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12/6/2008 Ping 'em All
So I finally brought together two of my favorite services: If you need an explanation for what MySpace offers then my wee little blog post is not the best resource for you. However, Ping.fm... 10/4/2008 Here comes the sun... dee doh dee dah
9/4/2008 Google Chrome Command Line SwitchesOh how I love Open Source and SVN HTTP Browse access!  Behold the source: http://src.chromium.org/svn/trunk/src/chrome/common/chrome_switches.cc So far, there aren't too many interesting switches. The two most intriguing to me are --record-mode and --playback-mode:... 8/26/2008 Back to School
8/23/2008 Marty McFly - RevisitedI was just about to leave work after a late night bunch of stuff we needed to do off-peak for the site, and I came across this cool video: ... 8/21/2008 Sleep can waitFor now I have energy. I have both computer and network resources at my grasp. I have focus and unlimited hot tea.... 8/17/2008 I'm Finalizing the WLW Cross-Post PluginSorry for the noise, but in order for me to truly test the latest modifications that I have made to this plugin, I need to use it. And when I use it, it broadcasts to just about everything I've got, so... sorry.... Bebo just Spammed my Gmail ContactsDoesn't clicking "Skip" mean anything to Bebo?! I have no idea how many people were actually subjected to my spam, but I apologize. To give you an idea of the extent that I am aware of, it even went out to service addresses. Like...... 8/13/2008 YAY! I got the Cross-Post to workI know that I promised to explain how I got this to work, but it is now too late, but I will get them details out later today at a normal hour. For now, you can see the results by hitting up where this will cross-post to:
now... off to sleep. Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/Trying out Cross-Post for WLWI have no idea if this will blow-up or not, but it is getting late and I don't have time for Unit Tests, so... This blog post was composed in Windows Live Writer and posted directly to my blog on robbie.robnrob.com, but it is also summarized and cross posted to Live Spaces with a link back to the source post, and if that ain't enough... I added two posts to Ping.fm:
If this works on the first try, I will follow-up with how the hell the magic is done, but until then, here goes nuthin! *crosses fingers* Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/6/11/2008 QuestionWhat do you do when you are on the outside and can't get in and who you need is on the inside hurting and sees what they want to see on the outside and that isn't you?
Originally posted on my MySpace blog: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31517887&blogID=404773698 12/31/2007 2007 - The Year in ReviewQuite a year 2007 has proven to be. Here are a few points worth mentioning:
Well... I was going to go on past April, but it all sort of gets stuck on those four things and how it made the year what it was for me and my family. Getting to know my family as they are in such stressful circumstances has been the most eventful of all. The new job added a total of 12+ hours to my weekly commute time. You see, I moved our family out to the eastern outskirts of Orange County in order to be closer to my previous job and in a neighborhood safe enough to walk the streets alone at night (even for my wife). To cope under the strain of a loved one so far away in the hospital, we spent multiple weeks living at my mother-in-law's house to stay closer to everything. At this time, my family was adjusting to my first month in a new job with the new commute, struggling with the possibility of losing such a dear loved one, and living out of suit cases in my wife's parent's house. This made even breathing difficult. Each and every breathe felt heavy. My wife's family pulled together and the support was large in size but needed to be spread to so many. My mother-in-law, the three daughters (my wife and her sisters), and the six grandchildren that ranged in ages between 3 and 20. On Easter day, we began with an early egg hunt in my sister-in-law's large back yard. By this time the outcome of their father was well known, not successful and at the same time completely unclear as to how much longer he would be with us. He was out of the ICU and in a place where his comfort was the top priority which was somewhat a relief for us all after all that went on in the previous month. I took the grand kids to the park while my wife, her two sisters and their mother went to be with him. I received only a single phone update to his status and it was one of the scariest calls I have ever had with my wife. I was driving around looking for another place to take the kids and just about lost my way in a city that I grew up in and have driven through for many years. Wow... enough of that day, suffice it to say, it was the day he left us. We again spent a few weeks living with my mother-in-law and focussed on preparing the service and supporting everyone's grief. The most positive thing of all that can be said of this process has been the emotional growth that all of us have gone through. None of us are the same. Allowing strong feelings to come out has become much more acceptable and even expected. Giving time to one another to process has also become quite the routine from day to day. Loss creates a void that can never be filled the same way again. It does not mean that it cannot be filled at all though. It has been this sort of vacuum effect that some of us have experienced that has us reaching out at times to things we need to draw into our souls. Sometimes it fits right, and sometimes it don't. Kind of like if you have ever fasted for any period of time, and then try to eat again. Depending on what foods are around you or how far your are willing to travel, you focus on filling up again. This can lead to you feeling sick until you get the balance right. The right ingredients and the right amounts. Well... I can't say that we all have got the mix just right yet, but each of us in our own time and way are trying to make that happen. I do not do much blogging anymore, but had a moment to reflect and felt this blog would be the best fit. As for 2008...? I intend on making shit work. Things break (not just on MySpace) and I just cannot let it go without a round of serious troubleshooting and fixin'. I will also try my derndest to quickly identify when it ain't something for me to fix and move along. After all, time is too precious for me to be wasting it on fruitless ventures. Happy New Year to you all and may 2008 fill you up without making you sick! ;-} Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/ 3/27/2007 Been quite busy latelyWOW! This new job is amazing and it keeps getting better. I am learning new things daily and I cannot remember being this excited about developing before. I have loved the creative and challenging aspects of software development ever since I caught the bug (hehe) like 15 years ago. I think things just started to get a bit slow on the challenging side and a bit too restrictive on the creative side. Well... that has all changed now, and I am revvin' each day. The team I develop with is supportive and they challenge me to step up as well. I look forward to the projects we will be working on together. I cannot mention the details of the things I am and will be working on here, but I can share the experience. So... if you have not connected with me @MySpace yet, please hop on over and Add Me! Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/2/21/2007 Britney Spears, Websidestory & HitboxI must say that the usage of Websidestory's Hitbox tracking API makes no more sense than Britney Spears' new haircut. If it weren't for the fact that a company that I was completing a Web development project for required it, you would not be able to pay me to use this. I mean, even if you offered me all the Viagra in the world! Even though the market value of such a large amount of popular pharmaceuticals would allow me to skip refinancing my home and let me purchase it outright, it just ain't worth the pain. Maybe this painful interface has something to do with Anna Nicole Smith's recent death... nahhhh... OK, I think that is enough Google Juice for the year. Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/2/5/2007 Hills that is...
So I decided to make a change in jobs... It was not an easy decision due to the 40+ mile (one-way) commute, but I finally decided (well Robin & I that is) to make the switch. I have been working at www.wordandbrown.com now for almost 3 years and have really learned a lot. I will miss many folks there after I leave in 3 weeks. This was also one of the factors that made the decision difficult. It would have been easy if they were a buch of jerks who treated me poorly, but that is definately not the case. The draw to the new company was all about experiences that I would never get from my current company. Things like mega-volume, data-bottlenecks, large agile teams, global presence, and on and on... So, at the end of this month I will begin a new adventure with this company in Beverly Hills that is happens to be owned by FOX. Their website is their business, and they have been steadily growing for over 3 years now. Well, enjoy the song. I need to go update my myspace page... Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/1/24/2007 This was the image and message the I saw on a very slick Web 2.0 site that i have been using of late.
I won't mention the name of the site that this came from (because they are Beta and they ROCK), but I couldn't resist sharing the image. The Web sure has come a long way since: 1/17/2007 MySpace gains my respectSince my last post about myspace, I have learned a lot more about their situation. In fact, just yesterday I read an article (from Baseline) that gave me a whole new sense of deep respect for (if anything) the technical team at MySpace. Facts like:
This sort of brings the issues into perspective. If you have ever been frustrated with MySpace, or know someone that is, I recommend refering to this article. So... in all fairness, I have changed my MySpace profile name from:
To:
11/29/2006 Just got myself a CIA.com Email Address!Found a little nugget this morning on DIGG describing how you can register your own email alias for the CIA.com domain for free.
I am even posting this blog post from the new email address I setup there via blogmailr.
I LOVE this country!!
P.S. – Yes I am aware of the fact that the CIA is on the cia.gov domain… I just think it looks cool and throws a lot of people off at first look. 11/22/2006 Family Life Part I: The Bunk Bed DebacleSo now that our oldest daughter is growing too tall for a toddler bed, we decide to make the jump and get bunk beds for both of them. We put the order in at a local furniture wholesaler about two weeks ago and then waited anxiously whilst purchasing all that goes along with new beds. However, as luck would have it, upon delivery night we were surprised to find that the bed (yes singular) that was delivered was not a bunk bed at all. The company had ordered, delivered, and assembled upstairs in their room... the WRONG BED! Robin quickly let me know and told me to stop the delivery guys. After a little call to the store, we identified that the wrong item was ordered. The delivery guys went back upstairs, disassembled the bed, and took it back to the store. This left us with a very disappointed family and a very empty bedroom right at their bedtime.
Enter the new BED-room...
Yup, two twin mattresses side-by-side in a very small room. At least there is enough space for a 5 year old to walk around the mattresses...
YEESH... Cross posted from my personal blog at http://robbie.robnrob.com/11/10/2006 Test Image Upload from Live Writer |
Things have taken such a positive change in my life recently and I just wanted to share that tidbit. I felt it deserved more that just a status update. Even more than a micro-blog tweet.
This is a big time for my family this year. In fact, it is bigger than it ever has been before because we have three out of four members returning to school. Robin has finally been able to return to school now that both girls will be in elementary school. Thing One and Thing Two will be starting at a new (to them) charter school, and this will be Thing Two's first time in a five full day format now that she is entering kindergarten.
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