remind-o-matic – new program

Hi,

I recently had need of an alert scheduler. While there are lots of such programs out there, I found them a little over-the-top for my needs (too feature-rich). So, I set about creating a simple, unobtrusive alert/reminder program – remind-o-matic. Download it here:

http://www.axmt07.dsl.pipex.com/remind-o-matic.html

Cheers,

Kev.

New Triumph Bonnie SE

Wow! I picked it up on Tuesday and can hardly bear to be parted from it. Honestly, this bike's got it all: great looks, fantastic handling, it's fast (0 to 60 in less than 5 seconds), comfortable ... So far I've only put about 110 miles on it, and am hoping to do a LOT more at the weekend.

It does mean that the VT has gone to a new home (via ebay) which I'm a bit sad about as I'd hoped to keep it as a project and do it up as a runaround hack. However, as I've got neither the time nor the space for it, it's just as well.

Back to the SE, though, if anyone has any experience of these bikes, I'd love to hear from you. I've not owned a Triumph before, so it would be nice to get some real ownership notes.

Cheers,

Kev.

2004 Triumph Bonneville SE

Hi,

Well, just put down a deposit on a 2004 Bonneville SE (Black, 4000 miles, and beautiful). Picking it up in a week ... soooooo excited. So, I've got an F reg Honda VT500 for sale (54k, needs fork seals and a new rear tyre). It's a very reliable bike, but needs a little attention (will be reflected in the price).

Cheers,

Kev.

SMART Reporter

Hi,

SMART Reporter is a little application that puts an icon in your menu bar and gives your an early warning of impending hard drive failure. I'd recommend that everyone use it.

I recently had a 1.5ghz PowerBook which was stalling at the grey screen with the Apple logo on during startup. I tried TechTool Pro, Mac Test Pro, Disc Utility and Apple Hardware Test, but couldn't get the machine to boot any further. I then did an 'Archive and install' of 10.4.6, whereupon the PowerBook booted up fine. A-ha! I thought, sorted. I left the machine on test for a couple of days, during which there seemed to be no problem. Finally, just before I contacted the owner, I installed SMART Reporter, and within minutes, it was reporting imminent hard drive failure. A little later, the machine was stalling at startup again.

Luckily, reinstalling the OS gave me the opportunity to recover data before the drive failled again, but this might not always be possible. SMART Reporter might just give you enough warning ...

Download SMART Reporter here: http://homepage.mac.com/julianmayer/smartreporter/

Cheers,

Kev.