Layout not done yet
18th April 2010
Hello! Here's an update that's on time for once! And this time.. actual news!
Well, as you can see from my last entry I was looking at places to buy recently... Well... I've put down an offer on a small 1 bedroom flat just outside town with it's own parking area. The offer I put down was £105000 (approx $160000 USD) and it was accepted. Next week I'm going to be trying to sort out a mortgage for it and get the whole process moving along. The plan for the flat is that I'm going to rent it out for a few years and let it gain in value. Then, at some point in the future, I'll sell the flat and use the money to buy a place of my own. For any American readers, that don't know the current state of the UK economy, the reason for this is that property prices are rock bottom at the moment and set to start rising very soon, so NOW is the best time to invest in a property.
In other news... The layout for the site is coming along well. I feel that I should reveal to you all now that the colour scheme is yellow, as suggested by Emma. It's an unusual colour to work with but I think it's going to work quite well. It'll certainly be better than this layout (I hope)
Back to work tomorrow... First day of the new term, which means a lot of teachers will have forgotten how to use a computer and need showing again. Some of them don't even have the internet at home. Some of them don't even have a computer at home and one of those people is an IT teacher!!!
My projects are progressing quite well and I'll give you all a status update on them at some point in the future. Maybe even put up a test site for anyone that's interested.
That's all from me for this week. I'll blog again soon! BTW.. Tsudeki: AIM won't let me log in for some reason that's why I haven't been around, I'll try and catch u on Steam chat!
BinoX
I'm Lazy
12th April 2010
Hello everyone, a late update this time because I had something coming up that I could actually write about, hooray!
Last night me and some friends had a "Sextette" night. A Sextette night is basically a drinking game that you play whilst watching the film "Sextette". I may post the rules up some other time if I really can't think of anything special to post! Needless to say it's been a long time since I've had a proper drink, but the evening was amazing. Had a good laugh with it as we always do. Watched a news satire program as a warm up to get the body ready for the massive amounts of alcohol that were coming. Watched a bit of Demolition Man afterwards and some comedy thing afterwards.
The walk home afterwards was quite funny. Me, Tim (actually called Martin) and his girlfriend Mrs Tim (actually called Alice) walked back together. Tim was probably the most drunk out of us 3 and instead of going through the hole in the mesh fence, he decided to climb it. Today he sent me a txt saying that he had really sore ribs... I wonder if that had anything to do with falling onto the top of the mesh fence? I bet it did!
The other attendees to the drinking game were Frank and his girlfriend Lauren. We had it at their house, so it would have been a little weird if they weren't there.
On to other news... There is none. so I'll give you a "no news" update. I'm still single. I still really like Emma. I hope she eventually falls for me because I'm awesome, haha, I wish!
More "no news" now... I'm gunna be buying either a flat (apartment) or a small house with the intention to rent it out to get some of the mortgage paid off. This is my long term get-a-house plan. Basically I'm going to buy a place and rent it out for a few years so it'll ease the burden of a full on mortgage straight away whilst my funds are still a bit tight. Had a look around a few places already. Not made a decision on any, but seen a good 1 or 2 today.
Site news... Emma has given me some ideas for a layout, so I've started work on it. Hopefully have something up by next week.
That's it from me this week. Take care,
BinoX
A late update
29th March 2010
Yo! You may be thinking that this update is late.. and you're right... I was hoping to have something to write about today, but it ended up not happening so the delay was pointless.
So what have I been up to? Not a lot really... Mostly tidying up my sh*t hole of a bedroom. lol
As for why I'm tidying my room, that's a bit of a story I suppose... I might be moving house at some point soon and that means selling the place first so I have to make it presentable... and more importantly.. SAFE! So that's why I've been tidying... Lots of stuff thrown out, many more days of tidying to go!
For those of you out there wondering how my love life is going... It's going nowhere if I'm honest. If you've been keeping up you have noticed that there's a girl that I like but she's currently taken. The problem is that I can't get her out of my mind! I still speak to her every day in the morning, afternoon and night, lol. But I'm wondering if I'm fighting a battle that I can't win. I guess time will tell and we'll see if fate is on my side. Anyone who reads this probably has me added on facebook or MSN. What do you guys think I should do? Should I give up on her or should I keep at it? Drop me a line and let me know!
Clocks went forward an hour last night so my body clock is all messed up, so I'm gunna head off now! I'll try and update on Sunday. Later all,
BinoX
I'm tired at the moment
21st March 2010
Hello everyone. My friend has just reminded me to update! Otherwise I would have forgotten!
The day after my last update it was both mothers day and my dad's birthday party. I didn't post about it before 'cause it was a surprise party for him... It's not likely that he would ever stumble upon this site or that anyone he knows would, but it's better to be safe than sorry. It was quite a nice day, all the family gathered in one place. Probably never happen before, we're not exactly a close family, lol.
What else happened? Ummmm... Work... Work is crap.. I've been stuck writing a weird booking system for pupils to go out on work experience weeks and teachers going to monitor them... I won't go into any details about it because it's very boring and to be honest it's really complicated internally and I don't want to think about it!
No mention of Emma this week? Wrong :p That's what this paragraph is for. Emma's internet connection went wrong this week, so I went over one lunchtime to try and fix the problem. Was quite a simple thing in the end. They'd switched telephone providers but had asked for their internet to stay with the same company... That didn't happen, so I got their router all set up with the new details and away they went. I also had one of the nicest mugs of coffee that I've ever had whilst I was there. She makes damn good coffee!
What? There's more? Oh yes... Had the PS3 on quite a bit this week... Game of the week: Prototype. Been meaning to play it since release, I think it's a brilliant game... Plenty of stress relieving violence tied together by a simple story that can be ignored if you really want. Played, completed, done. Might play Heavy Rain next week.
Yes, still more! I've been convinced to change my diet recently from mostly chocolate to normal food by Emma. And both her and a friend have been trying to get me to eat fruit. After a night of my friends constant nagging I agreed that U would have some... I bought a smoothie today and drank that... That's as close as I'm gunna get. (I woulda bought the smoothie regardless, but shhhhhh)
Well, that's all from me this week... Until next time,
BinoX
Confused
13th March 2010
Oh yeah! A slightly early update! Go me!
Well, a relatively normal week really. Went to work, did stuff, came home.. The usual mundane stuff... This week though, my update is going to be about my own personal thoughts.
Well... how to begin?... Almost a month ago I started talking to this girl that I've actually known for years but never really had the chance to chat. It all started back in January with her asking my to build a computer for her brother, which I agreed to and then forgot about (because I'm an idiot). Then she asked me again and I got on with it! I got her mobile number and MSN details from her so I could ask her questions about requirements and let her know how it was going and when it was finished. This was then the chatting started. She seemed really nice and over the coming weeks got to know her a lot better. She works at the same place I do so I went down to see her when I could. She came around and we had a bit of a laugh. I've been to her house, had coffee with her and spent a large part of the day there. I mean... she's great! She's smart, pretty, funny and sexy... Everything I could want in a girl... As per usual with my posts there's always a kicker... She's taken.. haha! I've never really been in a situation like this before. Never though I'd meet a girl like her. But I suppose with someone like that there's no surprise that she's taken. For better or for worse she knows how I feel. We still get on well and chat and stuff and it's all good :) But I'd love to be able to just grab her and kiss her one day. Who knows what the future will bring? Maybe cupid will read this post and take pity on me and grant my desires, but I doubt I'm lucky enough or good enough to have someone like her.
Odd stuff coming from me isn't it? Mr "Lord of Darkness" seems to have a heart after all. Until next time,
BinoX
Slow Week
7th March 2010
Hey everyone, another last minute update! But it's still in the correct week (just).
Been a pretty slow week to be honest. Been a lot of web stuff to do at work, so it's felt like it's gone really slowly. I won't bother any of you with details about my work life, because most of you that read this are in the same line of work so know exactly what it's like.
Events of note this week... Not many really.. done less than usual to be honest. I did go over to Emma's house for about 10 mins to pick up a form to drop off at work. (We work at the same place) and I dropped off a new mouse for her brothers computer... Ummm.. That's pretty much the highlight of my week actually. Every other day I've just been at home tidying up.
Well, that's all I really have to say this week. I haven't done anything at all! Hopefully something good will happen soon so I can give you all something that's worth reading.
I'll speak to you all again next week. Take care,
BinoX
Hello again everyone
28th February 2010
Hello again all, I've remembered to update this week, although it IS at the last possible minute. But hey, that's the way I am :)
Well, was back at work this week after having last week off. It's not been the most eventful week. Just the usual stuff. Teacher's forgetting how to do things, kids forgetting their passwords, web servers hard disk running out of space. All good fun (haha) :p
This weekend was quite nice though. Recently I built a computer for my friends brother, so I took it over there on Saturday morning. he seemed quite pleased with it. Whilst there I looked at my friends laptop. That had me stumped for hours! And it's still not fixed, best I can tell something has made the Norton install go funny and I can't get it to shift. I'm gunna have another go at it soon. My friend is called Emma btw, this'll save me writing "my friend" too much. :)
I had a good time over at Emma's place. I was a bit shy and didn't speak much, seems my ability to talk to people only goes as far as messenger apps, lol :) Just to clarify, me and Emma haven't really met up in real life much, even though we live quite close, but she is a good friend and we get on well :) We sat and had a bit of a chat when I mustered the ability to speak. I met her family whilst I was there as well, they seem like nice people. Very friendly and very kind. Hopefully next time I go around there I'll be able to be a bit more talkative. After I left I took Emma out for a quick ride in the car, just around some local roads as she seemed interested in it.
Now it's Sunday... Not a lot has happened today to be honest. Been doing a bit of tidying here and there, but not much else.
That's all from me.... Until next week,
BinoX
I forgot to update last week!
19th February 2010
As I'm sure you noticed, I forgot to update last week... And if you didn't notice you're not checking this site often enough.
Anyway, as you probably guessed I've been busy. Last week was the last week of work before the holidays and there was a lot to do! We had new backup devices coming in, UPSes that weighed too much for 1 person to carry, server orders to place, network infrastrcture to plan... the list goes on. :p I've also been helping my Dad move house... There has been LOADS of stuff to move! He works from home as a property maintainer, so there's millions of tools, pieces of equipment, wood and misc crap to move.
This week has been my week off. On Monday I helped dad move some stuff. On Tuesday I helped my mother's friend clean out her garage. On Wednesday I helped dad move some more stuff. (Not done yet!) On Thursday I deceided to rest a bit and I had a friend come over for a couple of hours and we watched a DVD. Today I have done nothing so far. I'm planning to go and get milk later and then get on with some coding that I've been putting off.
That's it for my update, I'll try and get another one done next week! Have fun,
BinoX
Nearly a month
4th February 2010
Hello loyal follower(s)! And welcome to my latest update. To be honest I don't really have a lot to say here. So... I suppose I'll start with an apology.
Sorry for not having my comments box up yet! My website back-end is going to be a part of one of my major projects (See 18th Jan post for details) and I really haven't had a lot of time to work on it recently. Also, sorry for not having a better layout yet, but as I said: it's all down to time.
Now.. on to the little bit of news that I do have. I have bought my guitar. It's a Fender Squier Stratocaster in Natural Wood. If you're on facebook there's a pic of it in my gallery. It cost £210, including Amplifier, picks, strap, leads and a case. Which wasn't a bad deal.
As you have probably (not) noticed, Apidya.Net / BinoXBlog.com has been back for nearly a month now and so far I've been keeping up with the blogging. So far so good!
Well, really out of things to say now. So I'll shut up for another week.
BinoX
Work, work, work
26th January 2010
Hey everyone! I'm a little late with posting, so I think I'll change my posting "schedule" a bit. I'll now be posting once in each week. That means there may be up to 13 days between posts, but it should usually be around every 7. (i.e. one week I could post on Monday and then the next week I may not post until the Sunday) Hopefully that example makes sense, because I can't think of a better way to explain it.
Anyway... On to the main blog post... And this week it's a proper "blog" not just an update on what I'm doing.
Work sucks! It's as simple as that. I spent most of the afternoon drilling holes and running cables ready for someones new office. ` When I'm 1 hole away from finishing I get a phone call from Frank (Assistant Network Manager / Work Buddy / Friend). He phoned to tell me to stop, because the head of the school has decided that it's not going to be done now. (I work at a school for those people that have forgotten) I mean... damn it! As much as I actually enjoy running cables (I really do!), I really can't stand doing a lot of work for no reason at all! I really need to get a new job. Where I am now I feel under appreciated and I KNOW that my skills are being under-used. My main responsibility these days seems to be uploading files to a website and putting a link in. COME ON! Give me something a little bit challenging to do! I seem to go through every day doing really mundane and boring tasks. The other thing that annoys me is the total technological ignorance of the staff at the school and how much they exaggerate timeframes! Today is another good example of this! Last thing yesterday we had a phonecall saying that a teacher's computer hadn't been working for "weeks". Upon checking the logs we could tell that she had logged on to it on Thursday. So "weeks" turns out to be Friday and Monday. So I went down there first thing this morning to fix it. Can you guess what I had to do to fix it? no? I had to PLUG IT IN. Someone (probably her) had unplugged it from the power socket. You would think that someone left in charge of 32 children at a time and is trusted to educate them would be able to plug something in.
OK.. That was a bigger rant than I had originally intended so I'll stop here (although I could easily continue).
In other news... I have started to learn to play the guitar. I doubt I'll ever be very good at it, but for some reason I thought it was a good idea. If I can ever play anything on it I'll let you all know.
Time for me to head off now, I've probably bored you all enough with rantings for now.
BinoX
Projects Going Well
18th January 2010
It's another update, and it's been less than a week, only just, but I am trying to keep the update momentum going. I've been busy working on my many projects and still haven't done anything at all to the website backend. I promise that I will have something done properly before the end of February though!
Now for project details... The first project I am working on is an application that sends text (SMS) messages from a cellphone (or GSM Modem) connected to the machine to another cellphone. The front end for this program will make it easy to send mass text messages whenever you need to. There is a built in address book and I will add support for external address books as I go. Other features of the software include setting up text groups so that you can send a text to an entire group with the click of a button! I won't go into much more detail with that one because it's a relitively simple program to the user, but it's a good exercise in modem control. This program should be available on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, AmigaOS4 and MorphOS. AmigaOS3.1 may be done depending on the AmigaOS4 version popularity.
The other project I am working on I am going to call a "Workflow Manager", because that's what it's for really. In more complicated terms, it's a mix between a website content management system, data organiser, calendar and task preparer. The website bit is self explanatory and will be used for the backend to this site once it's done. The data organiser is a little special though.... With this organiser you can upload one file and place it in multiple folders without duplication. Every file has a unique ID that is reference from a folder index. This can be useful to allow people to have permissions to certain folders only but still have access to a file that would normally need to be stored in a more secure area. It should also stop file duplication which will enable better use of storage space and prevent data inconsistencies. You can also do the same thing with data as well as files, allowing for web links and free-text to be entered instead of a file. The calendar is just that, a calendar. Although it will be a bit more complex than just that. There will be a global calendar for all public dates and personal calendars which you can have your own deadlines etc in. The personal calendars can also be viewer/edited by any other user that you give permission to view or edit. I am hoping to do exchange syncronisation with that too, but that will come after v1.00 is completed. The task preparer allows you to take any of the information from any section of the application and allocate it to a set "task". For example: If you were going to make a task for building a car engine, you would make a task called "Build Engine" and in it you would allocate out any relevant resources for it. You could allocate a set of calendar dates to it for when you expect to start and finish or when you expect parts to arrive. Files and weblinks of technical manuals could be linked in to it. And you could link it in with a few pages in the CMS to update people with your progress as you are going. This project will be written in perl.
I've bored you enough with projects for this week. I doubt any of you would have read down this far! Do let me know if you have read it all. :) ` I may have some more "blog-like" entries next time, detailing things that I am actually doing for fun, rather than just listing off basic specs of projects that I am working on. I'll try and implement some kind of comment system soon though so if there's any comments or suggestions that anyone wants to leave then they can.
--BinoX
My First Update
12th January 2010
Hello again everyone. It's been less than a week and already there's an update. See, I told you all that I'd keep it up to date.
And now it's good news/bad news time.
First the good news... I've got quite a few small projects on at the moment. Each one will be put on here as they begin or end. They're all software projects, but anyone who reads this will probably not bother to use them or even want to. (Unless my boss happens to check this page)
Now for the bad news... I haven't had time (because of all these projects) to make a database backend for this site, which means updates still won't be as frequent as I would like. But I will attempt to update once a week.
Take Care,
BinoX
Welcome To The New Website
6th January 2010
The new Apidya.Net / BinoXBlog.com website is now open! I apologise for the layout not being great, but it's more of a technical exercise for me than anything else. You may notice that the site has a fairly clean layout, which is a new one for me. If you look a little deeper, you may notice that I haven't used any images in this layout at all. I thought I'd have some fun and put a drop shadow in as well, still no images mind.
On another note, I won't be updating very much for the next couple of weeks, because the site isn't finished. I just have here the front page, tiny bit of php going on at the top to check which site you are visiting, but that's about it. There's no fancy database backend or any other pages, just this page and the css file. There is nothing else on this server. I hope you've enjoed my little introduction. I'll be blogging properly soon :)
If there's any sections you would like me to add on the left, please drop me a message on facebook, using email or via instant messenger. If I can't think of anything to put on here then I may remove the "Projects" section and put each project there as seperate links. If you don't like the grey, I don't care :p It's a little boring I know, but it's easiest to work with when you're not using images.
BinoX