There are a lot of PCB CAD programs out on the web, often linked to PCB manufacturing companies, but if you are just making a small one off board, these seem like using a sledge hammer as a stapler. Quite possibly a lot of fun, but probably not for all of the right reasons. Read the rest of this entry »
Probably pretty obvious after the fact, but I think I am clever at the moment.
If you want wireless at an airport and do not want to pay through the nose for it like with the Tmobile etc providers, loiter near an airport lounge.
I am currently sitting in Seattle airport with plenty of time to kill, but am in a bar with a power point, just around the corner from the Northwest lounge. Now I can get some stuff done. And have a beer.
Excellent. Now all they need to do is move the bar closer to the access point so the reception improves.
I have just returned from a meal of prawns. This was not a mere meal however. The prawns, fresh from the lagoon, had swum through a sauce, the origin of which can only reasonably be explained by a bargain with at least a mid level deity. After their journey through the sauce of the gods, they had leaped onto a skewer, and were brought to me after a brief encounter with a grill. The more robust among them were still gently waving their legs, and quietly imploring “eat me, eat me.” I could not disappoint, for fear of incurring the wrath of the sauce deity. Read the rest of this entry »
A short while ago I was wandering along, minding my own business, looking for a car park when I saw a ship. Nothing too surprising about this, I was on a wharf at the time, and the two often go together. I didn’t pay it too much attention at the time either. I was looking for a car park, & it did not offer one. The big masts and lots of ropes captured my attention for a longer span than most things do, but as I had mentioned, I was on a mission. And pretty tired, as it was about 4am. But then, right in front of me, I saw what could only be described as a sign. Read the rest of this entry »
The rest of the trip.
After Italy, we had a significant run of campgrounds without electricity & I stopped writing about things as they occurred. Next time I will buy a car adapter for my laptop. And probably a GPS navigation unit, because I am told that they don’t close their eyes. But here is a breif rundown of the remainder of the trip… Read the rest of this entry »