Check out this http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page4.html

6.8GHz, 1TB RAM, 2TB HDD, Quantum-Optical RAM, is this for real???

Since the time I got the new thinkpad I was fustrated that I have to press two keys ('Ctrl-Esc') to simulate the Windows Key, Then I found how to remap any key of my choice at this site http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GryoscopesAndRemappingAWindowsButtonForTheIBMThinkPad.aspx 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
"Scancode Map"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,5B,E0,38,E0,00,00,00,00

to make the Right-Alt as the Windows Key.

The explorer was not able to open the WinFS 'folder' when I clicked on it. I noticed the following error message in the error log stored in C:\Windows\System32\WinFS\Log\errorlog

"2005-09-06 14:07:00.24 spid3s      AppDomain 3 (Store{5A895282-3901-45BE-BB94-4E44C4FA4924}.dbo[runtime].2) doomed due to memory pressure."

Have about 512 MB of memomery and according to the task manager only 375 MB is commited. hmm..

Just finished downloading & installing WinFS beta 1 on my XP machine.

Already noticed a couple of things, If u copy a .doc file into the "Default Store" and double click it is opens fine, but if I copy a ".chm" into the "Default Store" and double click it, it opens and just displays the content tree the main content area has a error message, i guessing some security issues.

Update: The following KB link helped me solve this issue http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054/

Have a look at the University of Tokyo research http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/fusion/LaserActiveTracking/ .

"The whole PDA could fit in a keyboardless, screenless chest pin, that when activated will follow hand gestures, and write back information on the palm of the same hand " , doesn't this remind you of star trek?

Think of using this for activities like tele-surgery , remote controlled vehicles etc.,

This weekend my blog was hacked! the message from the hacker "HACKED BY LORD FOR IRAQ! Turkish Hacker :) "

and in the eventual clean up, I upgraded to ver 1.8 for the dasBlog.

Also changed the theme to 'Portal'.

Here is the initial release of the Blender to XAML python export script.

Blender is a awesome free Open source 3D Animation & Modelling platform, download it and give it a try.

PURPOSE:
    To allow rudimentary XAML export capabilities.  Currently the goal is to
    support just the geometry,Solid Materials & lights.
    Texture & Animation will be in the next version.

IMPORTANT:
    You probably need the FULL python installation (2.3) to run this script.
    If you have problems, get the python installation from
    http://www.python.org , make sure also to set the 'PYTHONPATH' variable



 USAGE:
   Select one or more objects and execute this script (ALT+P)
   Be Sure to select a Camera & Light :) if "Exported Selected" is on.
   Everything that CAN be exported, will be written to the export file.
   You can change the export filename by entering the path and filename
   in the dialog.  If you do not enter a path, the export file will
   appear in your blender directory.

   The Color Sliders on the top represent the Ambient Light in the "World"

LIMITATIONS:
    Your mesh "M U S T" be triangulated before you execute this script.
    If you don't there will be holes in your mesh.
    Only exports triangular meshes,spot/point light,materials & camera currently.

    Texture coordinates & Normals are NOT be exported. 

NOTES:
    If you would like to contribute, or make modifications, send your mods
    to me and I will incorporate them into the next release which I am currently working on
    for everyone to enjoy.
    Please don't distribute modified copies of this file without contacting me
    first!

Here are some of the screenshots of the XAML Export script in action. I truned off the OSA(AA) to compare the rendering in Avalon (WinFX) to that in OpenGL based blender.

Look at some of the classics by Julian Beever

Look at the LCD Display >Innovation from Sharp, finally me & my wife can watch TV at the same time

Look what happened to the me on my birthday bash.

Attended Tech•Ed 2005after a gap of 4 years!

The First day Started with laser show (which I am getting a little tired off, from last 8 months I have seen the same laser show with the same music and the same patterns at different venues, good ROI for the company which sells this )

First Break out session i decided against the Architecture Track( I have gotten tired of all the SOA talks) choose to attend "Analysis Services Soup to Nuts" by Praveen Srivatsa that turned out to be a good choice I really enjoyed the total demo approach that Praveen adopted for this session. The BI Studio really looks good, I need to install the beta pretty soon to try it out.

Second Breakout session I choose the "Dealing with data in SOA" hoping that it might give me a different view, but soon i was bored out of my wits, check out for a early lunch. It turned out that was a good move too. I had my lunch peacefully, soon there were snaking lines as the buffet counters.

After lunch I attended a session titled "Enabling applications for multi-core platform and the software tools to support the process", it turned to be a bad choice, I believe that we all should seriously consider the multi-core processor's in our near future but the the session just was a display of Intel's tools, rather and actual information/ tips on multi-core applications/ programming.

The last two sessions on Domain Specific Language's were quite informative, they first introduce the need for DSL's and gave a glimpse of how DSL can be created in Visual Studio 2005. 

I skipped the evening entertainment program and headed home to avoid the Bangalore traffic, felt great

A site which has a comprehensive list of illusions and explations too...

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

Another good site with category based listing

 http://members.lycos.nl/amazingart/E/index.html