My main computer is playing up again…. I am just rebooting it now. Windows is SLOWLY shutting down and will then slowly restart. Good old windows. VisualBasic.Net was crashing again… And that is a good pointer that I need to …
I have just read a really cool article in IEEE Spectrum about the story behind Apollo 13 for the 35th anniversary. This Article tells some of the real story of of the journey home. I have read the Jean Kratz …
With really fast PC processors running at speeds like 3.3 GHz, it is strange that the tracking unit I am working on has a base speed of 9.2 MHz. With a clock doubler this increases to 18.4 MHz, but this …
I made Apricot Chicken and steamed rice for dinner. Why is it that Rice Steamers actually boil rice. I cannot work that one out. What I have found is that rice is so much easier to cook when you use …
I just booked a couple of flights through FlightCentre online and I was amazed at how painless the process was. Having been used to comparing the prices on the seperate WWW sites for REX and QANTAS, it was good just …
Yesterday I did some sit-ups and leg-lifts and my tummy is slightly feeling it today. I think I did about 20 of each in total in two sessions. I did 10 of each a bit earlier this morning too. It …
Yesterday is exactly one month to my birthday. I am not sure what I will do for my birthday this year. Last year I could not really do much since I had to look after my mother who was really …
I will post another update later… I have been updating the church computer. I am replacing an old UNSW PC with one that a client of mine gave me after I upgraded the hardware for him. In this case the …
CNN has an interesting story on London on a budget. It contains some hints about what to see and how to see it. With some special deals listed. Not a bad little article if you are looking at visiting london. …
Either my PC needs a reboot of Microsoft VB.Net has a bug. It is crashing every few minutes. By it, I mean VisualBasic/VisualStudio. So I have just rebooted my PC and I have tried what I was trying to do …
Engadget has an interesting Story about a hot water dispenser for tea. It is designed to be sold to elderly people who live alone in Japan. The idea is that it monitors usage and warns people if the usage changes. …
I have just finished expanding on the manual. In truth it has probably been reduced in size, but it has been expaneded. The manual is now 26 pages and contains the basics on how to install the base product. It …
I am now working on documenting the process of installing my software and getting it running. Each computer is different, and requires slightly different steps. Also my software is evolving all the time too. I am learning every time too …
I have been monitoring the vehicle positions for several hours now in Canada and I still find this ultra-cool. Given that this is the evening Canada time, there are only two vehicle out and about, but still I am collecting …
I have just solved the problem. Turned out to be something simple, but the lack of debugging support in IIS did not help things. Basically (as basically as it can be) the problem was that IIS was not configured to …
