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Why FishNet?
The name was chosen by a helpful sub-editor because it seemed to him that it cleverly combined the subject matter, with our seaside location. ;-)
For convenience sake, I have transferred my photo blog and a few other bits and pieces to this location as well. There are some older posts whose illustrations were lost in a move from Blogger to WordPress, and some broken links here and there, which shouldn't affect the overall usability of the Blog much, if at all.
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- Go figure !!
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- Get off of my (Joli) cloud
- Born for the web
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- Gift shopping made easy – part II
- Festive shopping made easy – part I
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- Getting help online
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- Been there too…
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Category Archives: OS
Get off of my (Joli) cloud
This is going to be a bit of a weird column, some might say they all are, because I haven’t got anything to write about. Most columnists get to this point sooner or later, and usually plug the gap by … Continue reading
Restarting Windows 7
In a previous column, I wrote that I was having a fine time using Microsoft’s recently-released Windows7 operating system. My very favourable first impression has not changed after much intensive use, and I figure that the company really hit the … Continue reading
Why the hell not?
I was once again given cause to wonder what software designers think they are doing? Continue reading
Posted in Computers, FishNet, OS, Rant, Windows
Tagged developers, Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, Software, Windows 7
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XP is a jealousy custard
The week started off with a bang this morning when I went into my office only to discover the frozen remains of my screen saver on the computer’s screen Continue reading
Cool refreshing mint
Late last year, I did a couple of columns on the free Ubuntu Linux operating system. Continue reading
Ubuntu Part III
Part I | Part II I managed to install the free Ubuntu Linux operating system on my second computer with very little problem and, being very easy to get to know, it was getting high marks in my eyes. It … Continue reading
Posted in FishNet, Open Source, OS
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Ubuntu Part II
Part I | Part III Last week, I wrote of my experiences installing the Ubuntu Linux operating system on my second computer. The whole experience was pretty quick and painless and I was most impressed with how civilised and house-trained … Continue reading
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Ubuntu Part I
Part II | Part III Over the last few months I have been promising myself that I’d have a go at installing Ubuntu, a version of the Linux operating system, on my spare computer. The attraction behind Linux is that … Continue reading
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Milking the cash cow
Operating systems have traditionally been a cash cow for software companies because no computer can do without one. They tie together computer hardware and software, taking care of printing, ensuring that files are stored correctly, that they are accessible when … Continue reading
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A new Windows on the world
It has been a long time since I have looked forward to the launch of a new version of an operating system, but I’m in that position again. I started talking about Windows 7 last week and said that I’d … Continue reading
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