- Weekly Digest for March 4th
Published Weekly Digest for February 25th
Damage report of last night’s storm: 1 tree down in 1 neighbor’s yard, 1/4 of a tree down in the other, and no power due to busted tele pole [#] Four friends made Mouse Guard characters last night. We’ll be trying the game out next week! #mouseguard [#]
My wife reports that my house finally has power again after 14 hours! w00t! [#]
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Making some quiche today. I love this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tomato-and-Basil-Quiche/Detail.aspx [#] Shared Von fisher character designe
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Google acquired Picnik http://bit.ly/a9e4BZ -now the Google OS will have an img editing tool [#] - Weekly Digest for February 25th
Published Weekly Digest for February 18th Whiteboard + Sharpie Wielding @vaskenhauri = Fun For All! I <3 perma-squiggles. #omg #douchecanoe [#] I’m at @mcawesome73’s house playing on his @lizbane’s StarCraft II Beta acounts. It’s really fun but I suck at it #pwnedalotontehintarweb [#] Bavatar. Heh heh heh http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d58bdfd001/avatar-with-babies (violent? Yeah) [#] LOL! ShadyURL (http://www.shadyurl.com) turns http://www.sesamestreet.org into http://5z8.info/hateminorities_x4l5_toosexyfortv.mov [#]
Created Purple Rain Radio Created Party In The U.S.A. Radio My tax return was in my account for a very small amount of time before I drained it to reduce debt. Hooray for fewer monthly payments! [#] Shared dragonmage
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- Weekly Digest for February 18th
Just ate a spag’n’balls meal at a benefit dinner for a little local girl that was diagnosed with leukemia. Glad to see an impressive turnout [#] Published Weekly Digest for February 11th Currently seeing a demo of #CourseEval. Anyone have experience seeing/using this in production? [#] OMG. I must have this shirt: http://bit.ly/2dU7YY [#] Wow. 3:00pm showing of Avatar in IMAX 3D was sold out…guess we’re going to the 6:30 show [#] 
Shared Major League Infidel
Shared wtfjs Time to start monkeying around with #Liferay customization…e.g. getting my hands dirty with Velocity Themes. (http://bit.ly/KV5aX) [#] PSU Portal. MVC. Magic Methods in PHP. w00t. Too bad Dwoo isn’t working out for Plymouth State, though…For now we’ll stick with Smarty [#] Doh…left my keys at home…waiting for Campus Police to come lock the doors. #ineedtospectaclestesticleswalletandwatchnexttime…#andkeys [#] - Weekly Digest for February 11th
Was told that I should cook bacon in the oven at 400 deg for about 2-3 minutes to get it flat and tasty. It is my duty to try this. [#] 
Published Weekly Digest for February 4th I guess I fell asleep typing last night. I just opened the doc I couldn’t remember closing and it had a garbled word and 643 k’s and d’s. [#] Dreamhost, I want an iPad. [#] Shared Supergirl collab
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Dreamhost…rawr [#] I’m happy to report that oven cooked bacon was tasty (as usual), flat, crispy, and contained a bit less grease. Nom nom nom. [#] Wife cooked everything today: pancakes &sausage; BLTs; fiesta stuffed peppers w/ mashed potatoes and broccoli; and awesome whoopie pies! <3 [#] Created Norah Jones Radio Created Exotica / Lounge Shared written in reverse
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Ah…back to work. More ACH fun. Oh yes….and: Dreamhost [#] Created a logo for a publishing company last night. It has been a while since I’ve done a fully vectorized graphic, but it went a-ok
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Wow. This kid is awesome. I actually laughed out loud http://bit.ly/9Jpbyu [#] I hope Dreamhost rips out and give me an iPad so I don’t have to buy my own in a few months… [#] - Weekly Digest for February 4th
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I finished another Star Warsy image yesterday. This time it is a man, a woman, and a kid (though the kid is creepy): http://bit.ly/bACbUZ [#] After almost a year…e-Refunds are now live. Holy balls. Hooray. [#] Shared Lightning Source Shared Dark Rider
I like bacon AND Dreamhost. [#] Finally…A definition of some common abbreviations used on the internet: http://www.kontraband.com/pics/21305/Internet-Abreviation-Guide/ [#] Shared The Return to OZ
Yes, @abackstrom, it is very important to tweet about DreamHost. [#]
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Woo Hoo! I sold my first print on DeviantArt, also received a commission request! [#] I finally got around to upgrading BorkWeb to WordPress 2.9.1.1 on my Dreamhost account last night. [#] - Weekly Digest for January 27th
Shared Batgirl Issue 9
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Drew a bit tonight. I was toying around with a different method for coloring skin. This is what I came up with: http://bit.ly/66G0Wt [#] Shared fdf3 13
Shared MckMama: I’m gonna miss this Sam and I made a snowman at Fox Park! http://tweetphoto.com/9508648 [#] Shared Orinn Mrozd
Shared Star Wars: K’Kruhk
DreamHost is holding a sweet twitter contest with a stipulation (see: http://bit.ly/dgnbN8). Alright, DH, hand over my Apple products. [#] Yes. I want the new iPad. The price is surprisingly much lower than expected! [#] - Weekly Digest for January 20th
Seeing the Naval Base that my bro is stationed at is pretty awesome! [#] Shared Kyra Starfire
Seattle’s Space Needle is pretty cool. It has some really neat touch screen consoles that talk about the surrounding area. [#] What a bizarre building http://tweetphoto.com/8868434 [#] Ice cream; chips and dip; nutty bars; and sweet pickles. Awesome snacks for an awesome game night. [#] Shared character study 04
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- Weekly Digest for January 13th
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LOL. My daughter just said I am a great singer! …perhaps she is as tone deaf as I am? #isinglikeadyingcowwithanoverbite [#]
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I made 56 waffles this morning. [#] Shared Rite of Supremacy: Salas V
Took some time out to upload the drawing that I did last night: http://bit.ly/4IH31O [#] At the bus stop getting ready to head to Boston for my flight. [#] I’m finally starting book 12 of The Wheel of Time! w00t! [#] Gordon: Flash Runtime Implemented in Javascript…Spiffy! http://bit.ly/6KP6MN [#] - Weekly Digest for January 6th
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Last night I worked on art for a DJB member’s char: Kaek. I got to: http://bit.ly/6RzXpN and http://bit.ly/6uR5Ts before sleep took me. [#] Shared 2 photos.
My final versions of the Character Drawing of Syn Kaek: http://bit.ly/7HEBNG and http://bit.ly/4sCwRz #starwars [#] - Weekly Digest for December 30th
Merry Christmas! Let the festivities begin! [#] - 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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- WordPress For iPhone
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
- local draftsA couple of significant restrictions:
- no rich text editing
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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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