Now Reading
Planned books:
None
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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Category Archives: General
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
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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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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
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
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
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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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AJAX Portfolio
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
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
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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My Blog Has Been Restored
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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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 →