simonjp commented on Why Solitaire is Still Addictive

"I used to be convinced that the computers in PC shops had been hacked to make solitaire easier than on my home PC. I'm not completely disavowed from that view."

simonjp commented on Eiffel Tower's Massive New Observation Deck to be Made of Kevlar Webbing

"It's not like the tower's always looked the same; as was pointed out earlier, it's been an advertising hoarding, different colours, etc."

simonjp commented on Browse and Play Your Ripped DVDs with DVD Play

"This is getting off the purpose of the original program, but the file structure that is imposed upon me by XBMC means that I have filname.avi (or .mpg, whatever) and filename.tbn (which is a PNG of the coverart) and all of these files are in the same folder."

simonjp commented on Google Releases Gmail Mobile 1.5

"There doesn't seem to be that much between this and version 1.1 - I half-think that the upgrade was pushed more by the fact that my European version now calls itself Google Mail, rather than GMail - which of course was the point of a recent legal battle in Germany..."

simonjp commented on Create Outlook Task, Note, Contact and Appointment Shortcuts

"Might also be worth changing the icon - if you go into 'properties' you can change the shortcut to look like the task list icon."

simonjp commented on Liquor Store Refuses To Sell Booze To Man Who May Be 12 or 74, Who Can Say?

"Just to continue the conversation - it was here in the UK that this happened, so it's not the state's policy."

simonjp commented on YouTube will begin adding

"Ahem..."

simonjp commented on Manage your life via SMS

" The GVENT use for GCal doesn't work in the UK, I'm very happy to learn about the Twitter work-around!"

simonjp commented on Get the best service for free

" Tipping bar staff just doesn't happen in the UK - unless you're in London, and at a tourist bar, where they'll leave your change on a little silver plate in the hope that you don't know about the non-tipping fashion! I often work 'customer-facing', and yes, wearing a namebadge."

simonjp commented on Does Gmail need folders?

" Without a doubt, labels are the future - I find it so useful."