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Entries Tagged as 'Computer'

There is GPS data in the iPhone Videos! [geek post]

February 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Computer, Default, Geek

// This is pretty geeky stuff but it is really fun for me.  Basically it is about GPS data in iPhone 3GS videos and how I now access it.
I knew the iPhone 3GS’s pictures had GPS coordinates in them. You can easily access this data via the ‘exif_read_data’ in PHP 4.2.0 and above. [...]

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Google returns how many queries a second?

December 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Computer, Default, Geek

I was reading an article from Joe Stump on Distributed vs Redundant systems and started geeking around.
I chose Google and how I would implement the their entire model. I read another article where Google serves up 293 Million queries a day (March 2009 numbers). I looked at that number and thought it was unimpressive. [...]

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Hospital room computer:Not how i would have done it.

December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Computer, Default, Geek

There is a computer here in this hospital emergency room. I would not have configured it this way.
The image below shows the setup. At the top is an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). In the middle is the computer. On the left is the monitor, keyboard and mouse. I would imagine that the computer system (computer, [...]

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Fed up with YouTube upload on the iPhone!

December 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Computer, Default, Geek

Again, I am frustrated trying to upload a video to YouTube from my iPhone. It repeatedly says that it cannot upload the video! I am upset.
Instead of continuing to whine and do nothing, I am going to fix it. When I get back to my computer (and Internet), I will begin work on [...]

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Jail?

December 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Baby, Computer, Family

Do they really deserve jail time because the chew stuff up?

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“Playing” music

October 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Computer, Default, Geek, music

I picked up a guitar in Canada late August.  I got an inexpensive one at a pawn shop just in case I don’t keep it up.  I connect it to my computer and use the lessons in GarageBand and really enjoy them.
Currently, I am learning Limelight from Alex Lifeson from the band Rush.  I REALLY [...]

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Video-Saw this multi-touch demo on Geekbrief.tv

August 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Computer, Default, Geek

This is a great use of multitouch.  I just wonder how long you have to prepare everything.  Like getting all of the movies and pictures set up.  Otherwise it is very interesting.

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iPhone Fix: Photos.app won’t see my new pictures that I am taking

August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Computer, Default, Geek

Ok, Tammy already had this problem.  I fixed it.  I forgot how I did it and then I had the same problem.  Sheesh.  I’ll write it down now.  I hope this can help someone.
iPhone model: iPhone 3GS/3.0 software.
Problem: You have several pictures in your camera roll and take another picture.  The picture does not appear [...]

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