Monthly Archives: January 2008

Going On Safari In Bed

Posted on January 30, 2008 by dwatts

I have long been a fan (and subscriber) of O’Reilly’s Safari service. This web site gives you access to a vast library of books (currently 4000), mostly tech-related. Rather than purchase each book, you can sign them out to your … Continue reading →

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Collecting Bugs with a .Net

Posted on January 27, 2008 by dwatts

Until recently, my .Net project had been using a bug tracking system that was, to put it politely, loosely structured. It was basically just an Excel spreadsheet with columns containing the bug description, the coder it was assigned to and … Continue reading →

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Dating Ourselves

Posted on January 9, 2008 by dwatts

Quick quiz: what glorious work of art was released on 08/01/09? Answer: this blog entry. If you are in North America, and reading this sometime before Aug 1 2009 (US) or Jan 8 2009 (Canada), you might wonder what kind … Continue reading →

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GP2X + DIY Video Cable = A Movie Player That Only a Geek Could Love

Posted on January 5, 2008 by dwatts

I’ve been enjoying the ability to spend some quality time over the holidays with my gadgetry (and, I suppose, my family). Among the gadgets that I dusted off and played around with was my GP2X and breakout board. The GP2X … Continue reading →

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Taking the Easy Way Out

Posted on January 5, 2008 by dwatts

My wife’s PC occasionally (about once every 3 months) stops playing nice with the other PCs in my house, rejecting file sharing and print requests with an error message ” No more connections can be made to this remote computer … Continue reading →

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