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Using POP3 in PowerShell

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Receiving emails in PowerShell is probably not a very common practice, but it can have useful applications, such as implementing email forwarding systems, or running automated data collation services. These systems could be conceivably built on top of POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) with a little help of third-party frameworks.

Using SMTP in PowerShell

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

System administrators often rely on PowerShell to glue uncooperative software components together in a server environment. PowerShell has an impressive array of features that can be used to perform all kinds of menial tasks, such as chron jobs, backups, and file management. Furthermore, one can also take advantage of Send-MailMessage command or the .NET Frameworks in PowerShell to facilitate email communications without using an actual email client.

Protect Your Data

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1100

Imagine getting a phone call late in the evening. Your staff had issues accessing the customer relations database. Upon arrival, you discover a serious fault with the server. It won't even boot. As consequence, your business has ground to a halt. The IT guy finally shows up on the scene. Bad news: the SATA controller was defective and it silently corrupted the file system to the point of cascading failure. Many important records of business dealings with clients are now inaccessible and probably lost forever.

Software Development

Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Create amazing mobile and desktop applications.

Legal

Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1100

Legal matters and other serious things.

Skala

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Precise user interface design tool.

Consulting Services

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Manage your software projects better.

Building a Theremin

Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000

The theremin was invented nearly 100 years ago. This instrument captivated audiences worldwide when it was first demonstrated by its inventor, Lev Sergeivich Termen. Despite mainstream interest in the theremin had faded by 1938, the instrument remained popular amongst electronics enthusiasts and hobbyists alike. Fortunately, building a simple theremin is not an expensive enterprise; anyone with moderate electronics skills can build one for themselves.

Brain Hemisphere Switching

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Research in neuropsychology suggests that the human brain constantly switches between the two hemispheres, as if consciousness alternates from one hemisphere to another, in a cyclic fashion. Experiences, such as Motion-Induced Blindness and binocular rivalry, might be explained by the perceptual oscillations that occur in the brain. I have written a program that allows individuals to test themselves and observe the effects of brain hemisphere switching.

Micro Mouse Project

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +1100

Imagine there is a large table that resembles a maze designed for a rodent. In front of you, there is a little robot, called the Micro Mouse. Your task is to equip this robot with the necessary hardware and software to give it some eyes (or ears if you like), and a brain necessary for navigating around the maze. This challenge was part of our a third year Digital Systems project at Monash University. Details on how a robot, such as the Micro Mouse, can be rigged with ultrasonic sensors is presented here. The technology is surprisingly simple, although practical limitations can make ultrasonic sensing rather challenging.

2-6 Wavelet Compression

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Wavelet compression is basically an encoding scheme founded on frequency sub-band coding. Transforming images into frequency sub-bands has the advantage of eliminating image block artefacts as seen in JPEG and MPEG compression algorithms. Furthermore, wavelet transforms can be very low cost in terms of computation and complexity, hence they are suitable for real-time encoding applications.

Panoramic Rendering

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0000

Various methods exist for rendering panoramic images using computers. As part of my Honours Degree in Bachelor of Digital Systems in 2001, and under the supervision of the CEMA laboratory at Monash University, I investigated another method for rendering panoramas by exploring the symmetrical properties of concave surfaces of revolution.

Contact

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