The Blog web of TWiki. TWiki is a Web-Based Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise. http://www.home.org.au/Blog Copyright 2006 Sven Dowideit - SvenDowideit@home.org.au 2008-10-21T09:08:17Z http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x10x21x01x45 2008-10-21T09:08:17Z

Headline: upgrading Home.org.au I've upgraded home.org.au to TWiki's trunk (in preparation for fastcgi), and updated to the latest incarnation of .MoveableTypeSkin .WidgetsSkin. .WidgetsSkin not only uses the latest incarnation of Moveable Type's HTML and CSS (and because they are now GPL open source, contains their themes, but begins to add more userfriendly Widget style mini TWikiApps for use in the sidebars. Hopefully there won't be too many glitches along the way. (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x10x12x17x45 2008-10-13T00:51:48Z

Headline: Day One of driving 120 hours of log book driving is a very long time when you don't use a car. Sunday was the beginning 1.5 hours done, 118.5 to go. wishful thinking says we could do this in 3 months reality? not so much :) (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x10x04x01x31 2008-10-04T08:38:46Z

Headline: easy MTB trails in Northern Sydney After spending so much time in the shadows of the Uetliberg and Zuriberg, I've been missing being able to go for a quick easy offroad mountain bike ride. From Lane Cove, I've finally realised there's plenty around me today for example, I rode to the EasternArterial road entry of the Two Creeks Track which starts off as a fire trail, then changes into a nice easy, low traffic walking track prefect for the beginner MTB rider. It seems to cope well with the wet day we had today too buckets of fun from there to the Roseville bridge, and then an easy ride home. see nice map by the Ku ring gai Council (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x09x13x01x45 2008-09-13T12:26:19Z

Headline: Pasta night I love how 100g of flour and one egg can make the most wonderful pasta. Its such a simple thing to mix up before you make the sauce, then while its cooking, roll it out cut (ok, i've got a pasta maker ) and boil. loverly :) (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x08x14x22x13 2008-08-15T05:17:50Z

Headline: Bemused. I just rode my bike to the RTA, and got myself a Learner's booklet. Its an odd feeling, knowing nothing about the process, since the last time my friends looked at that sort of thing was over 15 years ago! Combine that with going to the printers to get my first set of Business cards made... Australian renewable paper please :) and I get a very interesting day. (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x07x31x20x32 2008-08-01T03:39:31Z

Headline: Possibly the dumbest thing I've read on the web today To book your tickets for the conference you need to fill out the registration form below. Once submitted you will be emailed a copy of your registration and your payment form. Fill in the form and fax back to: XXXXXXXXXXX. I'm not sure what's dumber no online payment option, or requiring a fax to register for a conference... worse, a web conference! Seeing as I run a paperless office I emailed them a pdf of the electronic back transfer confirmation will be funny to see how that turns out. (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x07x02x16x04 2008-07-03T01:48:43Z

Headline: VirtualBox host interface networking with wifi I normally use vmware server to do alot of system testing, but this week, I'm setting up to visit my parents, and vmware decided it didn't want to work on my notebook. I'm guessing its due to vmware's rather woeful debian support, and that this is a somewhat ruft debian testing system. VirtualBox uses NAT out of the box, meaning that I can't connect to the virtual machine from my notebook (just the reverse) so I went out looking for HOWTO's... And the best I found for my situation was the docoo. A small tweak later for debian's sake, and I get the following instructions resulting in two network interfaces on the VM eth0 NAT'ed to get out to the world, and a host host eth1 to enable me to get from my notebook to the VM. Install parprouted sudo apt get install parprouted create a vbox network startup script sudo vi /etc/network/if up.d/vbox network giving it the following (replacing $USER with the username ... (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2008x07x01x20x10 2008-07-02T03:17:08Z

Headline: and now, the Weather in Sydney it seems that its so windy here in Sydney that it'll blow the dog off the chain . Never heard the expression before, but, its a pretty accurate analogy. Which shows that there's an awful lot of Aussie I still haven't learnt, even after 32 years. (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2007x12x01x18x16 2007-12-02T10:59:38Z

Headline: Asus wl 500gPremium with dd wrt With our return to Sydney, we've been working towards simplifying and rationalising our computer setup. Initially by replacing 3 computers with the new quad core VMWare server, and now by adding a router with USB support. As I want to share my printer and scanner to my Linux and OSX systems, I want always on CUPs support, so I flashed the wl 550gp with 'real non toy' firmware (dd wrt v23 sp2) t42p:/mnt/data/sven/asus# tftp i 192.168.1.1 put wl500g clear nvram.trx usage: tftp host name port tftp tftp quit t42p:/mnt/data/sven/asus# tftp 192.168.1.1 tftp mode binary tftp put wl500g clear nvram.trx Sent 1585152 bytes in 3.5 seconds tftp put wl500g recover.trx Sent 3690496 bytes in 8.2 seconds tftp put dd wrt.v23 asus.trx dd wrt.v23 asus.bin Sent 3502080 bytes in 7.9 seconds Next step 1 enable 1 add http://www.dd wrt.com/wiki/index.php/USB storage USB support, and then printer sharing 1 plugin in the printer, and connect to it ... (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2007x11x20x17x06 2007-11-21T09:25:08Z

Headline: Good Calories, Bad Calories, or the nature of belief... Stumbling upon a blog post pointing to Quarks, I listened to an interview with Gary Taubes, a science writer promoting his latest book 'Good Calories, Bad Calories'. Basic premise that the medical profession has been proclaiming unscientific crap on the nature of weight gain and loss. That calorific intake and output (ie excercise) do not in fact have sufficient scientific basis as to be the core factors in weight gain / loss (or so Gary theorises). While I don't have the background to agree or dispute his argument, I do wonder about the paralells in the Software industry. We too, spend a lot of time and effort making changes without first studying the situation, devising metrics to determine the possible success or failure of proposed changes to solve proposed problems. Instead, we're driven by the propaganda of the manufacturers, telling us that the next version is better, the new language, toolset etc will be faster ... (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2007x10x14x05x59 2007-10-14T13:12:20Z

Headline: Riding in Sydney's inner west has changed over the last 2 years One ride I used to love doing, was hopiing on the M2 motorway's breakdown lane, and riding west. End goal is always Emu Plains and beyond, though often I cut it short, breaking off to goto Paramatta, Strathpine, or just Balkum Hills. So today I thought I'd do just that, dropping down Mowbray road, and then pootle along the M2....... think again :( It seems that they removed the breakdown lane from the freeway! So if you're in a car or truck, whatever you do, don't get a flat or break down. As you can see from the map, instead it was a long windy route along the 'M2 cycle detour', then a short stint on the MS to Winsor road, and then a similarly circuitous trip around the construction works on the Paramatta river. Still, a fun, and not too painful 60km, though with the stopping, and traffic hazards, at an average of 21km/h. Not quite what I had in mind. Lane Cove M2 Windsor rd Parramatta Hunters Hill Share ... (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2007x02x23x20x50 2007-02-24T04:56:08Z

Headline: new (well old) mobile fone Pam decided to upgrade to the nice shiny Treo 680 before we goto Zurich again, so I got her Treo 600 as a handme down. It had the Buzz problem, which I fixed by wrapping the battery cable in aluminum foil thanks inter webby . Now I have to find out how to transfer all my telefone data from my Sony Ericson p900 (a horrible fone). Did you know that you can't even transfer all your contacts to the SIM card at once? you have do each, one at a time . (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2007x01x18x09x46 2007-01-18T17:51:11Z

Headline: Stuck in Amsterdam Wow. We're stuck in amsterdam, like many others. The weather's turned nasty, reminding me of Cyclones we used to have in Brisbane when I was young. Tonight the trains and Planes out of here are not running, but we have a room it will be interesting to see if there is a room free for tomorrow, or the rest of the weekend... or if there is any transport out of here. (our Concierge is staying at the hotel too...) Perfect timing to come visit :) Especially considering that the weather reports are bad all over Europe. (not only, a massive wind storm, but they give pathetic information on TV not even a synoptic chart!) (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2006x12x28x15x36 2006-12-28T23:40:23Z

Headline: trying out flickr Thought I should learn a little about flickr, as its obviously doing several things right... for my first image Snow!! http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/336536320 73035a15c0.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/svendowideit (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2006x11x09x06x10 2006-12-22T00:13:56Z

Headline: While going for our morning walk... (or, ooo 2007 XTR) What did we see in the window of a cycle shop? The 2007 XTR groupset. Its quite obvious we're not in Sydney anymore. Banana's only cost 2.80 CHF a kg, while in Sydney they are $AUD13 a kg (1CHF is about $AUD1), and thats ignoring mushrooms, berries, and all the other nice joys :) on life's joys last Wednesday i borrowed a road bike to try out I'll post more on it later, but here's a teaser foto. (last changed by SvenDowideit)

SvenDowideit http://www.home.org.au/Blog/BlogEntry2006x10x20x04x06 2006-12-21T13:08:17Z

Headline: Robbie the Roomba took a massive fall we thought we'd see how the Roomba does stairs. Everything was fine for 20 minutes, with it getting to the edge of the stair, and then turning away. THEN after we've gotten over worrying, it happens... Robbie the Roomba took a 2.6m dive from the top of the carpet covered stairs, tumbling all the way, to come crashing down onto the slate tiles a the door. was it an attempted suicude? or just youthful recklessness? could be either quick look over, and I couldn't find any bruises, scrapes, or even fractures... and Robbie quite happily cleaned up the spilled fluff too. so the 1day review wow :) workes, takes falls well, and it sure does clean. the only negaitve thus far the powersupply being 120VAC only though that means i now own a 240VAC to 120VAC transformer (not that i've needed one in the 15 years that I've been buying toys on e Bay) (last changed by SvenDowideit)

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