Archive for the 'General' Category

Testers Needed for Bookwormr

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

I’ve just about finished a website for people who like books. It’s still a bit rough around the edges but hopefully with a couple of people using the site I can get rid of the major bugs.
You can sign up at http://www.bookwormr.com.
The site was written using the symfony framework which I can highly recommend.

How to Install the Party Poker Client on Linux using Wine

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

I recently switched from using Ladbrokes Poker Client to using Party Poker. I use linux and so I have installed it using Wine. Here’s how I did it.

Install wine
Configure wine
Install Mozilla
Install Mozilla ActiveX Control
Install Shockwave plugin
Install Party Poker Client

1. Install wine
I have installed wine version 0.9.29. My distribution is Gentoo and so as root I [...]

How to Install Putty on the Nokia N73

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

If you have to run a server, having Putty installed on your mobile phone can be invaluable. Before you begin, it is worth making sure you have the latest firmware version of the N73 from Nokia. You can check which version you are using by typing *#0000#. My current version is V3.0638.0.0.1. Unfortunately you need [...]

The Three Worst Comedies on T.V.

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Last week I had the flu and was stuck in bed for a whole week. This meant I ended up watching a lot of television. I even watched a lot of bad television. Here are the three worst comedies on television. Comedies, so bad, you wonder how they ever got made in the first place. [...]

Screenshots of the Completed Grow Games

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Here are some screenshots of what the excellent Grow series of games look like when completed.
Grow Ver.1

Grow Ver.2

Grow Ver.3

Grow RPG

Grow Cube