Project Euler Problem 11
Just a hint, so you don’t go down the wrong path. You probably won’t, but if you don’t want any hints, stop reading this article!… Read More »Project Euler Problem 11
Rob Hallam
Glasgow University graduate. I have wide-ranging interests - please see my about page either here or at roberthallam.com.
Plain Sight Dedicated Server Crash Fix
Plain Sight was on sale for the staggeringly low £1.60 / £1.20, so I decided to get a copy. It is a very fun, fast-paced… Read More »Plain Sight Dedicated Server Crash Fix
Fix for “Current Password No Longer Matches Keyring”
As I may have mentioned, I recently reinstalled Ubuntu (had been using Windows 7 for a few months). Since the reinstall I had changed my… Read More »Fix for “Current Password No Longer Matches Keyring”
An Old Video (FEAR – Stolen Kills)
I’ve been posting a fair number of videos to another blog for the folk I play games with (including the other MIA author of posts on this blog Kenny). It’s a good way to relive some moments and also a way for me to practice my cutting and splicing skills.
Long story short, I encoded an updated version of a video I created about three and a half years ago. The old one was small resolution and tiny bitrate. This version is full (source) resolution and a relatively insane bitrate.
FEAR – Stolen Kills (pop-out player if you have JS enabled, non pop-out version here)
Synopsis: I shoot Kenny in the back (with friendly fire on) and I’m rewarded with two kills. Obviously a sounds strategy!
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Playing The Steam Version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
As someone who still has the original floppies for Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (or IJatFoA, it’s easier that way), I thought I’d give the Steam version a whirl. I picked it up (along with The Last Crusade) probably when it was on sale as part of a bundle.
My initial thoughts are: “what have they done to the music?”, “since when did the characters have voices?” and “this is a lot simpler than what I remember playing as a 7 year old”.
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[Solved] sshd Does Not Run At System Startup (Ubuntu)
Problem: sshd does not appear to start on system boot, but runs fine when started from a terminal with /etc/init.d/ssh start Update Dec 2010: Thanks… Read More »[Solved] sshd Does Not Run At System Startup (Ubuntu)
My Short APB Review
(Note: I also posted this over on Slashdot on the story about the fact that APB is to use in-game advertisements) Having played the beta,… Read More »My Short APB Review
Extract A Single Image From A Video Using FFMPEG
Update: Still using this 8 years later, but in the form of a quick script, which is useful if you are doing it more than… Read More »Extract A Single Image From A Video Using FFMPEG
Black Screen (KSOD) Vista Solutions
Before I get started, some resources: Technet discussion LogBlog KSOD fix (RPCSS) Microsoft KB article on KSOD / black screen I’m looking at a friend’s… Read More »Black Screen (KSOD) Vista Solutions
Connect to a WPA/WPA2 Secured Network In Linux
This turned out to be dead easy, although it took a bit of futzing around due to my own slowness. The situation arose during an… Read More »Connect to a WPA/WPA2 Secured Network In Linux