A world apart from the everday ...

Now your phone has a "Guardian"

I know this probably old news to most of you .... but I only found it today, courtesy of Armand 's post here , and think it rocks! quoted from Symbian Tools , the developers of this little gem.... "Guardian is the new anti-theft system for Symbian Series 60 devices. Every time you switch on your mobile telephone, Guardian proceeds with authentication of the inserted sim card; if authentication fails, Guardian sends a notification sms message to a previously set telephone number." So...

LINQ to SQL Debug Visualizer

Another great post from Scott Guthrie about installing and using the Linq to SQL Debug Visualizer ... a handy little addition. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

"A computer on every desktop"; hell no! how about "Every desktop is a computer"

So in today's world of constant change and innovation it often seems to me like all we're doing is re-inventing the wheel ... making things a little smoother, a little quicker. It is not often that something truly revolutionary hits the streets anymore .... It does happen from time to time, like the launch of the iPhone from Apple , but not THAT often. This week however saw one of those defining moments. What is it you ask .... well Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Surface ......

want a decent alternative to using iTunes to move music to and from your iPod on a Windows machine .....

..... enter XPlay! With XPlay there is no bulky interface, no fluff, nothing to get in the way of you and your music. XPlay's incredibly powerful and ease to use drag-and-drop ability makes transferring music to and from the iPod quick and simple. There is no easier way to manage music on your iPod. At last i can uninstall that pesky media player known as iTunes that tries to hijack all media on my machine. Apple can certainly make awesome hardware devices but if iTunes is anything to go by, they...

Why Macs really suck ...

Ever wondered why it is that Macs REALLY suck ... finally we now know why!

Pandora's box ....

So you ever sat at work and found yourself bored to death with your mp3 selection? Cannot find a decent radio station to stream at your desk? Tired of rebuffering interruptions?

Voting is now open ...

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iTunes and Album Art

Don't you hate having to manually import your album art into iTunes one song at a time ... well now there is a solution to your hours and hours of torment!

when to pass byRef and when to pass byVal

We all know the difference between passing value types byval and byref, If the variable is passed byval any change to the variable value in the called function is not reflected back in the callee because a copy of the variable is passed which is killed upon returning from the called function. If the value is passed byref it means that the changes will be reflected back because the same variable is passed. This is essentially true for value-type objects, but what happens if you pass an objec

Interfaces vs Abstract classes

This is a question that keeps coming up, time and time again. This post is probably going to cause renewed debate on the subject; which is well, GOOD! So to Interface or not, that is the question.... In order to answer this I feel we should take a quick look at the basic difference's between an Interface and an Abstract class, perhaps this will provide the answer we're looking for. What is an Interface? An interface is a contract, a specification that concrete classes MUST follow. It defines method...

and big brother (read GOOGLE) is watching ...

so you think you're safe behind your 10ft walls and nobody will ever know what you're up to in your own “private” space; well not anymore! Google now publishes satelite photos of the ENTIRE planet for all to see. go check out Google Earth , it's a windows app that you can download and install to your pc. here is a picture of Rome taken this morning .... it's incredible; it even shows the booms that i drive through each and every day ... Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit...

have too much time? don't like to sleep? have no social life?

Then i have the solution for you .... Looking to earn extra income using your hard-won technical skills? Rent a Coder lets you locate and bid on coding projects and questions from around the world! By completing a free registration , you can publicize your skills on the online resume system and receive emails as new bid requests come in. They handle all the money collecting so you can concentrate on what you're best at...coding. By the time you've begun work, the buyer's money has already been placed...

let's do the hokey pokey ...

This is far too geeky, even for me!! Hokey Spokes make a set of LED blades that attach to a bicycle's spokes allowing you to spell out words and make poor images while you ride on around town knowing full well just how idiotic they make you look. The blades communicate with each other using infrared and are actually programmed with your Palm, so you can make changes whilst on a ride. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

One small step for the hand ....

check this out ... some guy RFID'd his own hand. unbelievable! think of the possibilities ... wondering if this operation is available at my local Medicross center? check out his [ Photo Gallery ] Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!

Microsoft media center beta program ...

oooh i am so very very excited! i've just been accepted on to the upcoming Microsoft Media center edition beta program. wikki! the best part of all is i have no idea how it happened. i remember reading some article somewhere that talked about the beta program, clicking a link (you gotta forgive me for being so vague, but i must click at least a gazillion links per day), filling in a lengthy survey. that was the last i thought of it ... no way in firey hell that MS would ever pick little ole me down...