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Charging mobile devices
Just saw this report from CES by Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service about powering devices wirelessly.
I saw this sort of technology proposed years ago, where you have a pad the size of a mouse mat and you just place your mobile devices on it to charge them. I’d find that extremely useful for all the devices that I currently have different chargers for at the moment (phone, pda, camera, gps, laptop, etc). A single charging point for all devices. It’s a pity that it takes so long to get a product like this released. (I’m sure that it’s a nightmare trying to get manufacturers to standardise)
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Working in a Fridge?
The heating system at work seems to break down a lot. I just found this link mentioning a minimum of 63°F within 1 hour (in the Irish Statute Book Database.) I must remember to bring a thermometer with me tomorrow morning. I suppose I should also check if that has been superceded.
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IRCSET - Embark Initiative - Grant Schemes
I was just notified of this today. Probably of use to people planning on postgrad research.
IRCSET - Embark Initiative - Grant Schemes Post Graduate Research The Embark Initiatives Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme is designed for either Masters or Doctorate level researchers in the sciences, engineering or technology. 2007 Programme [First Call] NOW OPEN The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology invites applications for funding from intending postgraduate researchers under the Embark Initiative Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme 2007.
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IRCSET - Embark Initiative - Grant Schemes
May be of interest to anyone who recently completed a PhD.
IRCSET - Embark Initiative - Grant Schemes Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
CALL FOR APPLICANTS (2007)
The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology invites applications for research funding under the Government of Ireland’s Embark Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (2007).
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Tip for a forgetful software developer
Lately, when writing JUnit tests I’ve been doing things like:
... String result = some.method(); assertTrue("Expected " + expected + " but was " + result, result.equals(expected)); ...However, a similar result can be achieved with the semantically more accurate
... assertEquals(expected, result); ...This is even easier to type :-)
I did know this, honest!
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