testing a post from wordpress iphone app
checking out another investment opportunity
APMEX has a wide variety of bullion options but the cheapest premium on a single ounce that I have found.
let me know if you find anything better.
(fyi: silver is up from 24.75 to 26.76 for the week, $2 in a week)
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Setting up multiple monitors with multiple computers
I have had many different computer setups in the past and each time I reconfigure, I find out something new.
This time, I had a simple problem to solve : How do I setup a Mac Mini, PC laptop, and a dual boot Linux/Windows desktop with 3 monitors, 1 keyboard, and 1 mouse?
My Mac Mini has only 1 video out, the laptop has dual, and the desktop has quad. Each monitor has dual inputs (VGA and DVI). I initially thought a KVM switch would solve this dilemma but after a little digging, I figured $300 for a dual monitor KVM was more than I’d like to spend. It was also suggested to use a single monitor KVM and simply not use the video. At roughly $75 for a single monitor KVM, I thought I could do better.
Naturally, I asked my friendly IT folk at work and they suggested I try one of their USB switches just for my wireless keyboard and mouse while using the monitors’ dual inputs and switches to change monitor feeds.
I found a USB switch for $15 and it works like a charm!
P.S. – the only drawback is that I can’t use DVI out on all three for my desktop.
WordPress to Twitter take II
After a few failed attempts using twitterupdater, I am testing Twitter Tools. Here goes…
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WordPress on Mobile Safari
I have added yet another plugin to my wordpress installation called WPTouch and it works like a charm. If you have an iPod Touch or an iPhone, visit thisfix.com/blog and it loads a different theme that is optimized for the Mobile Safari browser.
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wordpress to twitter
I just added Twitter Updater plugin to this blog and this is the first post with it. It is supposed to update my twitter feed each time I post to this blog … here goes.
UPDATE 9:37PM – the above link is an older version, so I found twitterupdater.com. I have updated and … here goes.
UPDATE 01/12 10:22PM – again twitterupdater failed. I moved on to Twitter Tools. I updated the plugin and here goes…
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ads on wordpress
I just added google adsense to this blog. I had it on my blogger site but just figured out how to do this with wordpress using http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adsense-manager/
Its a great little plugin that is easy to install with simple instructions.
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Hello wor<d press from >ld!
First post from wordpress after the migration. Quick and painless 
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adventures of a mac mini user
I recently purchased a mac mini with the sole pupose of developing in xCode and possibly creating an iPhone app or two. Being a Windows user since the Macintosh Plus, I have been quite amazed at the user interface of OSX, ease of application installations, and quick startup and shutdown times.
The shift was long in coming for me but when I found a refurbished Mac Mini for sale at the apple store, there weren’t enough excuses _not_ to pick one up. For someone like me with spare PCs and spare PC parts lying all around my house, the footprint made a huge influence on my purchasing decision.
I am open to suggestions from all my Mac using friends and collueges on what widgets/applications to use and will try to post my findings here.
AS3 Event Calender
inspired by Tom King from mobilemind.net, i have created a google calender for some of the major Flash/Flex/Air events mostly for my own use.