by R.I. Pienaar | Jan 6, 2004 | Uncategorized
I have created a new category for iPaq and Pocket PC related postings, I am hoping to post here bits about all the software I use on my iPaq mostly as a place where I can come back and find things that I loose but also in the hope that someone will be finding it interesting.
A shortcoming in the Pocket PC 2003 OS in my view is the lack of a simple to locate battery monitor, the battery monitor only appears when the iPaq is nearly flat otherwise it is buried deep in the settings menus. I found a good freeware system tray battery meter at Birdsoft and it works really well so far, below a screenshot of it in action. It does not provide much functionality but clicking on the icon allows you to click on short cuts to the power management and the battery management of the iPaq, not much else you would want from such a tool.
by R.I. Pienaar | Jan 2, 2004 | Usefull Things
Someone pasted a link to their DVD collection today on IRC, turns out they used a on-line service called DVD Profiler.
It is a windows app that has a ad supported freeware version with the option to pay $20 registration to remove them. You enter DVD’s into the system by bar-code and it has a database of bar-codes, you can also search based on title and so forth. It can sync with their on-line database and store your profile there for a convenient off-site backup and you can view your DVD list on-line, mine can be seen here.
It supports maintaining a wishlist, various filtered searches and can run a number of reports on your DVD collection. For each DVD there are reviews, cover images, zone and special feature information. The data are however user contributed so some of it is incomplete etc.
The UI isn’t 100% perfect but so far this is a great service, I can only wish they would extend it to support audio CD’s as well.
by R.I. Pienaar | Dec 30, 2003 | Usefull Things
I noticed a new repeating query in my blog log files, quoting from the BlogPulse web site:
BlogPulse Key Phrases, Key People, BlogBites, and Top Links are mined daily from new entries in over 80,000 weblogs using machine learning algorithms and natural language processing techniques. BlogPulse mines for bursty phrases and person names instead of for the most popular ones. The most popular phrases and names change very slowly over time. The burstiest phrases and names are those whose frequency of occurrence has increased significantly over the past two weeks, often dramatically
A quick play with it shows that it is rather interesting but not perfect, it’s language algorithms needs tuning a bit but it looks like a great start.
by R.I. Pienaar | Dec 27, 2003 | Photography
Bob Geldof and Orange are collaborating to Brighten up London for the Christmas season, I have seen a few of the buildings but nothing quite compares to Buckingham Palace lit up, it is absolutely amazing.
by R.I. Pienaar | Dec 23, 2003 | Front Page
I am taking a much needed break from work, a school friend is visiting from home and we are doing the tourist thing all over London. I thought it will be all the same as last year but so far has been pleasantly surprised with how things have changed in the last year. There are whole new sections open at the Tower of London and even Camden Town has expanded since I was there last.
I am looking forward to doing some of the things I will not really get to do with my Significant Other as she isn’t really into the whole war thing. My friend has just visited Poland has been to some of the concentration camps like Auschwitz and I have to say I am really keen to go there looking at the books and photos she brought and remembering watching Shindlers List with her when I was in school
We are also watching the Band of Brothers series again and we will be taking a drive out to see the B-52, Blackbird and many other American and British air craft at Duxford.
While walking back from the Tower of London we got some really nice shots of the bridge and HMS Belfast
