japan My little corner of Kantō I've been here for a month and a half, busy with everything related to moving and starting a new job, but have found time to begin enjoying the new place on this rock
osaka Goodbye for now, Osaka It's been half a year since I've last posted here and a lot has changed. The biggest change has been leaving Osaka. No, I didn't give up and leave Japan, quite the opposite,
programming Presto Balance Android Application Introduction Unfortunately, I cannot support this project any longer. Since I moved out of the GTA, I don't have access to the Presto system and cannot practically provide updates for this application. Luckily,
google ADT-1, Netflix, and Foreign Language Subtitles It seems I can't go a few months without posting another ADT-1-related article, and with good reason. It's an old box, but still very, very capable hardware, and with a bit of active
google ADT-1 Third Party Casting Issues As of late March 2016, Google rebranded their Chromecast platform as Google Cast[1]. With this change came a bunch of application updates across Android and iOS devices, but more, perhaps unseen, updates
japan Winter update It's the middle of December and the days are actually starting to cool down. We lucked out with a few near-20 degree days, but now we're hovering around the low-teens during the day,
japan A world of change New York is known for being the city that never sleeps. Osaka, at least thus far, is a city that seems to take its sleep seriously. Contrast between day and night is something
cellphone The Chaos of Settling In I've touched down in Japan and have started seeping into the cracks of what some would call settled in. Speaking of seeping, landing in Vancouver brought terrible headaches and nose bleeds, something I've
japan August 2015 update The end of summer looms ever closer, and although the warm weather is winding down day by day, preparation for my move overseas is ramping up. Here's where I'm at as of the
technology I'm going on a camping trip and I'm bringing... Ultimately, up to two suitcases, but that's no fun. I'm going to talk about how I'm going to pack my life into one or two suitcases and what ends need tying before leaving
mobile さようなら or: How I told everyone I'm moving to Japan I've kept this mostly to myself and some very close friends and family, but I figured I've already invested too much time into this decision to back out. This Autumn, I will be
how to Third Party Casting Applications on the ADT-1 The ADT-1 is a nifty little device given away to the lucky few who could attend Google I/O in 2014. Alongside those who received the device at I/O, Google opened up
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rant Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and Rogers LTE Roundup I had recently been given a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 to play with from Rogers. As part of their Social Insiders team I am able to test their devices and network in
rant What is Unlimited? Unlimited. We see this word written in so many places. I believe that we forget its true meaning. The most common place to find the word unlimited is within marketing literature. And that's
css daroms.com Introduction DaRoms.com is my oldest personal project that is still alive. Launched back in 2007, the site has gone through a bunch of different design revisions, but has finally come full-circle. If
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programming DaRoms Android Application Introduction In an article I wrote back in October 2012 I briefly mentioned what I thought was the future of emulation. It seems the most active emulator development scene is for the mobile
how to Meet Mini Presto If you are a reader from the GTA, you have probably heard about the PRESTO card. Just recently, GO Transit has announced that December of 2012 will host the last monthly pass sales.
daroms DaRoms.com: Building a Website in 5 Years Introduction DaRoms.com has been a favourite side-project of mine for years. It was actually my first foray into the Web; started when my high school classmate and I wanted to create a
how to PayPal Adaptive Payment IPN with Custom Variables I've already published two articles regarding PayPal Adaptive Payments. The first dealt with generating a valid IPN response, where the second covered decoding the strangely-encoded variables PayPal gives us to work with. Today
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how to Using PayPal's IPN with Adaptive/Parallel Payments Introduction Often while working with PayPal's API, you would want some sort of action to take place once a payment is complete. This is where PayPal's Instant Payment Notification service comes into play.