Category Archives: General

How to make your webcam see in infra red! Just wish I could get my webcam to work. It’s the crappy one IOL gave away with their broadband package and doesn’t play well with Linux or even Windows if a recent thread on ILUG is to be believed!

The Art of James Bond – very very cool!

Now here’s a guide I might find useful! I bought the original Gameboy Advanced but have hardly played it in years. It’s a killer on my hands and eyes, but this mod adds a joystick port to the GBA and a tv port!
(hack a day)

What Iraq’s checkpoints are like

You’re driving along and you see a couple of soldiers standing by the side of the road – but that’s a pretty ubiquitous sight in Baghdad, so you don’t think anything of it. Next thing you know, soldiers are screaming at you, pointing their rifles and swiveling tank guns in your direction, and you didn’t even know it was a checkpoint.

(via dangerousmeta)

Fill out the survey on RealAge.com and find out how your lifestyle affects your “real age”. I only knocked a disappointing 5.3 years off my real age but the weather has to improve and I’m going to get out walking and cycling more.
Now, where’s that apple?

I keep hearing about this but I keep forgetting that “they” might be listening when I’m on hold. *shrug*

Funny that, you can be working away at the office and notice something that sparks your interest but there’s no time to look into it.
I noticed earlier today that there was quite a bit of interest in the Canadian Dollar but it only became apparent later why when I searched for Canada! Thanks Alan for the visitors! 🙂

In this article Jenni Russell “uncovers the hidden rules of the workplace”.
How is your office environment?

And if you want to annoy your collegues.. Follow some of these instructions!

It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride, but Battlestar Galactica comes to an end on Sky 1 tonight. I think my favourite episode was just 3 weeks ago when *muffle* *struggle* “argh! let me go!” Oh, alright, I won’t say a word. it’s a good ‘un though!
Anyway, here’s the Battlestar Galactica Blog if you need more of a fix.
Later… Oh My God! What a finale! Wow! Please tell me they got funding for further episodes?

Today was insulation day, pic to follow but we laid 56 sq m of attic insulation in less then 5 hours! Go Us! Thanks Justin for all the help! He’s the one with the red zip!