Monthly Archives: November 2008

Why Thunderbird beats Evolution on a really small screen

I’ve used Evolution as my main mail client for ages, but it really doesn’t like my EeePC, so I thought I’d give Thunderbird a try. Not only does it display all my folders and messages far more clearly, but with … Continue reading

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Why green is the colour of productivity

I’m sitting in the Green Room in the OLRC on Selly Oak Campus. The Green Room is what used to be the Literature Hall, where it housed books between 800 and 899 on the Dewey Decimal System and also hosted … Continue reading

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Window shopping for a new PC

If I was buying a new PC, I think I’d get it from EfficientPC. 8Gb of memory and 3Tb of storage for under £700, or more realistically some decent PCs that blow anything I use now out of the water … Continue reading

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An interesting find

I was going to write something about an album by a new British folk singer that I downloaded yesterday, but then tonight I stumbled upon a newer mini album and thought I should probably lump them both together as two … Continue reading

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Why I hate this time of year

This is not a post about any of the things I usually blog about, but I thought it was worth making a note of. October and November are fast becoming my least favourite months of the year. It’s too cold, … Continue reading

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