October 20, 2009
tech funny
I was researching web scraping via PHP today (more commonly called: "browsing the web") and hit a quote that actually made me laugh... not in an 'LOL' kind of way - but a legitimate... 'HAHAHA,' with my mouth open and noises coming out - kind of way.
I have a feeling only my friend Mark will appreciate this - but I'm copying and pasting it anyways.
(I firmly believe the Jamie Zawinsky quote: "You have a problem and you think, I know, I'll use Regular Expressions... now you have two problems.")
I'm happy to hear that I'm not the only person who feels this way. Often, my nerd cred drops precariously whenever I try and get near regex for longer than a few seconds. So, reading this made me feel way more comfortable with myself!
By the way - who in the hell have I become that I even understand half of these words?! Film major my butt.
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September 05, 2009
great song... please don't LOOK
I just discovered that one of my all time favorite songs has one of the worst looking videos of all time... granted, it was the 80's... but oh man - I hesitate to post the you tube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opaeNiiizxo
I wish I could un-see the video. Therefore... please do not watch. Only listen.
I now feel obligated to apologize for liking the song. What a terrible position to be in!
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August 26, 2009
"stupid" iphone tricks
Did you know that when you search for an item on the map there are TWO different options that are available on that little red pin? I did not!
I knew that on the right hand side, where there is an icon of an arrow, this would get more specific information about the location (address, phone number, request directions button, etc.). But I had NO idea that there is sometimes an icon on the left hand side that shows one other option. If you click on the little person icon, you see the google 'street view' for the address!
Obviously, this only works if google HAS a street view for the address. If they don't, then, the little person icon isn't there.
I had been wondering why they didn't offer the street views on the iPhone. Apparently they did, but they didn't send me the memo on how to access it. (I had been expecting this to be under the screen of additional information that comes up from the arrow press)
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July 31, 2009
Hard Drive recommendations
I get asked this question a lot... so I've decided to put my answer on line... and this way I can refer to my own answer when I forget it!
What should I buy for an external hard drive? Are [insert brandname here] good?
I have moved away from buying pre-built drives. Here's how I build my own now:
Step 1 - buy your drives "naked" --- I like these right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317
1TB storage - $80
Now, you need something to put them in. There are two ways to go with this. Both have good and bad about them.
First - you buy an enclosure for every drive that you purchase. This may get a little expensive - but you are paying for a good power supply - internal fan - and myriad of connection options:
So you have 1TB storage for a bit over $200 (including shipping)
One of the main reasons that I like this enclosure is that it uses a generic power cable to connect to the wall.
Between decks and PCs, these cables just start multiplying anyways - so you never worry about keeping the correct one attached to the correct drive.
The other option is one that I'm using full time at work - and am quite fond of:
I put one of these at each station that needs to access the "naked" drives:
"RTX100H-Q" - $225 from: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/RTX100.php
Then I keep the naked drives in safe storage with these: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/cases.php ($5.50 each)
It pays for itself pretty quickly. And the Weibetech guys are great with support.
Do I ever break my own rules and purchase a pre-built drive for home?
Yes - I tend to purchase the Glyph drives (small portable ones) mostly.
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