In San Jose this week for Managers Summit
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1/17/2011I am in San Jose, CA for the Adobe Managers Summit. This is my first time in Silicon Valley. The last time I was in this area of california was about 16 years ago. The first and last days of the summi...
Running CFMX 7 on the Fedora core
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1/17/2011John Lyons, a friend and co-worker of mine has figured out how to install CFMX 7 on the fedora core. He will be posting to this blog soon with instructions on how to configure CFMX and Apache 2.0. It ...
Interviewed on webdevdesign podcast
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1/17/2011I was interviewed today for the \webdevdesign Podcast\. I do not know if I will make into the final broadcast, but listen in just in case. Their show covers a host of different issues relating to web ...
iPhone 1.1.3 First Impressions
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1/17/2011I got home last night and installed the latest iPhone update, version 1.1.3\\. This update includes a new version of the Google Maps with a location aware feature. This uses triangulation from Cell to...
iPhone 2.2 update breaks MyGig Bluetooth Connection
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1/17/2011I just upgraded my iPhone to the 2.2 update. Updating the software on my iPhone broke my bluetooth connection to my MyGig audio system in my Dodge....
iPhone development at Jax Code Camp tomorrow
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1/17/2011The annual Jacksonville \code camp\ is tomorrow. I will be giving a presentation on iPhone and COCOA development. There will be a lot of presentations on SQL Server and .NET as well. I am looking forw...
iPhone Development First Observations
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1/17/2011I recently started developing some iPhone applications and registered in the iPhone SDK program at Apple. As Apple typically does, they have sworn me to secrecy about their new iPhone APIs. It has bee...
iPhone is Almost Here, and I am Still not Getting One
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1/17/2011I have posted on this before, but the iPhone is coming out tomorrow. I am still not getting an iPhone. The biggest criticism I have seen for the iPhone is that Edge network is slow. My current Cingula...
iPhone is not a True Smart Phone
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1/17/2011The Apple iPhone is not a true smart phone. Like the iPod, the iPhone is a closed platform. You can buy content such as music and TV shows, but not third party applications. Apple will be the only par...
iPhone Presentation up on he main site
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1/17/2011I have posted my presentations from the annual Jacksonville code camp on this \site\. Thanks to everybody who came out to code camp this weekend. The iPhone development presentation and the ASP.NET MV...
iPod Nano day One
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1/17/2011Well I bought one. I got an \iPod Nano\ today. I have always been a fan of Apple's hardware, and this is the third one I have owned. A couple of things blew me away about this iPod. It has flash based...
iPod Nano day three
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1/17/2011The iPod Nano is not compatiple with Firewire. When I plaugged mine in to my Mac at home, I was presented with an error message that I could charge the iPod, but I could not transfer data. It took a l...
Is Aperture a PhotoShop killer?
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1/17/2011Apple just announced its "Professional" image editing program, Aperture. It is designed for professional image editing. So how does it compare to PhotoShop? The answer is it is very lame compared to P...
Is Google an Evil Corporation?
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1/17/2011Google's moto is 'Do no Evil'. I was reading an \article\ today in the San Francisco Gate about how Google employee's are banned from talking to News.com reporters for a year. I am not a big fan of th...
isNumeric function in MS T-SQL
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1/17/2011I do a lot of data conversions with my current job. I use a lot string and date function that are provided in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in order to validate column when doing my bulk inserts and updat...
iTunes 5.0 + Motorola ROKR + iPod Nano
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1/17/2011Apple released a whole bunch of new software and hardware today. Part of that is Motorola is releasing a phone that will work with the iTunes Music store. The service will be provided by Cingular. The...
Jacksonville COCOA Special Interest Group
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1/17/2011I am involved with the \Jacksonville Developers User Group\, and I am helping plan the upcoming \jaxcodecamp\. I have herd from some of the members planning the Code Camp that there is some interest i...
Jacksonville Code Camp Location Moved Due to TS Fay
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1/17/2011The Jacksonville Code Camp location has been moved to the East Pointe Church on Kernan Blvd. just north of Atlantic Blvd. The Venue change is due to Tropical Storm Fay. The address for the East Pointe...
Jacksonville Code Camp Needs Sponsors
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1/17/2011The \Jacksonville Code Camp\ needs \sponsors\. The Code Camp is a free event for developers now in its forth year. Sponsorships can be as low as $25.00\\. The code camp needs to raise $10,000 for the ...
Jacksonville Code Camp sessions updated
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1/17/2011The Jacksonville Code Camp \website\ has updated the \Sessions\ that will be available. If you have not registered to attend, go ahead and do so before the event fills up. Also, if you would like to s...