Are you running FF5 with those, Dave?

Trippy Skippy

It's an old article that has become current again on the BBC site. Some of the comments are worth reading.

Flashblock, noscript and adblock seem to work fine with FF5.

The crap thing with getting a new computer is that all of my software is ancient. Had Office 2003, Photoshop CS2 etc. Time to get new versions for Win7x64 methinks. Busy weekend.

OK so I only clicked on the article because there were attractive young Indian ladies on the link, but it's an interesting case. I blame the government of Orissa who signed a memorandum of understanding giving permission for the mining without sufficient consultation. The question is now, who pays back the multi-billion dollar investment?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/f ... 542509.stm

Office will still work, and Microsoft recommend 32-bit Office 2010 for Windows 7 64-bit, unless you specifically require large files that break the current limits - most extensions written for Office are 32-bit and won't work under 64-bit. We are in a transition period with 64-bit versions of software, much like the OS itself. Until the 64-bit version gains traction, people aren't going to write the extension for it, until the extensions exist, it won't gain traction.

Ok guys, went for my first proper bike ride on the new bike tonight, had fun but am super sore now!

One question though, should I be standing out of the seat when going up hills? I tried a couple of times but it just felt uncomfortable and I ended up slowing down and needing to stop and get back on.

The seat is pretty high so I'm wondering if I don't really need to stand for the the extra umph to get up the hill.

Being a new cyclist myself (30 years since I last rode in anger ) here are my pearls:

- Ensure the saddle is at the right height. I was always told that you should be able to reach the ground with the ball of one foot with the other foot on a pedal. The "user guide" that came with my bike says straddling the cross bar should give you a couple of inches clearance between the bar and your crotch.

- You might need to consider a different saddle design/shape if you find it gets really uncomfortable. Talk to the shop again about that, I'm sure they will happily advise.

- I never could pedal standing, so I use the gears. Lower gears (smaller drive cogs) to climb a hill, larger ones to go on the flat.

I've been pootling about the local residential roads to get accustomed to riding again. I definitely need a wider saddle to suit my wider beam!

It depends on how fast you want to get up the hill. If you are accelerating up hills you need to get out of the saddle. If climbing you can easily stay seated. Usually the trick is to drop the gears and raise the cadence of your pedalling. You could change the angle of the saddle. Experiment with height and angle of the saddle to find one that you are comfortable.

If you think that you will be cycling a lot invest in a pair of cycling shoes with cleats for special pedals. That makes pedalling standing up so much easier. Standing up without toeclips or cleats means your feet are much more likely to come off resulting in a tumble.

NoScript and FlashBlock. Privacy+ isn't compatible with FF4 or 5, try BetterPrivacy.

Duh! Stupid me, it IS BetterPrivacy that I'm using. So should be alright then. Will have a netbook shortly so may be experimenting with Ubuntu, one presumes Firefox is virtually the same on Linux?

Makes sense, thanks

Will update once I've completed my journey to/from work!

The least Safe for Work website ever

I believe the first video may actually be a documentary of a typical day anywhere in Scotland.

Jon

Love it how people who claim (and try their best) to be secretive about data often leave the door wide open

Faceniff is win Why people use facebook without https is beyond me

If you watch an Apple store get robbed, are you an iWitness?