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Seven Days With Win8 – More of the Same?

Quintin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:56:55 +0000

Last year when I did a week with Win7 and proprietary software, I noted that for the disk size and the cost, you don’t really get much with Windows. If you wanted more functionality, you needed to download Windows Live Essentials – which at the time was only available with certain kinds of Win7, such [...] No related posts.

7Days with Windows8 – Day 3 Stuff I dislike.

Quintin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:59:48 +0000

(DAY TWO IS HERE) Days Three and Four where on a Saturday and a Sunday, and since I really did not get a lot done on the laptop I decided to make them and today (Monday) to be my Day Three. This means that I would have some extra time on Win8 and provide a more [...] No related posts.

7Days with Windows8 – Day2: Stuff I like.

Quintin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:11:22 +0000

(Day 1 is here) Day 2 was Friday 9 March, I am only putting it up this morning because Friday was a nightmare of a day. Anyhow, I was able to work in Win8 all day without needing to switch over to Ubuntu or Win7. Since I was able to spend a whole day with Win8 I [...] No related posts.

7Days with Windows8 – Day1

Quintin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:39:41 +0000

So I installed Win8 last night in a bid to sus out the user experience of the new Metro interface. Long story short I am back in Ubuntu at the moment, I haven’t given up, mind, but I needed something to work and could not get Windows to co-operate. I will write it off to me [...] No related posts.

7 Day Challenge; Seven Days with Windows8

Quintin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:51:22 +0000

I haven’t blogged in a very long time, and since I have to evaluate Windows8 for work in order to get the tech team up to speed on it I thought it would be a great opportunity to get back into blogging by doing a 7Day Challenge where Windows8 is my default “office”. Previously I did [...] No related posts.

Welcome to the scam that is Windows

Quintin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:51:54 +0000

Microsoft is enabling a broken ecosystem where users often have little choice but to pay third parties money to use hardware and software that they paid for. Is this official Microsoft Policy? No. Should Microsoft take a hard look at their ecosystem and the highway robbery that is currently rampant? Yes. I did a dual boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu on a Sony Laptop, gues who came out on top? No related posts.

Sysadmin Trick: Custom Bash Prompt and Shortened Path Display

Quintin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:26:33 +0000

A short how-to on customising your bash prompt with nifty colors and a more sensible display of your current path. No related posts.

Opinion – Why Net Neutrality is a Myth

Quintin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:31:07 +0000

Net Neutrality in its purest form has never existed, nor will it ever be possible to have a truly neutral web. I look at two areas where this will forever be impossible to have, and why that might even be a good thing. No related posts.

RANT – I Dislike Working on IIS – RewriteModule Adventure

Quintin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:21:36 +0000

Quick Rant about enabling Rewrite Module for IIS7.5 on Windows Server 2008. No related posts.

Some FNB App News.

Quintin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:31:25 +0000

Some updates on the FNBApp front. The FNB Banking App is now available on some BlackBerry devices, and incurs no data charges while using it. No related posts.

Weekly Updates for 2011-08-26

Quintin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:15:00 +0000

No post in a while, but I was bored and I snarfed some WhatsApp traffic. Guess what I found http://t.co/l0jUH4c #blogpost #whatsapp # Powered by Twitter Tools No related posts. No related posts.

WhatsApp Broadcast Messages and Other Info In Plain Text

Quintin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:03:08 +0000

WhatsApp broadcast message content and details in plain text over the network when you message people. No related posts.

Google Engage – Morning Session

Quintin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:49:56 +0000

Hey Everyone. I am going to try and cram as much info into this post as I am live blogging from the Google Engage event in Bryanston today. You can also follow my Twitter Updates HERE and the Google Plus stream HERE. Right, it seems that they are ready to go, let’s dive in. (Excuse any typo’s, I [...] No related posts.

Weekly Updates for 2011-07-15

Quintin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:15:00 +0000

New Blog Post: Seven Killer Apps that Every Ubuntu User Should Have http://goo.gl/IC6wq # Powered by Twitter Tools No related posts. No related posts.

7 FREE Killer Android Apps Every Ubuntu User Should Have

Quintin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:24:23 +0000

A short (and ugly) roundup of seven free Android Apps that every Ubuntu and Linux user should have. No related posts.

Weekly Updates for 2011-05-20

Quintin — Fri, 20 May 2011 04:15:00 +0000

@TechTolk_IT_Svc thanks for tweeting my old article on social networking apps for the desktop! Migt be time for a revisit :-) in reply to TechTolk_IT_Svc # @brandontopham responded here http://goo.gl/TStcr to the letter to the Democratic Alliance that can be found here http://goo.gl/s2aLD #DAQA # Powered by Twitter Tools No related posts. No related posts.

How to Parse the IEC Results Spreadsheet

Quintin — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:58:13 +0000

A quick and dirty bash script to parse information from an Excel spreadsheet into CSV. No related posts.

The DA Responds to my Open Letter

Quintin — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:33:09 +0000

In a follow-up to my open letter to the Democratic Alliance the Mayoral Candidate for the Tshwane Metro, Brandon Topham, responds to my previous post highlighting some of the plans they have for my home-town. No related posts.

Weekly Updates for 2011-05-13

Quintin — Fri, 13 May 2011 04:15:00 +0000

Use Ubuntu? Have Unity?? Then you are in luck! Let me show you how to make a custom Angry Birds Launcher That Works! http://goo.gl/nGYEV # Powered by Twitter Tools No related posts. No related posts.

How To – Play Angry Birds On Ubuntu With a Unity Launcher

Quintin — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:46:51 +0000

How to create an Angry Birds Launcher in Ubuntu Unity and run it as part of a Chromium App session No related posts.