http://da.mned.co.uk - where I pollute the web - Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:27:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well the battery monitor app either needs housetraining or something as it bounces up and down more than I do :) 10 mins ago it told me I had 6 mins remaining and now it has crept back up again :) Currently : tigger@eee:~$ uptime 12:13:00 up 2:39, 2 users, load ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/11/ubuntu-on-the-eeee-battery-life/ I am not a lawyer but I would have thought that you could only trademark something in reference to a particular aspect of your business. The lastminute website though currently reads : lastminute.com", "lastminute" and the colour (block of magenta) colour are all trademarks owned by Last Minute Network Limited ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/11/lastminute-copyrighting-a-colour/ Meh my Eeee had just decided that it did not want to start X due to an internal error. A most odd occurrence and after a bit of digging I found the culprit, a read only file system. It seems my disk had a couple of ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/11/silly-ibex-wont-start-x/ Despite being quite happy with the default install of Xandros on my Eee701 that I have been using for nearly a year now I have taken the plunge and installed Ubuntu on it, partly to standardise (all my other desktop role machines are running Ubuntu) and also because there were ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/11/intrepid-ibex-on-the-eee701/ I have decided to put up some quick FAQ / Tips pages for Colorado owners so that they can skip some of the silly mistakes I did :) Main index is here :  http://da.mned.co.uk/colorado-quick-start-howto/ Done: Inflating Tips 25/10/2008 Deflating Tips 26/10/2008 To be added: Skegs Getting in/out easily Paddles Speed vs Hardshells Clothing Suppliers Handy sites http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/10/colorado-faq/ Yesterday I  went out for a trip on the Severn with Dave and Alan from SoTP.  Was good fun :) Our put in point was at Hampton Lode, there used to be a ferry over the river there until last year when it was washed away in the same rains that ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/10/river-severn-sillyness/ Went for a paddle at the weekend with some lovely people off SOTP :) Went all round Bala lake (in Wales for the geographically disadvantaged) in the wind, rain and glimpses of sunshine. Weather was not too bad though but I must remember to keep my boat inflated :) My ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/10/bala/ [caption id="attachment_43" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Does make pretty pics though :) "][/caption] http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/10/oooo-arty/ On my epic quest to go and get a pint at the anchor (some reviews here, also see picture in last post) I went for another paddle near Woodseaves. Paddled all the way there and got there, hurrah people in the garden all enjoying a beer ... http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/09/went-out-for-a-paddle-again/ Went out again yesterday for a paddle :) A close up: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Sadly this was closed when we went but should be open at the weekend :)"][/caption] http://da.mned.co.uk/2008/09/on-the-water-again/