Archive for February, 2008

HTPC Build - Part 1 - Planning

I’ve decided that to pair with my 32″ Hannspree HD TV I would build myself a HTPC.
The PC has a few requirements:

Must be able to play all formats(mkv, avi, mpeg, wmv etc…) at at least 720p, or 1080i.
Be able to upscale DVDs.
Near silent operation.
Look good next to my TV.
Complete for less than £400 for hardware, […]

Now that I’m back at University for the start of a new semester I have a lot of classes that require the planning of and the development of applications. To be as successful as possible in this development it is a key requirement to have all the tools you need at your disposal and that […]

Blogging with Microsoft Word 2007

So today I found out that I can post to my blog from Microsoft Word 2007. I’m not sure if earlier versions of word can do this but there is also a program called Windows Live Writer which does the same thing but in a standalone application. From what I can see Windows Live Writer […]

I used read articles such as this one on Ars Technica with wonder at how anyone could understand such complex and meaningless jargon, and how those diagrams of square labeled blocks could ever be related into anything like a CPU. Today I read another one, the first in a while and to my suprise I […]