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  • Monitoring a Web Page for Changes

    Today, I found myself needing a way to monitor a page. I didn’t need anything fancy, just something that would alert me if a page changed in any way. So, I set up a simple bash script and cron job to monitor the page. For me, this was a perfect solution. Since I’ve got a…

  • Yet Another Site Redesign

    Hey there! So, I know that I don’t really have any readers. However, I’m going to be increasing the frequency of my writing on the blog. Most of the information here will be related to my work and school, so it’ll be rather, well, technological in nature. I’ve got a couple of planned posts coming…

  • Custom Keyboard Layouts in Windows 8 Consumer Preview

    So, a few days ago, I sporadically decided to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my laptop. I just wanted to get a good look at what’s coming in the next version of Windows. Now, all commenting about Windows 8 aside, I had one pretty serious issue. You see, I’ve become incredibly reliant on the…

  • Google’s Zeitgeist – 2010 In Review

    My second post of the day – and month – is all about Google. This may seem familiar, because it just so happens that my previous post also dealt with Google. Google recently released, as is their custom, their Zeitgeist (which, defined, is the spirit characteristic of an age or generation).

  • Android Honeycomb Tablet

    A video of an Android tablet running Android version 3 (otherwise known as Honeycomb) is out. It’s incredible! First, Google has updated Google Maps to be totally vector-based (meaning it uses mathematical formulas to create the graphics, rather than downloading pictures), which makes downloading map information much faster. Second, it’s a tablet… Running a version…

  • Quick Site Searches in Chrome

    I’ve been exclusively using Google’s Chrome web browser for a while now, (for several reasons, about which I will post later) but I just recently discovered an amazing feature. And when I say amazing, I really do mean it. How often do you want to specifically look something up on Wikipedia? Youtube? CNN? For me,…

  • A Steady Pattern

    Over the past two years, I’ve been able to enjoy a steady pattern of weight loss. It’s been amazing. I’ve never been (at least that I can remember) very skinny, and for a long time had simply given up hope that I’d be able to be what I considered to be skinny. However, I’ve finally…

  • Secure Your Electronic Devices

    As I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, the modern world, with our dependence on fancy-schmancy gadgets (with which I have an undying obsession, I might add), and the vulnerabilities that come along with such gadgets, it is essential that we care for our expensive gadgets. For that reason, I suggest you install some…

  • Simple Email Tweak = Better Email

    I recently found a super awesome trick for e-mail. All you do is add a + to your email address with some term after it. Like this: [email protected]

  • A Proper Workspace

    I’ve been at college, I mean, officially at college, for a whole two weeks now, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that having a proper place to work makes all the difference.