tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:47:07 +0000Geek articles, news and random stuffhttp://renewedheart.org/noreply@blogger.com (Fraser)Blogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-3746035174167254207Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:08:00 +00002009-12-01T13:47:09.002-07:00lawiphoneI've been pouring over the text of Colorado's cell phone ban, House Bill 1094, to see what's allowed and what's not. I'm not a lawyer, by the way, so you can't take anything I say here as a legal opinion that would stand up in court. Here are the highlights from the act:16 and 17 year olds are completely banned from the use of a wireless telephone. Nothing, zilch, nada.For those of us 18 and http://renewedheart.org/2009/12/understanding-colorados-cell-phone-ban.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-1701793192128969303Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:41:00 +00002009-11-28T11:48:23.984-07:00moneychristmasAround this time of year I get really grumpy, and I mean 'get off my lawn' grumpy. My wife thinks I hate Christmas, but that's not it at all. I hate what this season has become: a celebration not of peace, joy and love, but of taking, getting, stress and self-indulgence.I love Christmas. What I hate, is that we've lost it.Just think about how we kick off, the 'Christmas' season here in America:http://renewedheart.org/2009/11/i-love-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-2165804254078609177Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:59:00 +00002009-01-29T10:06:48.618-07:00macKanaka is a product that connects Macs to Novell storage. Here is how it can be configured at the command line. # defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/Kanaka "Kanaka Options" -dict-add "File URL" https://server.me.com:8009/KANANA/HTTP_GetClientFile# defaults write /Library/Preferences/DirectoryService/Kanaka "Kanaka Options" -dict-add "Kanaka Servers" '(https://server.me.com:8009http://renewedheart.org/2009/01/configuring-kanaka-with-shell-script.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-5250140732556862749Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:43:00 +00002008-12-10T13:18:32.762-07:00moneyThis morning I went a company wide meeting at my employer. I fully expected to be bored with the content as I'm involved in many of the initiatives being announced. Instead I found revelation about my personal financial life.Just to give some background, my wife and I have become students of Dave Ramsey. We've been reading his books, watching his show and trying his principals to better our http://renewedheart.org/2008/12/it-just-keeps-making-more-sense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-4833687480607073645Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:46:00 +00002008-11-27T11:48:29.346-07:00programmingmacCocoa is my Girlfriend posted my article on Adding iTunes-style search to your Core Data applicationhttp://renewedheart.org/2008/11/adding-itunes-style-search-to-your-core.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-5702887844033083363Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:08:00 +00002008-08-20T14:35:18.119-06:00macI've been setting a Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server at the office and yesterday I ran into some issues setting up Open Directory that I couldn't fix.At first I thought I'd have to rebuild until I remembered that I had set up Time Machine on the server. So I popped in the Leopard Server DVD and booted to it. I chose the Restore option from the Utilities menu. I restored from the backup made about http://renewedheart.org/2008/08/leopard-server-time-machine-restore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-7588179242867271080Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:12:00 +00002008-08-08T18:18:46.269-06:00blackberryGarmin Mobile for BlackBerry 4.0.1Garmin, one of the biggest players in the dedicated GPS market, has 2 products for the BlackBerry. The first, for BlackBerries with built-in GPS, sports at $99 one time fee. The catch: if you buy a new BlackBerry you must purchase the Garmin Mobile software again. The other product, is for BlackBerries that lack built-in GPS but have Bluetooth. That product http://renewedheart.org/2008/08/blackberry-gps-navigation-options-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-504672649149592467Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:21:00 +00002008-08-01T11:25:20.499-06:00blackberryOne of my criteria for the perfect mobile device is having a functioning GPS navigation system included. I've been evaluating some of the options for the BlackBerry. All of these options were tested on a BlackBerry 8800 from T-Mobile. The 8800 has a built in GPS chip, although all of the apps tested work with external Bluetooth GPS devices as well. I have an unlimited data plan, and as you'llhttp://renewedheart.org/2008/07/blackberry-gps-navigation-options-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-3122331768332406004Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:15:00 +00002008-07-31T10:01:52.897-06:00programmingmacI'm hosting the torrent tracker for these two Cocoaheads Silicon Valley videos.Enjoy!UI Design EssentialsBest of Both Worlds/Intro to Cocoa in HDhttp://renewedheart.org/2008/06/cocoaheads-silicon-valley-videos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-671260647563209505Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:13:00 +00002008-07-31T09:52:40.192-06:00funLiz found this on YouTube. It cracked us up.http://renewedheart.org/2008/03/baby-does-riverdance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-3502491557806899821Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:28:00 +00002008-07-31T10:00:03.822-06:00scotlandfunEven the English want to be Scottish now!TV poll backs Berwick border movehttp://renewedheart.org/2008/02/english-town-votes-to-be-in-scotland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-7548447534199815229Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:04:00 +00002008-07-31T09:59:05.715-06:00programmingphpHere are the slides from my PHP and Oracle talk at RMOUG Training Days 2008. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience. The room was almost full and the attendees seemed to be interested. We gave away an Oracle/PHP book, an elephpant and a whole load of Pinnacol swag. Good times.For ease, I've pulled the useful links out of my slides and listed them below.Installing:http://http://renewedheart.org/2008/02/php-oracle-slides.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-3800017529521417806Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:26:00 +00002008-07-31T10:01:11.479-06:00funSo Toyota has created a robot that plays the violin. The robot's been getting a lot of attention from the geek press.However, I think the best comment I've heard was from my wife -How about an SUV that gets more than 30 mpg?http://renewedheart.org/2007/12/priorities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-8895163089432553299Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:43:00 +00002008-08-28T16:10:08.464-06:00scotlandfunThis made me laugh. Sounds like a scene from the Muppets - 3000 chickens make a jailbreak on their way to the slaughter house.Chicken lorry crash causes chaoshttp://renewedheart.org/2007/10/chicken-lorry-crash-causes-chaos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-739567557825593957Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:34:00 +00002008-07-31T09:57:23.415-06:00scotlandfunnathanWhen Nathan turned one recently Liz and I bought him a bagpiper bear. We decided to name him "Scotland the Bear" after the pipe tune "Scotland the Brave".I thought that Scotland the Bear should have his own song too, and so here are words to Scotland the Bear, set to the tune of Scotland the Brave. There is a bear that I knowWears just the kilt down belowBagpipes and drums areHis favourite http://renewedheart.org/2007/09/scotland-bear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-7320254171115103263Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:56:00 +00002008-07-31T09:54:40.585-06:00scotlandThis just about sums it up.Top 10 Things that British Expats Miss About Homehttp://renewedheart.org/2007/08/top-10-things-that-british-expats-miss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-3517494668408535751Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:08:00 +00002008-07-31T09:56:09.058-06:00funSay it isn't so. Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have had a boy and named him Alexander.Yawn.What ever happened to just picking a fruit name?Actress Watts gives birth to boyhttp://renewedheart.org/2007/07/celebrity-gives-child-normal-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-25254812290445892Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:52:00 +00002008-07-31T09:55:20.335-06:00funI think this great. But I can't help thinking about 13 going on 30.Philippine jailhouse rocks to Thrillerhttp://renewedheart.org/2007/07/philippine-jailhouse-rocks-to-thriller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115194639017261563.post-758623032973475697Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:36:00 +00002008-07-31T09:53:37.150-06:00nathanI just found this out... it's too cool not to shareFrom Wikipedia:A child born outside the UK on or after 1 January 1983 will automatically acquire British citizenship by descent if either parent is a British citizen otherwise than by descent at the time of the birth.British_nationality_lawGod Save the QueenFraser (British Dad)http://renewedheart.org/2006/09/nathan-is-british.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Fraser)0