The debugging is still going on. I have an idea how I can fix things, but I am yet to test it out – it is just a hunch at this time. Of course the fix may well make things …
Phase one of the testing is done, and unfortunately I did not find the issues I was searching for. I didn’t think that I would, but sometimes when searching for bugs you need to start at a known point. That …
I need to stop these late nights and early mornings. I was planning an early night, but then a friend of mine needed some programming help so that delayed things somewhat. Simple stuff, but we managed to get the problem …
As part of my potential overseas trip I have been offered a trip to Petra. The response from a former workmate of mine was ‘My goodness……if you don’t take LOTS of pictures I’ll be very cross!!’. Actually, I am now …
Today I hoped to get some work things done… In the end though I did not really get around to it… Realistically I needed some down time, and I actively used the time for that… Like having an afternoon sleep …
Who says that Electrical Engineering is boring… Well, this is what must be called ‘kitchen Science’. I have found an article on the net about how to measure the speed of light with chocolate chips. Well, it is a simplification, …
After church today I want to my brothers place to give him a hand with removing some rust from around the door frame of his unit with an angle grinder. It might seem a bit brutal to use a grinder …
So much to write… Where to start… Yesterday I spent a long time working on the plane. This was really fun, but I did get home late and the Blogger server was down earlier in the day too. So no …
In the cool gadgets arena, This site shows how to add a clear case to a USB memory stick. The clear resin is available from hobby stores… Guess I need to go shopping… Also from the Net… The Retro Thing …
DVD Recorders are starting to come down to about the right price. I just saw a NU-TEC brand at Woolworths for all of $169. And that included a TV Tuner and USB socket for MP3 playing. I was really impressed …
There have been some reports that the M7 Motorway in Sydney is about to bring in a time based speeding fine. That is, it measures the time your journey takes and issues a speeding fine if you exceed the average …
Some links… LiveScience has a story about how Sandia National Laboratories have managed to get a record for the hottest temperature ever recorded – at 3.8 billion degrees. That is many many times hotter than the surface of the sun. …
According to The Register, SCO spent about US$8M last quarter to earn about US$30,000. Not exactly a great business I would not think… Which is why they have gone to court accusing everyone of violating their copyright with using LINUX. …
I was going to go running this afternoon, but the weather was a bit warm for it. I really waned to go running, but it was not to be. I needed to do some thinking and running would have been …
Things have been busy this morning… I have been working on a few projects… And this has involved running around town a bit. When I went to get the mail today things were not quite as easy as normal… There …