2007 August | Keys Corner

NeoOffice patch provides hi-res printing

By John, on August 12th, 2007

NeoOffice can now print at higher resolutions than 300 dpi. This makes a big difference if you want to print graphics, and if you want to print text documents which include fine lines (e.g. tables). Quoting from the release note:

Due to some restrictions in NeoOffice’s underlying OpenOffice.org code, printing resolution has always been . . . → Read More: NeoOffice patch provides hi-res printing

Mac mini refreshed

By John, on August 7th, 2007

Well, I was right – it’s got a faster processor. No more details at the moment. Apple COO Tim Cook, also on stage with Jobs for the Q&A along with Apple�s head of marketing Phil Schiller, also noted that today Apple refreshed the Mac mini with a faster processor.

(See my orignal entry below). . . . → Read More: Mac mini refreshed

Ruin Sorbees

By John, on August 7th, 2007

We just got asked by a good friend whether we’d kept a copy of this joke (voted the best e-mail of 1997) – well we hadn’t, but thanks to Google it was easy enough to find.

It is worth another read (and your English had better be near native-level or you’ll not understand . . . → Read More: Ruin Sorbees

Fred Karno’s Army

By John, on August 7th, 2007

General Petraeus, the commander of the American forces in Iraq, is probably going to have some explaining to do in the next few days – he was responsible in 2004 – 2005 for distributing a large chunk of the weapons that the Americans have given to the Iraqi government. Unfortunately, about a third of . . . → Read More: Fred Karno’s Army

Last weekend’s project

By John, on August 6th, 2007

Over the weekend, having nothing else much to do since we finished the renovation, I reworked the CSS styles for Ruth’s sewing blog, Sew2Speak.

We got rid of the blue/grey background and lightened it up with a white one and since it’s a hobby-oriented blog we also gave it a look like a . . . → Read More: Last weekend’s project

Useful device

By John, on August 4th, 2007

For years we have used remote control units that allow you to control more than one device in the TV/hi-fi rack, thus avoiding the need to have 4 or more controllers in the lounge.

I probably don’t read the right magazines, because it was pure chance that we recently bought the Logitech . . . → Read More: Useful device