Interesting way of determining how good a programmer is on Imran’s blog, called the FizzBuzz. I took it to make sure I wasn’t a crappy comp-sci grad who couldn’t program and discovered happily I could. Took just under four minutes to complete, though part of the extra time was I forgot how the ‘%’ operator […]
Man windows, or maybe just my computer, can be weird at times. When I get in the office I have to…. Turn the power on to both monitors…. not out of sleep but a full power on (I think $coworker might be at fault for turning them off though) Hit ctrl-alt-del to get my windows
Surprisingly, last week ended very nicely. A couple of big projects at work were finally put to bed, and I even got all my timesheets up to date before leaving. Also this weekend I got the bulk of work done on a website Content Management System (CMS) that I’ve been (re)writing for a contract job.
A Productive Week and Weekend Read Post »
I played with Ubuntu Linux a few days ago and reported that it went on slick and easy and was nice and stable, and I was considering replacing my desktop system with it. Well, in a fit of boredom this weekend I decided to do just that. Because I’m sane, and have had “oops” moments
The Great Ubuntu Upgrade that Wasn’t Read Post »
The Lightroom Blog was the first one I saw to break where to download the trial version of Adobe Lightroom that is available. I played around with this a bit and I’m really excited about it. Some of the new controls are really cool, and the program seems to have come together very nicely. Now
Lightroom Trial Version Available Read Post »
Finally got around to seeing Snakes on a Plane tonight. What can I say about this movie that probably hasn’t already been said, other than “Sporks?” Oh wait…. Anyway, it’s a fun movie, with everything predictable you can throw at it…. from the airline stewardess that’s a day from retirement to the couple heading to
“Sporks?” A Snakes on a Plane Review Read Post »
An instruction guide to the weather cat, a simpler version of the weather rock: A dry cat licking your nose first thing in the morning means fair weather. A soaking wet cat licking your nose first thing in the morning means it’s pouring outside. This taken from my personal experience this morning with a very
Decided to throw Feisty Fawn, codename for the latest Ubuntu onto the second hard drive on my main windows box today, just to shake things up. System specs are as follows: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU (2.40Ghz) 2G DDR2 nVidia GT7950 2x 320G SATA Hard Drive The system is my windows Photoshop / Gaming
Playing with the Latest Ubuntu Linux Read Post »
So I don’t forget, looks like this Virtual Photographer plugin for photoshop could be quite interesting. Found out about it from a LucisArt video tutorial.
Virtual Photographer Free Photoshop Plugin Read Post »
So I’m finally getting this online after two weeks of being home. This is the (hopefully) short story of the ten days involved in a seven day cruise to three ports of call in Mexico (my first time there) with my wife-to-be Firefly and her two parents. Thursday night I got home from work and
Mexican Cruise Report Read Post »