General Archive
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Ubuntu 9.10 Installation Notes
Posted on November 17, 2009 | 2 CommentsUpgrading my server to the latest Ubuntu Server has been slightly traumatic. I learnt it’s a really really bad idea to do an upgrade over SSH, because when the machine gets around to restarting the networking, you lose your connection! And then if you stop... -
Headless Virtualbox
Posted on June 9, 2009 | No CommentsJust a quick post to say I’ve managed to get a headless VirtualBox instance running on my Linux server. To control it I simply connect to the machine using an RDP client. I broke my Windows DevkitARM installation you see, and installing the Linux version... -
I made GCC crash!
Posted on May 3, 2009 | No CommentsI’m attempting to compile AdvanceMame for my MAME cabinet, but after an hour or so of chewing away at source, I have just found this on the console… obj/mame/linux/blend/vidhrdw/nbmj8688.o obj/mame/linux/blend/drivers/nbmj8891.o src/drivers/nbmj8891.c: In function ‘construct_ipt_mgion’: src/drivers/nbmj8891.c:4218: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug... -
REPEAT 4 [FD 1 RT 1] – More stealth programming for kids
Posted on March 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe new school half term has started and I’m now teaching my students how to “draw cool patterns” on their computer. We’re doing this in LOGO, a programming language so simple a five year old not only could pick it up, but routinely does. I... -
Flowol and LOGO – teaching programming with stealth tactics
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 2 CommentsI started teaching my year 7 kids how to program today. They don’t know they’re learning how to program, but they are. We’re not writing Java or Basic or anything like that, we’re starting right from the basics of programming; the core stuff you need... -
XNA, my Macbook and Bootcamp
Posted on January 12, 2009 | No CommentsSo, I use my Macbook for a bit of Windows development, using VirtualBox to simulate a PC. Since I have an Intel based Mac with a core2duo CPU this doesn’t cause too much of a performance hit. It works well for creating applications, but is... -
Hello there!
Posted on January 5, 2009 | No Comments/* Hello World in C, Ansi-style */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(void) { puts("Hello World!"); return EXIT_SUCCESS; } Hello and welcome to my brand, shiny new programming oriented blog. If I were being all Web2.0 it’d have ‘Beta’ in the logo somewhere. If the...