technology

Vinyl for Sale

Doug Smith
I think I’m going to try and batch sell most of my house and techno vinyl. Everything is listed below. Now all I have to do is figure where to post this, how much I should sell it for, and how do I ship it…

Simplify Your Django App with HTMX

Doug Smith
Last year I created a gradebook project using Django for both the frontend and backend. I had studied React for a few weeks but it simply seemed like it would be too much for me to work on, when combined with what I anticipated to be a reasonably large project.

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Doug Smith
Monthly subscriptionitis is a deadly disease and one that is difficult to avoid. Our house currently has monthly bills for internet access, land phone, unblock-us (ip spoofing), Netflix, Mercy’s cell phone and my cell phone.

Hard Drive Death

Doug Smith
Sometimes I wonder if I get a bit paranoid about backups and using my NAS. This usually happens on the occasion that I have to do some maintainance on it.

Web Tracking

Doug Smith
There is something twisted about the public being used for marketing purposes in their every day lives. We do this all the time when we wear branded clothing.

Summer Viewing

Doug Smith
Yesterday I had a pretty good night of viewing with my 6" newtonian telescope. I managed to see many galaxies including M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy), M101, M106, M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy) and a cool look at the pair of M81 and M82.

Samsung Focus Review

Doug Smith
I have been borrowing a new Samsung Focus Windows 7 phone for a couple of weeks and thought I would give some thoughts on the device.

Playbook Review 2

Doug Smith
About a month ago I started a new term for my masters program. With a big load of reading required from week 1, I decided it was time to try the Playbook again.

Playbook Review

Doug Smith
Last week I bought RIM’s new Playbook tablet to see how it runs and if it is something that I could find useful.

Using Math in Moodle

Doug Smith
If you’re like me and interested in using math notation in Moodle, I believe you have 2 options. The first option is to use the TeX filter that is in Moodle.