MCE Controller doc ommission

I forgot to mention a key (pun intended) command that MCE Controller supports in the 1.0.3 documentation. The “key:” command allows you to simulate any alphanumeric keyboard key press. For example “key:3” is the same thing … Read more

Make your own parts

From the this is just plain cool department: eMachineShop allows you to design any physical “part” you want using a CAD program you download and then submit the plans to them. They will machine the part using … Read more

Blogging pictures

I typically just use .Text’s standard edit form for creating my posts, but it does not deal with images well (see my posts from Asia and you’ll know what I mean. I’ve tried both BlogJet (in … Read more

Enthusiast Geeks

I’ve been thinking a lot about technical enthusaists lately. And I’m really struggling with it. The problem is I’m a super-hard-core technical enthusiast. Probably close to as hard core as you can get. And I know … Read more

Tokyo!

I arrived at the Narita Airport about 2 hours ago after a 2 hour flight from Shanghai. We then took a train (the “Narita Express”) to downtown Tokyo, about 1 mile from the hotel. The train … Read more

Peking Duck

Last night our hosts took us out to dinner at a Peking Duck restraunt here in Beijing where we had some amazing Chinese fare, including Peking duck. I sampled duck tongue (yuk), duck liver pâté (yum), … Read more

In Beijing

Last night at about 10pm local time I arrived in Beijing China. We flew from Seattle to Narita/Tokyo and then to Beijing. This morning I woke up at about 6am, walked 3 mintues out the front … Read more

Wireless Woes

My 802.11b wireless network drives me nuts. I bought a new Linksys G AP because I was experiencing drop-outs with my 4 (that’s right 4) other APs. I set the new AP up (in B mode only) is less than 10’ … Read more

Geeks

First, it should be obvious that I consider myself a geek. I think I’m a pretty big geek. My sister Laurie is constantly calling me a geek; the funny thing is she thinks she’s insulting me! … Read more

Regex

I’m still an absolute n00b when it comes to regex. Even after reading Mastering Regular Expressions. But man, is it powerful. Tonight my wife asked me to help her create name badge labels for an org … Read more

Page 23

From Larry Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 23. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. “Right,” I said. “And in Star Wars, … Read more

Premise and .NET

Premise Systems has been sold (to an unannounced, but apparently BIG, buyer) and they have released preview versions of both thier Hardware and Services Development Kit (HSDK) and MiniBroker that are .NET based. I’ve spent some … Read more