Mike Trethowan
Since I have software that is in need of protection I needed to come up with a simple serial number generator. The format that I decided on was a simple four sets of six alphanumeric sequence. Example: EICDG8-I56803-58BFEI-2D7I9B.
VB.NET Quick Tip – How To, Random Serial Number Generator
Posted: 10th October 2016 by Mike Trent in Blog, Computer, Programming, Quick Tip, Quick Tips, VB.NetTags: Blog, Code, Digit Alphanumeric 4x6, four, Four by Six, Hack, Naked Programming, Random Number, Random Numbers, Randomize, Serial Number, Serial Numbers, six, Tutorial, Vb.Net, VS2015
Snails, The Bane Of Gardening
Posted: 25th September 2016 by Christopher Saikes in Commentary, Creative Writing, Economy, GardeningTags: food, Gardening, juicer, juicing, mulching, Naked Gardening, natural, Organic, pesticide free, pesticides, snails, Vegetables
I like juicing. There is nothing that tastes better than a juice made from good blend of fresh vegetables. Over the last thirty years I have owned several juicers. My current juicer is the Breville JE98XL Juice Extractor and I will state that it is the best that I have owned so far.
VB.NET Quick Tip – Reading A USB GPS, Second Project
Posted: 23rd September 2016 by Mike Trent in Blog, Computer, Programming, Quick Tip, Technology, VB.NetTags: Blog, GPS, Hack, Naked Programming, NMEA Code, Programming, Tutorial, Vb.Net
Mike Trethowan
Recently I bought a Stratux Vk-162 Remote Mount USB GPS online from Amazon. Since I have worked with various GPS modules over the years, USB and OEM boards, I decided to do a short tutorial. This is a .Net based tutorial in VB to demonstrate how to decode a NMEA sentence.
The Future Is Here
Posted: 7th January 2017 by admin in Announcement, Blog, Commentary, Current Affairs, Economy, News, TechnologyTags: Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Faraday, Tesla
Mike Trethowan
Remember when Experts in the media told the world that Electric Vehicles will not be viable until they can get ranges similar to a gasoline vehicle? Well many electric vehicles, “EVs” already do get equivalent or even better range than my gasoline vehicle with a 25 gallon fuel tank. There are many EVs to spotlight, but as Faraday is big in the news currently, for better and for worse, I start there.