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  1. Andrew Rowlands

    Batch Picture Resizer/Watermark free (next 23 hours)

    Might be of interest to some of you, I've just grabbed it, no time to test it out in any way though. Batch Picture Resizer is available for free via the BitsDuJour website for about the next 23 hours only. Just a 2.4MB download - (but it must be installed and registered within the time period...
  2. Andrew Rowlands

    Keep checking for updates!

    A breakdown of 'Exploit kits' on recent Human Rights and Foreign Policy Sites: Krebsonsecurity blog. The tools being used are the same as those being used by crooks after your PayPal, bank accounts, emails - anything they consider of value, on many thousands of servers per week. If you don't...
  3. Andrew Rowlands

    Adobe Changes Its Tune On Forcing Paid Upgrade To Fix Security Flaws

    Adobe Changes Its Tune On Forcing Paid Upgrade To Fix Security Flaws (updated) http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05/12/170244/adobe-changes-its-tune-on-forcing-paid-upgrade-to-fix-security-flaws?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29...
  4. Andrew Rowlands

    Adobe users must pay for security upgrades

    CNet news. <Apologies if this has already been posted anywhere else>
  5. Andrew Rowlands

    Ext. drive users of WD's with Smartware - read please!

    Follow up to the thread from last year of NicoleB's data loss problem. The WD ext. drives with 'Smartware' seem to be a black hole for your data should anything go wrong. Please buy an alternative drive - without any 'useful' software attached or ready to install from it. The most recent...
  6. Andrew Rowlands

    View RAW files in Windows Explorer.

    Only for Vista SP2 and Windows 7, download sizes: 4MB for 32bit or 8MB for 64bit.
  7. Andrew Rowlands

    Birds bias offspring sex ratio in response to livestock grazing

    Abstract here. BBC comments here. My first thoughts: hormonal changes brought on by pre-emptive livestock medication and grassland agri-chemical treatments might have some bearing on this. Anyone have full access to this report to see if this has any mention in it?
  8. Andrew Rowlands

    New HDR program Oloneo PhotoEngine

    I just bumped into this software, searching BF found no reference to it so here goes .. it's still in Beta for a couple of months or so then it'll cost :( , don't get too used to it unless your wallet is in the black. http://www.oloneo.com/en/page/home.html
  9. Andrew Rowlands

    Must have free software!?

    Hi all, just been trying to play 'catchup' on the PC probs you've been asking about; anyone need a hand to tie up any issues that have occurred since I've been offline, just add a post to your thread or, for a new problem, start a new thread. I'm hoping to be on BF a little more regularly very...
  10. Andrew Rowlands

    How to get more battery life from your digital camera.

    Probably nothing new for most users but worth a read, especially as Winter'll soon be here - remember to keep your spare batteries warm, too! Dark Vision Hardware . Cheers, Andy.
  11. Andrew Rowlands

    IBM/Lenovo laptop battery recall!

    Hot on the heels of recalls from Apple and Dell, Lenovo owners are now being warned to check and replace any potentially faulty batterys. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=BATT-LENOVO Regards, Andy.
  12. Andrew Rowlands

    Opera critical vulnerability fixed in 9.02.

    http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=845 Just download and install version 9.02 (just 4.6Mb for the English language version) from http://www.opera.com/download/ Andy.
  13. Andrew Rowlands

    Internet Explorer being exploited. Watch that link!

    There is a bad IE exploit currently being abused. Thousands of websites have already been compromised and many emails are being spammed to trick people into visiting them. Until this is patched you should be very cautious about clicking on links. More info is available from...
  14. Andrew Rowlands

    Rant: Bloatware, 40Mb for mouse software?! What?

    What on earth is happening here? Logitech's Setpoint Mouse Software 3.10 is over forty megabytes just to download, probably means it runs to 60Mb uncompressed! How much RAM and other system resources does it require once installed, I wonder? What does it do? Sense when the ambient temperature...
  15. Andrew Rowlands

    Luggage restrictions are to be relaxed as of tomorrow at UK airports.

    "From tomorrow, passengers will be able to take on board bags which conform to the aviation industry-accepted dimensions of 56cm x 45cm x 25cm (about 22in x 18in x 10in). Laptops and large electrical items will be allowed on board in hand luggage but will have to be taken out of bags for...
  16. Andrew Rowlands

    Artificial reef begun 30 years ago is an ecological disaster

    What was intended to lure game fish now is damaging sensitive coral reefs. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15560115.htm
  17. Andrew Rowlands

    Winter Finch Forecast 2006-2007 for Eastern Canada.

    Just visited the Ontario Field Ornithologists website and noticed that Ron Pittaway has gathered together and published his annual winter finch forecast, based on berry, seed and cone crops across the region. Seems like there's a bumper harvest this year. Read it in full to try to predict your...
  18. Andrew Rowlands

    Please update your Firefox and Thunderbird software.

    I've noticed recently that there may be some older versions (of FF, at least) that don't automatically checkback and notify the user of updates - the latest, security patched versions are available now. Firefox 1.5.0.7 Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 Cheers, Andy.
  19. Andrew Rowlands

    Please update your Adobe Flash Player.

    Adobe Security Bulletin You should be using version 9.0.16.0 if your platform supports it. See the About Flash page to check your version. Cheers, Andy.
  20. Andrew Rowlands

    Any other non-humans out there?

    Whilst checking out "an image-processing technique that shows promise for fixing images spoiled by camera shake", I came across some related pages, two of which stood out by dint of some baloney written about how humans perceive two dimensional images. I'll give a link to an image first, some...
  21. Andrew Rowlands

    Another Dell laptop battery recall.

    https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/batterymodels.aspx Connect your laptop to a mains outlet before pulling the battery to read the small print ;) Andy.
  22. Andrew Rowlands

    How to Unclog Epson Print Heads

    I'm not sure if this has been posted here before but many people have issues with this:- take a look at http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/178/ (four pages) - it should help someone who doesn't mind getting their hands a little dirty. Cheers, Andy.
  23. Andrew Rowlands

    Google Content Blocker

    An interesting concept ... Details here
  24. Andrew Rowlands

    Intel PRO/Centrino wireless drivers update.

    Several vulnerabilities have been confirmed in multiple Intel PRO/Centrino wireless drivers for Windows, which could allow a remote user to run arbitrary code on affected systems. Intel has released updated versions of the drivers, which are available at...
  25. Andrew Rowlands

    <groan> More M$ bugs ...

    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=161129 I know, it should be in Ruffled Feathers ... Cheers, Andy.
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