spotted this on TummyMonsters
cool thing. go to a site. replace the URL with javascript:resizeTo(800,600); and there you have a resized browser window.
great if you are working on a big monitor and want to check what a site looks like on a smaller monitor.
I don’t know about you but I’ve scoured the internet looking for drivers for my Sony DSC-P71 cybershot camera. [SEE UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE]
In the end I gave up and tried to find the original disk. Half an hour later I found the driver disk. If others are interested, here are the drivers:
(now moved to Driver Guide to save my server some bandwidth) You may need to register, but it’s free.
If you have Windows 2K you want to install the USB Update (15KB) after you’ve installed the main driver. this was sourced from the sony website.
This driver allows you to access the memory stick in your camera as if it was an extra drive on your PC. An ideal way to drain your batteries !
Not worked out how to use the camera as a webcam in this mode. Suspect it’s not possible. Sony say their cameras aren’t decided to be used as webcams on their online FAQs.
Whilst downloading the file, why not have a quick look at the rest of the blog or leave a comment to say where you are from ?
If you find the driver useful then be thankful. you can thank me by saying “hello” and smiling at three strangers over the next few days.
If you have any problems accessing the file, let me know !
UPDATE: you could also try this bit of the Sony site for the Windows 2K and Windows ME drivers which might work on WinXP and 98 respectively (maybe!)
LATEST UPDATE: Sony now host these drivers on their own site. go here or start on the sony front page then go to the Support / Download drivers section. i’ve recently found them here (including a TWAIN driver)
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it looks like another hot day today. news reports say the trains are going to be bad again, so i’m glad i’m working from home today. no aircon at home though …
i checked my local station online timetable and it’s currently (7am) showing train times from 5pm yesterday. this happens when the trains are so delayed they don’t know what to put on the boards. oh dear.
according to the stats, someone found this website by searching for ‘square golfing umbrella’.
so here it is, your official square golfing umbrella blog.
i saw this tonight near harley street. another congestion charge busting device parked up in the street:
basically, it’s the smallest type of vehicle there is ie a wheel. here it is presented in castor form. it’s a little small, so i have enlarged it here:
in the paper this evening: story of a man who caught a dead fish and pretended it was something it wasn’t. his love of fish ruined his marriage. he’s has therapy and everything. his best quote:
“fishing does not make you happy. i know that now”
commuter misery promised for journeys home tonight. seems trains are to run slow because it’s too hot according to the BBC news.
it’s times like these when people turn to the church. their cool interiors are ideal for days like these. Though not ideal for transporting people from work to their earthly home, they are good at pointing you to your spiritual home.
following the table dancing of a few days ago, arjan has decided to prove he can go from one side of the room to the other by dangling from the roof.
i love internet radio. it’s a great way of finding out about new bands etc. i’ve bought several albums after hearing stuff or being reminded of bands on Grrl Radio
Welcome to GRRL
You may need Winamp to listen
Much thanks to our friends the Newells who surpassed themselves with Birthday goodies (albeit 3 days late!). Here is a picture showing the beautiful ballerina pen holder that Tony and I give to each other every present-occasion (Xmas and B-days). You can also see the rather neat card and a bit of the fantastic drawing produced by Catherine and Anna.
our friends paul and liz came round for lunch today. we were a little tight for time as jane, esther and kezia are off camping in the Gower for a few days.
I was in charge of barbequeing which was a very bad idea. I didn’t put enough charcoal and the heat ran out half way through the cooking. actually, we didn’t even get halfway through. I put some more charcoal on and the skewers caught fire and bits of mushroom fell all over the place.
result: much late and burnt food (better than early and raw).
BBQing is a stupid idea anyway. we all understand how ovens and grills work (or at least someone in our house does). idiots shouldn’t be left in charge of fire. i proved that 🙁
esther and kezia played with their Brio Canal set this afternoon. Lots of water everywhere and much pumping of the lock pumps. there is lots of energy in kids and we should work out a way to harness it. i’m sure we could power our house from them both.
it was the last event in the tent today, marking the final final end to the Holiday Bible Club. It was a fantastic cloud free morning and the band played well. i’ve nearly perfected the art of jumping up and down whilst playing bass.
esther was in a foul mood as she had slightly grazed her foot in a non-dramtic skooter incident.
i proposed she put her feet in a bucket of water. this proved to be no end of fun and she soon cheered up.
therefore, my advice to you is this:
if you are feeling blue, put your feet in a bucket of water.
i took the girls to Trilakes Animal Park today. It’s a funny place but has some really nice lakes and random animals wandering about. There was a particularly attractive cockerel on a bench, but when I went to take a photo of it my camera informed me that i had forgotten to load my memory stick. d’oh.
found on a style about 10 mins walk from our house
i went to two pubs with my brother in law (b-i-l)this evening. you know, the one who likes to raise his toilets a couple of inches (with a jack-see). anyway, we were talking and all of a sudden a giant bright blue starfish threw itself off the top of the coral reef in our local pub. incredible thing. b-i-l looked round, but the starfish had already landed so there was nothing to see. but i had witnessed something beautiful.
i have developed a new chic. it’s basically a floppy hat and hippy jacket. worked for a week in the rain. i’ll probably abandon the look now.
after a week of top notch kids entertainment, the church holiday club is over. we had a BBQ this evening and I got to play in the band in the great outside. It rained, but only after we had finished.
highligh of the week for me was when a leader explained that prayer was like a mobile phone in that we can talk to God at any time and he’s always ready to listen. “Of course God hasn’t really got a mobile telephone”
“good job” said a 5 year old, “cuz I don’t know his number”
“you should ask my mum” said another young child “she keeps all her important numbers in a book”
kids are great. and God is a great big God. (so the song goes).