Yes, Apple’s Mail finally looks like it should again now that Dane Harnett et al. have released a WideMail beta for Snow Leopard. So far, pretty stable for me. Go grab it.
Last weekend Tracey and I competed at the Big Apple Dancesport Challenge hosted by Columbia University in their beautiful New York City campus. We competed in Gold Smooth, Silver Latin, Gold Rhythm and Open Smooth. It was our first time doing open smooth together — my first time doing open at all — and overall it went great! Results and video follow.
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As it turns out, it’s pretty easy to install new root certificates on the iPhone. All you have to do is grab the certificate file in PEM format (via e-mail or web, either will work) and then open it up. Simple as that. In my case, since I wanted to grab the CACert root certificate so that I could use the WordPress iPhone application with this blog, all I had to do was navigate to their Class 1 PKI Key in Safari on my iPhone and I was presented with an installation dialogue. After clicking ‘Install’ I was ready to go.
Oct '09
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Steel Wheels for the STi
Yes, it’s possible. Yes, I run winter beater steelies on my 2007 STi Limted. Yes, they’re ugly. And yes, this post has all of the details, with pictures.
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In order to link to templated C++ classes within Doxygen-generated documentation, simply refer to the class as though it were not templated at all. Doxygen will kindly pick up on the reference and link appropriately. Though this may seem obvious to some, it’s definitely not to others. Read on for an example including code. Continue reading ‘Quick Tip: Link to Templated Classes in Doxygen’
Jun '09
25
Apps That Push You
The self-proclaimed definitive list of push-capable apps over at AppAdvice is very neatly organized and provides direct links to the iTunes store for each of the apps listed. Overall a well put together site with several other app lists.
I recently took a look at Beejive IM for the iPhone. While the latest version supports push notifications, it’s really not going to fill the niche that I had hoped it might. Not at all to say that it’s a poorly written piece of software — it definitely isn’t — but it’s lacking just one feature that I’d need in order for it to completely satisfy me: an always-enabled push notification relay that never disconnects from IM services, no matter how often (or seldom) I use the program. Though this may seem relatively simple, the technical details bring about some interesting difficulties. Continue reading ‘Beejive and the Shortcomings of iPhone Push Notifications for Instant Messengers’
All of last weekend was entirely devoted this year’s ballroom competition at MIT. My affiliation, the University of Connecticut, provided sponsorship including a hotel room at the Hyatt down the road from MIT. Just a few minutes’ walk away from the competition venue, I was able to get a great night’s sleep both Friday and Saturday without having to worry about traffic or transportation. I competed with Tracey, Brittney and Kailee for a total of 19 dances and we all had a great deal of fun. It’s also my pleasure to report that, despite a lack of placements in most events, and given the relative difficulty of the competition, my partners and I did very well and showed definite improvement. Read on for full results in the usual format.
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In what became a whirlwind of ballroom-related activity, I competed with Kailee and Tracey at Harvard on Sunday in addition to competing at Holy Cross on Saturday. Since Brittney, my usual partner for Smooth dances as of late, was unavailable Sunday, it was my pleasure to dance Smooth with Kailee for the first time ever. And we did great! Additionally, I danced with Tracey for the first time ever at a competition — a dream come true. She carried me through the Rhythm dances and we even achieved a placement. Read on for the usual detailed results chart.
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Mar '09
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2009 Holy Cross Ballroom Competition Recap
Last weekend, I competed at the 10th Annual Holy Cross Ballroom Dance Competition with Kailee (Standard events) and Brittney (Latin and Smooth events). Altogether a beautifully run competition, as usual, competing at Holy Cross was a lot of fun. In addition to the dancing itself, there was a photo shoot session in which I posed with Kailee. As for placements, it was a very fruitful competition for us. Read on for full results.
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