I finally got tethering working on between my netbook and mobile phone. Tethering is the process where you use your 3G mobile phone as a “modem” for you laptop to surf on the move. It’s also something the mobile phone providers hate as they would like to sell you a special dongle and charge you [...]
Archive of entries posted on April 2009
Ashes to Ashes
We caught an episode of the new series of Ashes to Ashes last night. To this date I only had watched half of the first episode of the first series and was giving it a second try before deciding if it was worth catching up with the series. Fliss wanted to be brought up to [...]
In need of a new name
I’m starting work today as a contractor. The irony of identity of my new(old) employer is not lost on me. Although it will only be 2/3 days a week it keeps the money flowing in and gives me spare time to pursue other opportunities. One of those was on Tuesday when I went to my [...]
Weekends of the past and future
We finally seem to be have returned fully to the UK time zone. This week sees a return to normal service. We had Fliss’ sister visiting for the weekend as she prepares to head of to sunnier (and more dangerous) climes for her MSc project. This coincided with my Mum’s brother and wife visiting from [...]
TED TALKS: Electric Cars
I have to say this guy certainly has the vision thing. I share his thesis that green tech is going to be growth opportunity in the next few years. I just wonder how much software it’s going to need.
Back
Well we physically are in the UK, or bodies are still on WTF TZ?
Things I found out on the plane
As I was spooling through the in flight entertainment system I found out there is a update to the classic 1980′s TV show Knight Rider. Oh dear god it’s bad. I watched about 15 minutes of it before giving up and returning to my Astrochemistry book. They seem to have turned KITT into a cross [...]
Flying back tomorrow
We are heading back to the norther hemisphere tomorrow. Hopefully they don’t decide to storm the airport again for the 5 hours we are there. UPDATE: Well we have arrived in Bangkok where we will be staying the next 5 or so hours. Despite it all kicking off in town it’s surreally quite in the [...]
Footy
Australia is a very sporting orientated nation so Friday night Football is a big sporting event. In fact there is a lot of it over this Easter weekend. Of course Football i an incredibly overloaded term but the 3 most popular forms over here involve feet and prolate spheroids. They are in rough order of [...]
Review: Silicon Snake Oil
I picked up a copy of Clifford Stoll’s Silicon Snake Oil in a second hand book shop a few days ago. You can read the review behind the cut. Silicon Snake Oil by Cliff Stoll rating: 2 of 5 stars I first came across Clifford Stoll while reading the excellent Cuckoo’s Egg. It’s a griping [...]
