I don't often transfer music to CDs, and my first attempts with an audiobook were unsuccessful. Hamish rescued me, so I kept the notes for reference.

It was annoying that iSync was not working with my K810i phone, but after search for some info and a pause to think about whther there could be any problems, I followed the directions on ni.cho.las to successfully set up synchronisation of the address book and contact list.

I made the changes manually - it was quick and easy.

It took ages to find the support page, so I'm keeping a note here:

(This article only applies to you if you have an old BT Openworld website.)

To log in to your old BT Openworld web space, please:

1. Type the following into the address bar in Internet Explorer: ftp://ftp.btinternet.com
2. Click on file menu at the top of the Internet Explorer window
3. Select Login as
4. Enter your username and password in the pop-up box that appears
5. Click OK and you are now logged into your web space.



Using Firefox

FTP add-on for Firefox 2 installed.

Away from my desk, the laptop (now a venerable age in technology years) is too hot to use without an intervening cushion. Reassuringly, the Temperature Monitor shows that it is not yet time to call the fire brigade.

Suddenly, I couldn't view YouTube videos! I wondered if the upgrade of either QuickTime or Firefox was the problem, mooched around some forums and eventually decided to upgrade the flash reader from http://www.adobe.com

Here's Geraint:_

Today's adventure with BTYahoo started when my access to the internet disappeared without warning. The internet light on the BT Home Hub was off so I started checking. The wireless signal was good, so I checked the cables. I turned the hub off - I tuned everything off - but no joy on start up. I made coffee, tidied my desk, looked outside to see if there were signs of telephone engineers at work. Nothing.

Eventually I phoned for technical support - oh, how I hate paying for a call to support when clearly it is not my fault that something has happened. It was better than last time, but the support guy still worked his way through the script, so we did all the things that I'd done before. Eventually we got to a more promising part - looking at the settings. As expected, there was a default user name and no password, but I was asked to change the password to 0 (zero). I don't know what, if anything, might have been done at the other end, but the internet light came on and service was back to normal.

It may be a Mac thing, though I was surprised that what had worked in the morning had needed fixing in the afternoon, when I had not even done a software upgrade. Maybe I'll have a look online for the experience of other Mac users.

I wonder what the call to technical support will cost? I wonder if BTYahoo would consider a refund (plus something for the inconvenience) as it was definitely not my fault. Last week the DNS server was down for a while and this week it was the settings, so most of all I wonder what will happen next.

Fantastic images, though I'm not sure what they are for. There is an OS-tan quiz which is quite amusing.

You are Apple OS X. You are beautiful, stable, and a catgirl. It’s no wonder people love you. It's sometimes a little annoying that so many people stick with the obviously inferior Windows, but since you know you’re better, you don't let it bother you much.

A lovely set of software collected for the Mac classroom, and many have Windows versions available. Simon Elliott has put a wonderful page together which I'll be investigating at leisure.