SFF disksSFF disks
I recently bought a refurbished HP DL385 server at auction. It turns out that it takes SFF (Small Form Factor) disks and has the ability to take 8 hot-swap disks[...]
features of BMW 5 and 7 seriesfeatures of BMW 5 and 7 series
I was reading the brochure about the BMW 530i Touring (which seems to be the BMW name for what is known as a “Station Wagon” in Australia or an “Estate”[...]
reading email on a tramreading email on a tram
This morning there were two or three classes from a local primary school on board my tram taking up all the seats (mostly three children to a seat). So to[...]
presentations and background colorpresentations and background color
In response to my last post about using laptops for presentations it has been suggested to me that using white (or a very bright color) as the background color can[...]
last beard postlast beard post
On Tuesday the 23rd of January I shaved off my beard after spending 107 days growing it, see above for the final beard pic. It was an interesting experiment and[...]
vaccinationsvaccinations
You might expect that a vaccine against a disease that causes cancer would be widely embraced as soon as it was proven safe. If the disease in question was transmitted[...]
the word “beamer”the word “beamer”
Martin F. Krafft blogs about looking for advice on buying a “beamer“. He describes the word as meaning a projector in Germany (it also means the same in the Netherlands).[...]
meeting people at Linux conferencesmeeting people at Linux conferences
One thing that has always surprised me is how few people talk to speakers after they have finished their lecture. A lecture might have many questions and the questions may[...]
spare tiresspare tires
The following letter was published in the RACV Magazine. The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria is a driver advocacy organization that provides roadside assistance and insurance. The fact that they[...]
Mercedes S class and car safetyMercedes S class and car safety
The S Class Mercedes has some really interesting safety features, see this 6.8M PDF file for details. If you are interested in technology then you want to read it just[...]