Thursday, September 26, 2019
2019 School State Championships
Three days of rowing championship at wyaralong.
Club captains
I was there with 2 hats. Brigidine and Centenary.
4 grade 7 girls competing for the first time at state level. The youngest races are gr8. The private girl schools have just come out of their season so our girls were in a tough place.
Rowing Queensland had decided to have time trials and select kids into finals based on times. The good side of this was that each kid got to row a minimum of two singles races. Another benefit was that in the finals, the kids were competing against kids of similar ability. To me that part was great. It means you don't have kids this young finishing miles behind.
I'm on the fence wrt the time trial. I suspect kids at this age have difficulty with self motivation and I suspect they row harder and faster with a competitor beside them as they did in the final. The other negative was no spectacle. From an audience perspective time trial is boring.
Jemma got 9th in the time trial. This put her in the A final. In the A final she progressed to 4th. A great effort.
Harry hands his oars to Jemma
Harry hands his oars to Jemma
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Rechargable Battery Technologies
NiCad
NiCad not allowed in EU consumer products.
NiMh
Wikipedia
1.2V/cell
Charge voltage is 1.5
Fast Charge -
Constant Current at 1C
Fast Charge Termination -
Hard to do with delta V because the delta V is very small.
Typical charge control chips use a timer and battery temperature.
Slow Charge (0.1 to 0.25 C)- Not recomended
Because hard to detect the delta V and temperature rise not so predominate.
Trickle Charge -
There seems to be differences in advice between battery manufacturers
Typically C/30
Panasonic advise a pulse of current when the voltage gets below 1.3V
(i'm not sure how this works given the normal cell voltage is supposidly 1.2 V).
My Thoughts
If the battery is integrated in the product,
Measure current in and out of the battery to know who charged the battery is and then use time and temperature. I suspect that over time the capacity will reduce and so the maths in the CPU will need to take this into consideration.
Lithium
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Yet another Win10 reinstall on z20t
My Toshiba z20t is running like a dog.
1. Backed up everything to external hard drive
2. Did the restore and delete my files thing
Setting>Update & Security>Recovery
choose "Remove Everything"
3 Install Microsoft Office 365
This was problematic. Turns out I have two microsoft accounts and the office 365 subscription is registered in the ....syndetic.onmicrosoft.com account. But one drive and other stuff seems to be registered to my personal account.
4 Install open source programs from Ninite.com
7zip
firefox, Chrome
Notepad++
Windirstat
K-lite Codecs
VLC
GIMP
Classic Start
PDF Creator
Foxit Reader
5 THUNDERBIRD
Downloaded & installed Thunderbird mail client. (Nitite.com)
On first run it pops up a wizzard
a. Said no to create a new account
b. Mail Account Setup
Your Name: Frank Thomson
Email_Address: frankt2010@gmail.com
password: xxx
Remember password ticked
It says looking up configuration editor etc etc etc
Configuration found in Mozilla ISP database
c. Select the IMAP (remote folders) option. Click Done. And wow there are my folder and it is busy trying to download all sorts of things.
Allow google authorisation
System Integration - Use thunderbird for default client for Email = Tick
Set as default
Show Menu bar
Right click up the top and select menu bar
d Fix the email address - Change to frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
Tools>Account Settings
Account_Name: frankt2010@gmail.com -> left as is
Your Name: Frank Thomson
Email Address: frankt2010@gmail.com -> frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
Reply-to-Address: (blank) -> frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
e SIGNATURE
Tools>Account Settings
in the signature text box in the middle of the window, add:
Frank Thomson
Director
Syndetic Pty Ltd
4 / 20 Cansdale St
YERONGA 4104 Brisbane Australia
Tel +61 7 3255 8900, Mobile +61 414 329 164, Fax +61 7 3255 8901
f Fix default reply to behaviour -
Tools>Account Settings>
Select "Composition and Addressing", Then,
Drop down Box, select "Start my reply above the quote"
OK
g composition - blank line after paragraph
Tools > Options > Composition tab,
select General.
deselect "When using paragraph format, the enter key creates a new paragraph"
Now pressing Enter when typing a message will only create one line instead of two
h Address Book Synchronisation
Going to try tbSync.
Tools>Add ons>
Downloaded. Clicked Add in the popup. It said it had been added to thurnderbird.
Closed and restarted thunderbird.
had to install Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV 1.3 Requires Restart
Tools>Add ons>
gContactSync (Google Contact Sync)
Restart Thunderbird
Window popped up: "Welcome to the gContactSync Wizard"
Use an existing account....
Sign in.
Allow access
Address Book to synchronize:
Groups and Contacts to Synchronize: All groups and contacts
Pick the direction for synchronization: complete
Clear the box - skip contacts without an email address (to get all)
Tools>Addons > Extensions.
Under Zindus, click Options.
New window opens with nothing in he accounts box.
Click Add
i. Thunderbird Calendar
Give up on Lightning. that seemed to have been installed automatically. "Removed" it.
Down load extension "Open Google Calendar" - It just worked. I did not even have to reenter my credentials.
j. Fix the Thunderbird Freezing Issue
https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/mozilla_thunderbird_freezes.html
Thunderbird goes inactive after 5 minutes of inactivity so if you've noticed that your freezing issue happens after Thunderbird has been idle, then here's a little-known fix. This also applies if you have very a lot of messages because Thunderbird is loading them after you've been inactive.
Go to Tools, Options, Advanced. Look for Config Editor at the bottom. Click on I accept the risk! when you receive the warning that you might void your nonexistant warranty. This change we're making can easily be reversed later.
Type in mail.db.idle_limit in the Search at the top. Note the value. If your value is set to 300000, then you need to add a zero so that it's 3000000. Another way of looking at it is if it has 5 zeros, you want 6. Double-click on mail.db.idle_limit to change the number and close when finished. No restart is needed.
7 Remove wakeup Password
Press Win+R, enter "netplwiz", which will open the "User Accounts" window.
Un Check the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” option and
click Apply.
Restart your computer and the system should not prompt you to enter your password at the login screen.
This is obviously less secure.
8 Brother P-Touch 9800
Get the driver and the ptouch editor from
http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=au&lang=en&prod=9800neas&os=10011
Select "Brother peer-to-peer network printer"
P-touch Editor5.x
PT-9800PCN Printer Driver
9 IMAGE RESIZER
http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/
10 Remove Microsoft Teams
What a pain in the ass. Where did it even come from. When I boot my computer up comes this thing wanting me to log into microsoft teams. Sounds like google plus from a different multi national.
Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features>
Find microsoft teams.
Click uninstall.
ahh. Reboot just to be sure,
aghhh it's come back again and again
fixed here
https://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2019/03/stop-microsoft-teams-opening-on-startup.html
11 Install non Ninite programs
Adobe Acrobat Reader (Be very careful not to accept the dodgy spam includes)
E-Drawings Viewer. http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/
Screen Hunter http://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm
12 Firefox (already installed with Ninite) fix fonts and colours
Right click in a blank part of the top bar. Choose Menu bar and Bookmarks toolbar.
Tools>Options>General> Default font=Arial
Tools(or click 3-bar menu top right) >Add-ons > Themes
and choose the Light theme (Click at the end and choose Enable)
Tools>Options>Home Home page = thomsoneu.blogspot.com
13 Network
Open Windows file explorer Connect to network(\\192. . . ),
Enter user name and password check the save box
map network drive
From the widows file explorer>Home tab>in the New area, drop down Easy access
(Why do they make it so hard).
Choose map as drive
Tick the box that says "Connect using different credentials".
13 OneDrive
The personal onedrive is already there by magic
To add a second work onedrive,
Right click the onedrive icon at the bottom right of the screen
Settings> Account> Add an account. more magic
Run XAMPP & Configure PHP
Make these changes
post_max_size = 8M Unchanged
upload_max_filesize = 2M -> Changed to 8M
1. Backed up everything to external hard drive
2. Did the restore and delete my files thing
Setting>Update & Security>Recovery
choose "Remove Everything"
3 Install Microsoft Office 365
This was problematic. Turns out I have two microsoft accounts and the office 365 subscription is registered in the ....syndetic.onmicrosoft.com account. But one drive and other stuff seems to be registered to my personal account.
4 Install open source programs from Ninite.com
7zip
firefox, Chrome
Notepad++
Windirstat
K-lite Codecs
VLC
GIMP
Classic Start
PDF Creator
Foxit Reader
5 THUNDERBIRD
Downloaded & installed Thunderbird mail client. (Nitite.com)
On first run it pops up a wizzard
a. Said no to create a new account
b. Mail Account Setup
Your Name: Frank Thomson
Email_Address: frankt2010@gmail.com
password: xxx
Remember password ticked
It says looking up configuration editor etc etc etc
Configuration found in Mozilla ISP database
c. Select the IMAP (remote folders) option. Click Done. And wow there are my folder and it is busy trying to download all sorts of things.
Allow google authorisation
System Integration - Use thunderbird for default client for Email = Tick
Set as default
Show Menu bar
Right click up the top and select menu bar
d Fix the email address - Change to frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
Tools>Account Settings
Account_Name: frankt2010@gmail.com -> left as is
Your Name: Frank Thomson
Email Address: frankt2010@gmail.com -> frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
Reply-to-Address: (blank) -> frank.thomson@syndetic.com.au
e SIGNATURE
Tools>Account Settings
in the signature text box in the middle of the window, add:
Frank Thomson
Director
Syndetic Pty Ltd
4 / 20 Cansdale St
YERONGA 4104 Brisbane Australia
Tel +61 7 3255 8900, Mobile +61 414 329 164, Fax +61 7 3255 8901
f Fix default reply to behaviour -
Tools>Account Settings>
Select "Composition and Addressing", Then,
Drop down Box, select "Start my reply above the quote"
OK
g composition - blank line after paragraph
Tools > Options > Composition tab,
select General.
deselect "When using paragraph format, the enter key creates a new paragraph"
Now pressing Enter when typing a message will only create one line instead of two
h Address Book Synchronisation
Going to try tbSync.
Tools>Add ons>
Downloaded. Clicked Add in the popup. It said it had been added to thurnderbird.
Closed and restarted thunderbird.
had to install Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV 1.3 Requires Restart
Tools>Add ons>
gContactSync (Google Contact Sync)
Restart Thunderbird
Window popped up: "Welcome to the gContactSync Wizard"
Use an existing account....
Sign in.
Allow access
Address Book to synchronize:
Groups and Contacts to Synchronize: All groups and contacts
Pick the direction for synchronization: complete
Clear the box - skip contacts without an email address (to get all)
Tools>Addons > Extensions.
Under Zindus, click Options.
New window opens with nothing in he accounts box.
Click Add
i. Thunderbird Calendar
Give up on Lightning. that seemed to have been installed automatically. "Removed" it.
Down load extension "Open Google Calendar" - It just worked. I did not even have to reenter my credentials.
j. Fix the Thunderbird Freezing Issue
https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/mozilla_thunderbird_freezes.html
Thunderbird goes inactive after 5 minutes of inactivity so if you've noticed that your freezing issue happens after Thunderbird has been idle, then here's a little-known fix. This also applies if you have very a lot of messages because Thunderbird is loading them after you've been inactive.
Go to Tools, Options, Advanced. Look for Config Editor at the bottom. Click on I accept the risk! when you receive the warning that you might void your nonexistant warranty. This change we're making can easily be reversed later.
Type in mail.db.idle_limit in the Search at the top. Note the value. If your value is set to 300000, then you need to add a zero so that it's 3000000. Another way of looking at it is if it has 5 zeros, you want 6. Double-click on mail.db.idle_limit to change the number and close when finished. No restart is needed.
7 Remove wakeup Password
Press Win+R, enter "netplwiz", which will open the "User Accounts" window.
Un Check the “Users must enter a username and password to use this computer” option and
click Apply.
Restart your computer and the system should not prompt you to enter your password at the login screen.
This is obviously less secure.
8 Brother P-Touch 9800
Get the driver and the ptouch editor from
http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=au&lang=en&prod=9800neas&os=10011
Select "Brother peer-to-peer network printer"
P-touch Editor5.x
PT-9800PCN Printer Driver
9 IMAGE RESIZER
http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/
10 Remove Microsoft Teams
What a pain in the ass. Where did it even come from. When I boot my computer up comes this thing wanting me to log into microsoft teams. Sounds like google plus from a different multi national.
Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features>
Find microsoft teams.
Click uninstall.
ahh. Reboot just to be sure,
aghhh it's come back again and again
fixed here
https://thomsoneu.blogspot.com/2019/03/stop-microsoft-teams-opening-on-startup.html
11 Install non Ninite programs
Adobe Acrobat Reader (Be very careful not to accept the dodgy spam includes)
E-Drawings Viewer. http://www.edrawingsviewer.com/
Screen Hunter http://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm
12 Firefox (already installed with Ninite) fix fonts and colours
Right click in a blank part of the top bar. Choose Menu bar and Bookmarks toolbar.
Tools>Options>General> Default font=Arial
Tools(or click 3-bar menu top right) >Add-ons > Themes
and choose the Light theme (Click at the end and choose Enable)
Tools>Options>Home Home page = thomsoneu.blogspot.com
13 Network
Open Windows file explorer Connect to network(\\192. . . ),
Enter user name and password check the save box
map network drive
From the widows file explorer>Home tab>in the New area, drop down Easy access
(Why do they make it so hard).
Choose map as drive
Tick the box that says "Connect using different credentials".
13 OneDrive
The personal onedrive is already there by magic
To add a second work onedrive,
Right click the onedrive icon at the bottom right of the screen
Settings> Account> Add an account. more magic
11 XAMPP
Download and installRun XAMPP & Configure PHP
Make these changes
post_max_size = 8M Unchanged
upload_max_filesize = 2M -> Changed to 8M
Monday, September 16, 2019
Centenary - Come and Try - Rowing
We ran two Come and Try Rowing opportunities.
The first was Saturday after the kenmore session with Kenmore providing the guidance.
The second was Sunday after the Brigidine session with Brigidine providing the guidance.
Saturday
6am-8am Perfromance
7am-9am Kenmore
9am-11am Come and Try.
We had 7 kids and some (about 3 I think) adults.
We had 5 quads on the water.
I think the coaches present were:
Ros, Marianne, Mike S, Dennis, Lance, Frank, Peter W, Jim Higgins, Stu Gill.
Club Captain: Rebecca
Sunday
6am-8am Brigidine
8am-10am Come and Try
Coaches that I remember:
Mel, Tanya, Dennis Taylor, Lance Moffatt, Caitlin Hockings, Gary Cowan, Cody Ellem,Frank Thomson.
Club Captains: Xavier, Andrew, Caitlin
The first was Saturday after the kenmore session with Kenmore providing the guidance.
The second was Sunday after the Brigidine session with Brigidine providing the guidance.
Saturday
6am-8am Perfromance
7am-9am Kenmore
9am-11am Come and Try.
We had 7 kids and some (about 3 I think) adults.
We had 5 quads on the water.
I think the coaches present were:
Ros, Marianne, Mike S, Dennis, Lance, Frank, Peter W, Jim Higgins, Stu Gill.
Club Captain: Rebecca
Sunday
6am-8am Brigidine
8am-10am Come and Try
Coaches that I remember:
Mel, Tanya, Dennis Taylor, Lance Moffatt, Caitlin Hockings, Gary Cowan, Cody Ellem,Frank Thomson.
Club Captains: Xavier, Andrew, Caitlin
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse
Preparing for the zombie apocalypse. I'm envisaging drowned learn to rowers sitting in boats rising to the surface and levitating up the bank. Nearby houses in Riverhills could be the first to go.
A beautiful morning for rowing.
The water was flat. no wind. not cold or hot.
patch fog. Ranged from no fog to quite thick fog. As I was driving through the fog I was imagining the story above.
Jemma
Performance Squad
Peter Wasdsworth in the distance
The water was flat. no wind. not cold or hot.
patch fog. Ranged from no fog to quite thick fog. As I was driving through the fog I was imagining the story above.
Peter Wasdsworth in the distance
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