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Saturday, November 08, 2008

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I saw a link when I published for "add gadgets to your blog"
I'm still using a template and I like i that way. I have my own ways of adding things to the page but I don't have the time to do it. That's why the scrolling links page has been a white box slapped on top of everything else for so long. I know what I want to do with it, but haven't gotten around to it.

In any case I thought Google's new gadget APi looked like a pretty cool idea.

Labels: cool, graphics, programming, web

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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

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I was surprised to hear that Michael Crichton died today.
He's probably my favorite author, followed closely by Douglas Adams who died just a few years ago. I think I need some new authors, but I'm afraid they might die on me. At the very least there are a still of Michael Crichton's books that I have not read and remain on my bookshelf. There's just so much I loved about how he created a picture with his words that my mind just ran off with. I was able to picture them much more vivid then any movie could convey, and in the case of Timeline actors could portray.

I was actually inspired to write my first computer program based on Jurassic Park. With my TI80, a black and white TV, and book in hand - I set out to recreate the computer system in the book. From the main menu and submenus you could do an array of things from jump-starting the generators (to get the fences back online) to recycling the door locks. I also made it into a game by creating different scenarios and error messages based on what you had already done, and with certain dependencies that had to be met before you were allowed to proceed.

I'm really sad to see him go, one of the only people that could get me reading like you hear about - nonstop until it's done. He touched on cancer quite a bit in his novels and even in ER - which ironically enough even with his money and knowledge, he was still unable to overcome.

Labels: books, death, games, nostalgia, programming, technology

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Sunday, June 08, 2008

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I found a virtual lab for Visual Studio 9. This particular one is for building web applications, but if you're interested in teaching yourself you can get your start with the virtual labs and then even download Microsoft Visual Studio Express for free!

Labels: download, programming

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

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I'm building a web site for my mom and practicing my Silverlight.
What is Silverlight? It's a JavaScript front end for VB. I can write limited VB and use it on the web, so all the stuff I'm familiar with how to do can be translated to a flash-like experience, animated, rich gui application (webpage).

If you're interested, check out the following:
Silverlight introduction
Silverlight Quick Start
Silverlight Reference
Silverlight Gallery

Labels: programming, web

posted @ 17:44

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Monday, January 07, 2008

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All these mulititudes of core... no code to back them... what a shame.
Step up and code in paralell!

Oh, and here's a fun little Red Sox vs Yankees tit-bit.

Labels: link, programming, video

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

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like sands in the hourglass, so is the code for the fun new progress bar


do until done = 0
     done = done - (done / (file.size - file.loaded))
     top = done
     bottom = top - done
loop

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\       /
 \     /
  \   /
   \ /
   | |
   | |
   / \
  /   \
 /     \
/_______\

Labels: programming

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