Susan updated to version 1.1.0.38

There's a new update to Susan - the ASCII-based personal assistant for Windows. She now has a timer feature.  Simply start the timer with the 'start'...

Noteworthy note apps for #Windows

When it comes to taking notes on Windows, OneNote is the king, however I have come across a couple of apps recently that are well worth looking at if...

Some improvements to my chatbot

Today I made some improvements to 'Mac' my chatbot engine. It is still too early to release yet, but here are the new features: The chat history is...

Sharing a usb drive to chromebook, raspberry pi, Android and Windows 10

I noticed that my new home router comes with a USB port. I figured that it was possible to connect an external hard-drive and use my router as a home...

It's alive!

I have been working on Mac, my JavaScript chatbot for a couple of days.  I won't post it online just yet as it is still in development. The interface...

I'm through with Pandorabots

After a brief fling with Pandorabots and AIML I have decided that the affair is over. My reasons are that the AIML language is a little primitive and...

I am slowly getting somewhere with my chatbot

So today I reworked most of my chatbot code so that he would accept multiple greetings ("Hi", "Hullo", "Hello" etc).  Also, I wanted Mac to respond...

Play chess in Facebook chat/messenger

I am loving this feature at the moment.  You can play chess with your Facebook buddies in a chat dialogue. The chess feature is a hidden game that...

I'm building a chat bot

Following my work on Susan, the ASCII personal assistant, I have become interested in chatbots. Today I set up an account with pandorabots and began to...

I really like this Windows 10 feature

Recently some relatives made a long flight.  Naturally I wanted to track the progress of this flight (should be called 'mission'). At first I used...

Susan updated to 1.1.0.34

If you feel the need to be amused by an ASCII version of Cortana, then do click below to get Susan for your Windows PC. I've updated Susan - the...

Changing where Susan looks for the news

Unless you live in the UK, you will probably want to change where Susan looks for your news and weather information.  Susan uses RSS feeds to get...

Doing maths with Susan

Susan, the command line personal assistant, can perform calculations for you.  Simply type your expression followed by the all important equals sign...