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First attempt at a mobile app, using PhoneGap Build
For years, I have wanted to develop for Android but I haven’t gotten off my butt and done it. I recently decided to force myself to explore development, using PhoneGap. Today, I wrote a very basic...
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ColdFusion cffile’s accept attribute does not work right?
Earlier today, while working on troubleshooting an issue, I started seeing some odd behavior in cffile. When uploading a file supplied from a form, the accept attribute was rejecting files that should...
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How has the US minimum wage changed, in comparison to the GDP?
Lately, there has been a lot of talk about changing the federal minimum wage in America. I wanted to take a quick look at how it has changed, over time. The minimum wage was instituted in 1938, so I...
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Building a basic RSS App With PhoneGap Build
You may or may not remember our earlier experiments with building an RSS Reader in JavaScript. I was curious how well it would work to reuse that experiment, to create a basic RSS reader. I found a...
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Pocket Joe Revisited: Joe evolves his PhoneGap skills
Last week, we built a basic RSS reader, based upon an earlier experiment. This week, I thought we would evolve the UI a little. The UI uses jQuery Mobile now. PhoneGap Build Page Download it from...
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The Milwaukee Soup App: An experiment in PhoneGap and Kimono
I have had an idea for a while. I am a huge fan of a good bowl of soup and when lunch rolls around, I check a half dozen websites for daily soup specials. I have always wanted a singular place to see...
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What is the OSI model?
The OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model, is a conceptual model of computer-to-computer communications, over a network. It was defined was defined in ISO/IEC 7498-1, by the International...
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Killing two birds with one stone: The Network+ Vocabulary App
This week’s phone app is the Network+ Vocabulary App. I have been taking a Network+ class at the Milwaukee Area Technical College and I figured that writing a study guide for the test, would both net...
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How do you sign a PhoneGap app?
This is a quick thing. When you build an app in PhoneGap Build, it asks for a keystore file. So, how do you get one? Here is the command for on the mac. keytool -genkey -v -keystore [Name for the...
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An unofficial Security Now episode explorer
Well, I finished another PhoneGap Build app. This is another “Joe scratches his own itch” app. It’s an app that shows the entire Security Now back catalog and lets you browse through the various...
View ArticleJoe at the Movies (or how I saw over 60 movies in under 12 months)
Last June, I signed up for a program called Moviepass. It allows me to pay a single monthly fee ($35) to see as many movies as I want in the theater. The company gives you a credit card to use to buy...
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300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire I saw this movie friday night at the Marcus North Shore. 300: Rise of an Empire is the sequel to the 2007 movie but the two story lines occupy the same period of time. I never...
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Need For Speed
Need For Speed I saw Need For Speed saturday night at the Saukville Marcus. It was a movie that I was really looking forward to. I enjoy a good driving movie. When Getaway hit the theater, last...
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Divergent
Divergent Tonight, I saw Divergent at the Marcus North Shore Cinema. Divergent takes place in a dystopian future where society is divided into five factions, based upon their virtues. Abnegation is...
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Joe begins to learn Node.js
Last night, I attended a NodeSchool workshop, put on by the Milwaukee JavaScript User Group. It took place at Corvisa Services, at Schlitz Park. It was a bit of fun. We went over the “Learn You The...
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Hello, My Name Is Joe
Allow me to reintroduce myself. Hello, My Name Is Joe. Sometime last week, Norm Glomski tipped me off about the existence of this stuff. It’s an imperial black wheat, infused with 20 pounds of...
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Noah
Noah I saw Noah friday night at the Saukville Marcus. While being based on the biblical tale, it does take some liberties. The movie is the tale of Noah, the only remaining decedent of Seth. The...
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman Mr Peabody & Sherman is based upon the 1960s classic ‘Peabody’s Improbably History’, by Ted Key. Mr Peabody is a super intelligent beagle who is a business magnate,...
View ArticleWhat are IP address classes?
IPv4 addresses are divided into five classes. Each IP address class has a different maximum number of IPs that exist within it. Class First Octet Range Default Subnet Mask Maximum Number of Hosts Per...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel Tonight, I spent a magical 100 minutes at the Marcus North Shore Cinema. The Grand Budapest Hotel is the story of concierge Gustave H and lobby boy Zero Moustafa. Zero acts...
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