The Definitive Guide to ImageMagick arrives in bookstores 26 December 2005, but Apress has already started sending out PDF versions of the book to some reviewers (let me know if you’re interested in doing a review and I will see what I can do), and there is a sample chapter available for download from the…
Building a stack of images from thumbnails
I have a directory full of thumbnails of the rental tour I went on the other day while looking for a new apartment, and I want to put them online. Instead of putting each photo online, which I thought might be boring, I wanted to build a stack on images on a background. I’m not…
Example 2.1 from Dive Into Python
I’ve just started working through Dive Into Python, so I don’t really have an opinion of the book yet. I did notice that Example 2.1 produces different output on my machine than from the example… The example says I should get: server=mpilgrim;uid=sa;database=master;pwd=secret I get: pwd=secret;database=master;uid=sa;server=mpilgrim It’s interesting that this is exactly the reverse of what…
What do you do on days as a bachelor in a strange country?
Well, for me it was a cooked breakfast before getting the house work done. Instead of writing an exciting blog post about the fact that the bed here comes up to my belly button and it’s sheets needed washing, I thought I would comment on American bacon. As the people who I hang out with…
Learning Python
Due to a personality crisis I’ve now decided it’s the time in my life to learn Python. So, does anyone have good pointers to tutorials and so forth?
JVC utilities for changing the images and movies on my head unit
So I don’t lose them: changing images on your JVC head unit and the JVC windows application which makes it easy.
Australian’s say the darndest things
Andrew points out a couple of translation problems we had yesterday. I’m pretty sure the real estate salesman thought we said “Master bedroom is shit” instead of “Master bedroom ensuite” from the look he was giving me…
Top resale value cars
CNN’s guide to cars with the top resale value seems useful too.
Hybrid buyer’s guide 2005
While clearing out my browser tabs, I came across this guide to buying a hybrid car — thought it might come in handy later, so here it is.
Jet lag
Apparently I’m not over my jet lag just yet, as it’s 5:30am and I can’t get back to sleep. I’ve been up for about an hour now. Oh well.