Tag: geeky
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Geeky Winnage With Bluetooth
Geeky winnage! This evening I wrote a pair of applications enabling me to use my new Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone as a remote control for WinDVD, the DVD playing software I use on my computer.
Not just a geeky project, this is fuelled by a genuine need: every Troma Night, when the pizza arrives, we end up … -
The Internet Is A World Of Ends
Got a spare quarter hour? I think you should go and read WorldOfEnds.com. It's a fascinating and concise analysis of what is the nature of internet, and why why should stop making mistakes with it.
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Parcel Of Goodies
Woo and indeed hoo. Just when I was about to wander down to Richley's and take advantage of their sale on jeans (having had a nasty shredding-related accident with one-too-many of my existing pairs of trousers a couple of weeks back), my Auntie Anne sends me a parcel of goodies, including several pairs of trousers …
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Royal Welsh Show
I'm writing this from the (badly-protected: just had to go to a page with a particularly funky JavaScript to break out of their front-end browser) BBC Wales bus at the Royal Welsh Show, where Alex and I are working on behalf of SmartData.
Suppose I'd better get back to work and let these kiddies have the … -
AbNib
I'm almost ready to launch AbNib (main site may be down during development, but try the temporary mirror), a site dedicated to the weblogs of Aberites: people who live in or love Aberystwyth.
There are some funky new and cool features to come. But this is a weblog-community in the making.
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Hawaii
I'm scared. Kit is researching the laws governing marriage in Hawaii, and I'm not exactly sure why.
"Hey; you can get married at 15 in Hawaii!"
Meanwhile, I'm currently coding a wiki engine. For those of you who aren't in-the-know, a wiki is a collaborative network of web pages that anybody can edit. They're fun, if a … -
Back From Lancashire
Spent the last four days in Lancashire and elsewhere in the North of England, visiting my folks (among other things). Details follow...
Thursday 26th June 2003
Linux Expo 2003, Birmingham
Sorted out Claire's bank, packed bags, and set off for Birmingham to the last day of Linux Expo 2003 at the National Exhibition Centre, to meet up with … -
Claire’s Back
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Last night was fun. After spending most of a day hacking into the BBC's weather centre (I wanted a weather forecast XML stream, but couldn't find a free one, so with Kit's help I stole one instead), he, Claire (recently returned) and I went down to the beach after midnight with a bottle of Caern … -
Dreadful Deadlines
Just been working like a demon towards a 13:00 deadline this afternoon, delivering a piece of software to a client. Barely made it, but what a buzz!!! Celebrated with a pub lunch with two colleagues, Lisa (the SQL Queen) and Alex (the CodeMonkey, our office pet).
Claire called from Norfolk to say "Hi!" I'd have liked … -
Makes You Feel Stupid
Don't you feel really stupid when you plan to go via somewhere on the way to somewhere else, and completely forget about it. I managed that this morning: I'd put some keys in to get cut at the hardware shop around the corner from where I live, gone and bought my lunch from Somerfield, then …
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Scatmania Launched
Well; I finally did it. I finally got myself a weblog. After weeks of peer pressure by such friends as Paul, Alec, and Kit with their shiny LiveJournals, I decided to have one of my own.
Just to remind anybody who doesn't already know that this isn't, technically, my first weblog. My first one ran from … -
New Site Preps For Launch
The new version of AvAngel.com is under full developmental swing... and within a week or two it'll be uploaded. Of course, you know what we're like for deadlines, so don't hold your breath - but if you don't believe us, catch Dan online (e-mail him for his ICQ number) and he'll show you what he's …
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AvAngel.com Censorship Lifted
After a bit of a battle between Information Services at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and I, resulting in the semipermanent blocking of the Unversity's right to see www.penbryn-hall.co.uk, and the temporary blocking of AvAngel.com (Woohoo! I'm officially censored by the University), access to the site from the University's network is now re-opened. Thanks to …
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Cool Thing Of The Day
Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #50:
Sit up 'til 5:00am coding for a project that doesn't have to be in until a week on Friday. On the up side, discover the root cause of the bug that was holding back the progress of the Group Project, … -
Cool Thing Of The Day
Cool And Interesting Thing Of The Day To Do At The University Of Wales, Aberystwyth, #49:
Tear apart a pile of stolen computer keyboards to make a cool name plaque for your door, with real pressable buttons for each letter of your name, and not-pressable ones that say Enter, and Compose Character, and Do, and Lock, …