Monthly Archives: August 2006
Geothermal Heating
Wow, I have learnt something cool, from Gladwell’s blog already, (not hard when you have a backlog to read) using the constant ground temperature for heating/cooling. People just love heat pumps here in New Zealand, but the downfall of heat … Continue reading
Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
I was wondering the shelves at the library on Sunday, and spotted Blink. I’d heard good things about it, so grab the book, and started reading while Jacob played on the Playstations. Well I finished the book Monday evening, and … Continue reading
What I learned today
Following the lead of Alex and his “What I learned today” or “WILT” series, based on the principle, that if I didn’t know it, maybe someone else also didn’t. Windows Explorer mass file rename. I’ve been refactoring some code, make … Continue reading
Windows Media Player
One of the background task I’ve been doing now that I’ve started a new job (2 months already, so not really new any more) is update all my MP3′s because the meta data is not stored in the actually MP3′s … Continue reading
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
If your making new PC images from scratch, make sure you install the “Install or Update Virtual Machine Additions” off the Actions menu. This allows you to not have your mouse “grabbed” by the VPC, also allows sharing of your … Continue reading