http://aaronnelsen.com [ powered by coffee ] Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:07:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that the App Store has gone live and had some of its glitches worked out (that and I actually have an iPhone again), I've decided to take another crack at the iPhone SDK. I've got a client who's interested in deploying an order management/inventory system using the iPhone, now I've ... http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/08/iphone-sdk/ All of my domains are currently suffering from a slight case of temporal jet lag and are floating around in domain limbo… Fun times indeed. So I’ve just finished moving 976MB of MySQL data from one server to another, that sucked royally. Apparntly 1&1 only allows you to upload SQL files that ... http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/temporal-disconnect/ As unexciting as it sounds, I'm thinking about purchasing a scooter. Mainly for my girlfriend to use, as currently she just steals my car all the time. I figure it'd be a decent investment considering a basic scooter gets 3x the MPG of my car, and the yearly operating costs ... http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/thinking-about-a-scooter/ I just picked up an Acer Extensa EX5620-4025 laptop for $399.99 over at Newegg, regularly $499.99. It really is a fantastic deal considering the specs: Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium CPU: Intel Pentium dual-core T2370(1.73GHz) Screen: 15.4" WXGA RAM: 1GB DDR2 Hard Disk: 120GB Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Graphics Card: Intel GMA X3100 And for ... http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/sweet-deal/ Don't forget, tomorrow is Firefox 3 Download Day! If you'd like to find out more about what's new in Firefox 3, check out the Firefox 3 Field Guide by Deb Richardson. http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/firefox-3-download-day/ For those of you who haven't uninstalled Windows Vista SP1 RC1 yet, remember to uninstall it before it expires on June 30th. After June 30th, you'll be greeted by a lovely END_OF_NT_EVALUATION_PERIOD error message an hour after the machine has booted. http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/vista-sp1-rc1-expiration/ For those of you who are getting the following error when trying to launch Portal, there is hope! Unless you're running it under Boot Camp on a MacBook, if that's the case you're screwed. Hanging application hl2.exe, version 0.0.0.0, hang module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000. Just add the following to ... http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/fixing-portal-crashes/ Firefox 3 Final is set to be released Tuesday, June 17th. If you haven't heard yet, Mozilla is aiming to set the world record for most downloads within 24 hours with the release of Firefox 3. You can check their progress here. http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/firefox-3-gets-release-date/ If you're sneaky like me, you'll already know that RC3 is live on Mozilla's servers as of this morning. But for those of you who are not sneaky, here's a link to the Mac version. Everyone else can grab a copy here. http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/firefox-rc3-is-live/ I sold my iPhone. Yes, it's true. But that's not the insane part, the insane part is that I'm not planning on getting an iPhone 3G. Not only is the monthly plan more expensive for the iPhone 3G, but I'd be paying for a service that I couldn't use. There is ... http://aaronnelsen.com/2008/06/farewell-iphone/