Here’s today’s random tip: don’t buy HDMI cables in a brick-and-mortar store (eg. Best Buy, Walmart, or Target). For that matter, don’t buy any electronics cables in a store. They are way over-priced. [Read more…]
Netflix App available in Android Market
I seriously thought this day would never come. Netflix has released an official app for the Android mobile OS that actually allows users to stream content on their Android mobile device. [Read more…]
HTML and CSS Guides & Tutorials
HTML and CSS can be quite ominous, especially for beginners. Thankfully, many have gone before us in the ways of web development and have graciously decided to share their learning. I recently came across a very useful site doing just this. [Read more…]
Android and iOS users are top App Downloaders
Who loves mobile apps? I know I do. And apparently other Android and iOS users generally do as well.
Not surprisingly, new research reveals those on Android and iOS as the top app downloaders among smart phone users.
Are you one of them?
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Drupal Views: Related Content
Creating related content for your Drupal site can be kind of tricky. Using Views and following a few easy steps can greatly simplify this process.
After doing a brief Google search, I found this post which is just what I needed.
To create a related content block with this method, you’ll need Views 2, and you’ll need to make sure that Taxonomy is enable and set up. Working with the Views module can be pretty complicated, but this tutorial explains exactly what you need to do.
Drupal Views: Modify a Group of Teasers
I was working on a new site for my business and banging my head against the wall because the teasers were displaying more information than I wanted them to and I couldn’t figure out how to fix it. After several hours I finally got it; here’s how:
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Using Amazon’s Kindle App with Ubuntu
The Amazon Kindle is a good product in its own right, but its functionality is exponentially increased with Amazon Kindle Apps. I have the app installed on my MacBook Pro and on my EVO. My desk isn’t well suited for holding my laptop and my desktop, so I had been trying to use my EVO to read programming books while coding on my desktop. This was pretty frustrating though because despite its 4.3-inch screen the display was still a little bit too small for a setup like this to work. I looked and found this article over at LifeHacker.com about how to get the app to run in Linux. I followed the instructions but am still trying to make it work. I hope you have better luck.
How I got a computer and made an Ubuntu Server
About a year ago, my father-in-law was rummaging through his house and decided that he no longer needed some spare computers. To him they were just taking up space. (This is another example of my in-laws’ M.O.: a habit of holding on to various items they collect over the years despite the fact that they will never use them again.) Instead of chucking them, he gave them to me.
When I got home and investigated the bounty I received, I found an IBM running Windows 95, a Dell Dimension 4500S with 256 mb of RAM, and a Dell Dimension 4600i.
Somewhat curious about the IBM, I investigated the internals and put it on the shelf for further analysis at a later date. I found a cheap RAM dealer on Craigslist and upgraded the 4500S to 512 mb, reinstalled Windows XP, added some other basic software, and sold it for a couple hundred. But the Dell 4600i turned into a project on a completely different level. [Read more…]
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