Tag: Technology
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MediaShout Rocks: It’s a presenters dream
Have you ever been in the situation where there are several Powerpoint presentations that need to be presented in the same meeting? Or how about that last minute correction to the powerpoint just before a presentation starts. Or someone brings in a CD with a bunch of images and wants you to display them in a particular order. When you’re in the…
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Some programming required
I recently experienced a missing page error on my website. It didn’t match the theme at all. I was kind of disappointed, since the rest of theme had been done so nicely. I figured, no problem, I’ll just install and activate one of them handy dandy Plugins to resolve the error and then it will display…
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User interface reboot
During my career as a software engineer I have been frustrated most by user interface design of consumer electronics. My biggest pet peeve is when a device is partially functional. The user interface appears to be running or kind of running, you can touch a button or touch the screen or click on a remote control and see some…
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You can teach an Old Dog, New Tricks
Who says you can’t teach an Old Dog some New Tricks? I’m not really old, I’ve heard it said that you’re only as old as you feel, so that makes me around 29 years old ;-). Over the past couple of years, most of the software I’ve written has been in C and C++. A…
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My love-hate relationship with my TiVo
TiVo is one of the greatest time management tools ever! You can tell TiVo to record different shows based on your preferences. You can pause whatever you’re watching, live or pre-recorded, to resolve any interruption that may spring up. The latest TiVo series also records in HiDef. You can view YouTube videos as well as instant downloads from…