Happy Magical Year of the Dragon
Today is the start of the Chinese New Year and the year of the Dragon. Since it is a Monday I thought I’d do a little something special for this week’s JAMM post. Since it is a chinese new year I thought I would show a magical way the chinese are bringing in the new [...]
Autolycus AKA Bruce Campbell
Used to be, my wife and I would watch Xena, Warrior Princess together on TV. The show, by itself, had some very funny moments. However both Xena and Hercules had a reoccurring character that was quite silly. No, not talking about Ted Raimi’s Joxer the Mighty (though I loved him to) but the King of Thieves – Autolycus, played by B as in B-movie (or is that Burn Notice?) Bruce Campbell.
Quick tip Ctrl+3
There are shortcuts for Flash Builder common features but Project–>Clean… isn’t one of them. Eclipse has an interesting Keyboard Shortcut in CTRL+3 – Quick Access. The Quick Access shortcut allows you to hit the shortcut then just start typing the name of the feature you want to use – and there is a big list available to you in Eclipse. A bonus to the Quick Access shortcut is that the last feature you used can be used by hitting return. So to set up a shortcut for Project–>Clean there are just a couple steps.
Great Dads on TV
Dad’s on TV keep changing. I can’t speak much for what came before my time but I can say it has been dismal for a while. Pop-culture dads were showing up bafoonish, in the form of Homer Simpson and wannabes or weren’t even existant at all. To be fair, real dads are and should be silly at times but I think the lack of good role models made it easy for us to let ourselves off the hook. Really, this father image was just an extension of the acceptable male image of the time. What happens when the dumb, milquetoast, codependent guy finally becomes a dad?
Magic By Gif
Just a quick one for this JAMM post, since I wanted to do something a little different. While some might use video to show off magic, others like to take those videos and convert them to an animated gifs. Magic, really often uses illusion (which can be easier in a 2D format such as animated [...]
Its funny ’cause its true
So I have been an avid Adobe user for quites some time now. I’ve been using their tools for many years and, even though I’m not much of an artist, I’ve been known to use Photoshop from time to time. So when I saw someone link a video that said “Fotoshop by Adobé” I had to check it out. Even if it was bad, being an Adobe nerd I might get a chuckle or two.
Setting up Resource Bundles
In last week’s Flash Friday post I wrote about using resource bundles to handle embedded fonts. I also left out any instructions about how to set up your project to use resource bundles, instead telling the reader to search the interwebs. I also said I would provide one of my own instructions so here it is.
2012 – The Year of the Warrior?
At the eginning of each year, people make resolutions of how they are going to change. I am not different. This year I have already written about one of my resolutions in the new year. This year another of my resolutions has to do with my Men’s Studies. Recently Men’s Group 101, a partnership between Tripp Lanier(The New Man Podcast) and Jayson Gaydiss, had a New Year sale on their program. The sale seemed good and I was in a resolution mode so I purchased it.
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