http://www.swadling.com.au The Swadling Family web site Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:29:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the release of Picasa 3 and Gimp 2.6, i revised the button slightly. There were no changes requiredfor Picasa 3 support, howevera slight change was required for Gimp 2.6. More information can be found here http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/10/30/gimp-button-updated After trying to use a few different methods to get an accurate measure of the length of a snake, I found a piece of software called Snake Measurer (available at Serpentine Widgets) that allows you to measure them using an image after doing some simple calibration. While this works fine, ... http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/08/07/measuring-reptiles I have found that editing images in GIMP from within Picasa a little laborious, so I've written a simple button that will allow users to load the currently selected picasa images in gimp.  More information can be found here http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/06/11/edit-in-gimp-from-within-picasa Took the camera out in the yard today and got some video of the little girl exploring. Enjoy :)  [youtube1]fYGIAl7bwkk[/youtube1] http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/05/14/sybil-video After getting my reptile license recently, I have acquired a yearling Jungle Carpet Python, who has been dubbed "Sybil" She's a lovely little girl, though she's still a little nervous and tends to nibble on your hand a little . http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/04/19/sybil Ezra achieved his first grading in Karate this evening. He is now a White Belt Yellow Tip http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/04/03/karate-kid Introducing Frank the Rooster ... the hens are very impressed and have been strutting around with their wings spread trying to get his attention. There are some more pics in the gallery here.   http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/03/11/new-resident-in-the-hen-house This bloke is in need of some love and attention. Hopefully he will pull through Update: Unfortunately he didn't make it. Multiple punctures to his chest cavity, and most probably his lungs, meant that he didn't survive the night :( http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/03/03/slitherin I've added some of the projects that I have been working on in my spare time to my page. There is information about a small widget for wordpress that allows users to add a CGIIRC "live chat" login to their page, and added some info about the FlyLife search page ... http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/02/14/updated-projects Welcome to the new website for the Swadling family. This will be a place where we can share news and events pertaining to our family. If you are looking for Blake's flyfishing web site, Pocketwater, it can be found at http://www.pocketwater.com.au http://www.swadling.com.au/index.php/2008/02/12/welcome