Good grief! I’m getting bad about this.
Our big winner was Mr. Steven Vore, a long timer supporter of our little game. Thanks Steven!
The correct answer was…
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Esoteric iOS
Apple Core Labs: “Since we have to integrate with multiple scanners we have to decide at runtime which scanner is being used. Using the SDK’s we could take a stab in the dark at initializing each one in turn and the one that succeeds to initialize is the winner. Not such a great way determine the one to use, but it would work.
What if there was a way to determine you had connected external devices without using a third party SDK? There is.”
I’m not sure many people know about the External Accessory Framework. If you’re working with third party devices that work with iOS give the piece a read.
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Movie line of the week
Good morning!
Here’s the line, good luck.
Actor #1: You’ve been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?
Actor #2: Absolutely ridiculous. I don’t paint.
Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.
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Facebook Redesign
Inside Facebook: “The redesign, the largest for pages since February 2011, creates a more unified look and feel for the site after profiles and groups were updated earlier this year. Page owners will have a 30-day window to redesign their pages and publish when they are ready. On March 31, all pages will automatically switch to the new format.”
Who had the timeline first, Path or Facebook?
I say hats off, regardless of who was first. The new look is brilliant and is something I’d love to have, just not on Facebook.
I wonder if anyone has created a weblog template for WordPress, or any other popular weblogging platform, that gives you this look? It makes complete sense. Everything rolled up into one site.
The center of my universe starts with fahrni.ws. That’s where I need this look. Not on a marketing site.
I really need to learn how to roll web pages. You use tables for layout, right?
“The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and…” – Nigel Tufnel, 1984
“The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and…” – Nigel Tufnel, 1984
And so goes the story. This site isn’t yet eleven, but I’ve been weblogging for just over eleven years (post #1). Strange how I forgot to mention that at the beginning of the month. Eleven short years.
I started my weblog in hopes I’d become a better writer. I just don’t have that gene. Maybe someday I’ll write something worth reading. Until then, you’re stuck with movie lines and random, poorly structured posts, with lots of commas.
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Movie line of the week answer
Good morning! I guess we stumped folks? Zero takers.
The correct answer was…
Big Trouble in Little China
See you next Thursday.
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Movie line of the week
Good morning movie liners! I picked up today’s line over the weekend. It’s from one of my all time favorite films, let’s see if you recognize it.
Actor #1: That is not water.
Actor #2: Black blood of the earth.
Actor #1: Do you mean oil?
Actor #2: I mean black blood of the earth.
Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.
I’ve been working on an application that pairs an iPhone, or iPod Touch, with a KoamTac KDC300i Bluetooth Scanner. I’m having a great time on the app and the scanner is awesome, but the website of the company supporting it is difficult to navigate. Every time I need to configure one of these little darlings I have to find the instructions included in the package to do it.
Not any more! I’m going to write it down, here in my web brain, so I can find it the next time I need to use it.
Step #1: Prepare the Bluetooth Scanner
- Press both Side Buttons at once to access the KDC Menu.
- Press the side Bottom Button until “BT Config” is highlighted.
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Make sure “Connect Device” is highlighted, if not, press up or down Side Button and locate it.
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Use the Side Buttons to navigate to HID.
- Press the Scan Button to move the asterisk.
- Highlight “Save & Exit”
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Use the Side Buttons to navigate to “Top Menu”
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Press the Side Buttons to navigate to “BT Service”
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Press the Side Buttons to navigate to “Pairing”
- Wait here – Move on to Step #2
Step #2: Prepare the iOS Device
- Tap on “Settings”
- Tap on “General”
- Tap on “Bluetooth”
- Set the “Bluetooth” Switch control to “On”
Step #3: Finish Configuring the Bluetooth Scann
- The Scanner should be waiting on “Pairing”
- Press the Scan Button
- “Pairing Started…” should display
- Wait
- When finished the Scanner will beep and display HID Connected
Done! Now you can scan to your hearts content.
PS: It figures that once I write these down I find the instructions on the website.
PPS: Barcode Guy does an awesome job with these scanners.
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Movie line of the week answer
Good afternoon! I almost forgot to post the answer, and our big winner!
This line stirred something in The Force. We had quite a few answers, but our first answer was from Mark Hammons, via Twitter.
The correct answer, was, of course…
Groundhog Day
See you next Thursday!
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Movie line of the week
Good morning! Are you ready for a line? Go!
Ned… Ryerson. “Needlenose Ned”? “Ned the Head”? C’mon, buddy. Case Western High. Ned Ryerson: I did the whistling belly-button trick at the high school talent show? Bing! Ned Ryerson: got the shingles real bad senior year, almost didn’t graduate? Bing, again. Ned Ryerson: I dated your sister Mary Pat a couple times until you told me not to anymore? Well?
Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.