Because of my commitment to try every smartphone ever made, and because yet another apple problem had left me rubbing my sore and abused wallet. I have officially jumped off the Apple bandwagon and bought myself an HTC desire.
My iPhone is off to be recycled somewhere, may it rest in pieces.
You probably already know, dear reader, all about Google Docs – the free online office software suite complete with loads of free online storage, document versioning and all that cool stuff. But did you know about the other google docs that never made it to public beta? Introducing the long lost cousin; Google Doc M.D. …
Here’s a some simple java script to include a twitter feed for a particular user’s timeline into a web page. It assumes you’ve got jQuery (version 1.2 or higher) already installed.
function showTweets (data) {
$('#feed').empty();
for (var tweet in data) {
$('#feed').append('<p>'+data[tweet].text+'</p>');
}
}
$( function () {
var user = 'TWITTER_USERNAME'; //the twitter user name of the person who's tweets you want to include
var no_tweets = 10; //the number of tweets to fetch
$.getScript("http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/"+user+".json?count="+no_tweets+"&callback=showTweets")
})
<div id="feed"> <p>Loading Tweets...</p> </div>
While setting up my new mini server (Running Ubuntu server edition) I stumbled across what appears to be a semi common problem and, at length, I solved it.
Although I had configured my network interfaces and DNS servers I couldn’t connect to the internet. Specifically I couldn’t resolve hostnames like planet-nifty.co.uk and google.com. I could ping IP addresses inside my home network and IP addresses on the internet too, but pinging domain names like russwilde.com and I would get an error that the domain name couldn’t be resolved.
I must prefix this post with the confession that I know very little about Linux except what I’ve learned while playing around. If you’re playing around like me, be sure you’re well acquainted with the online support facilities – there’s a wealth of information in there.
Drink Wii adapter (Patent Pending)
Beloved reader, I am thrilled to announce the release of an all new and ground breaking computer game for the Nintendo Wii console. Building on the success and popularity of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, the new title Wii Sports Spectator (also available as Wii Sports Fan in the USA) is a new relaxed gaming experience that will see the end of Wii Sports related injuries.
Say goodbye to Wii Tennis Elbow and Wii Golf Back and Shoulder Strain and sit back, relax and enjoy watching your own Wii Sports Tournament.
The game comes with the new and exclusive Drink Wii adapter that allows your Mii character to knock back a few brews in time with your drinking in the real world.
For more information on Wii Sports Spectator, check out this page in our so-called online shop:
http://www.planet-nifty.co.uk/store/wii-sports-spectator-uk/