So, I've just had one of those days, from first walking into work and having the I.T hammer strike down upon us all, to having hassle over an item I bought form Ebay, and yet more hassle with an item I've sold on Ebay... to feeling sick as a parrot, like I'd lost my carrot... (cough).
Anyway, I'm at home now, running a deep dark virus/malware/rootkit scan on all of my PC's, because of a potential threat from some Chinese hacker numpties.
And I stumbled over this news story, and I find it quite amazing... Those pictures look amazing, and the lad is seven...
Friday, 30 July 2010
Thursday, 29 July 2010
I don't know what...
You know sometimes you read a story on the news, and you think... What the heck.... here's one.
WARNING report contains graphic description of a person whom has passed on (no images).
WARNING report contains graphic description of a person whom has passed on (no images).
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Virtual Machine Mash Up
So, today I've only had time to switch a few skills around in Eve, but at work today I was enjoying playing about with the latest edition of VmWare's VmPlayer product... this lets you create and run Virtual Machines on your desktop, and it's FREE... I like free.
Anyway, it has been a long time since I've had such an easy time playing about with Virtual Machines, for instance on my spare Linux based PC at work I have set up an image of my old PentiumIII Windows XP box. I always need this old machine, it's been hanging around gathering dust under my desk for about five years.
Finally, I can run a copy seamlessly on my faster newer Linux Box and be reassured that I have that machine as is, great geeky fun.
You have to sign up for a whole bunch of e-mail stuff from VmWare to download the player, but its great fun, so if you've ever pondered about how to virtualize a machine go give it a go.
I have also been watching an old Eve themed bit of Machinema, I watched these so many many moons ago, but I still like to watch this now-and-again. Even if they do fly Minmatar.
Anyway, it has been a long time since I've had such an easy time playing about with Virtual Machines, for instance on my spare Linux based PC at work I have set up an image of my old PentiumIII Windows XP box. I always need this old machine, it's been hanging around gathering dust under my desk for about five years.
Finally, I can run a copy seamlessly on my faster newer Linux Box and be reassured that I have that machine as is, great geeky fun.
You have to sign up for a whole bunch of e-mail stuff from VmWare to download the player, but its great fun, so if you've ever pondered about how to virtualize a machine go give it a go.
I have also been watching an old Eve themed bit of Machinema, I watched these so many many moons ago, but I still like to watch this now-and-again. Even if they do fly Minmatar.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
ZomG ZoMg zoMG!!!!! ZEEEEERRRRGGGGG!
Yes, it's here... Starcraft II... how many empty chairs were in your office this morning as people pulled sickys? How much internet traffic has gone over to the dark side & started to seed torrents of this puppy?
How will you let it eat your soul?
Personally, I'm not too fussed, never ever played the original, was never interested in it. Consequently I'm at work, and bored, so I thought I'd reach out and touch you shiney Blizzard fund raisers who have bought it....
What d'you think?
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Microsoft grab hold of ARM
So, I've just read this little ditty from the BBC, and others. And I find it interesting, but quite a worry.
If you own a mobile phone then you are pretty much guarentee'd to own an ARM chip, the history of which goes back into the dark, ignored, depths of the British Home Computing revolution in the late 70's and early 80's.
The ARM architecture actually evolved out of the chips used in the BBC/Acorn Computers most British School kids will remember from school.
I find it interesting Microsoft have finally logged into this technology, they've been toying, prodding, caressing the mobile market for years, with limited success. I myself have a mobile powered by Windows Mobile Software, and I'm affraid to say it is rubbish.
I've heard good things about Windows 7 Mobile, I've certainly myself seen excellent things with Windows 7 and Windows Embedded Standard 7. So, lets hope that licensing ARM points Microsoft in the direction to actually get to grips with what they do best, and that is making good robust operating environments for hardware for the masses.
Especially when Microsoft has always left hardware products as an after thought and they've never enjoyed great success with their Kin device.
If you own a mobile phone then you are pretty much guarentee'd to own an ARM chip, the history of which goes back into the dark, ignored, depths of the British Home Computing revolution in the late 70's and early 80's.
The ARM architecture actually evolved out of the chips used in the BBC/Acorn Computers most British School kids will remember from school.
I find it interesting Microsoft have finally logged into this technology, they've been toying, prodding, caressing the mobile market for years, with limited success. I myself have a mobile powered by Windows Mobile Software, and I'm affraid to say it is rubbish.
I've heard good things about Windows 7 Mobile, I've certainly myself seen excellent things with Windows 7 and Windows Embedded Standard 7. So, lets hope that licensing ARM points Microsoft in the direction to actually get to grips with what they do best, and that is making good robust operating environments for hardware for the masses.
Especially when Microsoft has always left hardware products as an after thought and they've never enjoyed great success with their Kin device.
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Friday, 23 July 2010
Good Grief
Well men, it has been a long war, a hard war, but now it is over... Yes, Huzzar, our software shipped, well I hope it did; a few niggles with how things are done, and I've spent most all of the week running around after bugs in other peoples parts of the system, but it has gone out the door.
It has been one of those joyously annoying times where not only is the software going out the door, but so was my boss, he buggered off to Turkey on Holiday last Saturday, and I've been the one juggling everything since.
Hey Ho, in my extremely addled state I have been pretty gaming brain dead, I have however still been playing Eve. I've worked up one of my alts to 8.02 rep with his national navy, so I'm now able to install empire jump clones for him, and I'm just setting him up with a few clones around the edges, so I can shuffle some of my ships around.
I had a nice chat with a GM over at CPP too, pointing out a problem with the game, an annoying graphics bug.
I was not able to get this to happen on my old nVidia 6600, nor on my 8800. It was only happening on my new 2602 GTX. Here's a screenie:
These strange white blobs appearing on static objects, it was also sometimes transient upon flying into objects. They'd look like this, all white and blurry, and then zing they'd be fully textured.
The GM was very nice and told me to upgrade my graphics drivers...
It has been one of those joyously annoying times where not only is the software going out the door, but so was my boss, he buggered off to Turkey on Holiday last Saturday, and I've been the one juggling everything since.
Hey Ho, in my extremely addled state I have been pretty gaming brain dead, I have however still been playing Eve. I've worked up one of my alts to 8.02 rep with his national navy, so I'm now able to install empire jump clones for him, and I'm just setting him up with a few clones around the edges, so I can shuffle some of my ships around.
I had a nice chat with a GM over at CPP too, pointing out a problem with the game, an annoying graphics bug.
I was not able to get this to happen on my old nVidia 6600, nor on my 8800. It was only happening on my new 2602 GTX. Here's a screenie:
These strange white blobs appearing on static objects, it was also sometimes transient upon flying into objects. They'd look like this, all white and blurry, and then zing they'd be fully textured.
The GM was very nice and told me to upgrade my graphics drivers...
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