Paul Maunders | Web log

I like to use the keyboard wherever possible, but by default tabbing to certain fields in OSX is disabled. For example, if you try to access a password protected website in Safari, and it pops up with the name and password box, you can’t tab to the “Remember this password in my keychain field”. However, [...]

My iPad arrived on May 27th, a day before it’s official release and I’ve been using it pretty intensively since then. Here are some of my initial observations… The iPad works really well as a web browsing device, since the high res screen makes web pages look beautiful and the low power ARM based processor [...]

As we are thinking of going on a cruise for our honeymoon next year, I thought I’d do some research into the different cruise ships in use today. Of course there are many factors you could compare, but to start with I’m interested in just one thing: the size! Cunard Line Limited Maiden Voyage Name [...]

Historic Farnborough is a new site that has been set up to document the history of Farnborough, with everything from its famous Landmarks to its worst eye soars. Residents past and present are invited to submit their photos, memories and any other historic facts about Farnborough. My favourite feature is the Gone but not Forgotten [...]

If you get a e-mail/password error when you try use Google’s Desktop Video Uploader, then try going to this page, which displays an captcha to unlock your account. I’m not quite sure why my account was locked in the first place (as I was able to login to other Google services), but going through that [...]

I looked high and low in Yahoo’s developer centre to find a link to view your existing application ids, but I couldn’t find one. In the end I signed up for another id, and it showed me the link to view them all at the end. View your current Yahoo app ids

BT have recently launched an API for their 21CN network called Web21C. The API allows developers to access various BT network functions via a HTTPS interface. Amongt other things you can place calls, send text messages, geo-locate mobiles (currently only BT mobiles). During the beta phase, usage limits per account are as follows: SMS Text [...]

It started just over a year ago when Goog launched G-mail for your domain. This allowed individuals and organisations to host a domain with multiple users on Google’s G-mail platform. No longer were you limited to a @gmail.com or @googlemail.com domain, as now you could bring your own and still get the full power of [...]

I just found a useful file on Dan Huby’s website where he has compiled a list of all the neighbouring postal regions in the UK. This is useful if you want to build a postcode based search script, as you can match the actual searched for postcode as well as adjoining postcodes. For example, from [...]

As part of its national telephone numbering plan, Ofcom will be introducing 03 numbers later this year as an alternative to chargeable 08 numbers such as 0870. These numbers will cost exactly the same as geographic 01 and 02 numbers, and therefore be allowed as part of any inclusive minute allowances or call discount schemes [...]