http://bigtrev.blogsome.com Bikin' Nerd Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:02:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After years (literally!) of putting up with not having a decent keylock on Windows Mobile, I’ve finally decided to seek out an app to handle this. I have problems, esp. on the motorbike, with pocket dialling if someone sends me a text or calls me while it’s in my ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/12/05/slide-to-unlock-windows-mobile/ After seeming all too easy, I have hit a snag with Karmic. Although I like that it seemed to setup OK by default, the sound quality is awful - it’s like a sort of metallic tinny sound, like a tiny pimple speaker being over-driven. Found a similar problem reported here: ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/11/03/sound-on-karmic/ Following on from my earlier post here, rather than doing 4 upgrades (8.04>8.10>9.04>9.10) I’m doing a clean install of Karmic. And in much the same way, and going from my previous post, I’m going through what I do to get this sucker setup. From what I’ve been reading, ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/11/03/karmic-koala-install/ Found this ad, and I’m going to put the good bits up online for perpetuity. For a short time, you’ll be able to view the actual ad here: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160372510478& Title: Minibike, pocket bike, kid’s motorbike, waste of money! I have a reputation for not putting enough effort into describing items ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/10/30/honesty-in-ebay-ads/ Linky World of Warcraft is so addictive that a psychiatrist is planning to send a team of counsellors into the game to treat players before they lose touch with the real world. It comes after a report published by Sweden’s Youth Care Foundation this year found World of Warcraft was the most ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/08/29/in-game-shrinks-for-world-of-warcrack/ Then check this out. Basically it shows the scale of the earth compared to the universe. Lifted from a forum thread, not sure who they lifted it from. http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/08/29/want-to-feel-insignificant/ I’ve had a play around with this in the past - one thing I’ve tried is sort of rolling it out and sprinkling cheese and whatever you’ve got (olives, basil, pesto, pasta sauce) and then rolling it up like a swiss roll and cooking. Really easy, a lot of fun, and ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/07/05/basic-bread-recipe/ Regular readers (both of you) may have noticed that I’ve added a new category for Food on here. Like a lot of things I put up here to share with the world, it’s stuff which I’m basically recording for my own benefit so I don’t forget! One of ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/07/05/home-made-pizza-dough/ The SV650S has a Scottoiler fitted, which is bloody handy in that it’s a daily rider, and I’m shocking at remembering to oil chains. When I bought it, I was given the remains of the refill bottle, which has now run out. So, I thought, hey, I’ll go to my ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/07/03/the-scottoiler-alternate-oil-experiment/ I’ve been asked in the past to help out people (read family/friends, generally “love jobs”) with backing up stuff. Often there isn’t very much that needs to be backed up - what’s prompted this little script is a family member who just needs to backup about 4GB of stuff ... http://bigtrev.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/robocopy-simple-little-backup-script/