Officially, Brisbane is enduring yet another summertime thunderstorm – yes, right now (well, when I wrote this entry at any rate).When the rest of the country (or, if you prefer, the world) sees this information it’s very likely they see this: Courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) However, when […]
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G’Day Everyone, Despite the rather sudden nature of my availability – which was evidently due to my salary and a decline in engagement opportunities (doubtlessly caused by the current economic trends), I’m now starting to put together a workable curriculum vitae and preparing for the inevitable trek towards gainful employment. […]
Posted recently on Slashdot, this blog entry located here [http://www.slugsite.com/archives/957] has some really interesting pictures of WWII encryption techniques. These appear to be legitimate (or at the minimum, possibly used for training documentation), and show how codes were encoded/decoded during the conflict. What is more interesting are the range of […]
Since I’m rather unlikely to reach for the book on Windows for Workgroups or Red Hat 6.1 they went off to be recycled. My general rule of thumb is that if it’s >10 years old, I probably don’t need it anymore. One exception to the rule (for example) is a […]
Don’t you just hate it when your heart sinks and you read something like this: SQL Server Express and Hosting “Several questions have come up lately regarding whether SQL Server Express is an appropriate product to be used in a hosting environment. Here are the answers: User Instances (also known […]
On the weekend we were at the mercy of some really terrible rugby as Australia played France to decide who could play the worst. Stay tuned for a complete review of a game which was only slightly better than South Africa vs Australia, 2006…
Yesterday was suddenly (without warning) my last day working for Readify Pty Ltd. I’ve worn the Readify badge of honour with pride for over two and a half years spread over two stints (from February this year until end of November) and just under two years, 2005-2007. To those whom […]
Match Notes: Australia vs England, Twickenham (UK) 16-11-2008 (AEST) 15-11-2008 (local) Halftime Report We’re at the halftime portion of the England v Australia rugby test match live from Twickenham, in the UK. Besides being a closely contested match, and the referee not handing out a yellow […]
In a way I’m really pointing you to this article from news.com.au about Google Earth’s support for a virtualization of ancient Rome. Below is a flyover c/- YouTube. You can download Google Earth from this location.
Nothing gets my blood boiling faster than any product which automatically tries to make a remote connection without you asking it to. Team Explorer is integrated into Visual Studio and will try to make a connection to Team Foundation whenever the tab (if you have docked it so) gets focus. […]
There’s a whole lot of options when it comes to social networking and online chats. Some of the more recent popular attractions include Facebook and Twitter. I’ve previously blogged about LinkedIn and StackOverflow. They all seem to have their uses, and I think you must be careful with how much […]
It’s been a classic in Rock n’ Roll for over 40 years now, and recently we hear a maths professor might have uncovered the secret behind the famous chord. The chord I’m referring to, of course, is the introduction to a classic song by The Beatles – "A Hard Day’s […]
I recently posted this on Stack Overflow, thought I’d repost it here too. Some random advice on delivering technical presentations: Consider your audience. Is it an all technical audience? If you have a mix of technical and non-technical people, it’s a good idea to start at a high level (conceptual) […]
Sometimes in your life you have challenging, stressful and hurtful days, but somehow get through them. They can be learning exercises for oh so many wrong reasons. These are the times you really want to crawl away and hide until no one notices you. Something happens in those times and […]
Hi Everyone, As of Wednesday, I’m on annual leave for three days which means there probably won’t be any new blog posts. Starting next week the posts will resume with more TFS, SQL or other technical wizardry and other random thoughts. /R