How many of us have computers that either don't have a "drive activity light", or are situated such that it's not visible? This has been a problem for me with various different boxes that I've owned over the years, and call me OCD, but I like to know what my computer is doing, thank you very much.

Anyway, I've created a little app project that I'm calling DriveLight, and I thought I would share the idea here to see if anyone might be interested in it.

What DriveLight does is create a NotifyIcon in the Windows taskbar that changes color based on activity of your HDD/SDD, and does so in a visible, easily understood manner. The program takes up very little in the way of resources (as we all know, I'm sort of anal about that), and provides clear, easily identifiable indications of what your drive(s) is/are doing. It uses 4 different icons, listed below:

1.) a simple, black ring, for no activity
2.) a green circle, for read activity
3.) a red circle, for write activity
4.) a green/red circle, for both read and write activity (at the same time)

The program itself is completed, and works very well. I'm just working out how to (conditionally) add icons for the desktop and the startup folder; or, more accurately, how not to add them if the user opts out during the install process. That's a tricky thing in VS 2010, but I'm hoping to figure it out soon.

Anyway, some feedback on the idea would be appreciated, if you lads don't mind.

I soo wish this was true. I'd read more youtube comments.

With the X-47b due to start carrier trials are we starting to see the demise of piloted combat aircraft?

http://www.aviationnews.eu/2013/05/06/x-47b-completes-key-milestone-as-it-prepares-for-carrier-tests-at-sea/

A nice though provoking piece this.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130502-pilotless-planes-plan-to-take-off

A new customer website has been created by the lads at Datahopa

Here is a link

May the Fourth be with you...always...