Author Archives: cpuguru

Mid-Atlantic Codecamp Saturday Coming Up!

Mid-Atlantic Codecamp Saturday Coming Up! If you haven’t been to a code camp, you’re really missing out on a fantastic opportunity.  Where else can you find a full day of FREE programmer training, FREE food and s.w.a.g. in addition to … Continue reading

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M.A.C. World Orlando???

M.A.C. World Orlando??? I teased Joe Healy (aka DevFish at DevFish.NET) when I first saw the announcement of a "Mother of All Camps" in Orlando.  I shot him an email asking whether they would consider naming the event "MAC World … Continue reading

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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BARACK

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BARACK This is funny!  Pretty much covers the debacle that is leading up to the Democratic primary… The Empire Strikes Barack <political_rant> While we’re on the topic of politics…(my, what a great segway the video provides)…  Does … Continue reading

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Hummingbird Video

Hummingbird Video http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf Hummingbird on feeder We just put out the hummingbird feeders over the weekend and we’re already getting customers.  I saw this little guy coming and going on the feeder so I broke out the mini-tripod and started … Continue reading

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Cradlepoint Travel Routers

Cradlepoint Travel Routers Last fall, some co-workers and I headed up to ReMix in Boston.  We checked into the oh-so-affordable hotel and attempted to strategize on how we were going to get online to check on the servers back home.  … Continue reading

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RoboChamps & Boe-Bots

RoboChamps & Boe-Bots RoboChamps is a new robotics programming league designed to encourage beginning robotics enthusiasts in their quest to learn all things robotic.  If you’re looking to learn a little bit more about the RoboChamps program – scope out … Continue reading

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Google Earth 4.3

Google Earth 4.3 Just before Earth Day, Google released an updated version of their Google Earth application.  For those not familiar with it, you install a GIS-type application and it gives you a virtual globe with user-selectable layers.  New in … Continue reading

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Wallets with Eyes

Wallets with Eyes Are you starting to feel like you’ve been boiled down to being simply a wallet with eyes? Everybody and everything is being geared towards capturing your eyes and trying to use them as a gateway to your … Continue reading

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Enough with the Browser Toolbar Assaults!!!

Enough with the Browser Toolbar Assaults!!! <rant>I am so fed up with having to remember to UNCLICK all of these stupid checkboxes to signify that I DON"T want to install the wonderful Browser Toolbar add-on for {insert vendor here} everytime … Continue reading

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Electromagnetic Levitation Experiment

Electromagnetic Levitation Experiment That’sa my boy!  I’m finally getting around to posting the video series that I shot of my son doing his "Electromagnetic Levitation Experiment" for his fourth grade science class a couple of months ago.  http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf ElectroMagnetic Levitation … Continue reading

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