And they want their technology back.
31.10.07
26.10.07
More tilting madness!
This is the coolest mobile game we have ever seen at work. The steering works by tilting the phone, and you can drift by holding the center button but then you have to balance it a bit like grinding in Tony Hawk Skateboarding (if you have played it).
25.10.07
Sylvia gets her birthday present
She had guessed somehow but she was still suprised, and I had convinced her that all her guesses were wrong. She was very pleased though, and is already thinking of things to use the herbs in. The list is:
- use the mint to make mint tea, which shouldn't be a problem as it is growing like crazy already so she can use that often
- use the rosemary for lamb chops, but I am not sure how to prepare the rosemary for use, or how much we can use from the plant sustainably
She already wants more plants, including dill so she can make her famous mash potatoes!
24.10.07
The love of my life returns tomorrow...
She has been on holiday for 2 weeks and it is her Birthday tomorrow too, so I have a suprise for her. I will video her reaction and blog it.
23.10.07
19.10.07
This is my phone museum
I have taken apart various dead phones and put them on display at work. The phones I have dismantled are:
Motorola A830
Motorola A920
Motorola A925
Motorola E1000
Nokia 7600 (this one was difficult)
Nokia N73
Nokia N90
Sony Ericsson K770i
Sony Ericsson P990i
LG LGC-120 (very old CDMA handset)
LG U970 (the most screws I have ever seen and they are phillips head, unlike torx used in the rest)
17.10.07
The Orange Box
I bought "The Orange Box" on Steam last Friday and it is the best bang for my buck I have ever got from a game.
Firstly, the exchange rate for USD is pretty good right now, so the 49.95 USD turned into about 55 AUD.
Secondly, I got HL2:Episode 2 which is the primary reason for my purchase as well as two other games (well three actually, but Peggle Extreme doesn't count... I mean I had never heard of Peggle and I was meant to be enticed by the fact this was an "Extreme" version!?!?) . This is in stark contrast to other game bundles you normally find, where you actually buy the pack for one actual good game that you can't find seperately.
Kudos to Valve for recognising and risking innovation by developing Portal, and not just making another FPS (are you paying attention EA?).
Firstly, the exchange rate for USD is pretty good right now, so the 49.95 USD turned into about 55 AUD.
Secondly, I got HL2:Episode 2 which is the primary reason for my purchase as well as two other games (well three actually, but Peggle Extreme doesn't count... I mean I had never heard of Peggle and I was meant to be enticed by the fact this was an "Extreme" version!?!?) . This is in stark contrast to other game bundles you normally find, where you actually buy the pack for one actual good game that you can't find seperately.
Kudos to Valve for recognising and risking innovation by developing Portal, and not just making another FPS (are you paying attention EA?).
11.10.07
I have finally set up Orb again
Orb is awesome, after about 30 minutes you are setup and able to stream all your media to your mobile phone or some other PC on the internet. It works with ffdshow which means if your PC or device streams WMV, RealVideo, 3GP you can use Orb to get your media from home. Combined with an X-Series pack from 3 you can stop worrying about the data charges too. Given you are running some service on the internet from a Windows machine though, I think some security tips are in order.
Here are my tips for using Orb securely:
1. Disable the file browser. Once you have you need to stop Orb, exit it, then start it again for the change to take effect.
2. Change the default port configuration. It will default to 554 for RTSP and 80 for Windows Media. These are both known ports, so you are going to be easily port scanned. You must hit the "Check" button before Orb will let you save the changes.
3. If possible, in the port forwarding of your router restrict the IP addresses allowed to connect to your Orb server. Restrict it to the IP's of the Orb site and the IP range of the mobile carrier. On your mobile phone go to www.whatismyip.com and then pop that IP address into www.arin.net to find what range it came from.
Here are my tips for using Orb securely:
1. Disable the file browser. Once you have you need to stop Orb, exit it, then start it again for the change to take effect.
2. Change the default port configuration. It will default to 554 for RTSP and 80 for Windows Media. These are both known ports, so you are going to be easily port scanned. You must hit the "Check" button before Orb will let you save the changes.
3. If possible, in the port forwarding of your router restrict the IP addresses allowed to connect to your Orb server. Restrict it to the IP's of the Orb site and the IP range of the mobile carrier. On your mobile phone go to www.whatismyip.com and then pop that IP address into www.arin.net to find what range it came from.
9.10.07
PC has been recovered
I have just now got things back to normal... still need to install a few crucial applications but I am back with shields up!
8.10.07
Worst morning ever...
Found my PC infested with malware this morning, and I don't know how it got compromised. I consider myself really careful, so I have no idea how this shit got here. My plan tonight after I get home from work is to run Knoppix Live DVD (so I can read NTFS partitions) and copy the important files to my backup drive and then blast way the drive and reinstall XP.
6.10.07
My new media center
I have just finished setting up a media center PC as my ex-flatmate absconded with his xbox to the UK.
It is a P4-2.8GHz running XP Pro. I made it from all those old computer parts that I never chuck out and my girlfriend whines about laying around the house. I am going to hook up an old Web-cam as soon as I buy a small microphone (which I never seem to have collected somewhere in my stash) so I can set up Skype and video-call my relatives overseas!
4.10.07
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