August 2011
1 post
Joke: Learning foreign language.
A Swiss man, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus stop where two Americans are waiting. “Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?” he asks. The two Americans just stare at him. “Excusez-moi, parlez vous Fracais?” he tries. The two continue to stare. “Parlare Italiano?” No response. “Hablan ustedes Espanol?” Still nothing. The Swiss guy...
March 2011
1 post
Just rediscovered this picture in my photo...
From 2009… Romania is stunning! Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
January 2011
2 posts
SundayWorship V1.3 released
The main focus of this release has been adding support for downloading and installing additional Bibles for use with the Scripture picker. We’ve also fixed a few bugs and re-worked the multimedia picker to make it a bit easier to use. The new version can be download from here. A new version of the getting started guide can be downloaded from here. New features in SundayWorship 1.3 Download...
Just used Google's Street View to get the phone...
Here in Bran there are lots of hotels and bed & breakfasts. As a result lots of the people we know are in the tourism business. Anyway the parents of one of classmates of my boy run a bed and breakfast and he wanted to go an play around at the boy’s house. We didn’t know their number to call and see if he could go over, so I used Google’s Street View to find their house and...
December 2010
1 post
Sad News: Our dog "Dolly" died over the weekend......
Dolly wasn’t a pedigree German Shepherd but we loved her as see was… She will be missed. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
September 2010
8 posts
Nova Ball now available for Android devices...
My third (and final for this batch) app is now live in the Android Market: Nova Ball (Note: This link only works from within your Android device). Nova Ball is a space/sci-fi accelerometer game. In the game you control the ball by holding your device parallel to the floor and tilting. The game has three modes: arcade, mayhem and missions. In arcade mode you need to see how fast you clear each...
Second Android app published: BibleBase Daily...
I am on a roll…. I have uploaded a second app to the Android Market: BibleBase Daily Bread This app is a Bible reading schedule based on a 3 year cycle. The Old Testament is roughly three times longer than the New Testament, but as the Bible contains ‘progressive revelation’ it is best to spend equal amounts of time in each Testament. So, in the three year cycle you will read...
Thunder Clap my first Android app has published...
My first Android app has published and is available in the Android Market! Thunder Clap A simple to use utility to calculate the distance to a storm based on the time elapsed between the lightning and the thunder. When you see the lightning: hit the ‘Lightning’ button, then when you hear the thunder: hit the ‘Thunder’ button. The distance to the storm will be shown. ...
Thunder Clap HD screenshots
Here are the screenshots for Thunder Clap HD for the iPad. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
Thunder Clap HD: Big moment for me... I just...
I don’t have an iPad but using Apple’s simulator I have created an iPad version of my Thunder Clap app for the iPhone / iPod Touch… Here is the description:Following the success of Thunder Clap on the iPhone and iPod Touch, here is Thunder Clap HD built specifically for the iPad. Thunder Clap HD is simple to use utility to calculate the distance to a storm based on the time...
A dog went to a telegram office...
A dog went to a telegram office, took out a blank form and wrote: “Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof.” The clerk examined the paper and politely told the dog, “There are only nine words here. You could send another ‘Woof’ for the same price.” The dog replied, “But that would make no sense at all!” Posted via email from...
7 or 11: Just submitted my next iPhone app to...
I have just submitted my next iPhone game to Apple for approval… Here is the blurb:INTRO Welcome to 7 or 11 where maths meets physics. Using an advanced 2D physics engine, 7 or 11 is a fun game with balloons, cacti and prime numbers! The idea behind the game is simple, tap on the falling balloons to make running totals of either 7 or 11. If the total goes over 11 you go bust and the game...
I installed iOS 4.1 on my iPod Touch and guess...
I was looking forward to the release of iOS 4.1 as it promised bugs fixes for iPhone 3G users which also means iPod Touch users. So I installed it last night and didn’t change any of my settings… But guess what: This morning the battery is completely flat. So now I will need to start looking again for some odd setting which either Apple have changed when I upgraded or some other...
August 2010
2 posts
Notes on the Minor Prophets: Habakkuk, Haggai,...
Download now or preview on posterous MinorProphets.pdf (131 KB) Les Wheeldon has put together some notes on the minor prophets from in Old Testament: Habakkuk, Haggai, Jonah, Malachi, Micah, Nahum, Zechariah, Zephaniah. Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
A man takes his hamster to the vet...
A man takes his hamster to the vet, and after a short look at the creature the vet pronounces it dead. Not happy with the vet’s diagnosis the man asks for a second opinion. The vet gives a whistle and in strolls a Labrador dog. The dog nudges the hamster around with its nose and sniffs it a couple of times before shaking his head. “There” says the vet,” Your hamster is...
July 2010
2 posts
Joke: More bread - Man goes into a diner every day...
A man from the Old Country went to a diner every day for lunch. He always ordered the soup of the day. One day the manager asked him how he liked his meal. The old man replied, “It was good, but you could give a little more bread.” So the next day the manager told the waitress to give him four slices of bread. “How was your meal, sir?” the manager asked. “It was...
How to solve your iPod Touch battery problems with...
Like many people I upgraded my iPod Touch to iOS4… In general it works well and the new folders feature is brilliant… I am not so keen on the multitasking and that isn’t Apple’s fault, I have an Android phone and I don’t like the multitasking on that either… The most used apps on my phone and my iPod Touch are their task managers to kill off the running...
June 2010
1 post
V1.1 of Sunday Worship Released - Adds PowerPoint...
We are very pleased to announce the release of version 1.1 of SundayWorship.This release adds two major features to SundayWorship. * Support for running Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from SundayWorship * The ability to import songs from EasiSlides.You can download the latest version from here. Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
May 2010
2 posts
Started working on a multi-node ESMTP server...
I have started working on an idea I had for a multi-node (cluster aware) ESMTP server. I have decided to write it using Google’s Go language (for reasons which aren’t absolutely clear at the moment). Designed from the ground up to work as a cluster, each node keeps an index of the available messages by using hashes which are distribute throughout the cluster. If a message is...
My comments about a recent Live Hacking CD vs....
McGrew Security have published a review comparing the Live Hackign CD with Backtrak4: http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/2010/05/10/live-hacking-cd-vs-backtrack-4/#comm… . Although the review is generally well balanced, I want to add a few comments: 1) Competition is good for everyone, the LHCD has only just come out of beta and is relatively young, where as BT has been around much longer. The...
April 2010
3 posts
New Linux mini distribution for penetration...
The Live Hacking Mini CD is a new small Linux distribution designed for ethical computer hacking. Based on its bigger brother (the Live Hacking CD) this mini distribution contains the tools and utilities you need to test and hack your own network by using the tools and techniques employed by more malicious hackers. The Live Hacking Mini CD is a ‘Live CD’ meaning that it runs directly...
New software to display songs, scriptures and...
Sunday Worship V1.0 has been released. The SundayWorship.net software is designed to easily display songs, scriptures and multimedia for use during your church meetings. By using a laptop or computer with two video outputs, a single computer can control a projector and its normal monitor at the same time. The normal monitor shows the SundayWorship.net software which allows songs, scriptures and...
Book Review: The Design of Design by Fred Brooks...
Fred Brooks the author of the legendary The Mythical Man-Month book has just released a new book The Design of Design. I’ve managed to get my hands on a review copy and here is what I thought about it: http://www.gaj-it.com/17304/from-music-to-gadget-are-the-principles-of-design… Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
March 2010
1 post
Free version of Nova Ball now in App Store. Get it...
This is a FREE version of Nova Ball the space/sci-fi accelerometer game. In the game you control the ball by holding your device parallel to the floor and tilting. The full game has three modes: arcade, mayhem and missions. In arcade mode you need to see how fast you clear each level. Mayhem is all about survival; stop the stars reaching critical mass. In mission mode you have to clear each...
February 2010
2 posts
Nova Ball
My first (and maybe last) game for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad is available in App Store: http://bit.ly/c13q7F Nova Ball is a space/sci-fi accelerometer game. In the game you control the ball by holding your device parallel to the floor and tilting. The game has three modes: arcade, mayhem and missions. In arcade mode you need to see how fast you clear each level. Mayhem is all about survival;...
Live Hacking Linux Distribution
I have been working as part of a team with Dr. Ali Jahangiri to make an ethical hacking Linux distribution…The Live Hacking CD is a new Linux distribution packed with tools and utilities for ethical computer hacking, penetration testing and countermeasure verification. Based on Ubuntu this ‘Live CD” runs directly from the a CD and doesn’t require installation on your hard-drive. Once booted...
January 2010
2 posts
Initial thoughts on iPad
I wrote quite a long comment on Facebook and I thought I would re-use and tweak the text as my initial thoughts on the iPad. Apple are clearly marketing this between the iPhone and the MacBook but with the idea that the large screen coupled with its lightweight makes it better at certain (and only certain things). For myself I am actually using my iPod Touch in exactly the way Apple envisage the...
Thunder Clap iPhone/iPod Touch App
As a proof of concept I have written a very simple iPhone/iPod Touch Application called Thunder Clap. I wanted to check that I could write applications for the iPhone and test the submissions and approval process. Now that I have done that I have several other applications in the pipeline. Thunder Clap: A simple to use utility to calculate the distance to a storm based on the time elapsed between...
November 2009
1 post
I just joined gdgt.com
A bit boring, but I have joined gdgt.com, my profile page is: http://user.gdgt.com/garysims/ Posted via email from Gary’s Posterous | Comment »
October 2009
1 post
My hosting provider and thus my web server was...
My hosting provider had ALL there severs hacked a few weeks ago and as a result some of my sites have been down… The hosting company restored all the servers but either inserted code that the hackers used got copied over or the security weakness remained in the servers and they got hacked again. They tried getting brand new servers but all the hosting data was lost. As a result the company...
September 2009
18 posts
Motorola’s First Android Phone →
Mobile manufacturers, Motorola have revealed their first phone that runs on Google Android. The phone which is called Motorola Cliq was officially released at the Mobilize 09 Conference at San…
T- Mobile and Orange in a Merger →
Dutch telecommunication company T- Mobile and French telecommunication giant Orange are planning on a merger in the U.K to boost their sales and customer base. The merger would create a telecom…
Palm Unveils the Slimmer Pixi →
Palm,the leaders of yesteryear’s PDA market and back again to try their luck. But this time they’ve got it sleeker and are aimed at the younger generation. Palm has launched the Palm Pixi, a slimmer…
New Twitter Client For Mac Released; Chirptastic... →
The first public beta of Chirptastic the new Twitter client for Mac OS X has been released. What is included in this version? See your timeline
Send status messages (aka Tweets)
Reply and…
iPhone may Open up to Other Wireless Carriers in... →
According to predictions from financial analyst Gene Munster, Apple’s iPhone deal with AT&T is likely to end by this year. If this prediction was to actually go true and if Apple were to open up its…
New Twitter Client For Mac Released; Chirptastic... →
The first public beta of Chirptastic the new Twitter client for Mac OS X has been released. This Beta is a FREE download. It should work on Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard.
Google Fast Flip →
New way to read the news!
Right-click on the desktop
Tech Support: “I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop.” Customer: “Ok.” Tech Support: “Did you get a pop-up menu?”Customer: “No.” Tech Support: “Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?” Customer: “No.” Tech Support: “Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?” Customer:...
Coming Soon
Chirptastic is a Twitter client for the Mac… It is currently in development and I hope to have the first beta available in a week or so… So stay tuned! Gary Posted via email from Chirptastic | Comment »
Google and Sony Sign Chrome Deal →
Sony personal computers will now come bundled with the Google chrome browser following a deal that was signed between the electronics giant Sony and Google. This is the first time that Google has…
The Pirate is Back! →
File-sharing giants The Pirate Bay is back online again even after their Internet Service Provider was forced to take down the site. The District court in Stockholm had passed an order asking Black…
The Case of the Exploding iPhones! →
First it was exploding music players, now its is exploding mobile phones! Apple has been in the news recently not only for their Snow Leopard release but also for their iPhones that have been…
Microsoft’s Response to Sony’s PS3 Price Cut →
Come Friday and gamers are in for a surprise as the leading makers of gaming consoles, Microsoft and Sony have decided to cut down their price tags. Microsoft has announced the reduction of the price…
Sony’s new Challenge to Amazon! →
An increasing number of people these days want all their books in electronic format and e-readers are devices that help people read such electronic book on the go. Amazon has been the market leaders…
eBay to Sell Skype? →
Online auction leaders eBay is all set to sell off their internet based phone company, Skype. There have been speculations as to who the buyers of Skype will be and one of it is that it will be sold…
eBay to Start Selling GM Cars →
Renowned auction site, eBay and General Motors (GM) have partnered up and come up with a new scheme that allows customers in the US to purchase cars off the auction site. The trial run for the…
IBM allows Chemistry into their Laboratories →
Researchers of IBM want to sustain the Moore’s law which states the number of transistors that can be placed in an integrated circuit board will roughly double every two years. This rule has been on…
The New System in Wikipedia →
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia is planning to launch a new program on how people contribute to some of the pages. It will need to revise pages about living people and news about some…
August 2009
54 posts
Live Webchat With Leading Entrepreneur and... →
As part of the promotion of UK’s innovation and technology iawards there will be a live webchat with leading entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star James Caan today (Thursday 27 August) at 1.30pm UK…
14 Things Which Are New in Snow Leopard →
With Snow Leopard set to be released in only a couple of days, what can be expected of the new “refined, not reinvented” version of OS X. For Snow Leopard, Apple engineers had a single goal: to make…