I have an IBM ThinkPad T40 for work and I also use a Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical for those occasions where an external mouse is desirable. Several features on both have annoyed me for a while – particularly the forward and back buttons on the ThinkPad keyboard (either side of the up-cursor key), and the forward and back buttons on the mouse.
Archives for November 2003
Willengton
I’m off to Wellington this morning – teaching a class for the next three days. I’m hoping my voice will work as expected this time, after my issues in Melbourne a couple of weeks back.
What Should I Do If The Internet Goes Down ?
Every year we grow more and more dependent on the Internet. But would you know what to do if your connection suddenly went down?
[url=http://www.thetoque.net/031118/internetdown.htm]The Toque[/url] has a list of things to consider when the unthinkable happens.
Boredband ?
I thought my new 1.5Mbps ADSL link was nice. Then I discovered what they have in Japan. I’m depressed now.
Novell-SuSE
[URL=http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/novell_suse.html?tag=zdfd.left.berlind]Is Novell-SuSE deal a brilliant Big Blue power play?[/URL]. David Berlind from ZDNet writes an interesting article about the acquisition of the SuSE Linux distribution by Novell.