Weblog of Titus Barik

The FTP site containing downloads to the Wonderware installers is a little difficult to find, but it is publicly available. You can download the full InTouch HMI, Industrial Application Server, and other related packages here: ftp://ftp.west.wonderware.com/Wonderware/ Alternatively, you can download files from their PACWest website, although these downloads require a login and password. Either way, you can [...]

“The true test of the American ideal is whether we’re able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them. Whether chance of birth or circumstance decides life’s big winners and [...]

After trying this operating system for two years and giving it a fair shake, I have come to the conclusion that Windows Vista is pretty much the worst operating system ever designed. I laugh at you, Magenic.

After trying this operating system for two years and giving it a fair shake, I have come to the conclusion that Windows Vista is pretty much the worst operating system ever designed. I laugh at you, Magenic.

I do not fear failure. I only fear the “slowing up” of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, “Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?” General George S. Patton

The timing could not have been better. I have accepted an offer from Atronix Engineering as a Project Engineer. They are located in Norcross, GA. Here’s a little bit more about them: Atronix Engineering responds to system integration demands for both factory automation and office automation. As a systems integrator we provide quality integration [...]

As most of you are aware by now, today is my last day at Arch Chemicals. Looking back on the three years that I’ve been here, I sometimes surprise myself with what I’ve been able to accomplish. Some nice comments from co-workers for posterity: I was very sorry to hear of your resignation. [...]

This entry contains the files for my CSC 582 Midterm project will go. Here you go: Download source code. You will need the Inform 7 application to compile this Interactive Fiction (IF). Download pre-compiled binary. If you just want to play the pre-compiled binary, you can use Gargoyle on Windows or Linux. For Mac OS X, you [...]

I will be at Madison Wood Preservers in Madison, Virginia next week on business from October 20 through October 24. Hopefully this will be my last plant startup.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

If you have stale connections in UltraVNC viewer and want to delete them, you must edit the registry. Find the key: \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\VNCviewer\MRU You can then delete the keys under this hierarchy that you no longer need.

Looking at some of the sample projects at the Georgia Tech Research Institute has reminded me of how exciting research can be. There are a lot of things I miss about academia, in particular, working with a group of really bright, motivated individuals. This looks like a dream job, but having been away from Georgia [...]

Looking at some of the sample projects at the Georgia Tech Research Institute has reminded me of how exciting research can be. There are a lot of things I miss about academia, in particular, working with a group of really bright, motivated individuals. In industry, it seems like it’s all about collecting pay checks. The real [...]

When I first started at Arch Chemicals, a mysterious anonymous individual made the following comment in my hiring post: Beware. Arch Chemicals? management will sell their grandmothers to raise the stock a few pennies. Do not plan on a career with this company. You will leave or be asked to leave within a few [...]

Don’t bail: the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crap. Randy Pausch, the Last Lecture Update: Sorry, Randy, I couldn’t do it.

SmartFTP is a perfect illustration why free is not the same thing as open source: Unfortunately, after offering a free product and a free service to millions of users for more than 10 years we are no longer able to do so. We would like to thank you for using SmartFTP and we hope [...]

I’ve had so much frustration with Windows Vista that I’ve finally decided that it isn’t worth it anymore. My next PC is going to be a Mac. Update: An alternative may be to get OS X running on a standard PC.

A lot of interesting panels were completely full today, which made for a somewhat disappointing experience. Still, we did the best we could: Attended an EFF panel on “Telecommuting: Ins & Outs”. I was actually able to contribute my thoughts in this discussion because I telecommute once or twice a week. One of the recommendations was [...]

This is our fifth year of DragonCon, and Adam and I began the event by watching the annual parade. Registration was once again a breeze due to registering online well in advance. This year brought with it some interesting panels, including an entirely new Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) track. In “Meet the Stars of Harry Potter”, [...]

I canceled my Vonage line, not because of quality of service issues, but simply because I’m trying to curtail my spending. I had some hesitation about this because of the numerous horror stories I’ve read about the cancellation process. My experience, fortunately, was not like that: The phone number to cancel Vonage is 1-866-243-4357. I called [...]