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Wordpress and music on android

Posting this via wptogo on my android. The app seems to work pretty well even if typing on a touchscreen does suck a bit.
I think I’ve been being overprecise in my typing. I can actually go much faster than I have been.
Since I got it, I’ve loved my ipod shuffle for being small, light, and [...]

Posted 28 August 2009 § ‡ Comments (0)

Thoughts on Android, fixing os slowdown

I recently started using an android-powered Google Ion (also known as the HTC Magic or T-Mobile myTouch) courtesy of the Google I/O conference.
I really like it, though I do miss the hard keyboard of the G1 I borrowed for several weeks. I feel that the smaller size is a fair trade, since it now [...]

Posted 15 August 2009 § ‡ Comments (0)

Ubuntu Upgrade, Server Thoughts

I upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu 9.04 lately, and since I’m using an x61 with the intel graphics card, compiz (and all my associated settings) stopped working. I de-blacklisted the drivers, and everything seems to be working properly. Hopefully I’m not one of the 20-30% of users who see crashes with the drivers…
The trick was [...]

Posted 01 May 2009 § ‡ Comments (0)

messaging

I’ve been thinking about a peer-to-peer message passing network for short-range radio communications. The system should be useful for various scales of devices, from longer-range mobile installations (in a vehicle using commercial bands) to short-range person-to-person systems implemented in the ISM bands. Hardware like TI’s eZ430-RF2500 eval kit would be an ideal development platform.
One problem [...]

Posted 02 March 2009 § ‡ Comments (0)

Recent Photographic Happenings

I’m shooting on new equipment – the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Lens. Both are superb. I’ll write up my thoughts on the 5D after I’ve played with it a bit more, but initially at least, I’m very happy.
Below are a few photos taken with the 5DII [...]

Posted 17 January 2009 § ‡ Comments (0)

Howto: Disassemble LaCie LittleDisk External Hard Drive

I recently purchased a 500GB LaCie LittleDisk external hard drive. This is a nice little external 2.5″ form-factor drive, completely bus-powered, and quite compact. At $99 from newegg, it was a good deal. However, I wanted to swap the drive with the one in my laptop, which is only 250 gigs.
It is easy to take [...]

Posted 03 January 2009 § ‡ Comments (17)

OOK Update

I went in for my one-week followup on the trial lenses. The doctor I’m working with seems very thorough, and is very invested in getting things just right – I’m very happy with that portion of the experience so far. My vision in my right eye is good after wearing the lenses, but the left [...]

Posted 03 December 2008 § ‡ Comments (0)

Fixing Firefox 3 with a dark GTK theme

I normally use a dark GTK theme on my laptop, since it’s a bit easier on the eyes. When I upgraded to Firefox 3, many of the buttons on webpages started showing as black text on dark backgrounds – my GTK theme had started skinning the buttons in an odd way. This obviously didn’t work [...]

Posted 20 August 2008 § Code § Personal ‡ Comments (4)

Went to the range this morning…

And I definitely still need practice. It’s getting better though…
10 rounds @ 7 yards

Posted 30 July 2008 § ‡ Comments (0)

Zeroconf networking to copy files

Zeroconf networking is a good thing!
To get it working between Ubuntu and OS X (Apple calls it “Bonjour”):

Directly connect the machines with a standard ethernet cable. No hub, no router, no DHCP.
Don’t mess with the network settings at all (although you might disable wireless if you’re having problems).
Talk to each machine using hostname.local
Work away…

Now I [...]

Posted 16 July 2008 § ‡ Comments (0)