Xbox 360 HD DVD - on the iMac!!
date 06/10/07   time 19:18   user Mark Hogben   comments 5 comments
tag hd   tag dvd   tag hddvd   tag imac   tag powerdvd   tag ultra   tag xbox   tag 360   tag drive   
For yes, I have caved to the might of HD DVD... or rather, some bloke I work with wanted to sell a drive he tried - and failed - to use with his PC (but works fine with my new iMac, mwahahaha).

For yes, 24 inches of sharp no compression artifact joy. Well, on The Matrix Trilogy anyway ;)

Hopefully, I will have even more fantastic movies to tr... (more)
Linux Coverage on Ars Technica
date 28/07/07   time 14:45   user Mark Hogben   comments 1 comment
tag linux   tag ars   tag technica   tag open   tag source   tag oss   
For a long time, my favourite tech site, Ars Technica, has been rightly criticized for covering Microsoft and Apple in great depth (as to which of these they are accused of focusing on... well, that seems to vary month to month ;), but not covering Open Source or Linux to any great extent.

In fact, the Nobel Intent (Science journal) has had far ... (more)
Site has a new design
date 03/07/07   time 11:35   user Simon Wood   comments 2 comments
tag website   tag news   tag design   
I have now uploaded my new site design. The site was starting to look dated so I have redesigned it. It now not only looks better but should be easier to navigate. I have not added any new features yet, but the new design should make it easier for me to add new features to the site in the future, so keep you eyes peeled. The big changes are variabl... (more)
Site updated to use tags
date 22/06/07   time 18:22   user Simon Wood   comments 2 comments
tag website   tag news   tag freetag   
I have just uploaded some new code to hpoom so that you can now filter blog posts by tag as well as category. This is all part of the changes I have started to work on to update the site and give it a new look. I will now move on to redesigning the site and hopefully upload the new look site soon. In the mean time enjoy the tags method of browsing ... (more)
Apple announce Safari for Windows and mix their words
date 11/06/07   time 23:11   user Simon Wood   comments 2 comments
tag computing   tag apple   
Today Apple has announced their Safari browser is now available for Microsoft Windows. Firstly I find this a joke as most people on windows use Microsoft IE as they don't care about what browser they use, and those that do care about what browser they use will download Mozilla Firefox. I use a MacBook Pro for work. I like most other peo... (more)
So... my Macbook may be the last Mac I buy
date 14/04/07   time 0:00   user Mark Hogben   comments 8 comments
tag computing   tag apple   
Article: Leopard delayed until October, says Apple

In spite of what this article says, some doom merchants were predicting this release date for Leopard.

But so what? Why would I change my purchasing plans for this news?
... (more)
A review of Squidoo
date 06/04/07   time 22:55   user Simon Wood   comments 2 comments
tag computing   tag squidoo   
I have been using Squidoo for about a month now. For those that don't know what Squidoo is, it is a website where you can write a single page on a topic of your choice. This page Squidoo refers to as a lens, and these lenses can be made up of various components like RSS Feeds, guestbooks, videos, ebay items etc. For more info on Squidoo... (more)
Macbook (non-Pro) - A Mac afficionado's sober review
date 03/03/07   time 19:11   user Mark Hogben   comments 1 comment
tag computing   tag apple   
I have, since December 2006, been the proud owner of an Apple Macbook.

My purchase of this machine was specifically timed to coincide with Christmas. Not as an indulgent, juicy present for yours truly (though it was that ;) but because I wanted to have the machine in time for traveling back to see my family for the holidays.

If you think this... (more)
Some Mac news and a nice Mac though Linux eyes bit
date 15/03/06   time 11:49   user Simon Wood   comments 1 comment
tag computing   tag apple   tag linux   
Here are 2 storys about macs that I have read today.

The first is all about the possible success of sombody installing Windows XP on a new Intel Mac, at this stage I still can not tell if this is a photoshop scam or a real solution. If it's for real, then this guy stands to ... (more)
My new style site is finaly LIVE
date 15/02/06   time 19:20   user Simon Wood   comments 5 comments
tag website   tag news   
Hi All, Those of you that know me will know I have been trying to update my site for a long time.

In the end I decided to host a blog style site at www.hpoom.co.uk. The idea behind this is that I can update the content of the site more easily and also allow other people to contribute to hpoom as well. Being a web programmer I did not wan... (more)
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