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 …
I hate Microsoft at times. Right now I have been battling IIS Web Server for about 45 minutes and I am getting nowhere. I hate that. The performance thankfully on Remote Desktop is good which means that I can work …
Right now I am monitoring the positions of some vehicles in Canada whilst I debug some software. This brings challenges, since it is not as if I can just catch a short flight to check things. My software seems to …
I have been doing a lot of programming this afternoon. I did not quite get the program finished… the one from this morning I mean. But it is almost there. I am waiting on acceptance on part of a quote, …
This quote came from the Dilbert Newsletter. There are a whole lot of good but stupid quotes, but this one takes the cake. “One of the secretaries at our office made a copy of a document and put the original …
I did go for a run just before lunch. I only managed to run about 3.2 KM in a touch over 20 minutes. Given that this was just after noon, and the weather was slightly warm I am not too …
I love telecommunications… Mobile Phone, MSN and Skype… One of my (potential) clients just rang me on my mobile and we had about 30 minutes on the phone. Then a 15 minute Skype call to Canada… And now another call. …
I have been working on the program this morning… The one I hope to get finished today. We will see. Right now I am working on updating it over the web. What I am seeing with VB.NET is that there …
With some luck I should get the big program I am working on finished tomorrow. I did get a whole lot of work today on it, and tomorrow should finish it. My To-Do list is getting smaller. Or more correctly …
I got a reply from the client in Norway, and they emailed me details of the Bug they have with the software. The Bug seems to be really simple to fix – it is not really a bug but an …
I just had an email from one of my clients. Based in Norway, I have not heard from this client for about 12 months. It is great to hear from them, particularly since they are wanting to pay me some …