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Cool Instructional YouTube Video

Posted on October 25, 2008 by James

Oh yeah, and I can’t be bothered with the Blog365 thing any more either, I managed it for most of the year but I have filled my blog with a lot of filler crap in the process. Unlike this quality post… Continue reading

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Fuppes, OGG files and my XBox 360

Posted on October 22, 2008 by James

Thanks to Dom pointing me in the right direction, I’ve managed to make Fuppes share videos and music with my XBox 360, the Logik Internet Radio in my bedroom, the two regular XBoxes running XBMC and my N810 Internet tablet.

I tried this before, and it sort of broke down and I got horribly confused. Now it all works :)

This will also get written up and explained on my main website… Continue reading

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Crystal Reports tamed

Posted on October 21, 2008 by James

Ha! I have just worked out how to use Crystal Reports in my own pieces of software. I can make the reports authenticate against a database and then load a .rpt file and fill it in correctly – all through code, rather than Visual Studio designer properties. And I can use stored procedures with parameters.

I’ll tidy it up, get it straight in my head and then write some waffle on… Continue reading

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Faculty Review week

Posted on October 20, 2008 by James

This week is our faculty review week. It’s where our department gets the rubber glove treatment to make sure we’re working properly. No OFSTED involved though.

I was observed first thing this morning -my cunning plan being to get it done with as soon as possible. Plus, who is awake at that time in the morning anyway?

The kids were 15 minutes late because of assembly, but it wasn’t a problem and… Continue reading

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El Camino Del Rey – Fancy a nice Sunday walk?

Posted on October 19, 2008 by James

Amy found this video of the El Camino Del Rey via ferrata while trailing through the Internet. It looks quite a fun place to visit, although the authorities have classed it as “unsafe” after several people died on it. I guess that’d just make it even more enticing to people though… Continue reading

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