ttj - Tom Jones

One of the most basic aspects of user-programmability in real-world computing is being able to say "open this file type with that application". In Windows 95, in the file manager application, which I think was called Windows Explorer, this was easy.  There was "open", and "open with".  "open" used the default application for the file type, and was also the action performed by just clicking or double-clicking on the file.  Other applications, capable of opening that file type, were under "open with".  The right applications tended to end up in the list.  I'm pretty sure there was a way to choose a different one, anyway.  The default application for the type could be changed easily enough; I don't remember the details. Fast forward three decades, and change OS to GNOME/Lunix. Well, "Videos" (bad name for application) just failed to open it, giving a big error message about codecs.  I know mplayer is installed, so I'l

 Someone told me that Geneva and Guernsey have strong links historically.  I think I just came across an example: The boarding tube at geneva airport has that much-loved and universal feature of guernsey construction: water ingess. I would add my video of it, under a minute, but “maximum file size exceeded”. Google, the world’s premier information company, does not deign to tell us what the limit is. There is only one video selected, so if I “deselect one or more” videos, then the number remaining is zero. Typical geektard error message: bossy in tone, and almost useless.

I stay in both expensive and cheap hotels, and though I like neither, the cheap ones are less bad overall.  Here are some advantages of cheap hotels over expensive ones:  * you are more likely to be able to unplug the power from the TV, to get rid of the annoying red standby light that lights up the room at night in all hotel rooms  * they are less likely to overcharge you  * there is around equal likelihood of a noise problem (suites in expensive hotels will often be connected to adjacent suites by internal doors.  This makes spaces more configurable for large groups, but if the person in the one next door is having a party, or just yammering on in a loud voice, then bad luck. On the other hand, cheap hotels are more likely to have noise issues arising from high-density riff-raff)  * the Wifi will probably be easier to connect to, being simple wifi password at the time you connect (layer 2 WPA/PSK) rather than "open" network followed by a rubbish captive portal different in

I've bought quite a bit of Apple stuff from IQ in Guernsey before without having a problem, including the apple 6k display, a macbook air, a mac mini, and the other display. When you order a custom laptop, in my case it has to have ANSI (or English (EU)) keyboard layout, they make you put 10% down.  In this case, it was 174 GBP.  Having requested and received the prepayment, they are now obliged to follow thru.  They can't just keep the money. I a Macbook pro with them in December.  I think I wanted something with the M3 pro chips to be able to drive an 8k TV over hdmi. I did create a record in Trello, as I tend to do for such things. Last month, I was on the high street, and had a feeling I had a pending order with IQ, but couldn't remember what.  I walked in and asked.  They looked me up, and said no, there is no pending order. Last Friday, April 19, I came across the Trello record, and thought yes, there was an order pending.  Looking thru the Trello card, I did add capt

When you check in online with BA, you can accept your seat allocation and click next, or choose to change your seats.  If you choose to change your seats, you are taken to a diagram of the cabin, indicating your seat, available seats, and unavailable seats.  So far so good. Remember, on the step before, you already said you wanted to change your seat. Now, I am not a UX expert, but my naive expectation here was that clicking on the seat might select that seat.  Nothing.  Try again, several times, on different seats.  Nothing.  I've been here before.  What was it?  Eventually, I figure out that I have to click on the "Change" button under "Passengers".  Then I can click on the seat. How many people go through this every day?  All it would take is one manager at BA to actually use the service, and notice, and go "no, we're going to do that properly". The way it seems to have come about is that the interface is designed for a more general case, of mul

 This one is going to Geneva. The windows, instead of being dangerously transparent, have dust and spots.