First couple of photos take with the a330
5 Feb 2010
They were taken at work with my new camera. Lovely day outside so got some nice bokeh. I was trying to judge the minimum focus distance of the 18-55mm kit lens.
MS CMS 2001 Error trying to add file
1 Feb 2010
I don’t like to post work stuff, but really there is no support left from MS CMS 2001 and I am sure there must be at least one other person out there that needs help with it.
After some searching we found that the KB944338 patch for Windows 2000 Server caused CMS 2001 to no longer support adding of files to the shared resources or be able to edit templates.
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My head Asplode!
7 Jan 2010
Awesome band by the way.
Adding a 3.5mm mic to a PS3
5 Jan 2010
I purchased the above dongle from ebay. It is a little usb dongle used to add a mic and headphone jack to just about any PC or Mac. The key thing is that it is driverless and so will be supported by the PS3. The main benefit is in playing a multiplayer game like Uncharted 2, that you have a clear headset and that it’s battery doesn’t run out. I used it with a really nice headset I got for a birthday a few years back.
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The Amazing Artwork of Shusei Nagaoka
2 Jan 2010
Above is one of my favourite album covers, the space station from ELO’s Out of the Blue. It was painted by Shusei Nagaoka.
James White seems to agree 🙂
Confessions of an Avatar / 3d Sceptic
22 Dec 2009
I went into Avatar with low expectations. I expected the story to be unoriginal and 3D to be annoying. The funny thing I wasn’t wrong. However it turns out if you take off the shelf ideas and mix them together, like a good DJ set, it doesn’t matter. 3D is annoying or rather would be annoying for most films, but for blockbuster Sci-Fi or animated tales it has it’s place. I can happily see myself going to see maybe a film a year in 3D (Tron Legacy in 2010).
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Migration Tip for MS CMS 2001 or MCMS 2002
18 Dec 2009
OK, I generally don’t talk work here, but there is so little content on the web for MS CMS 2001 (or MCMS or Microsoft Content Management Server 2001/2002) that I felt I should post this migration tip for those that want to move to another system (it is 8 to 9 years old).
In Site Manager export all you content as a .ROP file. At first this seems like a useless binary file.
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ACIDity
17 Dec 2009
Have been reading www.howtocreate.co.uk/acid. Interesting to note that IE 6 was the first browser to ever complete ACID 1 and that IE8 the first IE to pass ACID 2.
What is more interesting are these simple facts:
Once the majority of current browsers pass the current ACID test a new one is created to challenge the existing browers (eg break) IE typically requires 2 versions to get there: IE3toIE4=beatNetscape, IE5toIE6=Acid1, IE7toIE8=ACID2.
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New Desk(s)
29 Nov 2009
This is my new desk setup. They are Ikea real wood kitchen work tops (lagan) with cheap Vika legs. The Base unit stand is an old shelf that was left in the flat when I moved in years ago.
Longer term I will setup something better to hide the cables than the card board box I got the work tops in. The current solution does stop me snagging cables with my feet.
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Mass Effect Cover Critic: The First Game
19 Nov 2009
Mass Effect 2’s cover art is getting some criticism at the moment, even though it was reworked because of earlier criticism. I thought it a good idea to have an idea of the previous standard of artwork.
Left to right: The standard western cover, the limited edition western cover and the standard Japanese cover.
They are all pretty good. Sheperd in first two is a bit butterfaced and indistinct. However the first is much more space opera like and evokes a bit of Star Wars.
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