Tech

Apple / Hacks / iPod — Comments
18
Oct 09

Missing Podcasts on iPod

If you’ve recently purchased a new iPod and have transferred files from your old iPod to the new one, only to find that your podcasts are now “missing,” I may have good news for you. The same happened to me this morning, but I found that they were all still there… just hiding. Here’s how I fixed it:

If you try to search for the “podcast” genre or even the specific title of the podcast/episode, it won’t show up. However, if you make a smart playlist based on the genre “podcast,” everything should show up there. Once you’ve done that, select all files in that smartlist, right (ctrl) click on the selected files, and click on “get info.” From there, go to Options, and change the Media type to music. Your podcasts should now show up in your Music folder.

Arizona / PodCampAZ / Tech — Comments
22
Jun 09

#podcampaz

podcampaz2009

podcamp

It’s (almost) that time again! Hammer Time?  No.  (Well, yes, but it’s always Hammer Time.)  It’s (again, almost) time for the coolest (un)conference this side of the… uh… Rio Salado!

I’ve been to both previous PodCamps, and have had a great deal of fun and learned a lot each time.  If you live anywhere near Phoenix, like other human beings, and are somewhat geeky, you really don’t want to miss this!  Additionally, I’m currently pondering the notion of doing a presentation of my own this year… that alone might be worth the price of admission (free).  (I’m still waiting to see if my idea is approved.)

If you see me there, please say “hi.”  I know some people say I look scary… but I’m really not.  Really.  Who knows… I might even let you take a picture with me!  If you find yourself at PodCamp AZ and happen to see someone who looks suspiciously like the guy in the picture to the right,  it just might be me!  (Unless it’s another bald white guy with a goatee.)

November 14-15, 2009
University of Advancing Technology (UAT)

http://podcampaz.org/are-your-ready-for-todays-blog-blast/

Japanese / Tech — Comments
19
Jun 08

Moji in FireFox 3

For those of you who have been using Moji in previous versions of FireFox, but have been disappointed to find that it is unavailable in FF3, here’s a quick solution that worked for me.  The fix lies in the fact that FF now requires extensions to use ’secure updates.’  If you want Moji to work again (pending release of a new version), you’ll have to disable these.  Here’s how I did it:

  1. Enter about:config in the address bar.
  2. Add a new boolean option called extensions.checkUpdateSecurity and set it to false.
  3. Restart FF and hope for the best.

Caveat Emptor: I am not responsible for you screwing up your FF config.  You break it, you buy it.

Japan / Photos / Tech / Travel — Comments
17
May 08

Tokyo: Day III (a.m.)

Not much to say this morning. Had a bit of a rough time sleeping.

Up next: Shower, food, Akihabara, Sensoji. If I can get myself back to Shibuya and Shinjuku, I still have more shopping to accomplish. My travelmates’ feet are gonna hate me.

Here’s my Flickr photoset of the previous day’s frivolity. Enjoy. (And please try not to break anything, OK?)

Commentary / Tech — Comments
30
Apr 08

how the internets work

I’m going to shamelessly steal something from Einstein and contort it to serve my own self-aggrandizing purposes.  Since he’s dead, I don’t think he’ll mind.  Even if he weren’t dead… I think I could still kick his ass.

You see, the internets is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles.  This is how you get ones and zeros.  Squeeze/meow = one.  No squeeze/no meow = zero.  Do you understand this?   And WiFi operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.

That is all.

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