The next big milestone release of Mozilla Firefox is here: version 1.5 was released yesterday. I’ve been using 1.5 since one of the earlier release candidates. The single most useful new feature since the 1.0.x series is the ability for the program to update itself: this applies to both the core program and to any… (read more)

As originally mentioned here, I finally got around to ordering a T-Shirt from Sparkes’ new venture: nerd.ws. During the most recent LUG Radio episode, which incidentally featured the famous MrBen as a special guest, Jono indicated that it would be good if we all did our bit to “keep Sparkes in pies” by buying stuff… (read more)

Compares a real-world viral epidemic with an online computer virus/worm outbreak

It has been busy again for a while. Stuff of note: After a long summer break, a new episode of LUG Radio is out: Series 3 Episode 1. Go get! Sparkes, the man who is No Longer A LUG Radio Man has started his own little enterprise: selling T-shirts (and sweatshirts, hoodies etc.) with amusingly… (read more)