Author: Darryl Smith

I have stuffed up… I just had a phone call from someone asking me if I was going to be up at Wyong this weekend. OOps. I thought that was the sunday after. That really causes me some issues. I …

Oops… Read more »

Ever have one of those days when you have work to do but have no desire to do anything? Well, today is one of those days for me. I dont know why, maybe it is just that it is a …

Slow Day Read more »

I have been cleaning up the garage. I know there is a lot of junk there but I really had forgotten how much. I am getting rid of stuff all over the place. There is a whole lot of stuff …

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I went jogging a little while ago, and it was good. I did about 12 minutes running. Assuming that I was running at my normal speed of 7-8 km/h that means I did about 1.5 km. I was impressed. Maybe …

Running… Read more »

My feelings for MicroSoft vary by the hour. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I hate them. Just depends on my mood and what idiotic things that they have been up to. Today for instance I have been working on some …

I Hate Microsoft Read more »

I am getting there with the major project that I have been working on today. It is a hardware project, and I have almost all of it done… Except for some soldering, uploading some code, and then just installing the …

Getting There… Read more »

There is a proposal in Massachusetts to GPS Tag some criminals whilst on Parole so that they are tracked, and can be sent back to prison if they go into a restricted zone. This is a cool use of technology, …

Tracking Crininals Read more »

So what is VoIP and why am I writing about it? It is Voice Over IP, or phone calls over the internet. It is a way of having conversations without needing to actually use the phone. Or in the case …

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There are times that I love writing software. Other times, well, I dont. I am not sure right now if today one where I love it or hate it. There is the frustration when things do not work how they …

I love writing software… Sometimes Read more »

Valentines Day was not too bad, and right now I am feeling great in singleness. I think I have coped very well with the last month… Having said that, one of the online comics came out with a cool St …

The Real Purpose of Valentines Day Read more »

So what does today hold for me? Well, hopefully a run this morning. The temperature sounds right. I just hope I can find some running shoes – I know I have some here somewhere. [P.S. 9AM. Found the shoes. Went …

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OK. Good news. The Oncologist does not need to see mum for six months. The last appointment was three months ago, so this is a good sign. I think we can safely say that she is in remission. The oncology …

Oncologist etc Read more »