Windows XP chinese file/directory names support

This one has me looking at the problem for hours. Waste of life to be honest. I truly believe why so many people curse Microsoft, until someone convince me otherwise.

As of today this is my conclusion...

• Asian fonts support is needed to view chinese characters in MSN Messenger and ICQ.
  
• NJStar viewer does not properly display chinese characters unless the Asian fonts support is unchecked.
• What's wierd is unchecking Asian fonts support does not make reading chinese chars in MSN Messenger go away. I found no documentation on the web that explains this behaviour, which to me seems very user unfriendly.
  

XCODE II video processor

XCODE II video processor.

Brian's web portal

Brian's web portal. His nifty picture collection augmented with great story telling.

Fuel consumption guide.

Fuel comsumption guide. Official document from the government of Canada.

Bruce Eckel's electronic books

Bruce is still the man for computer language tutorials. His collection now covers C++, Java and Python. This link will get you to his books page.

Embedded Linux

Craig Hollabaugh's Embedded Linux has evolved to a website
full of useful links and a EWiki. Haven't have time to check things out on the web site. In any case the link for downloading programs written in the book is still available. Will check it out when I have time.

Embedded Linux: Hardware, Software, and Interfacing
Craig Hollabaugh, Ph.D.
ISBN 0-672-32226-9

Numerical Recipes in C

Numerical Recipes in C. The neat little book of algorithms.

More on Ottawa for OLS

Places for beer

• Heart & Crown
• D'Arcy Mcgee
• Alexander's Lower Deck
• Earl of Sussex
• Mother McGintey's

Events

Museums

Ext2/3 access solutions for Windows

This is an up-to-date perspective on ext2/3 access solutions. Of course, there will inevitably other development that will pop up as I am writing, since this is still very much a very active topic.

Explore2fs. This is more popular with it's more user friendly documentation and FAQs.

LTOOLS. Very good documentation on Windows raw disk access issues.

More updates to come...

Plan for Ambrose

Indoor golf
Indoor go-kart
Pub/Dinner @ Market
Ice-cream

Scuba diving courses in Ottawa

Burton's dive service

TCPSAT announcement

TCPSAT announcement. This is what remains of the TCPSAT group. It is no longer active.

Freestyle Soccer

Freestyle Soccer

Eastern Ontario Road Conditions

Eastern Ontario Road Conditions

Plan for Janet

Casino
Royal Mint
Gatineau Park
Ottawa river cruise
Seafood restaurant
Desert place
Market, Jelato
Pub?

Cobalt Friction Technologies USA

Cobalt Friction Technologies USA. Ryan gave me a suggestion to try out some performance brake pads. I'll give it a good bit of pondering to decide whether I want to go with it before the lapping day.

Dan Kegel's Programming Acedemy

Dan Kegel's Acedemy. I have been meaning to get myself up to par with a commonly accepted certification. This is a good way to find out if I can pass this test.

SW/HW co-verification

Summit VCPU in action. This sheds light on very complex system design. I am always amazed at the effort some company can generate to make the process of rolling out a complex design smooth, predictable and relatively pain-free.

Stun gun in Canada

Well, well, stun gun is a prohibited firearm in Canada. So it's basically illegal to have one in possession, so much for a great b-day gift idea. And it's so affordably priced too. Darn...

Expert Football.com

expertfootball.com. This is an even better site for my enormous soccer appetite.