3 rd. September.

3 September 20 09:
Another wet and windy morning, had a weird night’s sleep!
Woke up at 3.30 after a wartime dream, returned to same type of dream, remembering snippets when I awoke.
A valiant sun bursts through the rain clouds and flocks of starlings settle on the rooftops.
Sunday, what to do?
Not a lot to tidy up so no need for housework, I’m getting a little bored with college work;
I knew I would if given too much time.
I have till after the twelfth to learn this section so have plenty of time.
Keyboard is working from laptop but mouse is short, will have a look for an extender when I go to M’bro to sit test.
My trouble is maintaining enthusiasm for something that isn’t really going to get me on the ladder to anywhere,
I may be wrong, will have to wait and see.

I did consider going out for lunch today but I have all the ingredients at home so will probably pass.
I’ve resisted temptation to cash this week’s money so will probably try to go the distance and cash double money thus getting enough to save a little.
I only hope the next module of the course is a bit more challenging.
In truth I am learning some of the basics so I’ll content myself with the fact that a good knowledge of basics will be a sound base to build upon.
Still haven’t figured out what triggers the erratic behaviour of combo but have had enough practise now to overcome it when it occurs.
I remember my English teacher’s hatred of the word “it”, he would penalise its use.
Spacing has gone haywire for some reason and I had to go into paragraph properties to correct double spacing of lines.
I know how to correct but have no idea what triggers alterations.
These minor problems lead me into the heart of Word and introduce me to formatting,
I don’t mind how I learn as long as I do learn from these annoyances.
The firm which was supposed to have supplied me with the writing tablet have no records of any order so I’ll have to get back in touch with Amazon for refund, depending on the service I receive I may or may not continue to use Internet shopping.

At the moment I’ve shopped perhaps a dozen times and apart from one double order this is the first hiccup I encountered.
Rain clouds disappear and a nice blue sky prevails.
Perfect conditions for a walk, but not for me.
I’m in the mood for a smoke.
Have just been notified that gear’s back in,
have a choice between squidgy or solid;
have chosen solid after poor deal of black last week.
Am I wrong to choose a weekend smoking instead of getting washed and changed and going for a drink? No.
Am down to last £5 to last till tomorrow.
Hopefully gear will relax me, will see.
Wish I knew what all the keys on the board do!
Probably as system gets put together more keys will come to be used in everyday applications.
Break for Joint. V. mild, first joint eases me into a relax.
Next one will be loaded a bit more. F.it! J2.
gonna have another before getting stuck into Boolean again!
Topic is probably easy but haven’t got head around it yet.
Random access memory (RAM) is the best-known form of computer memory. RAM is considered "random access" because you can access any memory cell directly if you know the row and column that intersect at that cell.

The opposite of RAM is serial access memory (SAM).

SAM stores data as a series of memory cells that can only be accessed sequentially
RAM data, on the other hand, can be accessed in any order.

Similar to a microprocessor, a memory chip is an integrated circuit (IC) made of millions of transistors and capacitors. In the most common form of computer memory, dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a transistor and a capacitor are paired to create a memory cell, which represents a single bit of data. The capacitor holds the bit of information -- a 0 or a 1 (see How Bits and Bytes Work for information on bits). The transistor acts as a switch that lets the control circuitry on the memory chip read the capacitor or change its state.


A capacitor is like a small bucket that is able to store electrons. To store a 1 in the memory cell, the bucket is filled with electrons.
To store a 0, it is emptied.
The problem with the capacitor's bucket is that it has a leak!
In a matter of a few milliseconds a full bucket becomes empty.
Therefore, for dynamic memory to work, either the CPU or the memory controller has to come along and recharge all of the capacitors holding a 1 before they discharge.
To do this, the memory controller reads the memory and then writes it right back.
This refresh operation happens automatically thousands of times per second.
Memory cells are etched onto a silicon wafer in an array of columns (bitlines) and rows (wordlines).

The intersection of a bitline and wordline constitutes the address of the memory cell.
Electronic memory comes in a variety of forms to serve a variety of purposes.
Flash memory is used for easy and fast information storage in such devices as digital cameras and home video game consoles. It is used more as a hard drive than as RAM. In fact,
Flash memory is considered a solid-state storage device. Solid-state means that there are no moving parts -- everything is electronic instead of mechanical.

The operating system - The operating system provides a set of services for the applications running on your computer, and it also provides the fundamental user interface for your computer
The applications - Applications are pieces of software that are programmed to perform specific tasks.
computer is full of busses -- highways that take information and power from one place to another.
For example, when you plug an MP3 player or digital camera into your computer, you're probably using a universal serial bus

The first thing the BIOS does is check the information stored in a tiny (64 bytes) amount of RAM located on a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip.

Interrupt handlers are small pieces of software that act as translators between the hardware components and the operating system.
For example, when you press a key on your keyboard, the signal is sent to the keyboard interrupt handler, which tells the CPU what it is and passes it on to the operating system.

Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus
Small computer system interface (SCSI)

Then you can use one of the free compilers available on the Web. See http://computer.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=c.htm&url=http://delorie.com/djgpp/ as a starting point in your search.
Viruses
There are similarities at a deeper level,
A biological virus is not a living thing.
A virus is a fragment of DNA inside a protective jacket.
Unlike a cell, a virus has no way to do anything or to reproduce by itself -- it is not alive.
Instead, a biological virus must inject its DNA into a cell.
The viral DNA then uses the cell's existing machinery to reproduce itself.
In some cases, the cell fills with new viral particles until it bursts, releasing the virus.
In other cases, the new virus particles bud off the cell one at a time, and the cell remains alive.

A worm is a computer program that has the ability to copy itself from machine to machine, using a network; a worm can expand from a single copy incredibly quickly
Before I bore every f...ker to death; there is very little such technical wandering in remainder of diary.