Latest News from Jason Alexander

Macbook Pro 1,1 Battery Woes

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:33:00 EDT

I still get 45 minutes or so out of my 4+ year old battery. However, the one I bought to replace it, about 18 mo ago, it's now a brick. The worst value I've ever gotten out of a battery (33 cycles), and it started failing just around 13 mo, (right

Learning Ruby with Ruby Koans

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:43:00 EDT

Ruby Koans

I've gotten through more than half of the Ruby Koans in the past few weeks. Around the 174th test, the developer is asked to implement a method that solves a trivial problem. I would have liked

Adobe Flex Development - Personal Retrospect

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:12:00 EDT

I occasionally start small projects for friends or family. I intentionally use technology I have not used before in order to learn new things. The client gets something, I learn something new. It's nice also, because it forces me to finish the projects. Last year, I started writing a small application using the Adobe Flex SDK, (version 4, even though it was just beta when I started). The app simply streams audio and flips slide images, a Flex/AS3 component, or a customizable automatically-generated questionnaire/quiz at defined timestamps. All of this is configured through a reasonably small XML file, all via the network.

MacHeist

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:58:00 EDT

Essentially, MacHeist is a yearly Mac-themed software event. It starts out with some puzzles, or missions and ends with release of a bundle of shareware for the Mac, for a cost of around $40. A

Java 1.6 on a 32-bit Core Duo Mac

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:01:00 EDT

I have a first generation Macbook Pro (Core Duo 2.0 GHz, 2.0G, etc) with Mac OS X 10.5.X. It's a really nice machine and has held up well for

Pasting Unformatted Text in Word by default

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:45:00 EDT

Symlink Functionality on Windows (NTFS) With Junction Points

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:40:00 EDT

Used Guitar Buying Guide (for beginners)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:42:00 EDT

Jared Richardson on Career 2.0

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:13:00 EDT

In 2007, Scott Davis led one of the best NoFluffJustStuff keynote presentations I have attended. It was an amazing collection of technology wisdom,

BBP Hybrid Messenger bag for my macbook pro

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:23:00 EDT

Deals, Discounts, Bargains for Lazy People

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Intro: Cut down on the time and effort to track websites that post deals, coupons,

What could be cooler than Doctor Who Classic?

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:28:00 EST

Doctor Who Classic. Can you believe there were eight doctors!? I remember doctor number four the most. Now, years later, you can buy Doctor Who toys on read more