Chris Dalby Untangles Networks

links for 2009-11-06

Tutorials webOS Installing An Ipk - WebOS Internals

developer stuff for the palm pre and webOS

(tags: webOS palmpre pre)

links for 2009-10-28

tortoisesvn.tigris.org

an svn command line for windows.

(tags: svn windows)

links for 2009-10-27

Its Coming ! on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Videos

the nick Binns

(tags: music)

links for 2009-10-26

FTP Server

creating an FTP server on ubuntu

(tags: ubuntu ftp)

links for 2009-10-23

nMQTT

A .NET library for MQTT which can be used to interact with IBM's Really Small Message Broker.

(tags: mqtt rsmb c# .net)

links for 2009-10-20

A monster collection of jQuery resources you’ll ever need to create that amazing site for one of your clients or for one of your personal projects. | ResourcesMix.info

a big collection of jquery tools. nice.

(tags: jquery)

links for 2009-10-12

How To Create Custom Error Reporting Pages in ASP.NET Using Visual Basic .NET

Creating custom error messages in vb.net

(tags: error .net vb)

links for 2009-10-02

Twitterfall

real time twitter searches. amazing stuff.

(tags: twitter realtime)

links for 2009-10-02

Twitterfall

real time twitter searches. amazing stuff.

(tags: twitter realtime)

links for 2009-10-01

GhostWire Studios UI Components for Adobe Flash » [AS3] Difference Between Stage Size, Screen Size And SWF Size

Getting the dimensions of externally loaded swf files and stage sizes etc.

(tags: flash as3 swf)

links for 2009-09-30

Build audio buttons | RiaCodes

creating audio buttons in flash

(tags: audio flash as3)

links for 2009-09-29

Flash Image Borders with ActionScript 3 | FlashMyMind - Flash and ActionScript 3 Tutorials

images in flash with AS3.

(tags: flash as3 images)

The Allier is Massif

Located in the Massif Central, South of France, the Allier is a River with a big reputation that I have been longing to do for quite some time. I’ve always missed out on trips to the Allier for some reason. A river with 3 sections worth checking out and definately a whole week if you want to do the lot.

The geology of the river is almost granite type volcano rock. I’m sure wikipedia could come up with the real definition. But generally lots of rocks creating obstacles throughout all the rapids. Plenty of places for pins and breaches.

We arrived very late at night next to the put in and pitched our tents after a ging gang gooly with a box of wine and much excitment for the coming days. My journey down there had started a few days earlier. I drove down to the South of France with the canoe on the car for this trip. It was more than eventful with a breakdown that threatened to stop the trip, but thankfully we made it to the put in. I was paddling with Blue (Tony Pape) and Yak (Ian Mckinnes).

View Allier in a larger map

We were paddling the Nouveau Monde to Alleyras section. 42 rapids in 18KM over two days. The most technical river I think I have ever paddled in an open canoe and energy sapping from the constant concentration required when you are hit with rapid after rapid in short succession.

The trip was over two days with a bivy at the side of the river half way down. So we were carrying quite a bit of kit, as any idiot can be uncomfortable, and I inherited Yak’s gear as he was paddling a kayak. The Bivy is everything about open canoeing. A time to share stories around a fire and enjoy good company under the stars.

We were blessed with great water levels and outstanding bright and hot sunshine. For anyone paddling the Allier, you should refer to Meteo France for water levels. If the water level is above 0.6, then it is runnable. We ran at 0.65 and day 2 it was about 0.75. Excellent levels with testing rapids.

All in all a great paddle trip. Take a look at the video.

links for 2009-09-25

76 Dirty, Extreme And Creative Free Grunge Fonts | Graphic and Web Design Blog -Resources And Tutorials

Nice collection of free grunge fonts.

(tags: fonts)

Whatever Happened to the Plastic Bag Tax?

The plastic bag tax is due to increase in Ireland and is planned to be 40p per bag. When the plastic bag tax was introduced a few years ago in the Republic of Ireland, I really thought this would be adopted in England very quickly. Now, Ireland plans to double this tax to further deter shoppers from using plastic bags. Yet still not one political party in Britain has picked up on this as a possible double whammy to take the environmental high ground and to solve all the budget cut issues and revenue raising in one hit.

The time is right for a plastic bag tax, even with all the environmental and climate change awareness that has been so high profile over recent months, I still see the majority of supermarket shoppers indulging in multiple plastic bags week in week out, while supermarket staff continue to try and ram plastic bags down your thoat. As a serial fabric shopping bag fiend, I have genuinly had numerous occasions with supermarket checkout staff where I have had to almost argue I don’t need bags because I have my own shopping bags.

So the time is right for a plastic bag tax and I welcome it. We need to raise revenue for the country, and a plastic bag tax is trivial and gives the individual a choice. Those prefering to avoid the tax, can easily use their own shopping bags and can sleep easy at night knowing that they are saving the planet.

Maybe administering and implementing the system is less than simple. For instance, self service checkouts are commonplace in supermarkets nowadays, but lessons can surely be learnt from the Ireland model.

links for 2009-09-15

How to: Write Text to a File

how to write a text file in vb.net

(tags: .net text)

links for 2009-09-03

Prévisions météo de Météo-France - Accueil

River levels for France.

(tags: france canoe canoeing river)

links for 2009-08-30

A Dogs Best Friend - What my cleints say…..

(tags: dog)

links for 2009-08-30

A Dogs Best Friend - What my cleints say…..

(tags: dog)

Medway Paddling

Today we paddled the River Medway from Tonbridge to Yalding. Thats 6 locks including 2 canoe chutes and 4 portages.

I must say, this was a great days paddling. The weather could not have been booked any better. I’m even nursing sunburn this evening! You can’t beat a days paddling with loads of open boats. There must have been 20 - 30 open boats on this trip. Great fun.

The trip was organised on Song of the Paddle, with the help of Kent Canoes. The actual trip is two days long. As I’m writing this blog post, the rest of the paddlers are staying on a campsite next to the River Medway.

I’m not normally one for flat water paddling, but being local, I felt this had to be done, and I’d never paddled this stretch from Tonbridge to Yalding. Although the brochure didn’t mention 6 locks. That’s a lot of carrying canoes on a Saturday!

What is worth noting on the above canoe chute is that it has been designed containing brushes so fish can actually swim up the shute. So canoes can go down and fish can go up. More details here.

View Medway River Day 1 in a larger map