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I just thought I’d make a post about my latest invention, SteamCard!
A SteamCard is a simple way to display your stats from the Steam Community, just like a Live! Gamercard. SteamCard will cache your card for six hours, and then update your statistics from Steam Community again. Once you have a SteamCard, you are free to do with it what you like, put in your signature, post it on a forum, etc..
So go on, get a SteamCard!

Should you disable UAC? The short answer is no.
First of all, not running UAC is like staying logged in as root 100% of the time on a unix based system. Despite this, a lot of “advanced users” still choose to disable User Account Control in Vista.
I’ll cover a few reasons for keeping UAC enabled here. Read the rest of this entry »

Now that the BBC iPlayer is in a more “open” beta phase for Windows XP, I thought I’d write a small guide on how to get it to work on Vista. Its not actually that hard to get it working flawless on Microsoft’s newest operating system.
Firstly, you need to open a command prompt with administrator rights. To do this, open the start menu, and type in cmd.exe. Then right click on “cmd.exe” and click “Run as administrator” (Note, if you see a UAC popup, allow it to run). Read the rest of this entry »

Recently, CentOS has become the operating system of choice on servers and VPSes. Sometimes using the commandline for EVERYTHING can be a bit daunting. If you don’t have the cash for control panels such as cPanel, or just want a lightweight, free alternative Webmin is nice. In this guide, I will tell you how to install Webmin and the StressFree theme on a new CentOS installation. Read the rest of this entry »

I know, it has been a while since a new article has been posted (Though, I’m working on it!). So, to make up for it, I present an RSS feed for your City Link packages. The feed will provide basic tracking information about your package including weight, estimated arrival date and more. Any suggestions are welcome!

Our feed couldn’t be easier to use! (Well, with the exception of it monitoring your email account for new City Link emails and then automatically opening your browser at the feed).
All you have to do is:

1. Add http://unknownserv.net/citylink/YOUR-CITYLINK-ID.xml to your feed reader.

Thats it. Nothing more to do, except look at your feed reader every fifteen minutes to see if your parcel has arrived yet.

Enjoy!