http://danwells.org/blog random things discussed in random ways Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:09:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Intel has recently released their Intel Atom processor and motherboards. I specifically like the Dual Core one. While these motherboards are relatively easy to get your hands on by ordering online (and cheap!) in SA, I'm having serious trouble finding any decent Mini-ITX cases for it. With my project I'm hoping ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/11/intel-atom-and-mini-itx-cases/ My supervisors and myself have decided that I've been doing too much technical work lately and that I must start my Masters thesis write up. I could not agree more. I have constructed my thesis layout using LaTeX, nicely laid out into seperate files for each chapter, the bibliography, appendices and ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/11/writing-up/ Totally random post. So arb one wonders whether it should be read or not... Decide yourself, maybe you need this information if you're stuck on an island with a bunch of USB cables... Anyway, lets get into it... While making myself some fly leads for my new server in the monument ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/10/usb-ethernet-fun/ Just a quick update on how things are going! (Sorry it's been a while!) So, in my virtual network which I posted about before, we have our ACR which is the gateway to our network, under this we have multiple routers and under those there are multiple machines. After much fussing ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/09/masters-update/ Awesome awesome device. Very happy with it :) Does all the fantastic things a GPS should do, routes, tracks, points of interest, etc. It's also very good looking and has a massive screen :) Feels much lighter than it looks. Takes SD cards. Comes pre-packaged with maps and custom points of ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/08/garmin-nuvi-710/ I watched Wall-E last night. I would give it a 8.75/10! Fantastic animated movie, I was laughing the whole way through =) The movie not only shows the plight of the human race having to abandon Earth, as it is too toxic to live on, but also has a very ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/08/wall-e/ How exciting, the 102's now have their pracs in the Hamilton Building undergrad labs... Makes it much less painful for me! Seems to be a good group so far... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/07/tutoring-comsci-102/ I need a network to do my implementation and testing of my Masters project. I created a virtual network as a backbone to base my project on. It's a very simple network, partly based on how the Dwesa test network is implemented. Dwesa is a rural community in the Eastern ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/07/virtual-network/ Never confuse danwells.org with danwells.com. Know 'Stan' from Days of our Lives?! Hectic! http://danwells.org/blog/2008/07/fun-fact/ It seems that InSight Technologies has put up a couple WiFi APs in the Mews, I noticed three new SSID's in the area. I will look into this. It appears to be some sort of pre-paid system. I wonder whereabouts the APs are physically located? In peoples flats? I'm guessing ... http://danwells.org/blog/2008/07/wi-fi-in-the-worcester-mews/