World Book Day
Today is world book day. If you have a child at a UK primary school then you should be receiving
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
Reviews
Long term hardware review : HP Laptop dv6285eu (DV6200 series) Entertainment Laptop
I’ve had my HP laptop for nearly two years now. Here is a review of how it’s faired up over
Read MoreEthernet over powerline – In home wireless connectivity – Devolo Linux support
In my house I have cable broadband which is terminated in my living room. As I have my own server
Read MoreLinux pitfall of soft links ln – Rhythm Box – Music Player on Ubuntu
I came across a strange issue on one of my Ubuntu computers. I had added some more MP3 files to
Read MoreEditing HD Video on Ubuntu Linux (kdenlive / Cinelerra) – is this better than Windows Vista?
One of the main reasons I still Windows Vista is for video editing. Just about everything else I’ve been able
Read MoreBook Review: The Christmas Book – Traditional, Environmentally Friendly Christmas with a touch of irony
The full title of the book is: The Christmas book – Discover a simpler, greener Christmas. Hand-crafted gifts and cards,
Read MoreUpgrade of wordpress blog engine to version 2.7
I have successfully upgraded the engine used for this blog on www.watkissonline.co.uk. This is powered by wordpress 2.7 running on
Read MoreBook Review: The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by Simon Singh
I have had the opportunity of hearing Simon Singh talk at Batchley Park when I worked in IT security. I
Read MoreInstalling OpenOffice.org 3 onto Ubuntu – Debian package for Linux
Quick guide to installing the latest version of OpenOffice.org (version 3) on Ubuntu Linux. The next version of Ubuntu is
Read MoreUpgrade your Office software, OpenOffice.org 3 released today
The latest version of OpenOffice.org is now available. Due to it’s popularity the website has been struggling with the incredible
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