Paul Wilkinson’s Weblog

We are doing a bit of spring cleaning here, and this is your chance to buy some of my old crap! Have a look at my eBay auctions and make a bid!

A British MP has proposed a solution to the problem of SPAM. It consists of two simple steps: Everyone changes their domain to include their postcode or a PIN number – the details of which are held in trust Spammers agree not to forge their email addresses It seems to me that if we just…

Those of you who remember Dave Colvin from your days at Com Tech might be interested to know that he and Adam Spence are currently competing in the Targa NZ. Updates and information available here and here. The boys were in 3rd place in their class, but I have been told that the team has…

According to this report Australian IT – Music piracy war unleashed in the Australian, ARIA have brought action against the creator of a web site www.mp3s4free.net and the Internet provider Comcen. This is the same provider that hosts this web page. There are a couple of things about this case that I find interesting. Comcen…

Via Neil Gaiman: The Comprehensive Bunny Name List Each Bunny Name has an official Bunny ID (BID) which enables each bunny to have a persistant URL. Also, please note: “Use of this list to obtain names for kitties, puppies, gerbils, hamsters, or other fuzzy pets is an abuse of this service and will not be…

There has been a lot of discussion in the I.T. media and from the government about what is the killer app that will drive broadband take up. I submit that it is patching Microsoft operating systems. A brand new Windows XP installation requires over 36 megabytes of patches to be applied. This takes a number…

The power light on my new Dell D600 pulses on and off while the computer is suspended. Just like a Macintosh. Of course the light is a tiny little green one instead of a sexy white one and the pulsing is a bit stuttery, but what can you expect. The Dell is also finished in…

As you can see, the web site has a new look. For those of you who prefer the old design you can use the View->Use Style menu in Mozilla to select the old style. I may even get around to writing some PHP code that allows you to select your preferred style and remember it…

Following on from the “world of ends” I can’t quite figure out why nearly all of the wireless internet access services are insisting on charging by the minute. The internet is not a telephone call!

This site was discussed on Slashdot a while ago, but I thought of it again today. It is well worth a read and should be mandatory reading for any politician that is proposing/supporting a law that affects the Internet. One politician in particular should read and attempt to understand this page. I am a big…