Google Mail and Spam

June 30, 2006 by Oliver · Comments Off
Filed under: Computers, Google, Technology 

Well I’ve been using my Google Mail account for about a week and I have to say the spam filter is really good. A couple of hours after putting my email address on the blog I was getting spam and all but two messages have been correctly marked. More importantly, none of the messages marked have spam have been wrong.

There is one slightly entertaining fact. When I read the spam messages I still get Google ads related to the content. I thought perhaps they’d treat the spam folder as a special case. Although I guess it does make sense – I read a dodgy email with “Looking for the best value in discount software?” and get a nice Google ad offering me genuine Microsoft Office for £235.

Gmail, email, webmail, spam

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Yet another XML based AJAX toolkit

June 29, 2006 by Oliver · 1 Comment
Filed under: Computers, Javascript, Programming, Technology, Web Programming, XML 

Jitsu is another AJAX toolkit. Like Backbase and Atlas it supports an XML based declaritive format that is parsed by JavaScript and converted into real HTML.

This one is open source and free.

Jitsu, ECMAScript, XHTML, Atlas, Backbase

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More free broadband from Orange

June 28, 2006 by Oliver · 6 Comments
Filed under: Computers, Entertainment, Technology 

Now Orange (new owners of Wanadoo) are offering free broadband. It’s essentially the same setup as TalkTalk but more expensive and with a more limited service. If you have a £30 a month mobile contract with Orange you get free broadband with 2GB transfer a month. Although that isn’t as good as £20.99 a month and 40GB that TalkTalk give you, you do still get the £30 a month mobile phone contract so it could still be better for many people.

OF course the advert should be banned for the same reason the TalkTalk advert was banned in theory. Or more correctly, the TalkTalk one should be unbanned…

But only 2GB a month?

TalkTalk, Wanadoo, broadband, ADSL, Internet

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Making money as an arms dealer

June 28, 2006 by Oliver · 1 Comment
Filed under: Computers, EVE Online, Entertainment, Games, MPOGs, Technology 

After picking up a cheap blueprint (a DRMed copy of course) I am now an arms manufacturer and dealer in EVE Online.

I read that making money from selling self-manufactured items was difficult without Production Efficiency skill of 5 and I’m managing with 3. Although I’m not buying all the raw materials though. I buy the Tritanium which I needs loads of and mine the Nocxium myself. I think if I had to pay for the Nocxium then I’d be screwed…

And remember to get your free 14 day EVE Online trial.

EVE Online, EVE

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Web access to MCE

June 26, 2006 by Oliver · Comments Off
Filed under: Computers, Entertainment, Technology, Windows 

One of the coolest features (well reasonably cool but practical) features of Windows Media Center is the ability to go to MSN TV and remotely set programs to record. Unfortunately it’s not available in the UK (in fact I don’t think it’s available outside of North America).

There is a less than ideal workaround though. You can run Media Center through remote access. You can’t play videos but the interface works well enough to set programs to record.

I’m assuming it will be available in other countries eventually…

MCE, Media Center, DVR, PVR, remote access

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