http://www.robertvrabel.com Expand Your Knowledge Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:35:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have some things on my mind that I feel I need to get out there. I've noticed some odd trends lately that piss me off. I find it funny that when new technology is about to be released it gets hyped up so much from the media, consumers, and ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2010/01/29/apple-ipad/ Last night Emily and I were woken up by our door bell ringing. At first I had no idea what the heck It was because I was in a deep sleep. Once we were up, we heard it ring again and we started to freak out. Who ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2009/07/24/woken-up-2am/ I ate at California Pizza Kitchen today and I believe they have come up with something very unique.  When we got our bill they handed us a "Thank You" envolope which contains a prize.  Anywhere from 10% off to $50,000 in cash. The thing is though, you can't open it ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2009/04/24/california-pizza-kitchen-marketing/ I recently just upgraded a Hard Drive for a Macbook. I purchased the Western Digital Scorpio Black from newegg.com.  The process was very easy and only took about 5 mins.  Having the correct tools is key.  You will need: coin (or something to unscrew the battery) Small screwdriver (I used a eye ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2009/01/20/upgrading-macbook-hard-drive-from-80gb-5200rpm-to-320gb-7200rmp/ For the longest time I've had problems with Growl not notifying me if a message filters through a "Rule" inside Mail and goes directly to a folder.  I'm not sure if its simply not a feature Growl supports or what, but I've finally found a way to notify me in ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2009/01/08/osx-mail-and-growl/ I recently did the latest update to Leopard which totally screwed up my macbook pro.  The update made finder and the dock unusable, so I basically couldn't do anything once it booted in.  I tried doing an archive and install and upon installing leopard it would fail. The strangest thing to ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2008/12/19/mac-problems/ Recently Google Analytics has added support for Event Tracking.  This allows you to track users actions that involve  javascript, AJAX, and flash.  Before it was really hard to track if someone was using components on a page that didn't actually get page hits.  The code is very simple to use ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2008/12/12/google-analytics-event-tracking/ I launched My Rock Band Songs a little over a week ago and it has been going great!  The site has now grown close to 900 users with an average of 255 songs added per user.  I never imagined it growing this big, but the success of it has been ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2008/11/24/my-rock-band-songs/ I just launched a new site called http://myrockbandsongs.com .  I first made it just for myself and found in the process of doing that some people were interested in managing their own songs too.  I created a sign-up for it and a easy way for people to add their songs ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2008/11/13/new-site-manage-your-rock-band-songs/ Emily and I went  to dinner at Andiamo in downtown Royal Oak awhile back. We ordered some Rose wine that we have never had before and It turned out to be the best Rose wine I've had in America. We ordered a bottle to take home which ran ... http://www.robertvrabel.com/2008/09/10/wine-shipment/