Well I've made some headway in my flash project.
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The coding has been the biggest hump to get over. I've been working mainly on that. So I'm just now attempting to start working on the "interface". As the code is, relatively functional. Well, it's functional. Just not the way I want it. Right now it counts down to a date. I plan to create a input dialog box for how long the counter should last. (EG. 12 hours, 15 minutes, etc) instead of date based countdown.
Also working on how I could possibly get it to remove the 0's / empty place holders and have it center like the destiny does. And then the critical time left red font, is a whole 'nother issue to tackle.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
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This is one of many cartoons I used to watch on Saturday mornings, when Saturday morning cartoons were still awesome. The movie brought this nostalgia moment on.
Meanwhile, I've decided to abandon my facebook account. I feel it was indeed nothing more than a time waster. I feel I need to focus more time on more important things. Like actually using this blog. And other online stuff, that doesn't involve my work life. Which is all the life I have outside of the net, for now.
I'm sure things will change in 2010. And hopefully moreso in the following year. Once I finally make a few more big changes in my life, I can just feel the rest falling into place.
Well that's all for now. Going to work on a few digital projects before work @ 4p.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Win7 vs. WinXP
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This is my personal log, about my experience of Windows 7, vs Windows XP.
Toshiba Satellite A215-S5829
Windows XP: Driver support for the laptop hardware itself is mediocre, hotkeys don't function, limited control over power settings, no brightness adjustment. Windows XP x64 sucks. So with WinXP x86, I feel like I'm missing out on the full potential processing power.
Win7 x64 addresses all of these issues, and the laptop hardware itself seems to run better. Also, better battery life.
Windows 7, being Vista re-built from the ground up, but still based on the same concept, has a lot of backwards compatibility with Vista compatible drivers and software. So even if it doesn't say '7', most Vista stuff runs on 7 without a single hitch. I did have some issues though with Windows XP stuff. However I think I have yet to master the true XP compatibility mode, or maybe most of my issues were just driver related and drivers can't be emulated.
Perhaps it's all in my head, but I feel as though since my laptop was meant for Vista and not XP, it runs better with 7 vs XP. I really do.
Windows 7 also has a lot of new built in programs and features that kind of catch up with today's tech and software. One of these additions to my surprise, is an image/ISO burner feature. Which seems to work rather well. Also some of the new accessories are nice. More advanced calculator, built in screen cap tool and the recorded help thing, is pretty neat. Also gadgets have some potential.
I guess some of this stuff was probably in Vista, but I never used Vista. Hard to believe Vista has been around 3 years already. I'm 3 years behind on this concept. Windows 7 is a huge leap from XP.
At the moment I am using Windows XP x64 and I'm really hating it. I plan to hit up Win7ENT in a day or so and give that a spin.
Do I recommend Win7? That depends. If your computer is new within the last 3 years and you currently have Vista, then yes. And I recommend a CLEAN INSTALL. Dear please for the love of god, Updating from one Windows OS to another is problematic at best.
However if you're humming along with Windows XP just fine and are happy with it, if it isn't broken, don't fix it. If you really want to try Windows 7 to see if you like it, mess with someones computer who already has it, or install it on a test machine if you are geek enough to have one. Or a virtual machine? If that's even possible with 7, don't know for sure but probably is. Honestly, above all else, if this is your scenario, just wait until Windows 7 SP1 comes out. That's when they've REALLY worked most of the bugs out. Then SP2 is golden if you actually wait long enough for that.
That's just my two cents on the matter.
But always consider Linux. Ubuntu is the most user friendly version of Linux and is widely supported. Google has answers to most questions.
Toshiba Satellite A215-S5829
Windows XP: Driver support for the laptop hardware itself is mediocre, hotkeys don't function, limited control over power settings, no brightness adjustment. Windows XP x64 sucks. So with WinXP x86, I feel like I'm missing out on the full potential processing power.
Win7 x64 addresses all of these issues, and the laptop hardware itself seems to run better. Also, better battery life.
Windows 7, being Vista re-built from the ground up, but still based on the same concept, has a lot of backwards compatibility with Vista compatible drivers and software. So even if it doesn't say '7', most Vista stuff runs on 7 without a single hitch. I did have some issues though with Windows XP stuff. However I think I have yet to master the true XP compatibility mode, or maybe most of my issues were just driver related and drivers can't be emulated.
Perhaps it's all in my head, but I feel as though since my laptop was meant for Vista and not XP, it runs better with 7 vs XP. I really do.
Windows 7 also has a lot of new built in programs and features that kind of catch up with today's tech and software. One of these additions to my surprise, is an image/ISO burner feature. Which seems to work rather well. Also some of the new accessories are nice. More advanced calculator, built in screen cap tool and the recorded help thing, is pretty neat. Also gadgets have some potential.
I guess some of this stuff was probably in Vista, but I never used Vista. Hard to believe Vista has been around 3 years already. I'm 3 years behind on this concept. Windows 7 is a huge leap from XP.
At the moment I am using Windows XP x64 and I'm really hating it. I plan to hit up Win7ENT in a day or so and give that a spin.
Do I recommend Win7? That depends. If your computer is new within the last 3 years and you currently have Vista, then yes. And I recommend a CLEAN INSTALL. Dear please for the love of god, Updating from one Windows OS to another is problematic at best.
However if you're humming along with Windows XP just fine and are happy with it, if it isn't broken, don't fix it. If you really want to try Windows 7 to see if you like it, mess with someones computer who already has it, or install it on a test machine if you are geek enough to have one. Or a virtual machine? If that's even possible with 7, don't know for sure but probably is. Honestly, above all else, if this is your scenario, just wait until Windows 7 SP1 comes out. That's when they've REALLY worked most of the bugs out. Then SP2 is golden if you actually wait long enough for that.
That's just my two cents on the matter.
But always consider Linux. Ubuntu is the most user friendly version of Linux and is widely supported. Google has answers to most questions.
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