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	<description>Yet another random blog</description>
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		<title>Want: a virtual USB DVD-ROM implemented in hardware</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2010/01/12/want-a-virtual-usb-dvd-rom-implemented-in-hardware/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2010/01/12/want-a-virtual-usb-dvd-rom-implemented-in-hardware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idea]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Lazywebs,
I&#8217;d like a hardware device which has a USB connection and SD card reader.
I want to copy an ISO file to the SD card, put the card in this mystery USB device, and have the USB device appear like a USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. And when I say &#8220;appear like&#8221;, I mean &#8220;indistinguishable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dual-screen monitor problems with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/10/30/dual-screen-monitor-problems-with-ubuntu-9-10-karmic/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/10/30/dual-screen-monitor-problems-with-ubuntu-9-10-karmic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dual screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karmic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ubuntu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Problem: Could not get multiple monitors to work (one laptop screen, one external widescreen) with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
Symptoms: Blank screen when turning off &#8220;mirror screens&#8221; mode.
Resolution: Disable or remove compiz. (System -&#62; Preferences -&#62; Appearance -&#62; Visual Effects -&#62; None)
Other Karmic annoyances&#8230;
Karmic has an upgraded Grub, which looks to be a right dogs dinner. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Useful bookmarklets for iPhone</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/10/28/useful-bookmarklets-for-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/10/28/useful-bookmarklets-for-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bookmarklet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safari]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, I&#8217;ve come across a few useful bookmarklets which work great in Mobile Safari on the iPhone.
I can&#8217;t take any credit for writing these, but hope to be helpful by listing them in one place.
How to install
Open this page with mobile Safari and tap-and-hold on the bookmarklet hyperlinks below. Select &#8220;Copy&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening Google Earth files (kml, kmz) on an iPhone</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/10/09/opening-google-earth-files-kml-kmz-on-an-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/10/09/opening-google-earth-files-kml-kmz-on-an-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Earth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kml]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kmz]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes you can! But the kml/kmz file needs to be hosted online somewhere.

find the URL of a kml/kmz file hosted somewhere on the internets. (I used this one hosted at dropzone.com)
open the iPhone &#8220;Maps&#8221; application
type the URL into the search bar and press [Search]

&#8230; and you&#8217;ll get something like this:
The Search autocomplete feature should help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Larger, greener, quieter: Kurobox changes</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/07/28/larger-greener-quieter-kurobox-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/07/28/larger-greener-quieter-kurobox-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuro Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[320Gb just isn&#8217;t enough nowadays, for a machine-under-the-stairs packed full music in flac format, video and digital photos&#8230; so an upgrade was needed. And while the hard disk is being upgraded, I thought I&#8217;d help it spin down by putting the root filesystem on a USB stick.
Ingredients
1x Buffalo 8Gb Thumbkey
1x KURO-SATA (because the Kurobox HG [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fedora 11: you might as well quit guys</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/06/20/fedora-11-you-might-as-well-quit-guys/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/06/20/fedora-11-you-might-as-well-quit-guys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fedora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linux]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=96</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I&#8217;d give Fedora 11 a spin, cos they&#8217;ve made some changes to power management, and my battery has been screwy since Ubuntu Feisty. 
But what a mistake!
I don&#8217;t expect any distro to recognise all my hardware, nor do I expect any to be exactly tailored to my tastes. 
But I do expect every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A simple UI for &#8216;vpnc&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/05/20/a-simple-ui-for-vpnc/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/05/20/a-simple-ui-for-vpnc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nortel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[python]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vpnc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been using the Nortel branch of vpnc for a while with great success, but it&#8217;s a command-line tool, and a drag to use now that Ubuntu 9.04 is so swish.
So here&#8217;s a 30-minute Python/Tkinter UI hack which wraps the vpnc and vpnc-disconnect tools.

Notes:

 you&#8217;ll need to edit the CONNECT and DISCONNECT command paths at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killing two iTunes birds with one stone</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/05/12/killing-two-itunes-birds-with-one-stone/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/05/12/killing-two-itunes-birds-with-one-stone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iTunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[niggles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two things have been niggling me lately with iTunes, perhaps because I&#8217;m the kind of person who can&#8217;t stop fiddling with software.
Problem 1: reinstalling and reconfiguring iTunes is a pain
Man, all that scanning of the music folder. Then the recreation of playlists, and the hand-cranking of album art for the 20% or so albums which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;MyRail Lite&#8221; iPhone app &#8211; dead!</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/03/23/myrail-lite-iphone-app-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/03/23/myrail-lite-iphone-app-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national rail enquiries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tretchery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I didn&#8217;t think to mention the app in my recent Essential iPhone Apps post, the &#8220;MyRail Lite&#8221; app is (was) first-rate. But they today tweeted that the service is to close because their license to distribute real-time data from National Rail Enquiries isn&#8217;t to be renewed.
Several words spring to mind, the cleanest of which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Essential iPhone apps (if you happen to be me)</title>
		<link>http://insignificant.org/2009/01/26/essential-iphone-apps-if-you-happen-to-be-me/</link>
		<comments>http://insignificant.org/2009/01/26/essential-iphone-apps-if-you-happen-to-be-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://insignificant.org/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I was sorely tempted by the Blackberry Storm, but Vodafone are making a fundamental error in their sales tactics: they let people play with the thing before they buy it. Usually that&#8217;d be a good thing, but I very quickly concluded that it&#8217;s a bloody awful device. (Stephen Fry was right, and I so [...]]]></description>
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