http://www.omahns-home.co.uk Pauls weblog of work, life and technology Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:10:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just spotted via kernelplanet that Greg Kroah-Hartman has released a new book, Linux Kernel in a Nutshell. Sounds like an interesting book, particularly as it's freely available on-line too. I'll probably end up buying a copy if I like the look of the on-line version, I hate reading from ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/67 I can find no other way of describing the FIAs decision to use Microsoft as the sole supplier of ECUs in Formula 1 cars from 2008-2010. The very thought sends a cold shiver down my spine. I'm lucky enough to be invited by Honda to Goodwood, Festival of Speed again ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/66 Grifferz was kind enough to respond to my blog entry on the UKUUG, thanks for your comments. I've had a longer think about this now. A quick scan of the previous events list shows a big bias towards events in the South and I've not heard anything that indicates this ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/65 Are you a member of UKUUG, the UK Unix User Group? My membership is now overdue and I'm wondering whether to renew or not. Personally, I feel the benefits, which include a quaterly newsletter, bi-annual conferences and book discounts, simply don't offset the 40 pounds per yer fee. The newsletters always look ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/64 This is the last thing you want to see when you're 160 miles away from home. Read on for an explaination. As blogged previously, I had decided to make the journey over from Yorkshire to Birmingham to attend the first PHPWM meet. The journey went really well, taking just under 2 ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/63 I might not live in the West Midlands, yet I've still found the West Midlands PHP User Group mailing list to be a useful resource. The list has covered a diverse selection of topics ranging from MVC frameworks, PHP development environments through to discussions around source control systems. I would ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/62 Since 1st December 2003 it has been illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone in the UK while driving. I say 'hand-held' as the legislation was a bit murky to begin with but the basic rule is that you cannot pickup the phone at any point while the engine is ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/61 I'm sure the regulars on #lugradio will of noticed my extended leave over the past few weeks (months?!). I've just been snowed under with work. We've had some major problems with a couple of our servers. Both are over 6 years old and hugely overloaded, as a result they're bursting ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/60 Finally! We now have a venue for our May 2007 wedding. We'll be getting married at Sledmere House, a local stately home. The grounds are pretty stunning. Al was delighted to see that our tour of the venue clashed with a local hunt meet. Thankfully my recently purchased 1Gb 133x ... http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/59 Windows Vista x64 To Require Signed Drivers Very bad news for interoperability and user rights. There's quite a few Open Source projects around providing Windows drivers, the one that immediately springs to mind is OpenVPN. Hope this isn't the end of the line for their Windows driver. http://www.omahns-home.co.uk/index.php/archives/58