Here is a list of what I’ve been doing for the last two weeks:1. Started working with the Amazon web services API. I added a web page to my help collection Notes which gets my programming books wish list from Amazon.2. I wrote a Microsoft Expression Web VBA macro that creates a new web page for my help collection. It automatically fills in today’s date for me and pops up a form where I can enter the topic and title. This will save me a lot of time.
3. Bought digital media for my Pocket PC and Panasonic camcorder. They both take Secure Digital cards so I bought two 1 GB sticks. I also bought some Mini DV tapes. The Pocket PC did not come with any batteries or a power adapter so I’ve had to bid on more eBay auctions to get them.
4. I’ve been doing a lot of work with JSON. I recently found a JSON Viewer which will help me to figure out the object model of the data I retrieve from web services. I recently signed up at the Pownce social networking site and I’m trying to do something with their API. Update: Pownce is now defunct.
I’ve started to read the book The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore. It is an interesting book about how ideas and stories replicate themselves and spread throughout society. I think the concept is useful for understanding the Internet and viral video.
