Update

I really hoped I could get out a update sooner than this but it seemed life was against that ever happening , so anyway lotsa things going on.

So starting with the coolest first .I started a new Job at Chase Software which has really been keeping me busy , while it may not seem like a wise idea to change jobs during a recession, the opportunity’s for me to learn were just too great for me to not take up the offer. I am loving it to bits here just wish i could either get a place to stay closer to work or a Bike to make traffic a little easier. But thats a story for another day.

Secondly I decided to finally get started with one of my most anticipated projects , programming a Arduino. Now while its tough to get hold of one of these devices (in SA) I managed to get a locally made version called the Aarduino (Note the double ‘A’ ) its functionally the same as the Arduino diecimila except that it has a mini usb connector instead of the old USB connectors and non standard 9 volt connection (well its not standard for me but might be for others). So now that I finally received all the stuff i need my first project is rewiring my PC’s fan controls through the Aarduino so that i can control the noise and light output at night. Now I do know that there are components you can buy to do this but I have chosen to do it via a Arduino because i can :) .

Lastly google finally released Google maps for SA , now while this may not seem hugely important it is for me , because when I got my magic I gave away my Samsung Omnia which meant I had no real GPS, thankfully I can now use the Google maps on my Magic to get directions anywhere in SA which is a huge relief because one of my biggest fears is getting lost in a place I am not familiar with .

Well thats all for now , there is still a ton of stuff I am working on and just don’t have the time to share , in particular I hope to start a JavaScript tips section since there are some really awesome stuff that i have learnt to do using JavaScript and I think i should really share some of this info.

Also if you are interested in InfoSec the first SA InfoSec conference will be taking place next month get the details from ZaCon.org.za , Really hope to see some of the locals there.

Till next time.

~Stalkerh

Xbox Live Status Checker

So I wrote up a very quick application for a friend of mine (who shall remain nameless till i get his permission) to check if a list of xbox live users are online.

The app is pretty small but works well , it doesn’t have any fancy features but that can always be added as required. I have Committed the code to Github, so if you want to play around with the app or just use the code head over to http://github.com/stalkerh/XboxLiveStatusChecker and check out the code.

There is still a bit of clean up that needs to be done on the repo but that will be more of a on going process as people have requests or bugs.

Please feel free to comment and criticize.

~stalkerh

Post Rage

So what a weekend, Rage was freaking this awesome this past weekend. Getting the chance to play borderlands before it was released was one of the highlights of the weekend.

Hopefully I should be able to get all the many pictures that I took and put them in neat little collection on flickr. The only problem is that because I used multiple devices the pictures are all over the place so I just hope I don’t loose any of them.

While the LAN was awesome the expo was a little bit of a letdown. There was plenty of interesting things going on but for some reason it just didn’t have the same oomph that it had in previous years.

Hopefully I can get some time during the weekend to do a better write up.

~stallkerh