It turns out the scan command from the linuxtv-dvb-apps package (on Ubuntu Hardy Heron, anyway) isn't writing the correct channels.conf, and this make… ...more

I often want to search the SGI C++ reference for a keyword. The best way I have found to jump straight to the page I want is to use Google's "I'm Feel… ...more

Note: I am in favour of patents on inventions. I believe the current software patents system has a number of flaws (in decreasing order of importance … ...more

When you first hear about the Read-Eval-Print Loop you might well think "So what?" as I did. What's so great about being able to type commands interac… ...more

I really like Beyond Compare, which is a proprietary diff program with all those little touches that make it a joy to use*. The way I write code at wo… ...more