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 Programmer Dvorak Keyboard Layout. I switched layouts just over a year ago, but it’s put me in a relatively small group of people. While Windows includes three versions of Dvorak by default, Programmer Dvorak isn’t one of them. Read the rest of this entry »

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). Read the rest of this entry »

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 of Android made for tablets… Read the rest of this entry »

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, it happens quite often. Read the rest of this entry »

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 been able to conquer that. And let me tell you, it’s pretty stellar. Read the rest of this entry »

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 security to assist in protecting your beloved gadgets and sensitive information that you put on those gadgets. Read the rest of this entry »

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:

myemail+topic@something.com

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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. Read the rest of this entry »

As part of one of my projects, I’ve been working on creating (or, rather, patching together) an image tagging system. The web application for which I am building it is meant archive some of my family’s genealogical records. It will allow members of my family (both close and distant) to access records and information about our families. This includes photos, documents, and stories. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, this is gonna be a short post, but I decided that since most of you are, in some way, connected to Idaho in some way or another, I’d put it up.

While giving blood, it is customary to squeeze a stress-relieving ball with the hand located at the end of the arm that is donating. When I was ready to give blood (after some miscommunication between the staff members), I received the spud shown above.

I thought it very appropriate that a spud be emblazoned with BYU-Idaho’s logo, so I thought I would share.