tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54591057084212244382024-02-07T19:35:18.311-06:00Computing the InterwebsInternet, computers, and social media--focusing mostly on opinion, how-tos, and news all about web 2.0.jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-37487840440459923902015-03-01T12:03:00.001-06:002015-03-01T12:03:34.507-06:00Loving My MacBook AirIn December of 2014 I accidentally spilled some beverage (was it lemonade coconut water?) onto my MacBook Pro (that I'd owned since 2008-2009) and it no longer would work. After a visit at the Genius bar they said it was unfixable. I was on vacation in Florida so I had to have a new laptop to entertain myself for those two weeks alone. Enter the MacBook Air.
I got the 11" model because it's so jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-61107401531543241742014-10-20T13:15:00.002-05:002014-10-20T13:15:41.611-05:00Lotus Notes User Icon/LetterheadI started a new job in June 2014. Ever since I've pined over the cool user icons I see my colleagues using.
Whenever someone sends an email message, an icon appears on the left-hand side of the email message header.
I did some searching today and found out this is actually a preference setting for letterhead.
Here is how you update your letterhead "icon:"
Updating Lotus Notes Mail Letterheadjeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-17983963638770173812014-08-18T21:27:00.003-05:002014-08-18T21:27:27.347-05:00The original Gendo Posehighly logical
jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-36519341176727872792013-12-19T08:56:00.000-06:002013-12-19T08:57:13.900-06:00Screen BackgroundsI have new background images/wallpaper for my smartphone and my workstation at work.
I usually like to change up the theme in both my phone and my workstation (but not to match) so that I keep things interesting.
I found a particularly lovely image in my standard computer backgrounds collection that reminds me of hot, spicy food and autumn so it keeps me "warm" just looking at it. Go figure, jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-18548989835122187062013-09-25T12:45:00.001-05:002013-09-25T12:45:53.529-05:00Chrome Updates by Adding Apps
Chrome's update added Apps
Chrome's update today added an easy-to-use apps link on the toolbar and in the blank tab to easily access all Google products at the flick of a mouse button.
I think this is a great addition that will make it easy for me to quickly access the program I need during a busy workday.
jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-65825022724581097912013-09-17T13:58:00.002-05:002013-09-17T14:03:38.213-05:00Video Game Review: OutlastI watched a couple of my favorite gamers/personalities on YouTube playing through the indie game Outlast and I was immensely disappointed.
Outlast is a horror adventure game where the player/protagonist enacts a reporter who secretly infiltrates an abandoned mental asylum at night. The goal is to find out whether the private research firm/think tank that recently took the asylum over was jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-56966908771236604702013-09-17T10:17:00.001-05:002013-09-17T10:17:02.881-05:00Five Facts you Didn't Know About Video Gamesjeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-37556013683145321772013-08-28T08:42:00.001-05:002013-08-28T08:47:15.436-05:00Reading: Document Design for Technical WritersI've just begun my last in a series of three classes for an online Technical Writing Certificate with the California State University. This last course is on Information Design, and our textbook is Document Design: A Guide for Technical Communicators by Miles Kimball.
The CSU certificate program has done a really great job of mixing student participation, instructor participation, reading, jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-72906692523600168142013-08-16T14:06:00.002-05:002013-08-16T14:06:22.274-05:00Fix Your Posturejeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-71815433527765669682013-07-28T22:32:00.000-05:002013-07-28T22:32:20.180-05:00Floppy Drive MusicI discovered MrSolidSnake745's floppy drive music YouTube channel today. It may be my most favorite music discovery this year. Hilarious, awesome, and fascinating. Here's Haddaway's What is Love:
jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-75410857479991271952013-07-27T18:23:00.006-05:002013-07-27T18:27:02.720-05:00Learning: Find and Subscribe to a Reddit Discussion GroupThis guide will help any English-speaking user locate a Reddit discussion group on a particular topic and subscribe to it.
Step 1. Accessing Reddit
If you already have a Reddit account, skip this step and proceed directly to Step 2. Searching for a Discussion Group
If you don’t already have a Reddit account, you will need to create one. Begin by typing www.reddit.com in your browser’s address jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-67349908575420347642013-07-07T12:21:00.002-05:002013-07-07T12:25:53.653-05:00Researching: TabletsAfter owning an iPad 2.0 and a Kindle Fire 1.0 I'm now researching the latest tablets to determine whether I want to get a new one or stay with my Kindle Fire. Then there's always the burn: my mom got a Kindle Fire HD and it has a camera. A. CAMERA. Yes. It's on! ;oP
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) from Cnet Buying GuideI just liked the club sandwich, it's one of my faves ^_^
I owned an iPad 2.0 jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-28667007261201489122013-07-05T13:35:00.003-05:002013-07-27T11:18:20.894-05:00A Note on EarbudsWhen I purchased my first iPhone back in the summer of 2007, I immediately rejected the hard, white plastic ear buds that came with the device. Instead, I went and purchased my first ever set of cool ear buds. It turned out to be a semisweet experience: economically painful, midly comfortable, and largely aesthetically pleasing.
$128 dollars (plus tax and S&H) later, I was the proud owner ofjeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-10267716529823540222013-06-29T22:32:00.000-05:002013-07-03T10:38:04.024-05:00TechWeek Chicago 2013I was able to attend the expo at TechWeek Chicago 2013 on Thursday, June 27. It was a wonderful opportunity to get better acquainted with Chicago-based business in the technology, programming, and online content area.
All around it was a positive experience! I learned a lot about what kinds of companies typically attend, the demographics of the audience, and how this conference compares to jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-40788079159324338852013-06-21T13:19:00.001-05:002013-06-21T13:21:11.369-05:00Vine vs. Instagram VideoInstagram just implemented video, I haven't tried it yet, but am reading up on the differences between it and Vine.
Check out this great article from CNet titled Instagram vs. Vine: Battle of the Short-Form Video-Sharing Apps (try saying that three times fast!). CNet feels that Vine is buggy, and Instagram walks away the champion, in this comparison.
Another great article is at Forbes, jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-32675179034783718412013-06-20T09:18:00.002-05:002013-06-20T09:18:47.971-05:00Learn: Making an Animated GifThere's a work project that I would like to develop where a banner featuring company logos transitions in order to show a number of company logos for a few seconds.
It's basically an animated gif banner using company logos for finalist companies in an award competition. The banner will feature all the participating company logos, and since there's a few of them, they can rotate through so all ofjeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-75945049335023287182013-06-18T16:27:00.005-05:002013-06-18T16:30:40.061-05:00Learning: StorifyToday I was perusing my Twitter feed and I discovered a neat little social media tool, called Storify. This tool allows you to compile mentions, images, videos, and more on a particular topic from a variety of social media resources (such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Flickr, and Instagram) to tell a story.
It's an uber easy way to microblog with easy access to linkable news and info jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-35640872488775111832013-06-17T18:51:00.000-05:002013-06-17T19:23:12.013-05:00Learning: VineBy now you probably have heard about Vine, a Twitter application that allows you to capture six seconds worth of video and convert it into a gif-like video for immediate upload to Twitter.
It's a neat little application on Android or iPhone, and it's very popular. Think of it as Instagram for short video bursts.
I looked up "Vine tutorial" on Google just now and discovered a great little intro jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-60452804330277475312013-06-06T10:09:00.001-05:002013-06-24T13:05:49.107-05:00A Note on Gaming ConsolesPlaying World of Warcraft last year and Minecraft this year has brought back some of the joy I used to experience as a teenager playing NES and PC videogames. I didn't realize how much I missed the graphics and visuals, and the great storylines. It's similar to reading an engrossing book, but for visual people: you're transported to another time and place and live through your character's eyes jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-34723714410582945192013-05-18T12:10:00.001-05:002013-05-18T12:10:05.014-05:00Annoying Page Advertising ExampleChicagoTribuneMormon, a photo by jeda21 on Flickr.This is incredibly annoying advertising. An expanding banner at the top and two banners on the side.jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-23289859144911271642013-05-09T11:45:00.001-05:002013-05-09T11:45:50.195-05:00Office Space TPS Reportsjeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-49904826235904654012013-05-06T11:31:00.001-05:002013-05-06T11:31:33.384-05:00Take a Screen Shot on Samsung Galaxy S IIII recently got a Samsung Galaxy III to replace my two year old Samsung Droid Charge. I really like how much more refined the UI is on the III versus the Droid.
I was tinkering today and wanted to take a screen capture, and realized I had no idea how to do this. The written instructions aren't all that clear to me, so I found this video on YouTube who resolved my issue in a few seconds.
I'm jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-28602769498928571982013-04-28T22:39:00.001-05:002013-04-28T22:39:04.296-05:00Old Video Games: Goblins 3One of my all time favorite video games while I was growing up was Goblins 3. Though the interface and the main character were so antagonistic. Anyone else remember this little gem?
jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-6176762464879820032013-04-14T00:13:00.002-05:002013-04-14T00:13:31.070-05:00Sharing Google DocumentsI've been wondering whether Google Documents in Drive can be shared for editing with folk who don't have a Google account. According to a Lynda.com blog post I just located, there is a way!
In your list of files on your Drive, select the check box next to the file you want to share.
Click on the "More" menu and select Share / Share.
In the menu window for sharing settings that jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459105708421224438.post-69865366142162783452013-04-12T17:24:00.003-05:002013-04-12T17:24:55.581-05:00Forced Offline Have USBThere have been a number of data storage and upgrade initiatives at work over the past 12 months which have led to a number of outage-related lulls at work. Either the system, Internet access, or access to our directories and files have been restricted or removed entirely during these outages. Many outages are planned, while many others are just the unhappy result of a hard drive dying a jeda21http://www.blogger.com/profile/09831275044710234107noreply@blogger.com0