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 …
In an interesting twist in the USA, a service has been started up that allows people to swap CD’s online. This is such a cute concept – they charge $1 per CD for the exchange, and $0.49 for postage. Surprisingly …
There was an armed holdup in Sweeden… And this one was strange. You see it was at an airport, and they held up a plane that had just arrived from London. The plane was robbed as the passengers were waiting …
I had a programming issue with VB.NET. I was getting an error for distance. In VB.NET it was being dispayed as -1.#IND although in CrystalReports it was shown slightly differently with a J in the answer. I believe that IND …
For those interested in where I might be going, you can check here. This travel advice from DFAT is ‘slightly’ concerning. I would get to do a tiny bit of sight seeing, but that brings with it additional dangers. I …
I am a member of the Microsoft ISV program. That gives me access to a few programs that Microsoft runs. It also places me on the distribution list for some strange stuff. Like a fingerprint reader for answering a survey. …
Today I was thinking I was going to need to go for a drive to do some testing out of cell phone access… But then I realised that I could build a room here that has no cellphone access… If …
I am promising myself that I am not going to have a late night tonight. Two nights in a row after midnight is enough for me… Three is probably not a good idea. After finishing this entry I will be …
I am watching the 2nd series of Mythbusters right now… And it is as hillarious as the first series. Actually, I think it is much funnier than the first series. Right now I am watching the first episode of the …