http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/CGImageProperties_Reference/Reference/reference.html

Fortunately someone else has obviously thought about this, and the solution already exists;

http://www.span.com/product_info.php?cPath=19_1300_1354&products_id=31697

Its a bit on the pricey side, but it allows you to have a box with a load of PCI-e devices and the ability to mount them to a notebook PC. Clever…

well that time has come when I made the leap from PC to Mac! Obviously I’ve already installed vmware fusion and windows 7, no need to panic. However I miss the hibernate feature of a PC.

Ok, for me I like to know my PC is properly off when I’m moving it and I often do something, hibernate, then grab my notebook and change location. But the mac is different. It sleeps in a semi-low power mode keeping everything in ram, which is fine, but I worry that the hard drive isn’t properly off and my battery is slowly maintaining something which I know I’m not going to need for a couple of hours.

so.. the outcome.

A Mac has many levels of sleep, which can be altered from the terminal by setting

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

and toggling between 0 and 3

for those who would like to control this via the system preferences panel, these guys have written an app for that !

http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.html

and there’s also a widget available here http://www.axoniclabs.com/DeepSleep/

List<int s = new List<int>();
s.Add(1);
s.Add(22);
s.Add(33);
customers.DataSource = s;
customers.DataBind();

<asp:Repeater id=”customers” runat=”server”>
<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
<td><%#Container.DataItem.ToString()%></td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>

source found on http://bytes.com/topic/asp-net/answers/567047-databinding-list-int

Dim Position As Int16 = 0

Position += string1.Length

rtb.SelectedText = string1

Dim string1 As String = “This is string1. Font=Arial: FontSize=14: Color=Blue” & vbNewLine

Dim myFont As New Font(“Arial”, 14, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)

Dim myColor As Color = Color.Blue

rtb.Select(Position, 0)

rtb.SelectionFont = myFont

rtb.SelectionColor = myColor

rtb.SelectedText = string1

Position += string1.Length

‘ String 2

string1 = “This is string2. Font=microsoft sans serif: FontSize=10: Color=Red” & vbNewLine

myFont = New Font(“microsoft sans serif”, 10, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)

myColor = Color.Red

rtb.Select(Position, 0)

rtb.SelectionFont = myFont

rtb.SelectionColor = myColor

rtb.SelectedText = string1

Position += string1.Length

‘ String 3

string1 = “This is string3. Font=courier new: FontSize=30: Color=Green: BOLD” & vbNewLine

myFont = New Font(“courier new”, 30, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point)

myColor = Color.Green

rtb.Select(Position, 0)

rtb.SelectionFont = myFont

rtb.SelectionColor = myColor

rtb.SelectedText = string1

Postion += string1.Length

This Clip was sourced from http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread98273.html

http://www.wi-fone.org/

Will be checking this out in the next few days.

Had previously used fring but the lag via their proxy is quite echoey and the interface is trying to do too much for my liking – Keep it simple.

A Really nice looking portfolio site which uses a mac frame to view content. – nice logo too.

http://s3.envato.com/files/313154/index.html#/archer/

 A Sweet 3D image rotator

http://activeden.net/item/3d-cube-spin-xml-gallery-slideshow/54221

A really nicely formatted video player (not entirely sure about the tint though)

http://activeden.net/item/new-video-player-dynamic-movie-player-flashvars/47981

Another one but not so flash!

http://activeden.net/item/dynamic-flash-video-player-flv-h264/21823

http://www.above-it-all.co.uk/lofts/pictures/01b.html

http://www.simplifydiy.com/building-works/extensions/loft-conversions

http://roomuptop.blogspot.com/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/gallery/2010/jan/04/team-sky-bradley-wiggins-cycling?picture=357609857

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Team-Sky-Squeezes-Into-First-Place-In-Tour-Down-Under/Article/201001315527896?f=rss

select top 4 * from table order by NewID()

however I’m not using SQL I’m using Linq..

the most basic solution is; count the rows, then get a random number in the range of the number of rows and return the row which matches the index.

var q = from r in db.TableBlobs
          select row;

int ncount = q.Count();
int nindex = new Random().Next(ncount);

Blobs blob = q.Skip(nindex).FirstOrDefault();

For a more advanced answer see here

My remit was to find the cheapest headset that work!

• Plantronics M120 – bit basic, slightly echoey but works – £5 from amazon!
• Plantronics M175/A – pretty good, sound quality fine – £ 25.
• Plantronics Supra H Series Headset and a 2.5mm to quick release adaptor (p/n: 43038-01) – warning: there appears to be 4 different versions of this cable with a 2.5mm jack (p/n: 43038-01 is the right one) – adaptor ranges for £8-£15, headset from £55.

If continual use then i’d recommend the Supra Headset plus the adaptor, but if its for just some use then the M175 is pretty good, but it doesn’t have a quick release so becarefull of walking off with your phone dangling from your neck!

I like this receipe as it tells you how to make them, and then freeze them so you can eat just the 1 you want rather than an entire batch!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/breakfastcroissants_89.shtml

ok, we travelled on ryanair because it was the cheapest and they happened to fly to an airport we wanted (in ireland). I think they’re okay but if I had to line them up in order I’d place them above some package holiday flight operators and below easyjet. One of my key factors is the fact that they have to keep on telling people how great they are. If they really were that great we should really know.

It starts with the fact that as soon as you get to the gate you get told “You may only have 1 bag as your hand luggage, any food/etc you have bought must be contained within the same 1 bag”. This is repeated numerous times.

Then you get on the plane, and then realise that the seat pocket which would usually hold a safety card has been removed (probably because that costs money, money they have to avoid to keep the flight cheaper) and the safety card has been moved to a sticker in front of your face. Where its not a massive problem it does leave you wondering where to put things somewhat.

The overhead storage on my flight had london tube like ryanair avertising saying “Worlds Best Airline, Cheapest Flights Guaranteed” etc/etc. It really did feel like I was on the tube. Is this completely necessary?

Then as soon as I landed I’m played an announcement saying “Yet another on-time flight, ryanair have the most punctual service of any other airline”.

My impression is that Ryanair tend to fly to smaller airports and are mostly short haul, therefore its fairly unlikely that these small airports are going to have problems with air-traffic, so quite frankly this statistic doesn’t make me more likely to buy another ryanair flight, if anything the continual announcements are less likely to make me have a higher opinion.

ok their pricing model has removed all hold luggage (I can only assume they mostly cater for people travelling light), but I wonder whether this really works.  Families must make up for a fair proportion of travel and they surely dont all travel without luggage. But ryanair is the company who considered charging to use the toilet and also have considered charging obese people more to fly. How long until we get a tax for being ideal weight (your thin, so we use less fuel to fly you so you can have a discount!) or something equally mental.

I think I prefer pain and simple and I would probably consider flying with Easyjet if it was a matter of a few pounts difference, probably just to avoid the announcements!

Irish Airports, grr.

somehow I get the impression Shannon Airport must be being operated by Ryanair!

Airports are annoying at the best of times, but Shannon airport in Ireland really annoyed me today. I arrived, then waited at the departure lounge (not really knowing if it was one of those airports which had no chairs the other side or not), then when the gate was announced I made my way through security, hmm. I’d thrown away the re-sealable plastic bag that gatwick gave me when I arrived, so I asked for one. The reply I got was “You can buy one from the machines over there”, looking slightly bewildered I walked over to what looked like a gum ball machine, which was infact dispensing resealable bags for €1 ! Realising that I’d packed my money and didn’t knowingly having a €1 coin, I told the person that I didn’t have one and could I use another clear bag, the answer was No, either find a euro or bin the items. Great Attitude. So I unpacked my bag, and progressed to search for a coin, fortunately i found one else I think I probably would have got fairly annoyed. It was one of those bits where you’re not sure if you can go back to the terminal or not.

Oh for those who are interested, there is another lounge on the other side which is reasonably sized! although the gates appear to have enough seats for 2 people! so dont go too early else you’re going to be standing up for a good half an hour or more.

The annoying thing is; its the airports that require that I have toiletries in bottles smaller than 100ml and that they are placed in a clear plastic resealable bag. Now I accept that if i want to take toiletries that I will have to buy them but quite frankly offering a 1c plastic bag wouldn’t harm anyone, I’ve done my bit buying overpriced tiny toiletries anyhow.

I guess they need to pay for the giant gum ball dispencing machine, and the fact that each bag is housed in a giant tough plastic ball, to me it was a giant money making expense which made me think that Shannon Airport are penny pinchers. So if you’re travelling from Gatwick to Shannon dont forget to keep your complementary resealable plastic bags, or better still take a tonne from Gatwick and give them to Shannon airport to hand out!