Monthly Archives: December 2007

Teaching Bird a new trick

So now that I’ve got OnBoardC launching Bird I’ve noticed it does something a little different to RsrcEdit. RsrcEdit has a “QuartusC” button (I always rename it to “OnBoardC”) that launches OnBoardC. Bird does not have this button but it … Continue reading

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Giving OnBoardC the bird

So I was a big fan of OnBoardC back when I had my Visor and I was keen to see how the project had come along (it had only just been open sourced last time I used it). It seems … Continue reading

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New Sound System

I got a new sound system for Christmas. It was a boxed set with a Sony HT-DDW885 receiver and a full complement of 6.1 speakers. I’ve got the DVD player and PVR going through it now and with a bit … Continue reading

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Isaac tries (and fails) toilet training

After the Christmas party we tried to toilet train Isaac. He liked wearing “big boy” pants but despite his enthusiasm he was just not ready. The problem seems to be that he has no advanced warning that he’s about to … Continue reading

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Christmas Party/Wiggles

We had the work Christmas party. It was up on the sunshine coast this year. We went up early on Saturday to the Eumundi markets. Due to a late scheduling change, the kids and I missed out on most of … Continue reading

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A free/Free virtualization solution for the Mac

VMWare really dropped the ball this time. The beta of Fusion was free so I used it. It felt to me about the same as VMWare Player which is free on Windows and Linux (and very limited compared to their … Continue reading

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Bree's computer goes in for repair

Bree’s computer is in for repairs. The hard drive just died. A bit of work and I got it to at least stop hanging any system that tried to do anything with it but it can’t complete a low level … Continue reading

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Treo accessories

My accessories finally arrived. The screen protector wasn’t what I was expecting but I’ve never had one before. I think it’s causing some false double-taps in a few apps but I’m not sure. The screen has always seemed more sensitive … Continue reading

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Treo boots Linux (finally)

So I finally got the Treo to boot Linux. For some reason the Greenphone didn’t want to act as a reliable SD card reader but I found a program called Card Export that turns the Treo into an SD card … Continue reading

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Isaac poos everywhere

Last night Isaac did a poo in the bath. Neither of the kids bothered to tell me until I came in to get them out. Ew. Then when we got Isaac up this morning he’d done a poo in his … Continue reading

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