Game Informer and the Xbox 360 / Playstation 3 debate

• November 11, 2007
• James Skemp

In this world, there's a number of people who get paid for playing video games. I am not one of those people. This is a good reason to trust the people, with a grain of salt, when it comes to said video games. Recently, I've been trying to decide between an Xbox 360 and a Playstation 3, for my next-gen console, since we all know that the Wii isn't next-gen. It weren't for co-workers, my mind would already be made up.

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Picture resolution requirements for prints

• April 28, 2007
• James Skemp

What follows is, for more my own information than for anyone else, is a listing of common print sizes, and the approximate resolution a photo must be in order to print well and acceptably.

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Solar-powered desk fans?

• March 25, 2007
• James Skemp

With summer right around the corner, I've been looking at solar powered fans, especially after seeing an episode of Ask This Old House where they installed an attic fan.

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Updated DST happens - nothing else

• March 11, 2007
• James Skemp

From the looks of the various sites I've checked, it doesn't appear that much happened, on a large scale, with the recent change of DST.

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Two things re: the Today show

• March 3, 2007
• James Skemp

Two comments after watching the Today show this morning.

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Review of 'Ajax for Web Application Developers' by Kris Hadlock (2006)

• December 13, 2006
• James Skemp

The short stick: New to Ajax? You may want to look elsewhere ... I've been working on the Web for a handful+ of years, but save for a brief stunt back in the late 90s, I haven't had much use for JavaScript (with the exception of a few one/two-liners). As such, I came to this book as a new-comer to Ajax. I also like to learn by way of example, instead of explanation, so code examples are a big plus, if not a requirement.

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Wacom and Digital Innovator

• June 2, 2006
• James Skemp

Some time ago, I purchased a Wacom Graphire (the larger 6 x 8 model) direct from Wacom (since the local shops either didn't carry or were sold out). Since then, I've completed two surveys and received two DVDs from the Digital Innovator series.

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First Debian install = unsuccessful

• May 20, 2006
• James Skemp

My first shot at installing Debian didn't go quite so well. I'm attempting to install on a HP Pavilion XE734, using pretty much the base system. One addition appears to be a 3Com Fast Etherlink PCI card, from the late 90s ... (3C595-TX).

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The evolution of the game console's controller

• May 9, 2006
• James Skemp

I can remember when we bought an Atari. It was a used machine, and had a number of games, including the very great Berserker. That's actually the only game I can really remember, other than the impossible E.T. After that, at some point, came a NES. Unlike the Atari, we had one game to start with - Mario and Duck Hunt.

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A local, Apache Web server, on a Windows XP computer

• February 27, 2006
• James Skemp

My intention is to write a number of guides that will help someone build a functional Web server for testing purposes. Since Windows is fairly popular, I've decided to outline how to install Web server programs on it. Since Apache is both powerful and free, I've opted to use it as the core, instead of IIS, or the like. I also plan on keeping the various technologies up-to-date, yet continuing to provide the instructions for past versions used, just in case.

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