Author Archives: Robert S. Robbins

Export YouTube Favorites To Excel

Posted on 4/17/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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YouCloud – YouTube Video Tag Clouds

Posted on 4/14/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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Preparing For YoTube Philadelphia Gathering

Posted on 4/14/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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Silverlight Aggravation, Accounting Basics For Programmers, And Storefront

Posted on 4/13/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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Best Of Nalts DVD

Posted on 4/6/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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Recent Technology Research

Posted on 4/2/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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Twitter And Yahoo! Maps API

Posted on 3/27/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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Getting Back To Work

Posted on 3/17/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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YouCruise 2008 – Second Fun Day At Sea

Posted on 3/12/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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

Posted on 3/11/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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

Posted on 3/10/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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

Posted on 3/9/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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

Posted on 3/8/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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

Posted on 3/6/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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

Posted on 2/29/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

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 →

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AJAX Portfolio

Posted on 2/25/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I have added a new AJAX portfolio section to my web site at: http://www.williamsportwebdeveloper.com/ajax.html. This makes public most of the JSON work I’ve been doing for the past month or so. You’ll find search forms for Flickr photos, eBay auctions, … Continue reading →

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Lycoming County Web Site Switches To DotNetNuke

Posted on 2/21/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Tonight I am trying to write a blog post using Windows Live Writer which can be used with WordPress. I see that the Lycoming County web site has switched to DotNetNuke. That means they’ll be using ASP.NET instead of ASP … Continue reading →

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The Entrepreneurial Developer

Posted on 2/18/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve been reading many programmer blogs looking for hot tips and tricks. Several blog posts that seem to get the most reaction concern the different types of programmers. Some programmers are pragmatic and focus on solving business problems. They don’t … Continue reading →

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AJAX And JSON Are Making JavaScript Very Popular

Posted on 2/17/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve been doing a lot of work with JavaScript lately. JavaScript has become very popular due to the AJAX craze. Every Web 2.0 site has to do something impressive with AJAX so web developers are becoming more creative with JavaScript. … Continue reading →

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My Blog Has Been Restored

Posted on 2/15/2008 by Robert S. Robbins

Unfortunately, a snafu by my hosting company, http://www.freeservers.com/, downgraded my hosting account. I visited my web site last Friday evening and saw a lot of advertising on my site. I called my hosting company to have that removed but then … Continue reading →

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