesterday. It was not a pleasant experience! To overcome the basic display issues with the public area of my blog I installed Alex King's Wordpress Mobile Edition, which strips your blog down to the bare minimum and makes it perfectly usable from a PDA / mobile device. But what about actually posting to the blog? While I could try posting via email, that would be a bit limited, as I wouldn't be able to choose the categories I wanted to post to. So are there are any Symbian compatible blogging clients or is there a plugin to simplify the Wordpress UI?

Just for laughs I thought I'd see how the number of subscribers to this blog had evolved over time. I first setup an account with FeedBurner back in June 2005, so the stats cover a period of just over 12 months: Of course there's no easy way of knowing exactly who is subscribed, but if you are into your stats it's still sort of interesting in a geeky kind of way :)

According to Out Law the UK will have legislation in place by this time next year - 3 years late!

I recently got a Nokia 9300i, but of course it didn't come with a case, so it spends most of its time in my pocket, along with keys, wallets and other junk, which probably isn't such a good idea in the long run. What kind of case do veterans recommend?

It's not even a particularly good one and was flagged by Mailscanner immediately... The thing that worries me is why banks aren't using SPF...

Technorati got a revamp recently which added several new features to the site, but also seems to have made it quite hard to navigate. Dave Sifry has posted in detail about the changes and improvements I do like the way that I can access most of my account features from the main page once I'm logged in. I don't like the way that I can't access any of my account features once I start browsing the site - how hard would it be to add account links to the navigation?? The two images below are the links I see in the top navigation bar once I'm in my account (I cut them up so that they'd fit): Would it be too much to ask to have a simple "options" or "preferences" link there? Or even "my profile"? I really don't like websites that make me jump through hoops by forcing odd interfaces on me The "My Favourites" option is really nice, although it's quite broken. I exported my Thunderbird RSS feeds as an OPML and was told that several of my feeds weren't feeds at all. That's odd, as Thunderbird has no issues reading or updating them, so I'd have to ask what the hell Technorati are using....

Paul O'Malley provided a link to the new Ubuntu counter, which is a bit like the linux counter except it's specifically for Ubuntu

Apple's marketing department sends me email once every week or so.. Today they're trying to persuade me to swap my PC for a Mac: "Frustrated with your PC? Time for a Mac." Ok. Convince me! The Apple marketing department aren't that bright... or maybe they're on a different wavelength to the rest of us: Ok. The guy on the left looks a bit boring, but the guy on the right looks like he's missing a few brain cells. So would buying a Mac result in a loss of IQ?

Which applications would people recommend for my new toy? I've been trying to find useful Symbian applications for the last couple of days, but most of the sites I've come across don't cater for my phone model, so I haven't been able to do much with it (though I will be posting a detailed review of what I have managed later this weekend :) )