Wordpress Zen: The Morning After Theme

Wordpress Zen: The Morning After Theme

Friday, February 26, 2010 No Comments

After my son, Jared, was set up with his own website, we began talking about what his goals for his new URL. We started writing manual HTML and basic CSS in an effort to understand the basics of creating one’s own website. We followed that with the benefits of Wordpress (or ANY Content Management System [...]

Top 10 Viral Clips of 2009

Top 10 Viral Clips of 2009

Monday, February 22, 2010 No Comments

Once again, it is time to reflect on 2009 and the the hilarity that ensued with these viral videos. I will not presume to have compiled the ultimate list, but these are the clips that gave me the most sincerest laughs of 2009.

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Skype API and Chat Bots

Skype API and Chat Bots

Friday, January 1, 2010 No Comments

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on a chat-bot that acts much more than a simple echo server. With the plethora of Instant Message clients on the market (Yahoo, AIM, GTalk, Pidgin, Adium, etc.), it was difficult to determine which IM client suited my needs. First, the client needed to be available [...]

Remote Desktop, JollysFastVNC, Mac and Ubuntu 9.04

Remote Desktop, JollysFastVNC, Mac and Ubuntu 9.04

Saturday, October 24, 2009 No Comments

I’ve been working on my own local Ubuntu 9.04 web server for over a week and finally got all the pieces put together (Apache2, MySQL and PHP). But, what I REALLY wanted was a way to tunnel into my Ubuntu web server and administer it from my old Mac G4 Powerbook.

Only a GEEK Could Figure This One Out

Only a GEEK Could Figure This One Out

Thursday, October 15, 2009 No Comments

It’s no secret that I spent several years in the Engineering Labs of Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, who I owe much of my enthusiasm for doing so to my father.

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