Monthly Archives: May 2008

I’ve taken some time out today to go over some of VB.NET’s language features and general "dialect".  It’s a very odd language and seems as if it has been patched together from remnants of a shabby past.  There are language … Continue reading →

I’ve always enjoyed watching anything to do with space on TV, especially with all of the Mars landings.  Today the Phoenix craft landed successfully, and after watching the videos on the landing process I was amazed.  It’s quite a futuristic … Continue reading →

I have a serious hate towards web payment systems that fail to load on the final booking page.  It’s happened to me before, then I’ve ended up making two payments.  Tonight I booked our boat trip back home for when … Continue reading →

I’m sure we’re all familiar with what patents are, those exclusive rights an "inventor" has over an invention.  Sure, there’s a strict process that must be met in order to file a patent, but anyone and their friend can patent … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what it is recently, but the news has been plastered with just death.  Let’s start out with the individual killings in Great Britain.  One boy, 16, killed in broad daylight over something most probably meaningless.  I saw … Continue reading →

If you’re colour-blind, you’re going to hate this (click here). It’s the first game I’ve played in a while which is actually quite challenging and really tests your ability, despite its simplicity.

Recently myself and a colleague have been discussing where our future part-time software development should be directed. Although we have many ideas, and have indeed in some cases started work on some areas, we thought it would be a good … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting read for the day. The BBC have looked into staff moving from Google to Facebook, and there seem to be a great number of them who are doing so. The article moves on to saying things like … Continue reading →

Let me admit something to you. The system I have now is something I bought when I was in college, taking in mind of course that I’m just about to finish my four year degree, so yes, it’s old, and … Continue reading →

Sure, I use Facebook, and I enjoy using it. It allows me to keep in contact with friends without having to use instant messaging, something which soaks up all of my time sometimes, and I try and avoid it at … Continue reading →