Technology, Internet Law, Gadgets and Dogs
Posted on June 26, 2009 by scott
WordPress Import Files Using Excel Disclaimer: I absolutely do not advocate splogging of any kind. This is simply a way to get your existing data into a WordPress blog. This same method could be used for chapters in book, recipes, or whatever other kind of data you may have. Rather than taking the monumental effort [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by scott
So, after going through an enormous amount of pain and suffering trying to find the right motor combination for the Losi Comp Crawler, I stumbled onto a winning combination. I didn’t know when purchasing this set that it was affiliated with Team Associated or it would’ve made the purchase less painful at a total of [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2009 by scott
I’ll be writing a complete review with many more actual pictures soon. This is the beginning, first thoughts Losi review – to be followed up by a comprehensive lowdown after I’ve really put it through the paces. There is a well known problem with the front end cv’s busting – the result of a manufacturing [...]
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Posted on June 20, 2009 by scott
Recently, I wrote a post reviewing Newton running shoes. It wasn’t Pulitzer worthy and was simply to share what I thought might be beneficial information with other runners. I’ve largely ignored this blog for awhile as I’ve worked on a bevy of other internet projects, but I’ve been thinking about writing for the internet a [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2009 by scott
A couple days ago, I wrote a favorable review of the Newton Stability Racers. About the same time as I bought the Newtons, I also bought a pair of Asics Gel Hyper 3′s. I haven’t logged near as many miles on the Asics, but I like them almost as much as I like the Newtons [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by scott
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Snollygoster originated as a combination of two German words: schnelle geister, meaning “quick spirits”. The schnelle geister was meant to be a ghastly, monstrous ghost of sorts who scared children. It gradually evolved in early US history to mean a giant bird that may grab children. Somehow it morphed [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by scott
So, we were contemplating creating/developing a text speed testing application. LG has been sponsoring a “Fastest Texter” contest for a couple years now. The LG contest appears to be gaining traction and every recent study concludes that text messaging is becoming one of the preferred means of communicating. Initially, I thought such an application surely [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by scott
Everyone loves new gadgets. I’ve read several times about how the yellow Spira shoes were banned from the Boston Marathon (internal springs), but it was another yellow shoe that caught my eye (and my wallet). After looking carefully at the shiny yellow Newton Men’s Stability Racer, I decided to purchase a pair ($150) and try [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by scott
Here is a quick little VB/VBA function to turn text files (or html files or xml files) into string variables. Text File to String Variable Function (xml file to string variable, html file to string variable) There are numerous Internet Programming situations where large pieces of text need to be populated with variable values. On [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by scott
VBA is potentially the greatest desktop ‘hammer’ you have at your disposal. You can pop open any Office application, hit ALT+F11 and be writing code before Visual Studio will even be open on most machines. For doing ad hoc work around the office, VBA allows you to do things that applications alone simply aren’t powerful [...]
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