As I primarily work on a Mac and own an iPhone I've been interested in iPhone development for quite a while. I have the necessary license and several programming videos but like always don't have the time. Besides, I've decided to prioritize mastering JAVA and picking up some RUBY first.
Although I've decided to put my iPhone programming on hold tuaw had a pretty good post the other day on how to get started in iPhone programming.
UPDATE: It seems apple has gotten rid of their iPhone Non Disclosure Agreement. Now developers will actually be able to help each other with their programs. Its good to see that Apple is starting to make decisions that just make sense.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Our Pandora's Box
Well it seems like we've opened up Pandora's Box in our home. My wife and I were doing just fine with no TV and cable. This was mainly caused due to my laziness of putting up our home entertainment system. This all ended when the necessary cables came in the other day.
I immediately got the Wii and PS3 hooked up to the projector (which is projecting a beautful 80 inch image). I'd take some pics and post them online but I fear the resulting damage of turning on that system again would cause. Since the system was setup we decided to go ahead and buy Mario Kart Wii. That game is addicting! We had a semi gathering here on Saturday and everyone was instantly hooked.
We're so hooked that yesterday before we could leave to a friend's house for dinner and we had to sneak in a couple games of racing. So be forwarned if I disappear from posting for a couple of days you'll know the cause.
On a random web browsing note, I'm interested in setting up our system so that it plays .avi's and other multimedia formats. So far I've found TVersity but that seems to be a Windows only solution, BLEH! We'll see what else I can figure out in the weeks to come.
I immediately got the Wii and PS3 hooked up to the projector (which is projecting a beautful 80 inch image). I'd take some pics and post them online but I fear the resulting damage of turning on that system again would cause. Since the system was setup we decided to go ahead and buy Mario Kart Wii. That game is addicting! We had a semi gathering here on Saturday and everyone was instantly hooked.
We're so hooked that yesterday before we could leave to a friend's house for dinner and we had to sneak in a couple games of racing. So be forwarned if I disappear from posting for a couple of days you'll know the cause.
On a random web browsing note, I'm interested in setting up our system so that it plays .avi's and other multimedia formats. So far I've found TVersity but that seems to be a Windows only solution, BLEH! We'll see what else I can figure out in the weeks to come.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Projector Screen
As the arrival date for my HDMI and Component Cables come closer I'm starting to consider what kind of effort has to go into building the projector screen. I was able to find two good sites that had information on how to build a projector screen:
- How-To: Make a custom projector screen [engadget]
- Make a 100" Screen for under $100 [projector central]
Rubik Cubes
So based on my profile pic its obvious that I have a thing for Rubik Cubes. I blame this all on Mr JoyRun.
Funny story about them. A bunch of buddies and myself were heading to Las Vegas for my bachelor party. We were at the airport and I was showing them how to solve the original rubik's cube. One of their wives call and he explains what we're doing. Later, I find out that she said something along the lines of "that's going to be the geekiest bachelor party in Vegas ever." Less than 12 hours later we run into Paris Hilton at a club at Vegas. Same buddy calls his wife to tell her about it and she promptly slaps herself in the head. True story!
Anyways the same buddy sent me a link to this new rubik's cube that looks pretty challenging. That one will have to wait until after I solve the rubik's revenge and the professor's cube sitting on my shelf.
Funny story about them. A bunch of buddies and myself were heading to Las Vegas for my bachelor party. We were at the airport and I was showing them how to solve the original rubik's cube. One of their wives call and he explains what we're doing. Later, I find out that she said something along the lines of "that's going to be the geekiest bachelor party in Vegas ever." Less than 12 hours later we run into Paris Hilton at a club at Vegas. Same buddy calls his wife to tell her about it and she promptly slaps herself in the head. True story!
Anyways the same buddy sent me a link to this new rubik's cube that looks pretty challenging. That one will have to wait until after I solve the rubik's revenge and the professor's cube sitting on my shelf.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Grilled Steak and Vegetables
Yesterday when Cooky and I got home from our football game I decided to fire up the hibachi grill for a couple of hot dogs. I got the grill going so good, I just wanted to start grilling anything we had! What started with hot dogs, continued with grilled chicken, and eventually to tonight's get together.
Cooky and I used to have people over a lot. But recently with us moving to the new apartment and her starting residency we've haven't gotten to host our typical get togethers. So I decided to have a couple of friends over for some grilled steak. Of course with me, a couple of friends always turn into more than several. One day I think this will drive Cooky beserk, but for the time being it doesn't seem to bother her much. In fact, I like to think its a good stress relief after a 12 hour shift at the hospital
It ended up being a great time. We got to use the new table we got from IKEA and had a large dinner with close friends (7 people). I ended up trying to grill some vegetables base on some tips I found from here, here, and here. I'd say it turned out pretty well as we wiped out all the food we had including: rice, grilled Omaha steak (Thanks Mom Miranda), grilled vegetables, and a cherry pie. Thanks everyone for coming over!
SIDE NOTE: As I write this, it seems like the Chargers are letting yet another team back in the game during the 4th quarter. When is this madness going to stop? I'm glad we don't have cable right now.
Cooky and I used to have people over a lot. But recently with us moving to the new apartment and her starting residency we've haven't gotten to host our typical get togethers. So I decided to have a couple of friends over for some grilled steak. Of course with me, a couple of friends always turn into more than several. One day I think this will drive Cooky beserk, but for the time being it doesn't seem to bother her much. In fact, I like to think its a good stress relief after a 12 hour shift at the hospital
It ended up being a great time. We got to use the new table we got from IKEA and had a large dinner with close friends (7 people). I ended up trying to grill some vegetables base on some tips I found from here, here, and here. I'd say it turned out pretty well as we wiped out all the food we had including: rice, grilled Omaha steak (Thanks Mom Miranda), grilled vegetables, and a cherry pie. Thanks everyone for coming over!
SIDE NOTE: As I write this, it seems like the Chargers are letting yet another team back in the game during the 4th quarter. When is this madness going to stop? I'm glad we don't have cable right now.
Surge Protectors
I finally got the projector up this past weekend and ordered the remaining cables. All that's left to do is build a screen to accommodate the whoooping 70" I'm projecting. Also in the process I decided that several surge protectors were necessary to protect all my toys useful electronic hardware from frying out.
I decided that I did not want to re-experience the fiasco that happened at bestbuy a month ago and that it was time to look to good old google for information on surge protectors. How stuff works has a very informative article on an introduction to surge protectors and how they work.
Of course from as a couple of guys posted on this deal at bensbargains, the best way to protect your precious hardware is to just unplug it while not using it. Keep it simple!
I decided that I did not want to re-experience the fiasco that happened at bestbuy a month ago and that it was time to look to good old google for information on surge protectors. How stuff works has a very informative article on an introduction to surge protectors and how they work.
Of course from as a couple of guys posted on this deal at bensbargains, the best way to protect your precious hardware is to just unplug it while not using it. Keep it simple!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Free Course Sites
One day I hope to actually go back to school and get my PhD. I didn't really applied to any big name schools for my BS or MS degrees. I did learn early on though, that while the school does have an impact on the quality of your education, what you make out of it is ultimately the deciding factor.
I have always been curious what the difference is. Fortunately for me a lot of school programs out there are moving towards posting their lecture videos on the web. The following is a list of sites I've found over the years:
I have always been curious what the difference is. Fortunately for me a lot of school programs out there are moving towards posting their lecture videos on the web. The following is a list of sites I've found over the years:
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