I stoopeedly hosed the MySQL database on my Myth box the other day (don’t ask). I didn’t feel like spending several hours manually identifying recorded shows. And since I was faced with re-creating all my schedules, essentially starting over, I figured now would be a good time to apply some upgrades.
Previously, I’d managed to upgrade [...]
PVR: Upgrades
Jun 21, ’06
4:20 PM
New tacow meeting and location announced!
Jun 21, ’06
2:55 PM
We’ve posted the details for next tacow meeting. It will be held on July 11th and the big news is that we have a new location. The amazing folks at Ryerson University have graciously offered to host our meeting. This gives us a much more accessible location, close to the subway, a plethora of eateries, [...]
New Beginnings
Jun 21, ’06
9:38 AM
A while ago I mentioned I was starting a new gig. A little over a year later and my full-time involvement in that clients projects is coming to an end. In that post I mentioned that I would continue doing other work and so I have. In fact the volume of my independent projects has [...]
Some things I miss my right arm for…
Jun 14, ’06
4:02 PM
Brushing my teeth
Cutting my food
Tying my shoe laces
Wearing a backpack
Washing my left armpit
Carrying a jug of juice and opening the fridge
Carrying … and …
Stretching
Taking messages while on the phone
Driving
Typing
Closing the passenger side car door
Pixel accurate mousing
Shaking hands
Using tools
FrogPad Tip
Jun 10, ’06
12:53 PM
I just had a forehead smacking moment…
When using a FrogPad, rather than hitting key combinations in sequence, you chord them (hit them at the same time). For example: Play the letter "M" by hitting the [Space] and the [W] keys simultaneously rather than typing [Space] then [W].
I feel like such an idiot, but this one [...]