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Learning how to write code

January 2, 2012 2 comments

I’ve decided to learn how to program in c++. I’m tired of looking for a program only to find that it has not been written yet, or worse. It only works on windows. I may sound a bit noob-ish, but why can’t all programs work on your OS of choice. Now before you go off on me. I know why. I just don’t agree with the reason. So I will learn how to write my own and make sure that they are made available to anyone who wants them. I’ve started by getting my computer setup to be able to write and compile the code. I’m running Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” 64 bit. I’ve installed Code::Blocks. http://www.codeblocks.org/

It was quite easy to get it all configured with the GNU C++ compiler. I was even able to get my very first program to run without errors.

The next step is to actually learn how to design and write a program that will be useful. I’m really looking forward to learning something new. I will keep you all posted of my progress.

Thanks for reading.

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Stop Motion Animation Video

May 29, 2011 No comments

My 8 year old daughter tried her hand at Stop Motion Animation. Here is the result. I asked her how she came up with the idea and she told me she just wanted to try and make a movie with her toy hamsters. She also told me that it takes a long time to get just a few seconds of video. I think she did a great job her first time out, and for being only 8. Leave a comment and let her know how she did.

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My WordPress theme Arjuna-x

April 20, 2011 4 comments

As most of you know, I use WordPress to manage the content on my website. I really like the power and the ease of use of WordPress. One of the coolest factors is the ability to apply a theme to your site without doing a lot of coding. I’ve tried a lot of different themes over the years. I finally found an awesome theme for free from these guys: http://www.srssolutions.com once on their site just navigate to the Downloads tab and check out the 3 professional themes they offer free of charge. I use the one named Arjuna-x. It got an update recently and added a lot of new features. To many to mention here. You will just have to try one and see for yourself. I will tell you about two of the features I liked the most. 1- the ability to adjust the width of the sidebar right in the theme options. 2 – Google feed burner built into the theme. So check out http://www.srssolutions.com and let me know what you think in a comment on my site.

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****Update

There was an error in the theme that made it difficult to leave comments. I let SRS Solutions know about the issue and they put out a fix this morning. I’ve installed it and it seems to be working fine now. Thank You SRS Solutions Smile

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diy Fridge Repair

April 8, 2011 No comments

I recently found myself with a refrigerator that was not working correctly. The ice maker would make ice, only to have it melt and drip down and re-freeze into icicle’s on my freezer shelves. There was also this occasional loud pitched screeching noise that would go away every time I tried to find the source. Not to mention that my lettuce would freeze in the crisper drawer and my milk would get warm. Luckily I found this awesome website: http://www.partselect.com/ I just put in the model number of my unit

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