Archive for March, 2008

Does Pascal code turn you on?

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Computing

It can if you want it to. The Synapse socket library for Pascal makes it quite easy to create a Wake On LAN program, which can be used to turn your computers on over the network. By sending a special packet via UDP, you can turn on any modern computer remotely, as long as it […]

Well I’ve been busy, ain’t I!

Friday, March 14th, 2008

This is exactly the reply I gave to somebody who asked me recently why I haven’t blogged lately.
Anyway, life at Swinburne is going well. I’ve just finished my third week of classes, and it’s all good so far. Algorithmic Problem Solving is excellent, since it looks like we can develop some really good […]

Swintroduction to Software Development

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
School

Apologies for the third awful pun involving Swinburne, but it seems fit that I use as many lame puns as possible while describing my uni experience. It seems like Swinburne has a real love for them (Ama-SWIN Race, Swinergy, among others).
Anyhow, I just finished my first week as a first-year Professional Software Development […]