Despite some issues with software packages i have been really productive with programming in the last few days. I have been saving up issues that needed work, and in the last few days I have finally had a chance to implement most of them. There are still things that I need to do, mostly back end stuff, but it is looking great. I need to install the new version of VisualStudio in the next few days so that I can have auto-update of the software over the web – so that whenever I make a change it is automatically sent to all other people using the software.

It took me probably 15 to 20 minutes to work out how to add some plain text to the CrystalReports report. The problem was that on the left side they list the fields, and have unbound fields at the bottom, and I thought that the string was how to add static text. I eventually worked out that I needed to right click and select “Insert | Text Object”, and that was that. My next trick is to do a daily summary report of how far vehicles have driven. I have some ideas on how to do this. I just need to make sure that they will work in practice.

Qantas have revealed that they are buying between 75 and 125 new planes from Boeing. They will be 787’s, previously known as 7E7’s. More details are available on the SMH. They also have a story on how people scam access to concerts and the like. Interesting read.