Coding

Right now I am waiting on some code to upload to a GPRS unit I designed. I can multitask so things are not too bad whilst it is uploading. But it does get a bit tedious when I need to do a lot of uploads when I am testing software updates.

I was getting an error message… I finally worked it out. For a particular use the C language uses “!=” and Basic uses “<>“. I was trying to use the Basic one in C. It did not work all that well.

I dont know where I would be without PC Anywhere and RemoteDesktop. They are fantastic. I can look at machines anywhere in the world without leaving my desktop. So useful. A friend of mine has tried to convince me that you can do useful things from a PDA in this way. I dont think so. PDA screens are just too small. Then again I think an 800 x 600 screen is too small these days.

More Coding

I have also been playing with getting back into the Rabbit controller. This company was cunning. First they developed a CPU module that was cheap and so easy to use that an experimenter could buy them and play with them. Then they effectively gave the compiler away for free. These two combined made the device so much more attractive.

I used them in my hollywood junket, and also in the Goodwill Games project I described a few days back. Right now I am working on another project. Unfortunately I cannot go into the details here… But it is cool. The photo is of a set of scooters I built in Hollywood.

DVD Problem

There is a problem with the DVD writer. I am not sure if the problem is with writing or reading. But one is not working properly. When I record DVD’s I do a verify, and the verify is failing. And so is the reading on the same PC. Time to try another DVD.