Category: Reviews & Opinions
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Google+ Killed The Conversation on Blogger
You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell! ~ George Taylor, Planet of the Apes I have just realised that I am not getting comment notifications any more, so for those of you who’s comments have gone unanswered its not me, its not you, its Google+. Turns out…
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StrangeFOSS – Or How I Stopped Worrying About Unity And Learned To Love Gnome Shell
I am writing this post with a feeling of uneasiness as after moving to Ubuntu from Windows in the summer of 2007 I have moved again, this time to Fedora 19. Since the end of 2011 I had tried Gnome Shell several times for extended periods and while I really enjoyed the interface I found…
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Naughty Or Nice NC700X?
I have owned the Honda NC700X for over a month now and the first service is out of the way, so now I am going to type up my initial thoughts about ownership and anything that has stuck out. It is a very positive review mainly as its all been good so far. I am…
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Another Fill-Up For The NC700X
Nyx watching the sunset over the Village at Lyons Okay, I know it is early days but I am still in the honeymoon period with the bikes MPG. Being beyond the manuals recommended 500km of conservative riding I have been trying to get into a more natural sync with the NC700X (Nyx). I had been…
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Honda NC700X MPG Update
FINALLY got around to the first full fuel-up tonight on the NC700X. The bike came with about 3-4 bars on the dash so when that ran out at 172 km I filled up, reset the trip and tonight the last bar on the dash started flashing to let me know I was into the reserve.…
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What I Look At When Choosing A Motorcycle
Once my mind was made up about selling the Buell Ulysses XB12XT I had to start making a short list of what I wanted to replace her. As I briefly touch on in a previous most, the main reason for moving on from the Buell is down to economics. I need to start saving (more)…
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Ubuntu And The Ghost of Crimbo’s Past
Its that time of year again when I curse Ubuntu. It happens every year, I know its coming but I hope for the best but am left cursing the circle of doom after several hours of madness.Let me take you back to the start, not the last 3 years of attempts, but just this years.…
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EBC Brake Pads Installed on the Uly
EBC Brake Pads, a set on Flickr. Via Flickr:I have tried the OEM brake pads, and most recently ‘Braking’ brand pads. But have heard good things about the EBC pads, so going to see how it works out. Got them directly from www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/ Front: FA345HHRear: FA140HH
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Exhaust Valve Emulator Fitted
Exhaust Valve Emulator, a set on Flickr. Some pics showing the installation of an “Exhaust Valve Emulator” on my Buell Ulysses XB12XT Full review to follow! Via Flickr:These few pictures show the installation of the exhaust valve emulator on the Buell Ulysses XB12XT. This is done when the interactive cable assembly has been removed from…
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Ubuntu 12.04 and the Huawei E586. Just Works.
Living out in the Irish countryside you will find fancy things like high-speed broadband to be the preserve of the city and town folk. To make up the gap USB broadband dongles are very popular and while they are capable of speeds of 21Mbps you should realistically be expecting rates closer to 1Mbps. I have used a Huawei E160G for…
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