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International travel can be a joy or it can be a pain. As I pack my bags to return to Hyderabad, India this afternoon, I’ve tried to pack my carry-ons smartly but lightly. My carry-on items include: Spare pair of short pants (it’s hot in Hyderabad, even Read More...

Thanks to a comment left in my blog, I realized that my Enigma simulator didn't perfectly replicate the operation of a real Enigma. I have updated the code and you can download it from here . If you simply want to run the simulator, click here . You'll Read More...

A few weeks ago, IE7 suddenly slowed down on my main PC. Each time I'd start it up, IE7 would take several seconds to get past the "Connecting..." message, meanwhile leaving me staring at a blank window. Once I got to the first screen, performance improved, Read More...

Thursday is National History Day at our local high school, and just in time for the competition, my son and I put the finishing touches on a German Enigma simulator to complement his display—written, of course, in Silverlight. Here's what it looks like: Read More...