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Last night, I randomly decided that I should see what kind of manga readers I could find for the iPad. It’s got the screen quality that the Kindle lacks, and it is plenty spacious. My one requirement for the app is native support for CBR and CBZ formats (which is what i keep all my…
September is an interesting month when it comes to the TV. There are actually shows worth watching coming on the air. Occasionally there is even a promising (ie not reality TV) new show that might be worth watching. One of the new ones this season is “Nikita” styled after Le Femme Nikita of the 90s…
Since I’ve started working for a company in San Francisco, I’ve been taking BART everyday for my commute. While I’ve ridden Bart many times in the past, this is the first time I’ve been doing it regularly. It is really nice and convenient, but I’ve found out, that like all things, there are some downsides.
Recently, I decided to challenge myself and actually use OSX (for a daily machine) and an iPad (because it was there). Part of this was to increase my familiarity with the devices and partially because my workplace runs basically all Mac. I was going to have to get used to them sooner or later, and…
The title basically sums it all up. I made the mistake of setting up a new install of Request Tracker (RT), against a server running SpeedyCGI. I’ll be honest, it’s been so long since I’ve run any perl apps, that I had no idea what interface to pick. Anyways, on top of the RT/SpeedyCGI I…
Last Thursday I received an email from one of AMD’s PR firms, inviting me to an event at the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco. It was short notice (as the event was on Monday), but it was only a block from the office, so I figured what the heck. I know they have my…