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23Oct/080

Updates, hypnosis and books :)

Okay i have been too busy lately with everything to write anything of value here. However as always i struggle to change that... no i am changing that :)

Today my two new books arrived, making my backlog of books to read just a little bigger. Both are written by Dan Millman, whom i have come to love the writings/teachings of :) Sacred Journey
of the Peaceful Warrior
and No Ordinary Moments.

In my own journeys i have also come to discover the advantages of a little meditation and hypnosis. So i am deticating some time to studying some self hypnosis, and meditation techniques to help in a stressfull everyday life. So far i really like it, and i have included a link (to the right :p) to a danish Hypnotherapist called Jacob Strachotta whom provides some free relaxation mp3's (in danish). Also plan to invest in a product or two from his store.

Other than that i can say i am juggleing a busy everyday life right now. Programming alot more though. In fact me and a friend launched Team Bistromath (taken from a random word in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy). We are right now only making small applications that we use ourselves but in the near future (propably weekend) we will begin our first games/mods.

You can follow our progress and mad rambling about code, the sanity of the coders and wierd ideas and bugs here - Team Bistromath

Thats all for now since i have some assignments for class to complete before work. But i can say i will have more articles comming real son :) Thanks for the patience :)

26Aug/080

Connery launches book at festival

Scottish acting legend Sir Sean Connery has celebrated his 78th birthday by launching his memoirs at a sell-out event in Edinburgh.

Sir Sean launched Being A Scot in front of a 300-strong crowd, which included First Minister Alex Salmond, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The actor backed calls by the SNP for a separate Scottish Olympic team.

He told the audience: "Scotland should always be a stand-alone nation at whatever, I believe."

source: BBC News


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27Jul/080

RIP Randy Pausch

I just got home from my trip when i read the sad news. Randy Pausch had died from his cancer. Nothing more to say really. It is a sad day indeed, but i hope that others will take from him his life lessons and be inspired by the way he lived.

Randy Pausch, the professor at Carnegie Mellon University who inspired countless students in the classroom and others worldwide through his highly acclaimed last lecture, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47.

source: Carnegie Mellon University

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2Jun/080

Pledge to download Firefox 3.0

The people at Mozilla have started a pledge to get people to set the record for most downloads within 24 hours of the release of Firefox 3.0. Here is more from the site:

Set a Guinness World Record
Enjoy a Better Web

Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours - it’s that easy. We're not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind of awesome.

By the way, the official date for the launch of Firefox 3 will be posted here soon - so check back! Join our community and this effort by pledging today.

Firefox 3.0 promises to be faster, safer and smarter with over 14.000 improvements. Personally i am using the Beta of FF3.0 right now and i am loving it all the time. So of course i will be helping the downloads with 1 download :D Sign up now! :D

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

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29May/080

XNA Xtreme 101 volume 2 arrives!

The good news today just wont end !
For the first time in a week or more I get home at an reasonable hour. Been working all hours of the day (missing out on my previous TV-show watching time) on our Bachelor Project at the university.
So I get home and we finally could take a day off before preparing to defend the paper next week. I am happy and decide to finish the XNA vol 1 videos and get my Cannon 3 ready for further expanding.
Just as I sit down and start the videos with a giddy smile the doorbell rings. Its a postman. Hmm what on earth could be be carrying for me ?! ;)

XNA Xtreme 101 vol 2

So as soon as I am finished with my exams (2 weeks into June) I will be spending at least 1½ hours a day coding XNA and making games. I simply cannot wait! :D

A big thanks to 3D Buzz for making these awesome tutorial videos!

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24Apr/081

SlideShow application by Felizk

Friend of mine, Felizk, made this nifty little sideshow application. Basically just shows images at random from selected folders and allows you to make the current selection wallpaper, copy to desktop (drag and drop) or delete it. Further more you can select folders via drag and drop and also quickly cycle your wallpapers folder and find a new pleasing look for windows.

Requirements:

.NET Framework 3.5

Download:

http://felizk.dk/?p=79 (in Danish)

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