Uni - Past and Future
Lots of uni related stuff has been happening over the past few weeks. Uni results have come out, my 2008 Honours offer letter came, and we had our sacrilegious note burning cleansing session.
Recent Acquisitions
It’s been so long since my last blog post, so this one will be full of the general happenings of the last few months. So much has changed; computers have died, laptops purchased, uni degrees have been changed, exams have been and gone, and a few gadgets have been purchased 
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Thunderbird + Lightning + Google Calendar = hotness
Since converting to Mac and OS X iv’e been on the hunt for a program that could sync my Google calendar with some sort of calendar program. I was hoping that program would be iCal, but sadly there are no free syncing programs available 
But there was one rose that stood out amongst the thorns; alas Lightning and Google Calendar Provider were discovered.
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OS X Hints: Disable Function Lock
By default, OS X is configured to use the special functions (ie. adjust keyboard illumination) on the F1-F10 buttons on the MacBook Pro instead of the regular function (ie. expose). How awkward! 2 keys to access expose instead of 1. And they are on opposing sides of the keyboard. There has to be a fix for this.
OS X Hints: 64bit WEP WiFi + Slow Internet
Yesterday my MacBook Pro finally came. Expect some pictures and a full review soon.
During the set up of the wireless network connection, I ran in to some trouble. My PC-exclusive wireless lan is configured to be non-SSID broadcast, MAC access controlled and encrypted with 64bit WEP. To set it up it should be as easy as typing in the network name and key. But noooo…
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Be careful what you wish for…
For those of you who know me personally, you’ll be aware I’ve been wanting a shiney new laptop for a while now. But no actual need for one, the purchase of a new computer was completely unjustified. So for the last few months I’ve been wishing death upon my computers, and last Sunday that wish came true…
Installing pidgin-encryption on Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
Today I struggled for hours trying to install the encryption plug-in for Pidgin under Ubuntu Feisty Fawn. After a lot of dismay, I was referred to a very awesome article by Pierre-Yves Landuré, who has back compiled Pidgin and the encryption plugin for Feisty.
Budget Performer - Fujifilm FinePix A610 Review + Sample Photos
With a pending post-semester trip on the drawing board, it was time I got a digital camera. The aim was to spend no more than AU$200 on the complete package; camera, memory card, and anything else. Many a junk mail catalog were scrutinized, online stores examined, and manufacture websites plundered. In the end, the 6MP Fujifilm FinePix A610 was purchased for AU$170 from K-mart.
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Changing The Wordpress HTML Page Title
I thought I would have a look on Google to see how high up my blog appears when searching for keywords in my articles. After searching for “noiz waves introduction”, it just occurred to me how ugly and unoptimised the HTML page titles are for the blog posts by default in WordPress:
AJAX in ASP.NET 2.0 - Introduction To The Basics
AJAX has become quite the buzzword lately when it comes to Web 2.0. Luckily, AJAX is really easy to integrate into new and existing ASP.NET application; it’s just a matter of adding some simple controls here and there. The best thing about AJAX in ASP.NET is that no complex coding is required; all the postbacks and Javascript is abstracted away.
In this article I want to provide a quick introduction to AJAX in ASP.NET, highlighting core ideas and useful hints, aimed for existing developers who want to dabble with AJAX. I’m going to start with installing ASP.NET AJAX and configuring Visual Studio 2005 (which takes no time at all). Then its onto a description of 3 of the main controls that utilise AJAX; the ScriptManager, UpdatePanel and Timer. Finally, I will create a small project that combines these controls to perform a simple task.
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