http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog The Web Blog of TAG en-gb http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100525222506154 My [Rocket Engine] of a laptop from 2005 just got a bad harddrive. 2005, really!? I hope all the replacement harddrives for this dinosaur are higher capacity and dirt cheap. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100312090552922 My [TAGCMA] project was so old I couldn't remember how to get the code. I finally figured it out. The entire site is readonly, so when I figure that out, I'll be able to update the links. To get the code you do this (assume you have a CVS client).cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@tagelflax.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tagelflax login(no password just press enter)cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@tagelflax.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tagelflax co -P tagml http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20090625121327192 Windows-7 is my preferred development OS. However, recently it has become unstable and I have the need to reinstall.I typically install [My Preferred Development Environment].In all cases, always make a backup before wiping the harddrive. Since I purchased Windows-7 PRO upgrade, the install is tedious. First I need to install Vista. However, if I've already installed Windows-7, I won't be able to install Vista because it can't read and format the partitions correctly. So first I install Windows 7-PRO and defer the activation. Next I install Vista over the Windows-7 PRO install which created a windows.old folder. I delete the windows.old folder and then tediously have to install the Vista SP1. After than I can run the Windows-7 upgrade and that runs for a long time. Then I delete the windows.old folder again and restore all the software to get back to my preferred development environment.[MozBackup] restored my email profile for [Thunderbird] flawlessly. I did have to manually copy my signature file.Might as well try [Visual Studio 2010].Quick links to favorite apps:[7-zip][Adobe Acrobat Reader][Audio4All][Chrome][Cygwin] - cvs - openssh - unzip - vim - wget - zip - subversion[Firefox][Flash Player][Gimp][Google Talk][Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar][iTunes] - [OGG][Java][Jing][MagicDisk][Modo][NVIDIA 9800gts 7350le] drivers[OpenDNS][OpenOffice][Picasa][Resharper][Safari][Skype][SpeedFan][Steam][Stripem]Subversion client: [SmartSVN] / [TortoiseSVN] / [Versions][Synergy][Textpad][Unity3d][VirtualBox][VirtualDub][VirtualDubMod][VMWare Player][WinMerge] - [7-zip plugin][WinRar][X-Chat][Yuuguu]And [Firefox] add-ons:- Chatzilla- FireBug- FireFTP- FoxClocks- XMarks [XMarks for Safari] [XMarks for IE]Synergy doesn't seem to work when Windows-7 UAC pops up.Manual installs:- Office 2007 Ultimate (with Groove 2007)- [Silverlight Development Environment]Mac can't natively write to NTFS. There is a free solution, first install: [Macfuse] and then install [NTFS-3G].Line6 [sound applications]: Line6 Monkey, POD Farm, GearBoxPropellerhead [Product Keys]Yamaha [UX16 driver]Sony [HDR-XR200V] HD video camera drivers. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100221145010603 [OpenCog] is an Artificial General Intelligence framework, and open-source. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100203122137632 The next [X-Prize] is worth $10M and will be awarded for building a brain-computer interface. It sounds similar to the [Emotiv] helmet. However, most of the posts are talking about surgery. It would be nice to develop a brain computer interface that could avoid the surgery part. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100201121657399 My Macbook details:2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRM-2x2GB500GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpmSuperDrive 8X DLMBP 15" Glossy WS Display. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100105083825240 Today the temperature in Monroe, WA is the same as Miami, FL. That means it happened. The world finally tilted. Greenland is the new north pole. Even [magnetic north] is moving east. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20100103185504111 The [Propellerhead forums] made a reference to [ASIO4ALL], which is a program that lets you tweak your audio devices and place them on a single device driver. This is especially useful for programs like Reason Record. The best part is this is a free driver. It works on Windows-7 64-bit and the control panel shows in the system panel as soon as the device driver is in use. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20091230144959946 [POD Studio GX] connects a guitar input to a usb port and [interfaces with Reason]. http://www.tagenigma.com/geeklog/article.php?story=20091226124628878 I just started using multiple audio devices with Reason Record and quickly ran into some [work flow issues]. There are several [Video Tutorials] on the Reason website.