A Wii bit exciting

Here's a video showing The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess on starting up on the soon to be released Nintendo Wii.

Tags: Nintendo, Wii, Zelda, Twilight Princess, video

Remember, remember the what of November?

I guess what happened to this fireworks factory was the kind of effect Guy Fawkes wanted for the Houses of Parliament 400 years ago...

Related: Guy Fawkes, firework, factory, video, history

ID fraud

There's a good article on the BBC website today about how ID thieves have moved on from just raiding your rubbish to find personal info (and apply for a mortgage or credit card) to finding your digital ID online. One of the services it links to is Garlik (which has a free trial) and is supposed to be able to find any places where your private data is listed publicly.

Screen Recording Software

Ever needed to demonstrate how to do something to a person not able to see your monitor? One method would be to record the display on the PC into a video and then email it. What's the easiest way to do that, short of having to prop up a camcorder up to point at the screen? A free and easy to use solution is CamStudio.

Tags: screen recording, software, CamStudio

Climate change and global warming

A stitch in time saves ~~nine~~ nineteen according to Nicholas Stern. Read the Stern Report here.

What can you do to help stop global warming? Find out here.

Mugshot 2.0 is out!

A new version of Mugshot (my anti-burglar webcam surveillance app) is available for download from this page. A few bugs have been fixed and the resolution of captured photos has been improved.

See also: Mugshot, burglar, webcam, project

Which Ski Resort?

This is for those hoping to go skiing this winter but finding it difficult to decide where to go. Choosing a ski resort can be tricky, especially in Europe. But here's a useful tool - The Snow Co Resort Selector. You fill out a questionnaire and out pops a list of suitable destinations for your holiday. Easy!

Tags: skiing, ski resort

Countdown to The Ashes

Just under 4 weeks now until the first Ashes Test in Brisbane and the Australian propaganda machine is in overdrive! Remember, Ricky Ponting, what happened last time. Maybe they just can't help themselves. The Aussie cricketers seem to like a good taunt about as much as Jose Mourinho likes a good winge. Perhaps it's a sharp tactic. Low, but potentially effective. Sport is, as one of the american Ryder Cup golfers was saying (can't remember who though...) all about momentum and to want to gain some before a ball is even bowled is understandable. After all, it worked extremely well for Muhammad Ali. But let's be honest - the Australian cricket team are hardly Muhammad Ali... about the same age on average, but not in the same league.

Related: Ashes, cricket, Ricky Ponting

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