Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 7th, 2013 in Computers/Tech/GamesAbout a year ago I signed up for a free website named Failin.gs. After signing up, the service allows people around you to leave anonymous suggestions and feedback — the idea being since all comments are anonymous, your friendships won’t be affected and you can get real, true comments and suggestions on ways to improve your life. If you’ve ever wanted to secretly tell a friend that they have stinky breath or dress like a rock star from the 1980s, this would be perfect way to do so. Or so I thought. Except for the first week I haven’t been… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 6th, 2013 in Console Video Games, PodcastEpisode 118 of You Don’t Know Flack has just been released! Episode 118 is all about the iCade, the ThinkGeek/Ion mini-arcade cabinet for tablet gaming. The name implies that it only works with the iPad, but did you know the iCade works with Android tablets as well? You didn’t? Find out what else you didn’t know about the iCade in this episode! Also, if you’re on Facebook, I just added a page for You Don’t Know Flack. The link is here: https://www.facebook.com/YouDontKnowFlack?fref=ts. By liking that page you’ll get notifications about the podcasts before anybody else. If RSS is your thing,… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 6th, 2013 in SpellingIt’s a cute little ditty discussing the dangers of “texting and sledding,” sure, but perhaps the greater danger is attempting to spell after having one too many mugs of eggnog. Rudolph was not immediately available for comment. (More from the Spelling Vault …)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 5th, 2013 in MainThe Chevy Avalanche possesses the ability to convert its rather short 5′ bed into an 8′ one. The process involves (a) scooting the two front seats forward, (b) folding the rear seat forward, (c) removing the truck’s rear window, and then (d) folding the rear portion of the truck’s cab forward. This process, which takes only a minute or two to perform, extends the truck’s hauling area an additional three feet by converting the rear passenger area into an extension of the bed. This seemed like an amazing selling point back when I bought the truck new in 2006. The… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 5th, 2013 in Main(Another one from the vaults. I think I wrote this a year ago, maybe two, and I’m not really sure why I never posted it. So… Here it is. -Rob) Back in the fall of 1994 when I was working for Best Buy, very few people were plugged in to the World Wide Web. In fact, that Fall I myself was only using text-based internet services (IRC and FTP mostly, with a bit of Gopher on the side). It was my friend Justin who, early in 1995, first introduced me to the graphical web. So one day I went to… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 5th, 2013 in Main(I found a few old blog posts in my draft folder that for one reason or another never got posted. I’m going to post the few that are worth posting and delete the rest. Enjoy! -Rob) And so it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. It wasn’t even a major headline yesterday; just another minor blip in a sea of technical news stories: “Napster to close its doors on November 30, 2011.” Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for the summer of 1999. Coincidently that’s the same summer high-speed internet access (cable modems) became available in my area.… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 4th, 2013 in MainEvery year around New Year’s I sit down and write out a list of resolutions for the new year. During that time I also ask others what their resolutions for the new year will be. I guess a few people still make them, but a resounding number of responses I get are full of indignation. A rather large section of the population pride themselves in not making resolutions. “I’m not changing a damn thing,” one person told me. Well, good for you, Captain Perfect. I used to have one friend who would ask me every year, “What’s the big deal… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 3rd, 2013 in FoodThe Christmas present I ended up with after this year’s bout of Dirty Santa was this collection of hot sauces. Containing “Flavors from Around the World,” the box contained the following seven bottles: – Peruvian Garlic Sauce – East Asia Teriyaki – West Indies Cayenne – Pharaoh’s Revenge – South West Jalapeno – Jamaican Habanero – Cabo Juan’s Chipotle Sauce As I alluded to yesterday, on New Year’s Day we picked up some fresh tamales and while they are always great, they were made a little bit better with a bit of Jamaican Habanero sauce on them!
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 2nd, 2013 in MainOne of my New Year’s resolutions is to take a new picture every single day of 2013 and post them all online. I’ve seen other people attempt this before, but an acquaintance of mine (Melissa from MelKarlbergphotography.com) did this so successfully last year that it inspired me to try it myself. I’ve spent the last couple of days trying to figure out technically the best way to do this. Rather than going with Facebook, I decided to use the photo album software I already have installed on my web server to host the pictures. I decided I didn’t want to… (read more)
Posted by RobOHara ( @Commodork) on January 1st, 2013 in MainHello, and Seasons Greetings to you and yours! I hope each and every one of you had a great holiday season! I had originally intended to e-mail this message exclusively to my e-mail subscribers. However, only around a hundred of you rascals subscribe to my e-mail update list and since robohara.com currently receives (on average) 2,000 unique visits each day, I decided to simply post it here so everyone would get a chance to read it. First and foremost, I want to thank each and every one of you for visiting robohara.com and reading my posts. While I spend my… (read more)
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