Sleuth

Hello, I'm Dave! I'm a software developer, and I've lived in Nottingham since October 2005, and I tend to write my random thoughts down here in the hope that they might help or entertain someone in the future. If you have a comment about any of the posts you see on this site, please submit it, as you might also be helping someone!

The Invention of “CharvaScript”

James (at work) said to me out of the blue that he thought of a language when at uni to be called “CharvaScript”.
Apart from making me laugh, it made me think a little. So I thought some more. Then I stopped thinking and picked my nose. Then I thought some more again.
I came up with [...]

James Cameron plays World of Warcraft

I’ve just read an interesting article detailing 5 similarities between James Cameron’s Avatar and the World of Warcraft.
If you play WoW, I think you’ll agree he has a point…

PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Firewall Port(s)

PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Firewall Port(s)

Just a quick note to post some information about how to correctly set up port forwarding on your router/gateway for the PS3 (and I believe also the XBOX360) version of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Basically, the game requires port 3074 UDP to be forwarded to your router. There is no need for assigning it [...]

Items for Sale (eBay)

It’s clearly shameless, but I’m doing it anyway.
I posted some listing on eBay to generate a little cash to pay for some gifts for people at Christmas; take a look:

Metroid Prime Hunters for Nintendo DS
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam for Nintendo DS
Leadtek WinFast PX7800 GT TDH Extreme PCI Express Graphics card

I feel dirty posting links to [...]