Category Archives: Computers

reverse course

Steven is out of the office for the next few days, so I decided that we must have fun with it. I’ve always thought that software pranks lacked a certain level of sophistication. So, when our mouse flipping software was … Continue reading

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on multiple runtimes

When a DLL links against a different runtime library than your executable things are bound to go awry.

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update redux

The site update is complete. I will be tweaking the CSS for the next little while, but the design is set.

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update

Just a heads up, a new design is in progress. Additionally unedited pictures from the honeymoon to Peru will be going live in the gallery shortly there after.

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Gallery!

The Gallery2 installation is finally live! (http://wintersfall.westernesse.net/gallery/) I have been meaning to get it setup since we set the server up a year ago. It has been something that I have been missing since I left Boston where I was … Continue reading

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Updates…

Well, I finally got over my anger with NI’s software and rolled a solution that got it working. So, I’ve moved onto a few new interesting bits of code. Currently, I working on rolling a PDF library written in C# … Continue reading

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NI Measurment Studio

As if I needed yet another reason to hate measurement studio, or for that matter almost all NI products I’ve got another reason. It seems that those COM interfaces that are provided for the DataSocket Server are just a tease. Continue reading

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GPS Receiver

After purchasing the Samsung BlackJack I’ve been in search of a “good” GPS receiver. The requirements were as follows: BlueTooth for use with the BlackJack RS-232/USB interface for use with a laptop/desktop Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery pack I was unable to … Continue reading

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structured blogging

In an attempt to get Structured Blogging running I’ve been mucking about a bit tonight with WordPress. It seems as though the Structured Blogging plugin expects the user_level attribute of the user to be set. It uses this to determine … Continue reading

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Server Update

As some of you may have noticed, the server died this last week. It was a technical error. The problem has been corrected and full service is being restored.

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