Dataflex
Another language that I learnt along the way at Datapens Systems was DataFlex by Data Access Corporation. This was a 4GL, (a fourth generation programming language), which really was a data…
Read more →Symbol MSI UBASIC
I joined Datapen Systems in 1989 thanks to my mate Dave Meehan, (a school friend from the age of 11), at the age of 21, who knew I was fascinated by computers and technology and obviously knew my…
Read more →Sinclair Basic
The first programming language I learnt was Sinclair Basic for the ZX Spectrum. I got my first ZX Spectrum for Christmas in 1982, (although I had to pay for half of it myself from savings!), so I was…
Read more →Me and Programming
Although my work life is in a specific area of IT not specifically related to programming, it would seem I've always had some level of involvement with this side of computing. In fact I started my…
Read more →Keep Calm ask Brian Cox
Sent this to the #stargazing programme, as I created it, and they said Brian Cox was up for putting it on the show tonight - whether that actually happens remains to be seen, but made me laugh!
Read more →Catharsis or Cathartic
One of the frustrating things of running a blog, is that you actually have to write stuff occasionally! I suppose nobody actually makes you do a blog, and it's questionable as to whether anybody is…
Read more →Bernie Bleedin' Ecclestone...
As a long-time fan of Formula One, I must admit that I've had wavering opinions about Bernie Ecclestone over the years. It's true that he managed to grow the sport from something that was little more…
Read more →Converting MS Access to MySQL
Have you ever wanted to convert a Microsoft Access database to MySQL? A quick and easy way of doing this is with the excellent Bullzip Access to MySQL tool available from…
Read more →WHS 2011 and Disk Extenders
I’ve been a long term fan of the Windows Home Server, (WHS), environment and have run both WHS and WHS 2011 machines. I started with a physical machine for WHS, but then migrated this to a virtual…
Read more →Virtualisation
Just recently I attended one of Microsoft's TechEd roadshows on virtualisation. And it must be said that these guys really know how to do an educational show. This particular session was headed by…
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