As a proof of concept I have written a very simple iPhone/iPod Touch Application called Thunder Clap. I wanted to check that I could write applications for the iPhone and test the submissions and approval process. Now that I have done that I have several other applications in the pipeline. Thunder Clap: A simple to […]
Me
I just joined gdgt.com
A bit boring, but I have joined gdgt.com, my profile page is: http://user.gdgt.com/garysims/
My hosting provider and thus my web server was hacked
My hosting provider had ALL there severs hacked a few weeks ago and as a result some of my sites have been down… The hosting company restored all the servers but either inserted code that the hackers used got copied over or the security weakness remained in the servers and they got hacked again. They […]
My hosting provider and thus my web server was hacked
My hosting provider had ALL there severs hacked a few weeks ago and as a result some of my sites have been down… The hosting company restored all the servers but either inserted code that the hackers used got copied over or the security weakness remained in the servers and they got hacked again. They […]
Right-click on the desktop
Tech Support: “I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop.” Customer: “Ok.” Tech Support: “Did you get a pop-up menu?”Customer: “No.” Tech Support: “Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?” Customer: “No.” Tech Support: “Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?” Customer: “Sure, you […]
Coming Soon
Chirptastic is a Twitter client for the Mac… It is currently in development and I hope to have the first beta available in a week or so… So stay tuned! Gary
Coming Soon
Chirptastic is a Twitter client for the Mac… It is currently in development and I hope to have the first beta available in a week or so… So stay tuned! Gary
My New Blog: Blogging And…
Since I do quite a fair bit of blogging I thought would start a blog about blogging! I've named it Blogging and…, as a style thing each post will start with "Blogging and …", for example the first post was called Blogging and How To Create a Free Blog at Blogger.com, the next Blogging and […]
Two atoms were walking down the street…
Two atoms were walking down the street. One atom says to the other one, “I’ve lost an electron! The 2nd atom replies, “Are you sure?” Says the 1st atom, “I’m positive.”
How long have I been using Linux?
I wrote a little email to someone recently about how long I have been using Linux and I though I would cut and paste a section from the email and post it here! I’ve been using it since kernel version 0.96 which was was back in the early 90’s… In about 2002 I switched 100% […]