Mindbat

This week I’ve decided to roll up my programming sleeves and finally learn how to program in C++. I’ve been avoiding it for over a decade, so cracking open my copy of the C++ Primer took some courage. To my surprise, my recent forays into Python and Java have prepared me pretty well for what [...]

arrived in baltimore. wondered why i didn’t pack a jacket when i know they turn the a.c. on as soon as it hits 60 outside. bbbrrrr. had dinner with ken and shari then said goodbye to lora for the night and took the light rail to the hotel, which was clean and mostly empty and [...]

After upgrading to 8.04, I found a strange bug: my sound worked normally from the internal speakers, but when I plugged in a set of headphones, no sound came out. I scratched my head for a while trying to work this out till I found the workaround recommended here. Basically all you need to do [...]

I’ve hopped on yet another Web 2.0 bandwagon by joining Twitter. My username’s mindbat (of course). Join up, and let’s Follow each other about all day (it’s not as creepy as it sounds, I promise).

I was all set to install an application built using Adobe’s AIR platform when I took a minute to actually read the End-User License Agreement. What I read made me cancel the install, rather than agree to the EULA. What was so bad? Well, for a development platform that’s supposed to let users run web [...]