Recently, my boy Jacob and I were doing some errands. A kind clerk with a mischevious smile gave Jacob a blue hard candy. I’m pretty sure, as you can see from the photo, the smile was for a good reason.
March 18, 2009
by Gary Wilson
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October 29, 2008
by Gary Wilson
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Mogio’s Gourmet Pizza
I like pizza. Especially since I’ve been dieting for some time now. Every once in a while I allow myself to cheat by taking my wife out for a nice dinner. I tend to like trying new places, but my wife usually likes the tried and true. Last weekend was different, though. She was in the mood for something new and we happened upon Mogio’s Gourmet Pizza while looking around. Pizza sounded good, so in we went.
August 11, 2008
by Gary Wilson
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Flash CS3 ‘stage.stageHeight’ Bug
If you’ve developed for Flash for any amount of time, you’ll have noticed Flash has some annoying bugs. Last night, I learned of a new one. It took a while to narrow down with the amount of code I was working through and, as usual, I assumed it was something I was doing wrong.
August 5, 2008
by Gary Wilson
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Review: Flash & Flex Developer’s Magazine
$14.99 is what I spent on this magazine. A brief glance and a CD inside convinced me to buy Flash & Flex Developer’s Magazine (Issue 1, Volume 1). Was it worth it? In a word: no.
Immediately I was struck by the title Flash & Flex; two of my favorite development platforms. At first I balked at the price of $14.99, but then I saw some articles on interesting looking technologies I only new of by name. There were also a couple of articles that would be great to pass on to my fellow workers who are ActionScript 3.0 initiates. I was sold and slapped down the money for the magazine.
August 3, 2008
by Gary Wilson
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Review: WordPress for iPhone
After posting my initial blog entry for robotninjamonkey.com, playing, poking, and giving the new WordPress for iPhone application a brutal staredown, I can honestly say it will have a place in my personal toolbox. That’s not to say it’s perfect, or even close, but it’ll do.
Immediately I was attracted to the idea that I could blog without resorting to draconian website mechanics and use an application that would streamline the blog posting process. Granted, on an iPhone, this is a relative statment. Fortunately, WordPress for iPhone serves up exactly what I needed. It’s very short on features right now, but the main items are there: multiple blog support, compose/modify blog, add pictures, set blog status, add tags and set a category.
August 2, 2008
by Gary Wilson
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New R:N:M Blog . . . Finally!
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally gotten around to making a blog for my favorite domain. Why robotninjamonkey.com, you may ask? Well, it’s three out of four of my favorite things: robots, ninjas, and monkeys. I’m also fond of pirates, but robotninjamonkeypirate.com would just be silly.
I chose to use WordPress for two reasons: it’s simplicity, and there’s a spiffy iPhone application for it. I think having a dedicated application for entering my blogs with picture support will help keep me blogging.