@CJLaing Playing videos is not a problem at all. I've tried all sorts of weird formats and they've all worked flawlessy for me so far.
@CJLaing Pretty good. It’ll get…
@CJLaing Pretty good. It'll get annoying when I need to use Photoshop though as will need to resort to a virtual box for that.
Last week I was just…
Last week I was just a mere WordPress geek; this week I'm a WordPress AND Linux geek, which makes me twice as awesome as last week!
@humphreybc I’m gonna fall asleep…
@humphreybc I'm gonna fall asleep soon sorry so won't be coming.
@humphreybc I took your advice…
@humphreybc I took your advice π … http://askubuntu.com/questions/43783/dell-vostro-1510-trackpad
@humphreybc I’ve been following @omgubuntu…
@humphreybc I've been following @omgubuntu since I first met you!
Cool new multisite plugin by…
Cool new multisite plugin by @andrea_r and @wpmuguru. Curator … http://wpebooks.com/curator/
Thanks @riktking @daneoshiga @humphreybc @howbazaar.…
Thanks @riktking @daneoshiga @humphreybc @howbazaar. I'm not hard core, so will probably stick with XChat for the mean time.
@dubnukem XChat seems to be…
@dubnukem XChat seems to be fairly decent. Connected and functioning fine π
@dubnukem Thanks :) I’ll give…
@dubnukem Thanks π I'll give that a try.
Any recommendations on the best…
Any recommendations on the best IRC client to use for Ubuntu?
Nice theme! RT @bradleypotter Burned…
Nice theme! RT @bradleypotter Burned out on Buster theme for today. It's very close to being finished though. http://bit.ly/iT9oWy
@BradLeclerc I use Seesmic web…
@BradLeclerc I use Seesmic web which lets me choose where each of my messages go to, either Facebook and/or Twitter.
@ronindotca Lol. I was a…
@ronindotca Lol. I was a hockey fan LONG before I met Paul.
The Distiller office is getting…
The Distiller office is getting a lively audio commentary courtesy of @five15design of the Canucks game.
Yay, another NZ based WordPress…
Yay, another NZ based WordPress developer on Twitter π … @webdesigngirl
I know an experienced Python/PHP…
I know an experienced Python/PHP programmer looking for work. If you are interested please get in touch … https://geek.hellyer.kiwi/contact/
@humphreybc I think it’ll happen…
@humphreybc I think it'll happen when I change what devices are plugged in and then reboot. Straight resets seem fine when nothing changed.
@humphreybc Awesome about RSS Grafiti…
@humphreybc Awesome about RSS Grafiti bug!
Yay, Ubuntu working flawlessly for…
Yay, Ubuntu working flawlessly for me π … how long till it breaks again?
@BoltClock I’ve got the same…
@BoltClock I've got the same problem right now too. I need to put a post on my site telling people I'm all booked up.
@humphreybc You motivated me to…
@humphreybc You motivated me to do some pruning of my Twitter follows. I now have a much better Twitter feed to read π
@humphreybc I’ve been having screen…
@humphreybc I've been having screen issues too. Thankfully, rebooting appeared to sort it out.
@humphreybc Not my fault if…
@humphreybc Not my fault if settings don't stick π Sometimes trackpad works, sometimes not. I haven't even touched a setting for that.
@humphreybc I’d be happier if…
@humphreybc I'd be happier if I could explain why it breaks and repairs itself. It's all a mystery though. Seems kinda random.
@humphreybc But it breaks itself…
@humphreybc But it breaks itself too!
@humphreybc At least I know…
@humphreybc At least I know problems are solvable now. In general I'm pretty happy. Have had more problems with WIndows drivers in the past.
@humphreybc I’m not sure I…
@humphreybc I'm not sure I would refer to stuff failing to work regularly as "luck"
@danmilward In semi-related news ……
@danmilward In semi-related news … my computer woes have thrown me behind schedule again. Sorry. New update looking good though π
@danmilward Nah, it makes it…
@danmilward Nah, it makes it faster, not slower.
Apparently Ubuntu magically fixes itself…
Apparently Ubuntu magically fixes itself if you just screw around with it for a while and keep rebooting. Go figure.
Windows: Stuff is broken and…
Windows: Stuff is broken and near impossible to fix. Ubuntu: Stuff works, then breaks, then works. Not sure which is better.
@humphreybc Poop.
@humphreybc Poop.
@humphreybc Was installing Chromium OS…
@humphreybc Was installing Chromium OS awkward? I not, I'll chuck it on my old Asus eee box.
@NinjaLikesCheez Sorry. Might let you…
@NinjaLikesCheez Sorry. Might let you join @kaedron and I next time if yer lucky.
@howbazaar Second screen now only…
@howbazaar Second screen now only shows the bar at the top. Trackpad also stopped working.
Update on my Ubuntu move…
Update on my Ubuntu move .. everything worked initially, then stuff started to break. Still less broken than on Windows, but still broken π
@Viper007Bond Doesn’t surprise me. I…
@Viper007Bond Doesn't surprise me. I swear one half of Facebook doesn't know what the other half is doing.
@lilitford Sorry, but I’d need…
@lilitford Sorry, but I'd need a lot more information than that to help.
@humphreybc I’m tempted to try…
@humphreybc I'm tempted to try that on my Asus eee which I don't use anymore.
Playing with WordPress 3.2 admin…
Playing with WordPress 3.2 admin panel. Not entirely convinced it's my cup of tea. Hopefully it will grow on me.
@CJLaing What OS are you…
@CJLaing What OS are you installing?
@humphreybc I don’t think they…
@humphreybc I don't think they have any intention of making Chrome OS available for download. There are various Chromium OS builds tho.
@humphreybc Much less struggling than…
@humphreybc Much less struggling than I anticipated actually. I swear linux geeks make this seem harder than it really is.
Was trying to figure out…
Was trying to figure out why my WP theme wasn't working … four hours later … corrupted JS file found! Yay π
@lightweight Thanks. That says it’s…
@lightweight Thanks. That says it's enabled already, so I'm guessing it's just not working π
Now running on Ubuntu. All…
Now running on Ubuntu. All systems are go π …. apart from mod-rewrite
Epic computer failure today. I…
Epic computer failure today. I knew something was wrong with my computer. Seems Windows finally decided to poop itself this morning π
@five15design Lolz, just got around…
@five15design Lolz, just got around to watching Hot Tub Time Machine. Funny.
Windows should look at Ubuntu.…
Windows should look at Ubuntu. 3G stick on Windows … buggy as hell, requires special software. Ubuntu … shove it in, instant internet π
@Mad_Hatter__ I’m all for there…
@Mad_Hatter__ I'm all for there being a tourist trip down Marlborough sounds, but personally I'd much rather get to Welington quicker.
@Mad_Hatter__ If Ferry was cheaper,…
@Mad_Hatter__ If Ferry was cheaper, then car pooling would be more affordable. Plus, driving is more pleasant.
@NobleF1 It’s not that the…
@NobleF1 It's not that the passing is too easy, it's that it's artificial that is the problem.
@Mad_Hatter__ Some of us just…
@Mad_Hatter__ Some of us just want to get from point A to point B as quickly and cheaply as possible.
@CJLaing I just got back…
@CJLaing I just got back from dinner. Now you've made me hungry again. Damnit!
@pgibbs I’m surprised they haven’t…
@pgibbs I'm surprised they haven't managed to abstract more of jQuery's core functionality into plugins.
@five15design I don’t care where…
@five15design I don't care where it comes from. Double Down nom nom nom. @actoncampus
@elpie nom nom nom CHICKEN!!!
@elpie nom nom nom CHICKEN!!!
@danmilward YUSSS! We have moving…
@danmilward YUSSS! We have moving sidebars now π Progress is slick and smooth! Long may it continue π
@danmilward BOOM! That was the…
@danmilward BOOM! That was the sound of me squashing a giant bug with a sledge hammer π Progress should be much faster now thankfully.
@humphreybc I could of course…
@humphreybc I could of course reboot into Windows if I needed to use hefty PSD's though.
@humphreybc Ah, but I do…
@humphreybc Ah, but I do minor editing of PSD's with hundreds of layers! I don't make them, but I need to work with them.
@humphreybc Thanks for the link.…
@humphreybc Thanks for the link. Nice machines on there.
@markbrown4 I have no use…
@markbrown4 I have no use for high powered PC and don't need/want an optical drive, so Air is more sensible for me.
@rvijapurapu Thanks for the input.…
@rvijapurapu Thanks for the input. I only use my computer for developing, viewing videos and surfing the web.
@humphreybc Light image editing. Mostly…
@humphreybc Light image editing. Mostly just rearranging other peoples PSD's and converting to PNG or something I can use in GIMP.
Macbook Air is currently in…
Macbook Air is currently in the lead. I might install Ubuntu on my main machine and see if I can live on it full-time.
One thing is for certain.…
One thing is for certain. Mac fanboys are definitely more entertaining than Ubuntu fanboys. Windows fanboys are just plain weird of course.
@NinjaLikesCheez Like I said in…
@NinjaLikesCheez Like I said in previous tweet. Quality, not quantity π
@five15design Macs are indeed stunning…
@five15design Macs are indeed stunning pieces of kit. But so is Ubuntu if setup right. Problem is lack of software, not quality of it IMO.
@NinjaLikesCheez Yes, but who the…
@NinjaLikesCheez Yes, but who the heck wants to be a crazy bug eyed fan boy!? … oh ….
@five15design I’d only use Parallels…
@five15design I'd only use Parallels for IE, which I can use WINE for anyway.
@five15design @SunleyNZ Lolz. Macbook Air…
@five15design @SunleyNZ Lolz. Macbook Air is most likely at this stage. Just weighing up options.
@five15design Only need Parallels for…
@five15design Only need Parallels for loading IE. Can do that on Ubuntu via WINE anyway.
@howbazaar Awesome. Thanks for that…
@howbazaar Awesome. Thanks for that π
@danmilward Best not discuss that…
@danmilward Best not discuss that in public!
@danmilward I’d better pull my…
@danmilward I'd better pull my finger out and get a functional version for you then.
@conorpegypt Were you suggesting a…
@conorpegypt Were you suggesting a Macbook for running Ubuntu? Or instead of using Ubuntu?
Other than native Adobe Photoshop,…
Other than native Adobe Photoshop, what advantages would there be to using MacOSX over Ubuntu?
@danmilward First born child is…
@danmilward First born child is growing slower than I'd like right now. Need to knuckle down over night and hammer out some improvements.
I think I just awakened…
I think I just awakened the Apple fan boys.
I’m contemplating moving to Ubuntu…
I'm contemplating moving to Ubuntu full-time with Photoshop as virtual machine. Either that or Macbook Air. Decisions decisions ….
Any opinions out there on…
Any opinions out there on notebooks which have good hardware support with Ubuntu?
Handy code snippet from @tuupola…
Handy code snippet from @tuupola for styling file inputs … http://www.appelsiini.net/projects/filestyle
@clarecurranmp Well I figured I…
@clarecurranmp Well I figured I was only complementing everyone who was reading it π
RT @mark_forrester: FaultPress has been…
RT @mark_forrester: FaultPress has been released. Track bugs with this HTML5/CSS3 responsive design WordPress application theme! http:// …
@five15design Every munter and his…
@five15design Every munter and his friends use Facebook. Only smart geeks use Twitter.
@woothemes Nice! I love app.…
@woothemes Nice! I love app. style themes π
RT @BezzeraEspresso: “I donβt have…
RT @BezzeraEspresso: "I donβt have a problem with caffeine. I have a problem without caffeine"
Listening to Security Now ……
Listening to Security Now … http://bit.ly/kSj2HE Excellent podcast for anyone interested in online security.
Lots of news sites down…
Lots of news sites down at the moment. Seems Osama can still put the world in a frazzle.
@five15design I spent past week…
@five15design I spent past week in Wellington. Nothing but rain and cold! Nice to be back in Sunny Dunedin π
Thanks @five15design, but I’m not…
Thanks @five15design, but I'm not available for hire at the moment. cc @VIAwesome
@stacey_roche Probably. I’m not on…
@stacey_roche Probably. I'm not on Twitter that much though, so best to track me down via Skype or email π
New plugin, Hybrid Tabs CSS.…
New plugin, Hybrid Tabs CSS. A companion for the Hybrid Tabs plugin of @justintadlock … https://geek.hellyer.kiwi?p=1887
@dbrans I often have little…
@dbrans I often have little jQuery jobs that need done. Send details via http://bit.ly/fYgkvD if you are interested.
@billbennettnz Interesting. I always found…
@billbennettnz Interesting. I always found those features of desktop apps. pointless and annoying.
@billbennettnz What Windows apps. would…
@billbennettnz What Windows apps. would you need an email client to "integrate" with?
@billbennettnz I use Yahoo! for…
@billbennettnz I use Yahoo! for my personal mail for it's superior contact management and gMail for business mail for it's threaded emails.
@billbennettnz Why on earth would…
@billbennettnz Why on earth would you inflict yourself with Outlook after experiencing the wonders of gMail?