Open Google Docs in a new window, open a Word Doc. Insert the picture you want from your computer. This converts it into rich text format. Now you can click on the picture in Google Docs, Copy it, then paste it into your gmail compose screen.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
inline images in Gmail
Officially inserting inline images in Gmail is not possible. However, there is a workaround:
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Improved open-source firmware for cameras
Apparently it is possible to reflash the firmware on some cameras, and replace it with improved, open-source alternatives. See this post for more.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
computing (car) mileage
I've been thinking on how best to get an accurate estimate of fuel consumption on my Honda Civic. Here is what I came up with:
- keep a notebook in car
- upon filling up the tank with gas:
- fill the tank all the way up
- note how many litres were purchased; write this down in the notebook, with today's date
- also write down how many kilometres were travelled since last such refueling
- reset the "fuel" distance counter
Figuring out the mileage over the distance travelled since the last refueling thus becomes trivial:
mileage = 100km / distance travelled * litres consumed
This gives you Canadian-style mileage, expressed in litres per 100km.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
info for Honda Civics
Interesting forums
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/
and in particular
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/civic-coupe-sedan/
Also, brochures for my Civic '08 can be obtained from:
http://www.hondaalberta.ca/models/6-2008_civic_sedan_brochure.html
fix for slow mouse scrolling in Total Commander
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=144994
As the above post indicates, the slow scrolling in Total Commander (and likely most other Windows' listboxes) can be fixed by:
Deactivate smooth scrolling for listboxes in control panel/system/advanced/bla.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
high-altitude ballooning in near-space
http://natrium42.com/halo/flight2/
High altitude ballooning is an emerging hobby, since price of GPS and communications equipment has gotten quite low. It is an excellent hobby for people fascinated by space flight and telerobotics and has many learning aspects — from systems design to electronics design to software engineering. There is also an exciting risk factor, namely, that you could lose your precious electronics if something malfunctions. In this project, many of my interest and knowledge areas came together. Also, I have verified that the Earth is indeed round and that space is black. — Alexei Karpenko
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Installing Win2K without key
(From http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_2000_without_supplying_the_cd_key.htm)
How can I install Windows 2000 without supplying the CD key?
You can configure W2K to install without having to manually enter the CD key during the setup process.
First, you want to copy your Windows 2000 setup files from your CD to your hard drive. You have to copy at least the I386 directory.
Now go into the I386 directory you just copied onto your hard drive and look for a file called setupp.ini.
Right click it, select Properties, and remove the Read-only checkmark. Now open the file to edit it.
Your setupp.ini file should read something like this:
Replace the 3 X's (generally it'll be three zeros) at the end with "270". It should now read something like this:
That’s it! Now you can now install Windows 2000 without a serial number!
Monday, September 08, 2008
The Comedy Network
Canadians only (US has Comedy Central).
Good far watching Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and South Park.
http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca
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