Travel in September
I dont think I have mentioned this before but I am planning a small trip in September. Depending on work I will be planning to go arround the world. Possible destinations include New Caledonia Tahiti Los Angeles Des Moines – …
Month: July 2004
Industrial Web Tablet
Waterproof, drop resistant, cheap. What more could I ask, apart from a sample 🙂
Linux.com | Mondo Rescue LiveCD backup: a nugget of gold
I just found a cute article on LINUX.Com with the title Mondo Rescue LiveCD backup: a nugget of gold. As far as I can tell, this is something like Ghost for Linux. Looks a bit more powerful than Ghost actualy. …
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VB @ The Movies
I already knew about this… But… Microsoft has comissioned 101 short movies about VB. You can download them from the Visual Basic: Download the Movies Web Site. There are some things missing, like script/code links. That would help. I have …
The Microsoft ISV Show
OK… For some reason I seem to be pulled into the microsoft world more and more. They seem to be providing me with the sort of support that I need as a developer. But finding out about things is not …
Eyestrain – 0603 and 0805 parts
I have been doing some surface mount work for a friend. For those that have not seen SMD parts, open up any modern piece of machinery. Look at the circuit board, and find the smallest parts on the circuit board. …
Micorsoft is adopting me…
I love SharpReader, the RSS Reader. It allows me to keep up to date with a whole lot of stuff. And do it fairly effectively. Imagine my surprise when I see a strange new article on CNET, a news source …
MSDE Plus: Cool MSDE tool from the backwaters of the Internet
Back in 1994 I guess it was I used to access email through an ISP called Zeta. They were small, and charged by the hour I believe. I cannot even remember if they had full-time internet. I am not sure …
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Be your own teddy Bear
From The Sells Spout Be Your Own Teddy Bear Wed, 10/17/01 According to legend, the TA office next to the Stanford computer science lab is guarded by a teddy bear. Before a student is allowed to consume valuable time asking …
netAPRS
People I have just uploaded a new copy of netAPRS. Because of the nature of the changes I believe that you will all need to download the full install. I have added some GPS features. They are not fully debugged, …
Microsoft Development
There are times that I am happy with the way that microsoft are doing things. Then there are times that I feel like pulling my hair out. This is one of the latter. Frequent readers will know that I am …
Tools to admin the free Microsoft Database MSDE
I have been looking at MSDE for a little while, for some projects. There is an issue with the lack of a user interface. This is not too hard to fix. There are several that are free or cheap. I …
Licensing with XP… TCP Connections
I have been doing a bit of research as to what the license restrictions are on XP. Specifically with TCP servers. Firstly have a look at the EULA for XP Home. The XP Pro is the same but it substitutes …
MSDN Connection – RFID
I got my first piece of correspondence from Microsoft yesterdat from their ISV programme. It included my MSDN Connection ID Card… There are some interesting implications though. Right now I am a Recognised Developer The first implication is that they …
CoverYourASP – by James Shaw
I found a cute WWW site – CoverYourASP – by James Shaw. The reason I found this is that I was looking for the options for hosting Microsoft Web Services. I would love to try Apache under Windows, BUT it …