Michael is an experienced software architect/engineer from Arbroath, Scotland,
specialising in C#, PHP, AJAX, Web Services, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server.
He also loves an ice-cold Jack and Coke and a good tikka masala.
February 15th, 2010
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We’ve always liked Weather Underground for its no-nonsense, real-time weather info. Today they’ve released a new service called Full Screen Weather that mashes up Google Maps with weather data for nothing but maps and up-to-the-minute weather info.
[Via: Lifehacker]
Tags: Computing, Gadgets & Gizmos, Interests, Technology
February 15th, 2010
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Robots born with the sole purpose of solving the Rubik’s Cube are nothing new, but we’re pretty sure we haven’t seen one crack the code in under a dozen seconds before.
[Via: engadget]
Tags: Computing, Gadgets & Gizmos, Interests, Technology
January 27th, 2010
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I tried to use the window Aero Snap feature on Windows 7 today that allows you to snap windows to the left or right of the screen by holding the title bar and dragging to the left or right edges. This work well for systems with one monitor, but with dual monitors, the desktop is [...]
Tags: Computing, Interests, Technology
January 27th, 2010
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Like prior versions of Windows, this is one of your options when right-clicking an item; it does what it says: it sends a copy of the object to the option you choose. The default choices with a normal right-click are the Desktop, a Zip folder, a fax or mail recipient, or [...]
January 15th, 2010
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One of the cooler stories out (of) the whole Google-China debacle is that Google hacked the hackers.
[Via: Gizmodo]