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Programming Logic Posts Are Moving May 14, 2009

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Hello all,

I have decided to move my Programming Logic posts to my other blog to keep this blog on the subject of business, technology, and new innovative things that are JUST COOL. My other blog is more in line with actual programming or scripting.

I’ll be probably making some new posts to this blog and my personal one this weekend. Cya soon!

Great refresher May 7, 2009

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This week we got into Arrays and the Math object which was great to be refreshed on. I was bummed to have missed our lab class this week, but the things covered weren’t too complex. The examples I coded for the assignments can be found here. Phillip Likens has been a very knowledgeable professor that has been easy to keep up with.

Weeee, if else if conditionals May 1, 2009

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This week we threw together some conditional statements, and also put together a number guessing game. Mine can be found here. We’re going to be getting into Arrays and some objects next week.

Hola!! Well, I’m Back to Coding on School Projects Again. April 22, 2009

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I just wanted to say hello, and mention I am coding again. I have a Programming Logic class and feel pretty comfortable coding javascript in general. I didn’t really have any problems with describing the different statements we were given to explore this week. The posted files can be found here.

It sure is nice to start blogging again. Woohoo!

I’ll be back soon!! October 1, 2008

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Hello everyone. I am still alive… :)

I have been dealing with some family issues and haven’t had the time to post in the last couple of weeks. I should probably be able to get started back up this week. Stay tuned.

Swyper no Swypey…Swyper no Swypey: Text Input Revisited September 13, 2008

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Here is a new text input technology being added to a touchscreen near you. It has been created by Cliff Kushler, the same person who created T9 technology. They just need to make it for the Palm Centro, and then it will be SUPER cool. What do you think?

Blogging Is For Sissies: Fine…Where Is My Pacifier? September 11, 2008

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How does blogging make you feel when you get response from your readers? Call me an ole sap, but I couldn’t help but share the powerful emotional connection I have found from it. You might not have been blogging for an extremely long time or you might not even blog at all. That doesn’t mean you can’t find yourself getting choked up because you might have helped someone in some way by what you found, wrote, or said verbally.

My parents taught me very young that you get more from giving without asking for anything in return than any other way. That holds true from a personal or a business level. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve helped a friend do something that was important to them, and was blessed in return. Many people I’ve spoken to have voiced their opinion about blogging, and some have said it is too personal or they don’t want criminals stalking them. Blogging is as personal as you make it, and you are the moderator that has the last say. I recently found a post from a blogger who has gone through some tough times, yet he still gives without any avail. Blogging not only brings us closer to other people, but it also brings us closer to ourselves if you write from your heart.

My challenge to you is to give to someone today that is in need of help. That could be through your blog, helping a neighbor by setting the trash out by the road, or maybe something as simple as letting someone over while in traffic. If you are thinking about blogging, give it your all…you might be surprised at what comes back to you.

I Have GTD Syndrome and It’s Spreading Like a Wildfire: September 5, 2008

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GTD sounds like a disease, and in some minds it is. GTD is a coined phrase “Getting Things Done” that was brought about by a gentleman by the name of David Allen. The phrase refers to a systematic process of management of time and productivity. It’s something I think we all need, especially me. I had mentioned in my journal I have a tendency to procrastinate sometimes, and I found a parallel with an article which talked about making excuses for things not getting done. I enjoyed reading the tone in his posts. I’ve been indirectly using some of the GTD process and didn’t know it. I am a folderholic with all of my paperwork and action items with projects. I have also been known to have a tickler file that I only put the next most important thing I’m supposed to be working on inside.

There are many productivity tools and blogs that relate to this process, and I’m surprised I haven’t heard about the process sooner. There are so many applications for your PC, phone, or PDA, to help you manage the chaos of being techy nut. In fact, one could be procrastinating on projects right now because they’re reading about cool ways to use Wikipedia, improving one’s RSS feed reading skills, etc. I can appreciate this methodology and I’m totally on board with using different tools to increase my productivity as a Web designer or anything I want to accomplish. Just what I need, a few more logs on the fire to burn. Except this fire can only help not distract.

New Google “Chrome” Web Browser September 2, 2008

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Hello all,

I just wanted to share a new a release from Google. Today they released a new open source browser they call Chrome, which has a number of great new features including SPEED. Speed tests show the new browser to be far superior than IE7, Firefox, and others. Another cool feature I gathered is the separated processing for each tab you create. I have had a browser crash on me and lose not only page I was on, but all the other tabs too. Has that happened to you? Grrrr!

I’m going to download and check it out. Hopefully the DOM will not create more headaches for CSS. It probably won’t since the browser was from the Firefox base. We shall see. Enjoy.

Life in Twitter World: Where’s Waldo and what is he doing? August 28, 2008

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Where Waldo is at the moment and what he is doing might not be so hard to find out after all. At the park feeding ducks, chasing his little niece in the backyard, or doing some online research on where to hide next. This week’s post is in regard to Twitter and the impact it has on its followers.

Twitter is relatively new to the social networking equation, but has a huge following. It allows one to share little tidbits about what one is doing at the moment in 140 characters or less to friends, family, and employers. I personally use my phone for text messaging, instant messaging, and E-mail so I’m honestly not really drawn to use this product. However, there have been some pretty cool GPS and Google Maps mashup features added to Twitter which will skyrocket the value and bring more popularity. One of those mashups is Twibble Mobile. You can use Twitter from your phone, and with the GPS feature your followers can easily find you…well, that’s what they say. I read some blog postings that said that the mapping locations are slightly off and the coordinates give pretty close vicinity but not precise. I think that will work itself out, but I could see this used for making sure your children are safe or companies could use this feature for drivers maybe. I’m sure the creators of Twitter will add features their users want as it grows and grows. Currently there are some Websites, such as Twittervision.com which show real-time updates on Twitter and where and when you made the update geographically. I think it’s cool to see the chatter going on around the world, in English or not.

There are a multitude of Twitter communities like Twittown backing its popularity. I’m currently trying out Twitter to see if there was something I missed the first time I tried it a while back. If I didn’t have a “smart phone” I might already be utilizing this more. We shall see.

Other interesting use: Add Twitter to your blog for good marketing