Eclim and Android
Since deciding to start working with Android and see just what I would be able to accomplish with the SDK and devices, my biggest hurdle so far has been Eclipse. Now that most of the Java developers have now either cringed, cried, or shot themselves, I’ll explain why. From the outset, I have never liked [...]
Posted in Android, Java, Open Source, Tech | No Comments
Don’t Break the Chain
After reading this post on LifeHacker, I couldn’t escape the feeling that I should start doing something like this. I mean, it works for Jerry Seinfeld, it can’t be all that bad. Basically, as described on the link above, the idea is that you keep a daily calendar of all the specific goals you want [...]
Posted in Android, Concepts, General, personal, Site | Tags: Android, calendr, chain, droid, goals, python, ruby, seinfeld, update | 1 Comment
The Job Hunt is Over, and RBeq moves!
I’ve found a place to work, and it’s right around where home is. I’m currently working as a contractor on the Rock Island Arsenal, as a contractor through a company based in Virgina called Sysorex. Essentially, I’m reviewing and cleaning up code written for a transportation system. Outside of that, Rhythmbox EQ has found a [...]
Posted in General, Open Source, Tech | Tags: code, equalizer, girlfriend, google code, I Fight Dragons, IFD, left, programming, RBEQ | 2 Comments
Rhythmbox EQ update!
ATTENTION Note: This project is still in progress. Please travel to the Google Code Project for more. Update: Today RBEQ 1.3 was released. Find it on the google code page. Yes, a month plus later than expected, RBEQ version 1.1 is out. Updates since the last release: The window for the equalizer no longer wrests [...]
Posted in General, Open Source, Tech | Tags: development, equalizer, Open Source, rhythmbox, update | 26 Comments
Rhythmbox EQ
ATTENTION Note: This project is still in progress. Please travel to the Google Code Project for more. UPDATE: The Rhythmbox EQ has been updated. You can find it at google code. Good evening everyone! I’ve finally gotten to the point where my basic rhythmbox equalizer is up and running, so I figured I’d let the [...]
Posted in Open Source, Tech | Tags: debian, development, equalizer, fedora, music, Open Source, plugin, rhythmbox, Ubuntu | 57 Comments
Job Hunt
Hey guys – I know I don’t update this much, but I figured that I’d say something real quick about the job hunt. I applied for Mailtrust, an email hosting company in Blacksburg, VA a couple of weeks ago. On Monday, I received an email stating that they have met their hiring quota for the [...]
Posted in General, School | Tags: graduation, job, personal, quick, School | 2 Comments
iGoogle vs. Netvibes
In the realm of personal web startup pages and managing, these two titular offerings stand out. I offer to you as readers the option to try out both, in hopes that one of them sticks for you. For me, it makes the time working around trying to find my usual morning reads of pages, blogs [...]
Posted in Web | Tags: ajax, browsing, google, homepage, netvibes, rss, startup pages, Web | 2 Comments
The Onion – Product Knowledge and Control
Found this earlier today on Wil Wheaton’s blog, and I think that it very well fits the message given on this site as well. Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work I’ll get some stuff put up here later, because I’ve been neglecting this little corner of webspace.
Posted in Tech | Tags: frustration, sony, theonion, video | No Comments
Slashdot | Teachers Need an Open Source Education
Slashdot | Teachers Need an Open Source Education. A rather good set of readings showed up on Slashdot today; I was especially interested in this one concerning Apathy, Lies and Fear. In the articles listed above, the issues arise when teachers do not have the knowledge of what something does. It’s a situation of brand [...]
Posted in Open Source, Tech | Tags: browsers, education, educational technology, magic box, MS, Open Source, pebkac, Ubuntu | 1 Comment
Ontology brief
Well, I’ve gotten myself a way to make money this year – I’m working on some research for one of my professors. We’re designing a knowledge base/data mining tool for HIV research, and we’ll be using a product called protege (http://protege.stanford.edu) to handle the similarities in the data and the operations on them. I’ve got [...]
Posted in General | Tags: data mining, development, ontology, quick | No Comments
