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My adventures into the world of GNU/Linux. Part 4 – Finally getting online.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 27, 2015 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

A rather late addition to this series of posts.

The McDonalds McRib review

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jan 11, 2015 | My Life | 0 comments

Let’s go for something a little different today, a food review. So, for a limited time, the world’s largest fast food chain has brought back a particular item to their UK menu with quite a big marketing campaign. But what’s so special about the...

2015

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jan 1, 2015 | My Life | 0 comments

Just a quick note to wish everyone a happy new year wherever in the world you happen to be. Cheers

Why (and how) I forfeited my iOS jailbreak

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 23, 2014 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article explaining why you should jailbreak your iOS device. Since then, a lot has changed in the iWorld and I have decided, at least for now, to switch back to an unmodified version of iOS on my iPhone 5S. Before you call me...

DDClient news

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Oct 8, 2014 | My Life, Technology | 2 comments

Just a quick post regarding some code changes merged upstream.

Infrastructure upgrades at OP-EZY HQ

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Oct 2, 2014 | My Life, Site News, Technology | 0 comments

A major upgrade to the platform my site runs on has been completed. In this post I go into detail about it.

This is, by far, the geekiest bit of network infrastructure I’ve ever seen.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jul 31, 2014 | Entertainment | 0 comments

Just a quick post showing something geeky I stumbled accross

Reprogramming/hacking an MP3 player

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 2, 2014 | My Life, Technology | 4 comments

I take a look back at my first hack of an inexpensive MP3 player.

Quick Tip: Managing OS X Dock’s annoying “feature” on multi screen setups.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | May 12, 2014 | My Life, Technology, Tutorials | 2 comments

Anyone who’s experienced OS X’s annoying habit of moving your dock in front of what you’re trying to do when using multiple screens will probably want to read this tip.

Windows XP: The End of the Road

by Robert Ian Hawdon | May 1, 2014 | In The News, Technology | 3 comments

Finally, after a month’s delay, the long awaited post about the death of Windows XP…

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