http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress Personal Web Site for Alexander O'Connor Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:41:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Flickr is a fantastic repository of photos. I have a pro account with them, and it's one of the very few software services that I actually pay for. Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship Image is © Lockheed Martin Other neighbors of mine with interesting pictures include: Lockheed Martin, who have ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/08/06/fun-with-flickr/ So, I have found a few answers over the last few days to some of my queries. I found out, by coming in early to the office one morning, that the F5/F6 keys on the MBP are responsible for setting the Keyboard Backlight Brightness. Apparently you can only adjust that ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/07/25/mac-success-how-to-sync-ical-with-google-calendar-for-free/ I recently took the plunge and went form an all-linux environment to adding a Macbook Pro to my collection of computers. I thought I would record a few of the apps and tips I have found useful in setting up the machine. Java Java can be a bit of a bugbear for ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/07/15/donning-my-mac/ A 1975 first round match featuring a University of Manchester team (including David Aaronovitch) tried to derail the proceedings by answering every question with the name of a revolutionary ("Trotsky", "Lenin", "Karl Marx" or "Che Guevara"). This was in protest of the programme's perceived Oxbridge bias which allows their colleges ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/05/22/trivia-of-the-day/ The first time I heard about Slashdot, it was a wonderful place. The 'news for nerds' was high-impact and usually well before any other sites. I spent most of the summer of 2003 moderating comments, I even have a few 5's. No more. As of today, slashdot is off my list ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/04/17/the-end-of-an-era/ I am in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil for IEEE NOMS 2008, There seems to be considerable interest in the cloud computing domain, which imports considerations from software-as-a-service and seamless computing. Some of the speakers and audience were highly skeptical about cloud, particularly citing issues of Service Level Agreement and privacy. This morning's keynote ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/04/09/in-brazil/ This is a test post http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/04/04/108/ 10:05 @jdrumgoole that 5 : 1 following to follower ratio is a good rule of thumb. I have been using something similar after some recent follows. # 10:08 @jdrumgoole Just signed up for putplace. Any likelihood of a linux / web client? # 10:11 I'm amused that Hillary chose Rocky ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/04/03/ubers-twitters-58/ 10:31 www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bard/bardclass.xml the bard hero class for wow. So cool. # 10:32 Google calendar gave me a date with anna kournikova for tomorrow at 1700 # 11:02 @cobrophy complete list here aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/2008.html # 11:17 @lexia I tried to reply on facebook, but you only seem to have a "super" wall ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/04/02/ubers-twitters-57/ 12:02 @dixienomad Savage's character was the victim of a green slime trap, but we ressed him. We were also one char down because of non attendance # 12:12 @cufa that is complete pwnage! thanks I lol'd # 15:22 Quick poll: ell-oh-ell-cats or lawl-cats? # 18:21 Yael Naim (MacBook Air song) ... http://www.oconnoat.com/wordpress/2008/04/01/ubers-twitters-56/