paulhurley.co.uk

1. OpenStreetMap
(Geekery - All things computers/Misc)

... Opensource software works (free as in beer). There are several ways people can contribute, there's an online map editor, a downloadable java based client for editing, and a system to upload GPS tracks ...

2. Digital Photo Frame Part 6: We can Rebuild it !
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... the Alnwick Picture Shop, where the nice lady cut me a mount the perfect size in about ten minutes (after working out what I was trying to do), it only cost a pound as well ! I could then assemble the ...

3. Digital Photo Frame Part 4: IR Remote Control with LIRC
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... whilst this worked on my Armada laptop, the Latitude didn't put out enough voltage on the Serial port (only about +3V), so I built the more complicated RS232 compliant one. I also used a low voltage drop ...

4. Digital Photo Frame Part 3: Configure Software
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... although it doesn't work ! I use osdsh and osdctl to display messages on screen much like the TV on screen display. I also wrote scripts to turn the display on and off, and to toggle between ...

5. Digital Photo Frame Part 2: Base O/S
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... fine with a few minor issues;The graphics adaptor in the Latitude is a NeoMagic MagicGraph.. This was recognised by Xubuntu, but configured the display as 800x600 @ 24 bits, it took me a while to work ...

6. Digital Photo Frame Part 1
(Geekery - All things computers/Xubuntu Digital Photo Frame)

... model, assembled and exploded !) So, Steps in rough order; Ensure Laptop Works Install chosen software (XUbuntu 7.10, Feh, unclutter, Ndiswrapper etc) Configure software in some way Rip ...

7. Ubuntu Rulez !
(Geekery - All things computers/Ubuntu Linux)

I've recently acquired n old work laptop, which I've decided to put Ubuntu 7 Fesity onto.  Here's my current setup;   Compaq Armada M300 laptop (PIII 600Mhz, Expansion ...

8. My SpamAssassin on Win32 Setup
(Geekery - All things computers/Anti-SPAM)

... channel: current version is 477972, new version is 477972, skipping channel [1992] dbg: diag: updates complete, exiting with code 1   This shows it works, now you can set it up to work ...

9. See My BOINC Stats
(Geekery - All things computers/Misc)

For those of you who don't know, BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) is a Grid computing application that grew out of the SETI@Home project from Berkley university in the ...

10. I'm Selling My Phone !
(other/Other)

Sony Ericsson K750i 2 Megapixel Camera Phone, Silver For Sale, My beloved K750i.  I've had this phone for a little while, but must sell due to phone upgrade at work.  This phone is the ...

11. Great Quotes
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

... everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.    Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.    Every one has a photographic ...

12. Uni FAQ
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

Q:  I did terribly on the midterm, but only because for some reason I didn't try or do the work.  Actually I'm very smart and if I had tried, I could have done as well here as I do ...

13. Travel
(other/Other)

I fly with work quite a lot, I generally fly short haul, to places like Paris and Montpellier France, Frankfurt and Munich Germany, Budapest Hungary, or even Milan.  I have traveled long haul to ...

14. SpamFu
(Geekery - All things computers/Anti-SPAM)

... my fair share of spam, and I don't like it (does anyone ?).  Originally I used a Win32 pop proxy based on the excellent SpamAssasin called SAProxy.  This was expensive, but worked well.  ...

15. Show me the money...
(Geekery - All things computers/Joomla)

... Medspan Adsense module V2.5 (available here --> http://mambo.medspan.info), I'm using the standard google search module, but adding my adsearch client id, which seems o work well.  Hopefully ...

16. Software Development in Pharmaceutical industry References
(Geekery - All things computers/Software Engineering)

... 47, no. 6, pp. 281-284. Keywords: validation Arnold, N. (2003), 'Using Workshops in LIMS implementation Projects', in Pittcon 2003 (2003),Orlando, Florida, USA, Thermo Corporation, Orlando, ...

17. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
(Geekery - All things computers/Joomla)

... for human readable links, so links are really human readable.  It works, and it's great. For google sitemaps I use Google Sitemap generator V2.0.5  (http://forge.joomla.org/sf/ projects/google_sitemap_generator ...

18. Software Development Methodologies within the Regulated Pharmaceutical industry
(Geekery - All things computers/Software Engineering)

... / methods, so If you wish to give data on several different projects you have worked on, I would be very grateful. Please do so on separate copies of the questionnaire. All answers will be dealt with ...

19. Message to Woman
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

Subject: Instructions from a man...... TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE FROM A MAN WHO'S HAD ENOUGH 1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. We refuse to answer. 2. Learn to work the toilet ...

20. Bricklayer Jokes
(Fun/Jokes and Things)

This is a bricklayer's accident report, which was printed in the newsletter of the British equivalent of the Workers' Compensation Board. This is a true story. Had this guy died, he'd have received a Darwin ...