tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:45:04 +0000techmoviesproduct reviewworklife updatethings that make you go hmmmmfunnyhome improvementvideomacsite newstipsHashrocketpoliticsfinding the technical conversationhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)Blogger451125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-4432991903717489163Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-04-12T23:45:26.262-04:00 For the first time in the history of the bird feeder contest, someone other then the elustrious John Ira Tureman took home the top prize!With my modern architeture inspired bird feeder, I beat out the very capable opponents featured below:SherryAlexShawnhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2009/04/winner-winner-chicken-dinner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-7661183591699032824Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:06:00 +00002008-12-07T22:12:34.810-05:00My wife just tried out the new Microsoft Live Calendar (their attempt to catch up to Google Calendar), and it is a case in point why Microsoft is a bad software company.When you go to "upgrade" to their new calendar it makes you choose between keeping your events or trying out new features. Are you kidding me?!?!?!?I have developed many, many pieces of software over my career, and this choice http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/12/microsoft-once-again-sucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-146437648291149055Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:08:00 +00002008-10-10T19:09:57.600-04:00politicsHere is a video for the behind scenes at the DNC. It is a nice change from the negativity and it shows some candid moments of the Obama family.http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-am-voting-for-barack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-1019771842012969215Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:48:00 +00002008-09-26T21:01:08.704-04:00Hashrocketproduct reviewtechvideoworkOne of client's at Hashrocket, Spot Us, has posted a video on his blog that he recorded this morning during our demo, showcasing the work that was completed in 3 days of development!Don't get me wrong, the great work by the designers was key to getting this done, and there is a week of face to face time where the client (in this case David Cohn) and the lead developer(s) lock themselves in a roomhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/09/spot-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-7567875458007715217Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:31:00 +00002008-09-04T13:31:25.700-04:00Got my first "compliment" from co-worker today...."Have you lost weight?""Yeah, been doing Atkins""I thought so, your double chin is a little less obvious"http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/09/fatkins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-7405460429754227286Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:20:00 +00002008-08-09T10:22:35.755-04:00things that make you go hmmmmWow, just goes to show that you should live your life now, while you can. So sad to think that he has all this money now, and he will never get to enjoy it.Comedian and Chicago native Bernie Mac died early Saturday morning from complications due to pneumonia, his publicist confirmed.Mac, 50, had been hospitalized for about a week at Northwestern Hospital, according to his spokeswoman. A few http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/08/whoa-bernie-mac-dead-at-50.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-4085179100430309339Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:31:00 +00002008-08-08T23:32:34.750-04:00mactechtipsAfter reading about it on the Apple Blog I thought I would share it here too.To create a ringtone from any song in your iTunes library, do the following:Right click on the song you are going to make into a ringer and select “Get Info.”Go to the options tab and go down to the “Start Time” and “Stop Time” check boxes. Check both boxes and input the time you want your ringer to start/stop. The http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/08/creating-free-ringtones-from-itunes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-3472350147039383397Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:44:00 +00002008-08-08T23:33:10.386-04:00macproduct reviewtipsSo Google announced support for CalDAV last month. I tried it out on my MacBook Pro, hoping that it would allow me to have a free way to sync my Google Calendar to iCal and to my iPhone (using Mobile Me).I am sad to say, that if you have more then 3 calendars (i.e. shared calendars for work), that Spanning Sync is still the way to go.The main reasons are:Each calendar is a new Account in iCalThehttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/08/spanning-sync.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-2700094541726649543Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:57:00 +00002008-08-08T23:33:21.780-04:00funnymoviesvideoSo after 12 hours in the waiting room, a magical moment happened...Barbara danced:http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-first-viral-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-1113043315859984594Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +00002008-07-28T12:39:42.575-04:00videohttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/07/vote-early-vote-often.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-6729363395999010950Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-08-08T23:33:29.624-04:00life updateSo I have started doing a Bootcamp through work... it really really sucks. It is kicking my butt and it feels good.I am thinking that I should have Sherry do this with me.http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/07/working-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-7762491324794904304Thu, 01 May 2008 19:02:00 +00002008-05-01T15:08:28.938-04:00life updateworkSo for those of you that have not heard, I am working at a great new company called Hashrocket, based out at the beach. More on that later, but I wanted to also fill you in that my old company has been purchased by Black Duck as of last week.I keep tabs on the news reports that are coming out about it, and this is the closest thing I have to a mention in them:But Levin says Koders’ three http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/05/koders-purchased.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-5363419532546374043Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:20:00 +00002008-08-08T23:33:40.816-04:00techvideoVERY SCARY!http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/03/boston-dynamics-big-dog-new-video-march.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-2050629667955094347Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:43:00 +00002008-08-08T23:33:46.585-04:00techBloggers have wordpress, mephesto, typo and other open source solutions. Yet there isn't an open source social network platform, until now. Built with Ruby on Rails this open source project has all the basic features you will need to setup a basic social network.read more | digg storyhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/03/lovdbyless-open-source-software-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-3276371983699021898Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:21:00 +00002008-08-08T23:34:01.797-04:00product reviewtechworkCheck me out at work:http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/03/live-feed-from-office.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-5355616959145037093Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:40:00 +00002008-02-25T10:57:40.175-05:00mactipsI just bought my first mac (MacBook Pro 15" with souped up HDD) and am going to have a transition period where I learn how to use the mac versus a PC. So I have decided to start blogging tips I learned.So here is tip #1:- to delete to the right of the cursor (on the laptop), hold down the function key while hitting delete- to delete to the left until the beginning of a word, hold down the ctrl http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/02/mac-tips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-4874604523103706171Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:46:00 +00002008-08-08T23:34:09.672-04:00funnyHoly Funny!!http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/02/wiener-poopie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-6011744254366112412Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:25:00 +00002008-08-08T23:34:30.837-04:00product reviewtechworkBEHOLD the power of rails, and how a trained artisan can wield it's power. A pretty useful web application in 7 hours! No kidding! Check it out and then go get your education on.read more | digg storyhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/01/less-memories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-2088261523172468890Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-01-21T12:52:51.258-05:00techDevChix, "a group founded to help support women of all ages interested or active in development", is having an auction! This is a friend of my from the RubyJax group. She has a cool foundation promoting women in software development.read more | digg storyhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2008/01/devchix-fundraiser-unix-magic-posters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-2811533286707702297Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:44:00 +00002007-11-21T13:45:58.810-05:00techAs my wife mentioned on the family blog, I attended the inaugural RubyJax event last night.  I have to warn you that I am easily excited, but the group is chock ful o' some people I am excited about getting to know better. One of the main reasons I made the decision to leave Symantec and the  Hampton Roads area of Virginia, was because I felt that the company was very stale from a http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2007/11/rubyjax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-7519098698918588962Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:22:00 +00002007-10-22T14:57:59.884-04:00techthings that make you go hmmmmworkI was reading QuadsZilla's post about the week he is having on the SEO Black Hat, and have to admit that it sounds like I am going about this whole software development thing the wrong way.   We were even hanging with Wiesn Playmate Anna Scharl (Miss October for German Playboy) and her sister most of the time we were out; they’re both sweethearts.   Tonight I’m going to the Operahttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-hell-am-i-doing-wrong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-8115396735765113297Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:26:00 +00002007-10-10T11:29:08.500-04:00life updateAs posted by my wife on our family blog, we are going to induce labor to expedite the arrival of our second child if he has not come by that point. We are very excited and can't wait to share him with the world!http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2007/10/coming-soon-new-baby-for-mcdonald.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-6693766878853316676Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:48:00 +00002007-10-09T10:53:06.963-04:00techworkAs customer demands narrow-down, and the value you get from each engagement goes up, smaller, specialized vendors can gain a big advantage.read more | digg storyhttp://beebe4.blogspot.com/2007/10/ibm-offers-krugle-koders-search-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-6343863783765526347Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:39:00 +00002007-10-03T19:43:18.175-04:00site newstechI updated my template with a free one that I found online. I had just updated my non-technical family blog template and saw this one while looking through a ton of options. I like the search box that I had to plumb up and the category listing on the side. Blogger is getting better, but it is still behind some of the other blog services.http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-look-once-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185022.post-5503857761350974708Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:16:00 +00002007-10-03T19:39:02.368-04:00techworkIt is a nice feeling to have your company show confidence in you by unleashing you to be quoted in a press release. From the eMediaWire:"Code search is a missing capability in TFS and SharePoint," said Ben McDonald, product manager for the Koders Enterprise Edition. "Koders fills the gap and can help facilitate the transition to TFS from CVS, Visual SourceSafe or other legacy version control http://beebe4.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-am-quoted-in-press-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Beebe4)0