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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
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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Export YouTube Favorites To Excel
Tonight I uploaded a new web page to my web site that allows you to back up your YouTube Favorites to Excel:http://www.williamsportwebdeveloper.com/FavBackUp.aspx You should back up your YouTube account information because you never know when they will delete your account … Continue reading
YouCloud – YouTube Video Tag Clouds
I’ve begun to put my web application skills to work on some personal projects instead of client projects. Since I’m heavily into online video and the vlogging community I want to do something in that online space. I have a … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, Vlogging, Web
Tagged AdSense, LiveVideo, Pageflakes, Tweet Clouds, YouCloud, YouTube
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Preparing For YoTube Philadelphia Gathering
I’ve bought two books to prepare for the YouTube Philadelphia gathering on July 12th, 2008 (aka YoTube). I don’t think this event needs a lot of preparation but I may want to visit Philadelphia more often so it seems worthwhile … Continue reading
Silverlight Aggravation, Accounting Basics For Programmers, And Storefront
Last week I wasted a lot of time on Silverlight. I used the word “wasted” because after putting a lot of time in a project I discovered that it is impossible to create a simple hyperlink! I could scarcely believe … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Programming, Web
Tagged Accounting, jQuery, Silverlight, Storefront, XEUITools
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Best Of Nalts DVD
I recently bought the “Best Of Nalts DVD“. This DVD is a collection of short videos produced by one of the biggest comedic stars of YouTube, Kevin Nalty. Nalts is a marketing professional which should make him very unpopular on … Continue reading
Recent Technology Research
I really want to return to creative pursuits but I’ve been spending most of my free time keeping up with changes in technology. I have a long list of research that I plan to do. Over the past week I … Continue reading
Posted in General, Programming, Web
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Twitter And Yahoo! Maps API
I’ve been reading the book “Amazon.com Mashups” by Francis Shanahan. This book covers more than the Amazon API so it has proven to be very useful in introducing me to many other Web 2.0 APIs. Its example for using the … Continue reading
Getting Back To Work
I’m slowly getting back into the groove of things. The Spring Forward daylight savings time change occurred while I was on vacation and it really threw off my sleep cycle. I’ve also remained really buzzed about my dream vacation. However … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General
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YouCruise 2008 – Second Fun Day At Sea
The last full day of the cruise was another "Fun Day" at sea because we needed to sail back to Jacksonville Florida. I saw VioletKitty after breakfast walking through the Lido deck pool area. Then I attended a Debarkation Talk … Continue reading
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YouCruise 2008 – Nassau Bahamas
On Tuesday we proceeded to our next port of call, Nassau Bahamas were many James Bond film scenes were shot. I had breakfast alone again in the Wheelhouse Bar. Everyone else must have slept late. Then I sat in a … Continue reading
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YouCruise 2008 – Key West
On Monday we made our first port of call at Key West around 7:00 AM. I had breakfast at the Wheelhouse Bar on the Lido deck as usual. By the time I got there we were already docked at Key … Continue reading
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YouCruise 2008 – Fun Day At Sea
On the second day of the YouCruise, the ship spent the day at sea heading towards Key West. I had breakfast at the Wheelhouse Bar on the Lido deck, aft. I met Max Smith there and we talked awhile until … Continue reading
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YouCruise 2008 – Leaving Jacksonville
I have returned from my fabulous vacation aboard the Carnival cruise ship, Celebration. This trip was suggested by a YouTube vlogger, Pipistrello, as a fun way to have a gathering. The voyage was absolutely perfect. I did not have any … Continue reading
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Going On Vacation
I’m going on a real vacation! This Saturday, March 8th 2008 I will be flying to Florida to embark on the Carnival Cruise ship Celebration (pictured above). This is the YouCruise that was organized by Pipistrello for YouTube vloggers. I … Continue reading
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Visual Studio 2008, SubSonic
I finally have Visual Studio 2008 installed on my home computer. I have not used it much except for compiling the Video.Show open source video sharing site. However you can use Visual Studio 2008 to work on an ASP.NET 2.0 … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, Databases
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