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Planned books:
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Current books:
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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins
Walking Tours Of Philadelphia
I have finally finished reading the book I bought on tourist attractions in Philadelphia. I read this book to be prepared for my weekend vacation in Philadelphia. I will be spending Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia in order to attend … Continue reading
Posted in General, Vlogging, Web
Tagged Historic Philadelphia, Philadelphia, The Bourse, YouTube
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Adding Closed Captions To Video
Yesterday I learned how to add closed captioning to online videos. This would only be useful if you hosted a video yourself because most video sharing sites don’t support closed captions. To add closed captions to Flash videos you just … Continue reading
Animated GIFs And ActionScript
Last night I spent a lot more time on research and skill building! LOL. I picked up a tip that you can stop an animated GIF from animating in the browser by pressing the ESC key. So in order to … Continue reading
Posted in Flash, Graphics
Tagged After Effects, animated GIFs, Flash, GIFs, ImageReady
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Technology Skill Building
Yesterday I read an article that contained a perfect description of the work habit concern I’ve been trying to express: “You could potentially get caught up in research and skill building rather than doing or seeking paid work.” That is … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, Business
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Studying Vector Graphics Technology
Today I received the Adobe Illustrator CS Wow! book I ordered. I really like the Wow books because they demonstrate the real creative possibilities of graphics software instead of just serving as technical how to books. The Adobe Illustrator CS … Continue reading
Getting Into Flash Animation And Flash Video
I’ve been focusing more on creative work as I’ve been planning to. I gathered together my books on Flash and ActionScript which I will finally get around to reading. I’m interested in Flash now because it can be used for … Continue reading
Posted in Graphics, PHP, Web
Tagged ActionScript, animation, Fiddler, Flash, Illustrator, PHP
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Redefining My Focus
I’ve decided that I’ve been wasting too much time on stuff that serves no purpose or provides no benefits to me. I keep trying out new technology and add pages to my notes but most of it is just idle … Continue reading
iBook Video Production
I finally got my iBook to work with my wireless network. I have a Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 wireless access point and my PCs connect automatically without any configuration so I did not learn anything about manual settings. I had to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hardware, Video Production
Tagged firewire, iBook, iMovie, wireless
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Equipment Changes And Future Plans
Today I got a little wireless mouse for my iBook. I prefer to use a mouse rather than the trackpad. The wireless mouse has a receiver that hooks up to the laptop through a USB port. I’m using my iBook … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hardware
Tagged After Effects, synchronous web requests, wireless Mac Mouse
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Apple iBook G4
I now have an Apple iBook G4 which I purchased with my economic stimulus money. It has a 1.33 GHz processor, 1.5 GB SDRAM, and a 60 GB hard drive. It is running OS X 10.4.9 Tiger. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hardware
Tagged Aptana Studio, Buffalo AirStation, iBook, Komodo Edit, MAMP
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Upgrading Mac Assets
I have two old Macs which I never use. I bought these Macs at a local computer auction so I could see how my web sites look on a Mac. However I have been unable to get online using a … Continue reading
Google Blog Search Pinging REST Client
My WordPress blog has not been showing up in the Google Blog Search so I decided to create a REST Client to ping it using their Google Blog Search Pinging Service API. I created that last week and ran it … Continue reading
Posted in General, Programming, Web
Tagged API, ASP.NET, Google Blog Search, REST, web requests
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YouComment – A Fancy Video Comment Reader
I have added another page to my collection of “value added services” for YouTube users. This one is an improvement over the YouTube comment system. You can find it on my web site at: http://www.williamsportwebdeveloper.com/YouComment.aspx The comment system is an … Continue reading
Posted in CSS, General, Programming, Vlogging, Web
Tagged API, comment replies, comment system, profile image, social networking, video comments, YouComment, YouTube
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More Pageflakes and YouTube API Work
I’ve been busy with the Pageflake developers API and the YouTube API. The Pageflakes documentation is not very good so I had to figure out how to display the loading bar without using their showProgress() method that I can’t get … Continue reading
Custom Pageflake For YoTube Countdown Timer
It was pointed out to me that LiveVideo has already added a tab called LiveStart to show how Pageflakes will be integrated into LiveVideo. I don’t know if LiveVideo will open their platform to third-party developers the way Facebook has … Continue reading
Pageflakes Mashed Up With LiveVideo
Pageflakes has already been mashed up with LiveVideo! You can get a preview of how their technology will be combined at: http://livevideo.pageflakes.com/. There are already some LiveVideo pageflakes available now so you can add LiveVideo Featured Videos to your existing … Continue reading
VBScript For JSON
Tonight I found an Active Server Pages script for generating JSON from databases that ASP can connect to using ADO. This may be useful for understanding how to translate data into JSON. It may also prove handy for creating JSON … Continue reading
LiveVideo To Integrate Pageflakes
According to TechCrunch, LiveVideo will be integrating PageFlakes into their social networking platform. This is an interesting development because before LiveVideo came out with their new web site features I did a video on Web Parts. I also posted a … Continue reading
Posted in Vlogging, Web
Tagged ASP.NET, blogging, LiveVideo, Pageflakes, TechCrunch, Vlogging
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New Book On How To Become A YouTube Star
There is a new book available on YouTube. Unlike previous books, the author seems to have been heavily involved in the community and therefore knows more about the social networking aspects of the web site. 15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming … Continue reading →