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Author Archives: Donncha
Blackrock MorningIt was cold, …
It was cold, ice formed on all the windscreens overnight yet I cycled up the hill to capture the morning sky a few days ago.
I was trying to capture the wonderful sunset I had spotted moments earlier as the sun crept over the distant hills but by the time I reached my spot the sun was well up over the horizon.
Instead I was treated to an absolutely blue and beautiful sky with a hint of the rising sun!
This image is the result of minor manipulation in the GIMP, I adjusted colour levels, brought the blue of the sky out a bit using 2 levels and the contrast tool, merging them in the middle. I hope you like my efforts!
Discover Roundtable: Will Comp …
Discover Roundtable: Will Computers Replace Engineers?
Not long ago, men flew to the moon and plotted their course with slide rules, pencils, and graph paper. Now we live in such a complex age that not only do our lives depend on computers, but only computers can design computers.
There's an internet worm out t …
There’s an internet worm out there affecting MSSQL servers and it slowed the Internet down a lot this morning. Look on any news site and you’ll find plenty of coverage. Here’s the BBC coverage.
Connecting to the net with my …
The ionCube PHP Accelerator A …
A new version of PHPA has just been released. This is a minor update, and improves the handling of PHP crashes, and reduces the liklihood of the SHM cache remaining in the ‘pending reinitialisation’ state.
The behaviour of phpa_cache_admin when listing processes has been enhanced to show whether or not an ‘active’ process is really alive or dead.
Wired 11.02: The Year The Musi …
Wired 11.02: The Year The Music Dies
Truth is, it may happen even sooner. This year could determine whether the music business as we know it survives.
Sokoban for the Nokia 7650 – I …
Sokoban for the Nokia 7650 – I have no idea how to play it yet but there’s 90 levels so should keep me going for a while!
eBooks for your PDA – includes …
eBooks for your PDA – includes a reader for the Nokia 7650 too!
P3nfs – mount the filesystem o …
P3nfs – mount the filesystem of your PDA on your Unix box over infrared or bluetooth!