Tell Me (and Others)

Here are a few add-on/utility tools that I find very handy in my programming work.

1: PSPAD

A free and enhanced feature rich text editor available at

www.pspad.com/en/

2: Treepad

With a feeware “Lite” version available, it is handy for storing project details, ToDo lists and a few other details… I use the “Business” version for which you need to pay, but it is a great utility tool for organizing tasks and storing project data. There are other levels so have a look and choose for your self.
Available at www.treepad.com Use it as an organiser, Database or word processor.

3: Remote Control Software:

See Access-Remote-PC for an invaluable tool (not free, around US$50 per server) to connect, control and transfer files to and from remote PCs

JohnG

I will be away from my office here visiting friends in South Carolina for a few days from May 3rd. We are not sure of our return date, but it will likely be around May 10th.

I may be able to answer emails some days whilst away, but I will not have any development tools with me that week.

JohnG

Found this Satellite photo on Google Earth and was able to find a Qantas 747-400 parked at the “Tom Bradley” international terminal.

It may be the one we flew in on from Sydney in March! That’s about where we were parked. But then again, it happens about three times each day, so probably not!

Amazing the clarity. Friends with military experience say that the resolution can get MUCH better! So, next time you are out walking, look up and smile!

Well, we survived that trip again! Yep, this week we did our six monthly migration so that we can have continuos sunshine and to catch up with distant family. We left Perth in Western Australia on Wednesday, overnight in Sydney to help break the journey a little, then Thursday morning we flew out of Sydney on trusty Qantas 747 for Los Angeles. The flight time was not too bad this year, about 12 hours 40 minutes. After clearing immigration and customs at LAX, we picked up a direct flight to San Antonio where we landed at about 2PM. Then an hours drive to Kerrville and we were back in our Texas home once more.

The trip each year is not much fun, but it is great to be able to enjoy the warm to hot weather twice each year by splitting our time between the Southern and Northern hemispheres.

It would be great if we could cut down on the flight times… well, not really. The worst part of the journey each year is the time and hassles in getting through airport security, waiting for connections and sleep deprivation along the way.