SUSE Linux
Ok. I have finally upgraded my RedHat box to SUSE. Well, by upgrade I mean that I have built a new machine and installed SuSE, and now I have moved most things across. It has been a tiny bit hard …
Author: Darryl Smith
Adding ADSL Central Splitters
Telstra have released some informatioon on theirBuilding Information Web Site about moving the network boundary. Us poor cablers are still not allowed to add an MDF, but we can play a bit. Whilst not specifically allowed, one option may be …
Blast from the past.
I got a blast from the blast when I was told about a paper from 1999 that seemed to make some superfical statements about GPS tracking using Packet Radio. The paper is available on a Canadian Uni Site. Reading through …
network feature codes datasheet
I know I meant to BLOG this at the time, but I think it slipped my mind. If it is a dupe, then sorry. Every now and then I search for codes to do things such as call divert, or …
Programming Windows Services
Last night I almost made a post with a big mistake. I was thinking about the X-Copy deply in VB.NET and realised that it did not work for Services. I know it does not – but not in that way. …
VB.Net Services – No public installers with the RunInstallerAttribute.Yes attribute could be…..
I have been playing mroe with services. I have an install to do on monday and i am working with a new GPS receiver that is smaller and less conspicuous. I am also playing with a server for the GPS. …
DIY FAQ
I was looking for PinOuts for the LeadTek GPS receivers and stumbled on a site listing the pinouts of many GPS recievers. Sure they leave one or two out – like the Garmin GPS16, but it is cool none the …
(Lack Of) Windows Stability
Pet Peeve with this PC. Sometimes the computer crashes. But what is strange is that it seems not be the PC that crashes itself – it seems to be the video system that crashes. It seems that all the system …
Installing Windows
Well, notice how the description here above does not actually say which version of windows I am instaling. There is a good reason for this. Let me first say that I am doing everything on this PC. Let me explain …
Services under VisualBasic.Net
This blog is a way to help those unfortunates who are wanting to write a service in VB.NET. I have done this and I have seen the light. I am saved, since I read it all in a good book …
Blogs – Not to be read by [Insert Name Here]
I have been thinking – well that is dangerous – but there are a lot of times that I would really enjoy being able to write something without needing to worry about what a particular person things. That is, I …
Subsistance Farming
There are times that I love IT and Engineering. There are other times like today. There is more on this earlier in the Blog, but I have found some amazing things out. Firstly, despite what the advertisers say, stay away …
New Computers…
New computers can really be a pain. Really. Last night a friend of mine provided me with a couple of rack unit cases for ATX PC motherboards. That was fine. So I went to buy a motherboard from the computer …
More on TechEd
OK. More on TechEd from last night. TechEd had so little for me as far as I could tell that I left Canberra just after 5:00, and I can assure you it was getting really cold. So back to Syndey, …
TechEd 2004 Open Day
Ok. Here I am at TechEd 2004 in Canberra, and I am not quite sure if this is what I expected. OK. Correction. I know that this is not what I expected. The whole thing looks organised in a disorganised …