tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:52:46 +0000http://kerblam.co.uk/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)Blogger1040125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-1869583116718488589Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:51:00 +00002008-06-12T22:52:46.057+01:00word nerdrandom findsusefulweb trawlingkerblamdictionaryGreat though it is, Dictionary.com has its shortcomings. I've used Urban Dictionary for a long while too, but there's other great sites out there that provide functionality you'd otherwise have to pay for. LifeHacker has the lowdown (click to read the article - I love Gawker blogs!). I'm really busy at the moment, so blogging's gone onto the backburner. Sorry to any of the (semi) regular readershttp://kerblam.co.uk/2008/06/oh-smashing-now-i-can-stop-using.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-5010052612680702259Tue, 20 May 2008 01:39:00 +00002008-05-20T02:55:28.570+01:00grumpy old manmoneykerblampaintnamesbizarreI was somewhat alarmed to re-read on the BBC News site last weekend that personal debt in the UK passed the one TRILLION pound mark almost four years ago - and it's well on the way to doubling. That's a huge amount of money (and a UK trillion is far more than a US trillion). I also learnt that, according to the BBC's Hugh Pym, "If you took £1 trillion worth of £5 notes they'd cover a county the http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/05/personal-debt-and-amusing-placenames.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-4138096422993217554Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:51:00 +00002008-04-11T20:55:18.175+01:00referencekerblamerror codeswindowstech supportThose fscking Windows error codes really annoy me sometimes - how am I supposed to remember what 0x00002740 stands for? (It's "Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted. WSAEADDRINUSE" aka errorcode 10048, incidentally). If, like me, you don't have a photographic memory (or months to memorise what each code stands for), there's a couple of usefulhttp://kerblam.co.uk/2008/04/windows-error-codes-know-thy-master.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-2845186964913290820Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:28:00 +00002008-04-06T19:05:37.600+01:00multinetworkhowtoircguidepsybnccommandsshellmulti-servermulti-networkkerblammultiservertutorialbnc This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence. This tutorial is published under the "Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales" licence. If you want to provide this tutorial on your site for the benefit of your users/customers, you can do so providing you attribute the original to me. I put a lot of time and effort into compiling this, so my only real request ishttp://kerblam.co.uk/2008/04/definitive-2008-guide-to-multi-network.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-709356991493389608Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:18:00 +00002008-04-06T13:00:12.873+01:00voice-to-textspinvoxVTTphone it inbetaitu"One of the advantages on keeping your eye on technological developments is something comes along once in a while. It's actually quite interesting. I'm actually writing this blog post with voice using SpinVox which is www.spinvox.com, you can write blog posts. You can use it as a voicemail system so it transcribes incoming calls and you can also have recorded your own memos which were emailed to http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/04/speaking-freely_06.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-420113903992953304Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:20:00 +00002008-04-05T09:29:15.050+01:00oldgrumpy old manmoanwhingepipekerblamnewspaperageslippersI just cleaned about 10gigs of MPEG-2 video files off my PC (DVB-T rips)... At about 2 gig per hour, they soon build up. Three DVDs later, 10 gig more free space! Woo and yay. My first PC had a 10 gigabyte hard drive in it, and I just remember thinking "cor, I don't think I'll ever fill that up..." How wrong could I be: my fileserver (other machine) has more than 1 Terabyte of (mostly filled!!!)http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/04/feel-old-yeah-so-do-i.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-3165439770356387994Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:16:00 +00002008-03-20T12:22:29.308Z2009kerblamformula 1f1broadcastBBCYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! $deities be praised! The BBC has secured the television rights to show Formula One in the UK from the 2009 season. The five-year deal for an undisclosed fee marks F1's return to BBC screens 12 years after it switched to ITV. The contract covers all platforms and will see F1 broadcast on the BBC Sport website, as well as on TV and radio. F1 supremo Bernie http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/03/f1-comes-home-to-bbc.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-2139379875482912868Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:56:00 +00002008-03-05T22:59:12.325ZdeafnesskerblamDon't Lose The MusicrnidTVcampaignuniblogBBCCrossposted from my Uniblog. Preface: a while back, I wrote a case study about damage to my own hearing after prolonged exposure to loud noise over a period of years (musician, drummer, listen to loud music etc... I'm sure you're the same or similar, or you know someone like me). Anyway, on Monday, I was contacted by someone from the RNID, who said they were launching a new campaign called "http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/03/i-was-on-bbc-tv-and-for-good-reason-too.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-3022035481772148908Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:02:00 +00002008-03-02T14:04:36.942Zcoolback to the futureschmapplesocial mediakerblamantiviruslandmineslinksapple(A very convoluted way of saying 'the week containing February the 29th'). Has your girl proposed to you yet? Links of interest for the week with a day that shouldn't exist (29th of January). The Dangerous Ground Project has a very clever web site illustrating the difficulty millions face on a daily basis with unexploded landmines. Apparently, it takes just £1 to clear one square metre of http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/03/my-fave-links-in-week-of-day-that.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-8412620160125701943Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:02:00 +00002008-02-24T19:07:26.855Zreasonstanislav petrovsanitykerblamwarnuclearThere's few people who can attest to doing nothing to save everything, but Stanislav Petrov did just that - and kept schtum about it for decades. What am I on about? Give this a read, and then thank your lucky stars that there are still some sane people in this world, keeping their heads (when all around them are losing theirs)... Hope you're having a peaceful day, see you soon.http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/02/saving-world-by-doing-nothing.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-7975503556496415434Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:09:00 +00002008-02-22T12:10:21.972ZraidusefulkerblamflacutilitylinksfavouriteMy links for the week: flac-113 "...was written to allow users to convert their FLAC archive from previous versions of FLAC to the latest version. The script was written when 1.1.3 was released, thus the name, but can be used for any version of FLAC." Full instructions and links to download (with other utilities) too - start your surfing from http://www.synthetic-soul.co.uk/files/flac-113.txt.http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/02/my-favourite-links-this-week-22022008.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-6868271207590581223Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:49:00 +00002008-02-06T22:53:08.517ZwordkerblamtranslationlekkerLekker lekker lekker, lekker lekker lekker lekker lekker... So goes a Noisia breaks tune from a little while ago. I'd been wondering what lekker means for ages, because I was sure it wasn't a Dutch word... Turns out it might be a South African word (it'd make sense anyway): lekker (lekk-irr with a rolling r) - Nice, good, great, cool or tasty. Definition from SouthAfrica.info That is all. :)http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/02/lekker.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-5129970865574927317Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:28:00 +00002008-02-04T01:00:43.127Zreprazentbassdnbdrumkerblamdrum and bassmusicroni sizeandnew formsSometimes I'm a little sceptical of artists when they "re-edit" a classic album and rerelease it, but I have faith in the Size. He doesn't mess with a classic formula, especially one which is good enough to win a Mercury Music Prize (before it became shit). I got this email from the V Cycle shop the other day. D&B fans rejoice! Roni Size/Reprazent’s New Forms was a benchmark for not just the http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/02/woo-roni-size-is-re-editing-new-forms.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-7319729944797960839Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:43:00 +00002008-01-23T17:52:39.636ZautomatticwordpresssocialkerblamfundingbloggingWordPress just announced they're getting $29.5 million for their B round of funding. And they said the bubble had burst. Nice! There's still hope for my search for $65m in VC funding for my interactive wacky wailing inflatable arm-flailing tubemen social networking site. I know that $30m only equates to about £4.69 in pounds sterling, but it's still an incredible amount for what's nothing morehttp://kerblam.co.uk/2008/01/another-blogging-platform-gets.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-3418656648683673003Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:42:00 +00002008-01-21T13:51:11.318Zcoolphotographylandingvoyageusfaudiopanoramamoonnasan64gamessoundkerblamlunarmusicnintendoSome inspirational and mind-boggling photography: here's a panoramic collage taken by Charles M. Duke (Lunar module pilot on the Apollo 16 moon voyage): There's tons more imagery and multimedia on NASA's Apollo 16 multimedia pages. I've been meaning to make a note of this page for at least a month now! And while you're perusing these images, you can go download and listen to some of the musichttp://kerblam.co.uk/2008/01/come-fly-with-me.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-8309937085730961604Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:31:00 +00002008-01-17T23:33:13.233ZEvidently, more than enough. Great success. 23http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/01/how-many-five-year-olds-could-i-take-in.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-695764794288924975Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:05:00 +00002008-01-07T04:15:33.662Zwebcamsupport301xtechsoftwarekerblamvimicrodriversdriverAlways nice to have something for nothing... I have a really cheap webcam (one of those purchases you make from eBay because hell, even if the thing never arrives, it only cost a few quid so it's no big deal). Anyway, various people sell it under a variety of guises, but in its OEM form it's a Vimicro USB PC Camera 301x. Drivers for this thing used to be fiendishly hard to find, too (the most http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/01/vimicro-usb-pc-camera-301x-drivers-free.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-6623269093827388013Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:28:00 +00002008-01-05T02:52:51.832Zstudenty type late night musingssnacknightkerblamlatefoodThere's something about a cheeky banana sarnie (made with freshly-cut white bread, of course) at 1:30am with a cup of tea to follow it which really satisfies a snack craving - and in a moderately healthy way, too! Can't really beat that, can ya... I wonder what my housemates' weirdest late-night snacks are, gonna have to go ask them now. :D <!-- Technorati tags: -->http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/01/why-are-banana-sandwiches-so-good.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-5290259757780237740Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:26:00 +00002008-01-01T01:28:47.302Zkerblam01/01/2008new yearjanuary1st2008Yay for Comedy Connections on BBC2, taking me through the small hours. That, and some nice cups of tea. Happy new year, happy Year Of The Rat and United Nations International Year of Planet Earth, everyone :)http://kerblam.co.uk/2008/01/hello-2008.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-4150266409709208104Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:57:00 +00002007-12-31T23:59:52.630ZAs the seconds tick down to midnight, the one thing I regret about 2007 is that they couldn't time the production of the next James Bond film to get released this year!http://kerblam.co.uk/2007/12/goodbye-2007.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-9014961244043324575Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:50:00 +00002007-12-22T23:54:53.095ZhumourpointlesskerblamfacebookstupidMy housemate just invited me to a Facebook group... You have a Five Year old Fight invitation.Adam Powell sent an invitation using How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take In A Fight?: Adam wants to know how many five year olds you can beat up! Answer eight short questions and find out instantly - it's that easy! <!-- Technorati tags: --> ... Though I did laugh hard! I've seen some utter shitehttp://kerblam.co.uk/2007/12/this-is-beginning-to-get-little.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-2515218837851871750Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:38:00 +00002007-12-22T18:44:02.766Zmonitorsjoyhappysamsonstudiokerblamreplacementsspeakersrubiconr6a I love it when a plan comes together... I had a bad driver in my previous units, so after the third time it was sent off for repair, the guy at the DV store just said "we'll arrange an exchange for you" - completely unprompted! And now I have them, oh yes I do, I have them yes I do, just before Christmas. And to make things even better, Samson have updated the R6A design, so I have two http://kerblam.co.uk/2007/12/christopher-3-his-new-speakers.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-2060156806331041534Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:35:00 +00002007-12-04T16:40:18.378ZWGAhello worldwhingekill switchvistagrumblekerblamwindows updatewindowsmicrosoftNoticed that Microsoft's removed (or is going to in the next Windows Update, anyway) the kill switch which crippples Vista if the machine fails its WGA. Too many false positives spoil the OS. More about this on the relevant BBC article (and other articles around the web for that matter, I just like the BBC site). All the pirates proper are wondering what all the fuss is about - piracy of Vistahttp://kerblam.co.uk/2007/12/vista-drops-its-kill-switch-pirates.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-8733463043484122094Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:41:00 +00002007-10-28T01:41:11.771Zartanonymoussecretscommunitykerblamsocial experimentpostsecret This, and many more thought-provoking, perplexing and mysterious secrets are revealed on the PostSecret web site. "PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard." Maybe it'll spur you on to create and send in your own?http://kerblam.co.uk/2007/10/postsecrets.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937298.post-5702180678007028944Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:55:00 +00002007-10-24T12:00:36.369+01:00carbon neutralneutralitycoco2kerblamgreenMy web site (and all my other sites hosted on this server) are now carbon neutral: Yay for me! I know it's only a drop in the ocean, but what do lots of little drops make when you add them all together? £6 a year, not much.http://kerblam.co.uk/2007/10/its-not-much-but-it-helps.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher)