todd.tokubo.com

Got a few things to tie up with the websites.

Still trying to figure out the whole PHP thing. Got the gallery up, but need to start putting pics in there. I have tons of pictures on my PC. I just need to find the time to upload them.

I then need to edit out the headers of the Gallery pages to make sure everything looks like this main page.

slashdot has a post linking to an article from a self-professed engineering washout. The author goes on to talk about how badly his highly touted school educated him.

A couple of things stand out

Old posts here and here.

I will slowly be moving them to this page.

New tools running new website.

Need to still customize the layout.
Need to still import old blog entries.
Need to make gallery match

–Todd

Changes are in progress. New gallery program, new blogging program. Trying it out, hopefully, this will lead to easier updating overall in the future.

I have offically ventured into the world of craigslist.

I think the worst thing you can do is post something for free on there. I got over 10 emails in less than 30 mins for a crappy old exercise bike.

Amazing.

In the put your money where your mouth is department, I am finally looking at other blogging SW right now along with getting a new domain just so I can rant about how to make people really understand how to use their consumer electronics.

It is becoming increasingly obvious to the tech savvy, that there is truly a tech divide. I opened a new checking account today and had to sit there and watch the banker tell me how to create and account and use on-line banking. Unfortunately, I realize why they need to do this.

Many people have a huge apprehension with technology. For example, my mother: it has taken her over 4 years to attempt to use the digital camera I bought her.

1) New technologies emerge every year.
2) They work very well for those who are daring with using new devices and have a little patience to learn how to use something new
3) All of these devices pretty much assume you know how to use a Windows PC and install software

I think I’ll write some tech tips from now on. At least I’ll have something for my memoirs.

Living with Tech Tip 9/22: Kodak and other development companies provide photo CDs for most modern cameras. Start your parents with these, so they can get the concept of files and how to view them and edit them. After that, get a digital camera that has a completely removable media (Kodak for example has 48 MB that you cannot remove). Then show them how to access the images directly from the SD or CF card. Buy a USB card reader, or most newer PCs come with the card reader built in.

Buy them extra memory cards if needed.

I have to be the worlds worst programmer.

However, in the last three hours, I have reformatted two machines and figured out what is wrong with my brother’s PC.

Throw into that, the fact that I have also figured out why my archive wasn’t appearing and now we’re rolling.

It took me the better part of a day to get all the stuff transferred over. I haven’t even started to look at the USB drive yet.

I’m such a PC packrat, I should start figuring out what I can just junk.

One thing about the new laptop is that the keyboard is a lot quieter. I know Sharon will definitely appreciate that.

The one dilemma I am now having is do I transfer all of the photo files for Tokubo.com over to something like Picasa? Over the last year or so there have been a ton of really cool easy to use photo to web programs, so I guess I need to re-look at the website in the near future.

Got my first PC in a while. A new Pentium M 740 (1.73 GHz) based Gateway laptop. Radeon Mobility X700 videocard, 5400 RPM hard drive. 17″ screen. Not bad.

Seeing as how I play very few games (plus there are very few worth playing), it looks like this will be my system for the forseeable future.