Comments for The Ringtail http://www.theringtail.co.uk Computers, free software, fishing and music. Occasionally work. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:41:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Was the right one let in? by Chris http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2009/04/was-the-right-one-let-in/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Chris Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:41:35 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=253#comment-549 <p>Interesting, well written review. I did it the other way around: watched the film then read the book. I found the film had an innocent magic - a wonder that many films find it hard to create these days. The book? I literally rushed to the book looking for answers but found horrific paedo stuff (I thought the old man was going to be Oscar in years to come) and I didn't really appreciate the drug angle or fleshing out of the other people (forgetting their names) BUT I loved the glimpses it gave of what it is 'really' like to be a vampire - so depressing and lonely many kill themselves therefore explaining why there are so few, brilliant. I have yet to see the maerican remake but, surprisingly, I have heard good things! Add more film reviews :)</p> Interesting, well written review. I did it the other way around: watched the film then read the book. I found the film had an innocent magic – a wonder that many films find it hard to create these days. The book? I literally rushed to the book looking for answers but found horrific paedo stuff (I thought the old man was going to be Oscar in years to come) and I didn’t really appreciate the drug angle or fleshing out of the other people (forgetting their names) BUT I loved the glimpses it gave of what it is ‘really’ like to be a vampire – so depressing and lonely many kill themselves therefore explaining why there are so few, brilliant. I have yet to see the maerican remake but, surprisingly, I have heard good things! Add more film reviews :)

]]> Comment on In other news… by John http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2011/09/in-other-news/comment-page-1/#comment-541 John Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:30:15 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2011/09/in-other-news/#comment-541 <p>I promise to give you more feedback and use it more but I am so so busy at the moment. Very nice from what I've seen so far by the way.</p> I promise to give you more feedback and use it more but I am so so busy at the moment. Very nice from what I’ve seen so far by the way.

]]> Comment on New web app by nigeldgreen http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2011/07/new-web-app/comment-page-1/#comment-497 nigeldgreen Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:43:29 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=411#comment-497 <p>I've been using Nevernote for a few weeks - its the thing that made me give Evernote another try actually. I think its a great piece of software, but it's restricted by the same lack of export options.</p> <p>I think my use case is the biggest issue. I can see that text file export wouldn't work for folks who store a lot of PDFs, images and web clippings; something which evernote/nevernote are great for.</p> I’ve been using Nevernote for a few weeks – its the thing that made me give Evernote another try actually. I think its a great piece of software, but it’s restricted by the same lack of export options.

I think my use case is the biggest issue. I can see that text file export wouldn’t work for folks who store a lot of PDFs, images and web clippings; something which evernote/nevernote are great for.

]]> Comment on New web app by David Marsden http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2011/07/new-web-app/comment-page-1/#comment-496 David Marsden Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:42:25 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=411#comment-496 <p>Have you looked at Nevernote? http://nevernote.sourceforge.net/</p> Have you looked at Nevernote? http://nevernote.sourceforge.net/

]]> Comment on New web app by nigeldgreen http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2011/07/new-web-app/comment-page-1/#comment-495 nigeldgreen Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:01:39 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=411#comment-495 <p>Evernote does look great on the flyer as well! </p> <p>As long as Evernote keeps at the forefront of note-taking apps it won't be an issue, but I do worry about committing to something which makes it so hard to get your text back out. What happens when I want to take my 500 notes elsewhere in a years' time?</p> <p>I also have to assume that this is a deliberate move as the 'email note' function manages to get plain text out and into a message just fine...</p> Evernote does look great on the flyer as well!

As long as Evernote keeps at the forefront of note-taking apps it won’t be an issue, but I do worry about committing to something which makes it so hard to get your text back out. What happens when I want to take my 500 notes elsewhere in a years’ time?

I also have to assume that this is a deliberate move as the ‘email note’ function manages to get plain text out and into a message just fine…

]]> Comment on New web app by Kevin Beynon http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2011/07/new-web-app/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Kevin Beynon Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:10:12 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=411#comment-494 <p>Can you include HTC Flyer pen functionality too, please? ;)</p> <p>The Flyer syncs its notes with Evernote and your points regarding portability of content has me worried if I end up investing in such a tablet.</p> <p>Keep us all updated.</p> <p>K</p> Can you include HTC Flyer pen functionality too, please? ;)

The Flyer syncs its notes with Evernote and your points regarding portability of content has me worried if I end up investing in such a tablet.

Keep us all updated.

K

]]> Comment on Freedom, Ubuntu and offsetting your proprietary footprint by nigeldgreen http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2010/02/freedom-ubuntu-and-offsetting-your-proprietary-footprint/comment-page-1/#comment-457 nigeldgreen Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:00:35 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=350#comment-457 <p>Thanks for the comment. As you may have seen from my latest post, I am using a Mac as my main work machine now, so I am left with some job to do to offset my footprint now! I actually quite like the fact that my work machine has all the proprietary stuff on it as it means I can leave my home machine completely free and look at anything 'bad' on the work machine.</p> <p>Watch this space fro release of my first open source coding project!</p> Thanks for the comment. As you may have seen from my latest post, I am using a Mac as my main work machine now, so I am left with some job to do to offset my footprint now! I actually quite like the fact that my work machine has all the proprietary stuff on it as it means I can leave my home machine completely free and look at anything ‘bad’ on the work machine.

Watch this space fro release of my first open source coding project!

]]> Comment on Freedom, Ubuntu and offsetting your proprietary footprint by The Open Sourcerer http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2010/02/freedom-ubuntu-and-offsetting-your-proprietary-footprint/comment-page-1/#comment-456 The Open Sourcerer Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:40:35 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/?p=350#comment-456 <p>Thanks for referring to my post from last year.</p> <p>I love the idea of offsetting your proprietary footprint - much kudos for that one :-)</p> <p>I am still using Ubuntu on all of my machines and our servers for now. Although if the Natty with Unity release is as cranky as I've seen so far, I may well be moving to something else.</p> Thanks for referring to my post from last year.

I love the idea of offsetting your proprietary footprint – much kudos for that one :-)

I am still using Ubuntu on all of my machines and our servers for now. Although if the Natty with Unity release is as cranky as I’ve seen so far, I may well be moving to something else.

]]> Comment on 50 ways to leave your web service… by Web services revisited http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2009/03/50-ways-to-leave-your-web-service/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Web services revisited Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:34:44 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2009/03/50-ways-to-leave-your-web-service/#comment-451 <p>[...] blogged before about the problems I’ve had with leaving large online services, so I have now started going through the cancellation process a day or so after joining a new one. [...]</p> [...] blogged before about the problems I’ve had with leaving large online services, so I have now started going through the cancellation process a day or so after joining a new one. [...]

]]> Comment on High resolutions by Kayaking http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2008/09/high-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Kayaking Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:34:26 +0000 http://www.theringtail.co.uk/2008/09/high-resolutions/#comment-450 <p>[...] was the day for the next of the resolutions to fall. Ra, Meg and I all went kayaking with Whitecap at Willen lake in Milton [...]</p> [...] was the day for the next of the resolutions to fall. Ra, Meg and I all went kayaking with Whitecap at Willen lake in Milton [...]

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