- Weekly Digest for June 18th
Published Weekly Digest for June 11th.
Shared Paris, 1898.
I drew a Calabi-Yau Manifold for my Uncle’s book. Even though I drew it AND read http://is.gd/cPuun I still don’t know what it is. [borkweb] I read a bit about Superstring Theory (http://is.gd/cPuKd) to get a handle on the Calabi-Yau Manifold. I’m still confused but less confused. [borkweb] I like how we lost power in Highland Hall. [borkweb]People who looked at this item also looked at…
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Shared PhoneGap. Shared iPad Orientation Example. Me: “Sam, we’re in a restaurant. You need to behave.” Sam: “But I’m REALLY hayve right now!” [borkweb] Liked The Secret Powers of Time. Shared The Boondocks artworks-2.
It is my opinion that @Snackenmore needs to stock poutine for $0.50. [borkweb] Negative, dear @Snackenmore. You must get a hotplate, a fryolater, potatoes, and gravy. [borkweb] Really looking forward to the Thundercats series coming next year: http://bit.ly/95A2Tl [borkweb] LOL! Rick Roll in a StarCraft II map titled DotA v1.0! http://bit.ly/dag6iD [borkweb]People who looked at this item also looked at…
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Published Weekly Digest for May 21st. Shared HiNaBN – I want perfection.
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Published Weekly Digest for May 14th. Yay. Downloading Steam for my Mac. [borkweb] Saturday I played a 6′x10″ table-top WWII war game with @nateb80, @ironmule2042, and 4 others. It was awesome & we’ll be scheduling another! [borkweb] I must say, the Firebug Extension for Chrome (http://is.gd/ceBPJ) isn’t too shabby. [borkweb] New MacBook Pro battery for the win!!! [borkweb] RIP Host Clown. Your years on the board were fullfilling and you’ll be sorely missed. http://tweetphoto.com/23220968 [borkweb]People who looked at this item also looked at…
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Published Weekly Digest for April 30th. So…yesterday my iPad delivery date was changed to today. Good news: it is on the truck for delivery!!! [borkweb] Just received my StarCraft II Beta Key. w00t! ~2 hours until the client downloads. You can bet I’ll play this a bit this weekend! [borkweb] RT @abackstrom: Followup on Zen Coding: this is amazing http://github.com/mattn/zencoding-vim #omg [borkweb] Yes. I am wearing a shirt with 5 jars of mayonnaise. [borkweb] Shared Raphaël—JavaScript Library. I’m liking the ease of use of the Bluff JavaScript graphing library: http://bluff.jcoglan.com/ [borkweb]People who looked at this item also looked at…
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Published Weekly Digest for April 23rd. It looks like Sam had an exhausting tea party at her friend’s house! http://tweetphoto.com/19754692 [borkweb] Yesterday I finally finished designing the cover to Book 1 of the novel series I’m doing some art for. Book 2′s cover has been started!
[borkweb] The Geocitisizer is so full of win: http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/ [borkweb] w00t! My iPad has shipped and will be delivered this evening! [borkweb]People who looked at this item also looked at…
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Published Weekly Digest for April 16th. Shared Batgirl 12.
The iPhone prototype disassembled by Gizmodo looks pretty sweet: http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone [borkweb] Today was day 30 of P90X! I’m feeling pretty good and am looking forward to 50 more days #omgiguessthatmakesmeamasochist [borkweb] Today was day 30 of P90X! I’m feeling pretty good and am looking forward to 60 more days #omgiguessthatmakesmeamasochist [borkweb] I am now married to someone in her thirties. [borkweb] Shared php.js – php.js.People who looked at this item also looked at…
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Published Weekly Digest for April 9th. Played an awesome WWII historical mini war game at #econocon. It was awesome! http://tweetphoto.com/17999514 [borkweb] This carrot makes me sick: http://bit.ly/mmb5h [borkweb]People who looked at this item also looked at…
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- Augmented Reality Games
I’ve been interested in the concept of augmented reality for awhile now, but this video really pushed home the potential for gaming. I can just imagine something like what is shown here with zombie killing in a tower defense style with “Arghhhh” being applied to a multiplayer cooperative and/or competitive experience.Hearing that this capability may be coming to the iPhone in 3.1 as early as September is very intriguing.
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- SunGardHE Case Study: Luminis Portal for Alumni at Plymouth State
SunGard Higher Education recently completed a case study with me and our Alumni Director Joe Long about how Plymouth State is leveraging Luminis to engage alumni.
You can read the complete press release: Plymouth State University Leverages Luminis Platform to Strengthen Interactions and Connections With Alumni.
I have a few good quotes in the article. SunGard does a nice job writing these up.
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- Oracle Shell Scripting still getting great reviews!
It’s a new year and already there’s another great review of my book Oracle Shell Scripting!
Gaadha wrote on Amazon
I am very happy the way this book is written. It’s very concise but covers all the major topics that an Oracle programmer needs to know.One thing that specifically interests me is that each chapter is very small..so you really feel like completing a chapter!Great Work!!!
As companies are cutting back on training and trying to do more with less I expect we’re going to start to see more interest in tech books again, especially ones like this that help you do more with less!
Check out my book Oracle Shell Scripting, only $34.95 from Rampant TechPress.
- Wikipedia, the very free encyclopedia
For those of you who don’t understand the problem with Wikipedia as a serious source I submit only that it currently (after being suggested in humor on 30 Rock) reports that Janis Joplin “speed walked everywhere and was afraid of toilets.”
While it appears the article has been locked before someone could update it to include that she also ate cats I think this is a good example of how the wisdom of the mob is not always correct.
- hello. iamthenode and I’m here to make you vomit
Oracle EMEA has launched a pilot Web 2.0 program where a character called ‘The Oracle Node” can do a search on the entire OTN website for content you are interested in. This was created and aimed at developers to help encourage registration and downloads on OTN.
The program has a strong web 2.0 aspect with details about the Node on many of the networking websites. Since this is a pilot program, we thought you might be interested in getting involved with the project by suggesting new sources of information, building up and spreading of the Node virally. We welcome your feedback, suggestions and ideas you may have to help improve the Node.
Go ahead, click through and form your own opinion… All I can say is what the hell is Oracle thinking? If you can stomach the orbiting pod long enough to navigate to the end of one of these paths you’ll be faced with a sliding wall of nausea which may somehow contain some relevant information, but with no discernible organization.
I have come up with two acceptable explanations… Someone at Oracle just finished a class on Flash and needed a project, or someone at Oracle just finished a study on motion sickness and needed a project.
You can grow a beautiful garden out of a pile of shit, but it’s hard to see anything fertile about iamthenode.com at this point.
- Get ready for metered bandwidth
Not since the early days of dial-up Internet have we had to worry about how much we use our Internet access, but today Internet service providers are searching for a way to make the folks who use the most bandwidth either pay up or get out!
As I wrote on InternetEvolution recently, it’s time we start treating the Internet like every other utility.
Using the utility model, an ISP could charge for the maximum bit rate available (many already offer several maximum bit rates at graduated prices), then a reasonable price for each gigabyte used. To simplify the user experience and reduce concern about overages, it makes sense to include a generous amount of leeway with the service — say, 200 Gbytes — but it will be essential to give the user a way to monitor how it’s consumed.
Ideally, enough bandwidth and storage would be included with the basic plan to more than satisfy the typical user, including allowance for downloading a reasonable amount of video and audio. (For reference, movies available on iTunes tend to run just a bit over 1 Gbyte.) With packages in the hundreds of Gbytes, the average user’s Internet experience and usage pattern is unlikely to be affected at all. But customers should not hesitate to stay up to date on their system updates and virus software.
Check out the full article and feel free to comment on Internet Evolution or here and let me know what you think!
Update: As Gary points out in a comment below, this is a very USA-centric view. I know internet rates and billing policies vary quite a bit around the world. Please leave a comment if your area already has bandwidth restrictions and let us know how it’s working out!
- 10 Good PHP Principles from Nettuts
The recent article from Nettuts.com, 10 Principles of the PHP Masters has some solid concepts that are worth reading about.
The description synopsis of the article is:
With PHP’s widespread adoption,it’s almost too easy to find a script or snippet to do exactly what you need. Unfortunately, there’s no filter as to what is a “good practice” and what’s, well… not so good when writing a PHP script. We need trustworthy sources, who have proven they have a solid grasp on the best practices of PHP.We need PHP masters to show us the best principles to follow for high-grade PHP programming.
Good stuff.
Update: This article on CSS is equally valuable – 10 Principles of the CSS Masters.
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- USB Gadgets – USB bear and food
Now that USB flash drives are cheap and common producers clearly need to get creative to compete. Here are a couple great ideas for storage with a more personal touch:
Stuff this cuddly USB bear with 1GB of photos, music or documents.
I have to admit this is the first blue fortune cookie I’ve ever seen, but imagine how many fortunes you could fit in this USB fortune cookie
Also from the freshly baked line the USB Hamburger may not be a half-pound burger, but it is a 2GB drive!Of course none of these beat the USB Humping Dog but you can’t store files on that (and let’s face it, it might not quite be appropriate for that executive board meeting.)
Thanks to Don for the USB bear.
- Smart Phones & Cell Service: Prepare for Internet Everywhere
There’s a lot of buzz around smartphones right now. With falling prices and service improvements it’s becoming clear that cellular providers will beat municipal Wi-Fi in all but a few areas.
That’s the idea I explored in my recent article for Internet Evolution.
At the same time, smart phones like the iPhone have crossed over from being business tools to consumer products. Indeed, they are quickly becoming the mobile device of choice.
And why not? More than just phones with PDA functionality, these devices have now become full-fledged platforms. Web browsing, chat, email, and games are their core competencies, and applications for them are just getting more interesting from there.
Read my full article for more of my thoughts on how these new devices and services will shape our lives in the near future.
- Silverback – Usability Testing
I have always been very interested in doing serious usability testing of applications or web sites. However, it is complicated and associated software to make it easier is usually quite costly.Silverback appears to change that.
I have yet to have a chance to put it through it’s paces, but watching the video demo, this has great potential. With only a $49.95 price tag, this will be easy to justify with our next major project.
Described by Clearleft as:
Spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for designers and developers.
- Capture screen activity
- Video the participant’s reactions
- Record the participant’s voice
- Add chapter markers on the fly
- Control recording with the remote
- Export to Quicktime
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- Oracle Shell Scripting: an “Excellent presentation”
Well, things have been busy for me (hence the break from blogging) but interest in my Oracle Shell Scripting book remains strong! Just today this (5 star) review showed up on Amazon from Srinivas Gaddam:
Excellent presentation
If you are working on Oracle products, you know problems can get complex and the internet will have million possible solutions, but if you are looking for just one that works you should own this book.Thanks a lot Srinivas! This comment hits on one of the reasons I wrote the book: to give a coherent but concise treatment of shell scripting for Oracle while giving plenty of usable scripts to get people started quickly!
- Teleport For Mac
For a log time I have been a reasonably happy Synergy user. However, I have also been working in a mixed Windows/OSX environment. Recently I replaced my Dell laptop with a new MacBook Pro. This opened up a new option for keyboard and mouse sharing in my environment.I have recently learned that Teleport is a far superior product for a purely mac environment. Here are a few of my favorite features:
- The setup has a great GUI that makes setup trivial.
- You can establish a certificate on each host and have all the traffic nicely encrypted between them.
- There is an option that requires you to hold a key whenever switching screens, handy if rarely used.
- There are great indicators to what computer your keyboard and mouse are currently operating.
- You can drag and drop files between machines.
- Of course it also has the same kick ass shared clipboard that Synergy had.
There are probably a ton of other options that are useful, but these are my favorites. Synergy was great, but in a purely Mac based environment, I don’t see how teleport can be beat.
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- Sudoku v Sudoku for iPhone
EA Sudoku ($7.99)
Free Sudoku
I like playing sudoku. I got hooked on it with the Nintendo DS version that is included with the first Brain Age. It’s a fun and challenging puzzle game that’s great if you are seeking a few minutes of distraction.I was asked to do a review of the EA created iPhone Sudoku game. I wanted some casual games for my phone anyway, so why not?
Frankly, EA’s implementation of sudoku for the iPhone is wonderful. The graphics are polished and appealing. The game play is exactly what should be expected, with a few options to keep it interesting. Well worth the $7.99.
With everything there is room for improvement though. First, there should bs some social features to allow score sharing or puzzle sharing with friends. There were also some minor stabilty issues causing the game to crash a few times. I would hope that will be fixed I’m a future patch. Finally, I wish that I could save multiple partial puzzles. All considered, solid and enjoyable.
To adequately evaluate this, must also compare against the free sudoku iPhone app as well. Honestly, if you plan on playing sudoku for more than 15 minutes total, pay the money. The differences between these implementations is fun v frustration. Unless the free sudoku sees a major set of enhancements, do not waste your time.
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The WordPress iPhone application has been released. It seems to work well. It supports the following features:
- basic blogging
- tagging
- categories
- password protecting posts
- adding images from phone or camera
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- Ever wonder what your DBAs really do?
Ever wonder what your DBAs do when they’re not dealing with your crisis of the day? Friend and coworker Bob Watkins highlights the DBA’s main tasks in this recent article on Tech Republic.
It’s been said that the database administrator (DBA) has three basic tasks. In decreasing order of importance, they are: protect the data, protect the data, and protect the data.
Although data integrity is clearly the #1 job (who cares if the database is available or fast if the data isn’t good), the DBA has many other jobs as well. Here’s a list of the actual tasks that a DBA performs. (Some duties are common to all DBAs, and others are only required in some database environments.)
Check out the full article where Bob goes on to touch on all the major areas of the typical DBA job including backup and recovery, security, upgrades, tuning and troubleshooting. If you’re looking for a job description for a DBA this is a very good one.
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