Comments for jon.smajda.com/blog http://jon.smajda.com/blog Yeah, I've got a blog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:05:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 One More Gmail FanboyComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/07/09/one-more-gmail-fanboy/#comment-10290 Jon Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:29:38 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/07/09/one-more-gmail-fanboy/#comment-10290 Haha - no, I haven't paid much attention to that but that is kind of creepy. There are greasemonkey scripts out there to hide the ads...I may have to do that. I thought of one more thing that bugs me: no way to merge (or split, for that matter) conversations. Haha - no, I haven’t paid much attention to that but that is kind of creepy. There are greasemonkey scripts out there to hide the ads…I may have to do that.

I thought of one more thing that bugs me: no way to merge (or split, for that matter) conversations.

]]> One More Gmail FanboyComment on by Kevin http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/07/09/one-more-gmail-fanboy/#comment-10289 Kevin Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:38:03 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/07/09/one-more-gmail-fanboy/#comment-10289 Great post, I totally agree with everything. I actually wish our university would get rid of Outlook and use Gmail instead. Several smaller colleges have saved tons of $ using Google Apps. Although, I do understand the need for privacy and I'm sure MU wouldn't want Google to have that kind of access to employee emails. Have you ever noticed that the sidebar Google ads are extremely relevant to the email you are reading/writing in Gmail? :-) Great post, I totally agree with everything. I actually wish our university would get rid of Outlook and use Gmail instead. Several smaller colleges have saved tons of $ using Google Apps. Although, I do understand the need for privacy and I’m sure MU wouldn’t want Google to have that kind of access to employee emails. Have you ever noticed that the sidebar Google ads are extremely relevant to the email you are reading/writing in Gmail? :-)

]]> It’s like getting married all over againComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/04/26/its-like-getting-married-all-over-again/#comment-10245 Jon Fri, 02 May 2008 13:15:10 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/04/26/its-like-getting-married-all-over-again/#comment-10245 Hey Kevin. I have a Sprint phone (Palm Centro) and I use twitter via sms all the time. For reading tweets on the phone though I just use m.twitter.com Hey Kevin. I have a Sprint phone (Palm Centro) and I use twitter via sms all the time. For reading tweets on the phone though I just use m.twitter.com

]]> It’s like getting married all over againComment on by Kevin http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/04/26/its-like-getting-married-all-over-again/#comment-10244 Kevin Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:39:51 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2008/04/26/its-like-getting-married-all-over-again/#comment-10244 Just joined Facebook ~ month ago and thought that was a cute feature too. I am really liking the WordBook plugin. I'm still trying to get Twitter to work with my Sprint phone though. I see we both share an affinity for The Simpsons :-) Great Homer ringtone: http://demp.se/y/2007/07/19/the-simpsons-movie-spider-pig-clip-download/ Just joined Facebook ~ month ago and thought that was a cute feature too. I am really liking the WordBook plugin. I’m still trying to get Twitter to work with my Sprint phone though. I see we both share an affinity for The Simpsons :-) Great Homer ringtone: http://demp.se/y/2007/07/19/the-simpsons-movie-spider-pig-clip-download/

]]> Jon SimpsonComment on by Carla http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/09/04/jon-simpson/#comment-5444 Carla Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:11:27 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=618#comment-5444 Dude, that looks eerily like you. Dude, that looks eerily like you.

]]> Hillary Clinton and sexismComment on by linus http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/08/21/hillary-clinton-and-sexism/#comment-5248 linus Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:55:45 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=615#comment-5248 I love that you're writing about politics again! I've missed it! I love that you’re writing about politics again! I’ve missed it!

]]> Hillary Clinton and sexismComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/08/21/hillary-clinton-and-sexism/#comment-5151 Jon Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:41:35 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=615#comment-5151 Well, in defense of the populace, both I and the Strib (especially the Strib...) should've mentioned that, for the most part, the Aszmun's are not particularly representative of <a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/474/female-president" rel="nofollow">how most Americans say they feel</a>. Considering it took me one quick Google search to find this polls...it's irresponsible of the Strib to lead the article like that, especially when they go on to discuss how many people have objections to Hilary regardless of her gender. It'd be like finding some random Republican who believes we should massively increase welfare spending (and I'm sure you can find many) and using that to call into question the Republican commitment to not increasing welfare spending. I can foresee where this is heading, of course, if Hilary loses the primary: the media will say it's because she was a women and completely ignore her stance on issues that make her a bad candidate (including any issues meaningful to women in particular). Well, in defense of the populace, both I and the Strib (especially the Strib…) should’ve mentioned that, for the most part, the Aszmun’s are not particularly representative of how most Americans say they feel. Considering it took me one quick Google search to find this polls…it’s irresponsible of the Strib to lead the article like that, especially when they go on to discuss how many people have objections to Hilary regardless of her gender. It’d be like finding some random Republican who believes we should massively increase welfare spending (and I’m sure you can find many) and using that to call into question the Republican commitment to not increasing welfare spending.

I can foresee where this is heading, of course, if Hilary loses the primary: the media will say it’s because she was a women and completely ignore her stance on issues that make her a bad candidate (including any issues meaningful to women in particular).

]]> Hillary Clinton and sexismComment on by CJ http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/08/21/hillary-clinton-and-sexism/#comment-5145 CJ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:22:12 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=615#comment-5145 I'm so happy to be living in the 21st century, with such an enlightened populace! I’m so happy to be living in the 21st century, with such an enlightened populace!

]]> Keyboard Control for Mac OS X WindowsComment on by Jim Jones http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/06/30/keyboard-control-for-mac-os-x-windows/#comment-5060 Jim Jones Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:40:25 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=609#comment-5060 Regarding maximizing the window vertically, I found that instead of hard-coding the actual value of your display, you can set it to something greater than your display, and it will get set to the actual greatest possible automatically. This is useful if you sometimes use an external display, or even multiple different external displays. Whichever display contains the current window is the one that it gets set to. I changed this line in the maximize vertically script (1200 is the greatest y resolution of all of my external monitors). set display_y_size to 1200 Regarding maximizing the window vertically, I found that instead of hard-coding the actual value of your display, you can set it to something greater than your display, and it will get set to the actual greatest possible automatically. This is useful if you sometimes use an external display, or even multiple different external displays. Whichever display contains the current window is the one that it gets set to. I changed this line in the maximize vertically script (1200 is the greatest y resolution of all of my external monitors).

set display_y_size to 1200

]]> Backups: A Cautionary TaleComment on by James http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/08/07/backups-a-cautionary-tale/#comment-4901 James Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:16:02 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=612#comment-4901 Wow! - I guess my hd fever is spreading. Sorry to hear about your bad luck. It's about time I got my own script running - let's talk about that soon (right now I've got a 1 month old complete disk image on my backup array, but no nightly rsync). What a great example of how slacking can be both the cause of a problem, and the reason why it's not so bad anyway. Wow! - I guess my hd fever is spreading. Sorry to hear about your bad luck. It’s about time I got my own script running - let’s talk about that soon (right now I’ve got a 1 month old complete disk image on my backup array, but no nightly rsync).

What a great example of how slacking can be both the cause of a problem, and the reason why it’s not so bad anyway.

]]> Brownback and The FamilyComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2006/02/02/brownback-and-the-family/#comment-4195 Jon Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:55:46 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=428#comment-4195 Thanks for stopping by, Don! Funny that Grandma told you about the blog: I didn't even know she knew about it! Jenny, Jay and the parents are doing well and I'll pass on your well wishes. Hope you're doing well, too. Thanks for stopping by, Don! Funny that Grandma told you about the blog: I didn’t even know she knew about it! Jenny, Jay and the parents are doing well and I’ll pass on your well wishes. Hope you’re doing well, too.

]]> Brownback and The FamilyComment on by Don Wilson http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2006/02/02/brownback-and-the-family/#comment-4190 Don Wilson Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:42:54 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=428#comment-4190 Fantastic story. I especially enjoyed the veiws you shared regarding political and religious beliefs. I parallel some of those and still continue seeking the answers. Sounds like you had a great experience. My wisdom has come from an open-mind and repeated mistakes. By the way if your wondering who the hell this is?? I'm your cousin (The oldest grandson of the Smajda descent) Granny told me about the blog and it's intriguing!! I've spent Friday evening reading almost the entire site and enjoyed it immensely. The family is still boggled by your talents but completly support it. Hope you keep typing and congrats on the new addition. Ours are 16-17 and it gies so fast. When the go to college they will be missed. Mainly on our tax forms,,other than that it goes so fast . They are 1 of the greatest gifts I've experienced in life!! They taught me more about life than anything else. Hope Jay and Jen are good and say hi to the folks. George has always been the best and I know he's so proud as is Maggie. Keep it up . Don Fantastic story. I especially enjoyed the veiws you shared regarding political and religious beliefs. I parallel some of those and still continue seeking the answers. Sounds like you had a great experience. My wisdom has come from an open-mind and repeated mistakes. By the way if your wondering who the hell this is?? I’m your cousin (The oldest grandson of the Smajda descent) Granny told me about the blog and it’s intriguing!! I’ve spent Friday evening reading almost the entire site and enjoyed it immensely. The family is still boggled by your talents but completly support it. Hope you keep typing and congrats on the new addition. Ours are 16-17 and it gies so fast. When the go to college they will be missed. Mainly on our tax forms,,other than that it goes so fast . They are 1 of the greatest gifts I’ve experienced in life!! They taught me more about life than anything else. Hope Jay and Jen are good and say hi to the folks. George has always been the best and I know he’s so proud as is Maggie. Keep it up . Don

]]> Cute Pandas, Ugly CommentsComment on by Carla http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/05/24/cute-pandas-ugly-comments/#comment-2944 Carla Thu, 24 May 2007 14:41:17 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=605#comment-2944 Yay, pandas! So cute and fuzzy! Yay, internets! So predictable, so wanky. Yay, pandas! So cute and fuzzy!

Yay, internets! So predictable, so wanky.

]]> Podcast NovelsComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/05/03/podcast-novels/#comment-2403 Jon Fri, 04 May 2007 14:59:53 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=600#comment-2403 Thanks for stopping by, Evo. I hadn't even considered the fact that not subscribing to the feed wouldn't help as much on your end. I actually tried subscribing first, but iTunes was being difficult at the time... I'll subscribe from now on, and update the entry to reflect this. And thanks for the recommendations! I'll check them out. Thanks for stopping by, Evo. I hadn’t even considered the fact that not subscribing to the feed wouldn’t help as much on your end. I actually tried subscribing first, but iTunes was being difficult at the time… I’ll subscribe from now on, and update the entry to reflect this.

And thanks for the recommendations! I’ll check them out.

]]> Podcast NovelsComment on by Evo Terra http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/05/03/podcast-novels/#comment-2402 Evo Terra Fri, 04 May 2007 14:29:08 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=600#comment-2402 That wasn't J.C.. That was one of his clone army impersonating J.C.. Good to have friends. Better to have clones. But in all seriousness, thanks for your write up. I hadn't thought that folks would use DownloadThemAll, but it makes sense. Our system only counts subscribers right now, so maybe we need to find a way to grab folks like you as well. Hrm. Things to ponder. I also need to make some clarification to the staff page. In *all* cases, the podiobooks from staff members were created by those staff members (from writing to final production) prior to their becoming a staff member. I think that's an important distinction, and I need to point that out. Thanks for bringing it to a head. A few other books to try, since I'm getting a feel for what you like? - Shadowmagic - Quatershare - The Immortals All three are finished. All three sound great. All three impressed the heck out of me. E. That wasn’t J.C.. That was one of his clone army impersonating J.C.. Good to have friends. Better to have clones.

But in all seriousness, thanks for your write up. I hadn’t thought that folks would use DownloadThemAll, but it makes sense. Our system only counts subscribers right now, so maybe we need to find a way to grab folks like you as well. Hrm. Things to ponder.

I also need to make some clarification to the staff page. In *all* cases, the podiobooks from staff members were created by those staff members (from writing to final production) prior to their becoming a staff member. I think that’s an important distinction, and I need to point that out. Thanks for bringing it to a head.

A few other books to try, since I’m getting a feel for what you like?

- Shadowmagic
- Quatershare
- The Immortals

All three are finished. All three sound great. All three impressed the heck out of me.

E.

]]> Podcast NovelsComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/05/03/podcast-novels/#comment-2397 Jon Fri, 04 May 2007 11:53:04 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=600#comment-2397 Whoa, <i>the</i> J.C. Hutchins has visited my lowly blog? Thanks for stopping by and keep up the great work! Can't wait for 07/07/07! Whoa, the J.C. Hutchins has visited my lowly blog? Thanks for stopping by and keep up the great work! Can’t wait for 07/07/07!

]]> Podcast NovelsComment on by J.C. Hutchins http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/05/03/podcast-novels/#comment-2386 J.C. Hutchins Fri, 04 May 2007 04:58:30 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=600#comment-2386 Hey Jon! Thanks for taking the advice of your friend and checking out Podiobooks.com. And thanks for giving 7th Son a shot! I hope you enjoy it! --J.C. Hey Jon! Thanks for taking the advice of your friend and checking out Podiobooks.com. And thanks for giving 7th Son a shot! I hope you enjoy it!

–J.C.

]]> The Joy of TeXComment on by XeTeX Basics at jon.smajda.com/blog http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2006/10/06/the-joy-of-tex/#comment-2236 XeTeX Basics at jon.smajda.com/blog Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:51:30 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=518#comment-2236 [...] I don’t actually know of anyone who read this blog that uses LaTeX (the joys of which I have blogged of in the past), but after spending way too much time today trying to figure out how to use XeTeX, which lets you use Mac OS X’s built-in fonts with LaTeX, I figured I’d post my really, really simple results here. Maybe someone will find this in a Google search someday and I can save them some headaches. [...] [...] I don’t actually know of anyone who read this blog that uses LaTeX (the joys of which I have blogged of in the past), but after spending way too much time today trying to figure out how to use XeTeX, which lets you use Mac OS X’s built-in fonts with LaTeX, I figured I’d post my really, really simple results here. Maybe someone will find this in a Google search someday and I can save them some headaches. [...]

]]> Why run 4 OSes at once?Comment on by CJ http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/03/01/why-run-4-oses-at-once/#comment-1549 CJ Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:43:56 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=588#comment-1549 That is several very amusing varieties of dorkitude. Well done! That is several very amusing varieties of dorkitude. Well done!

]]> Grad School InsanityComment on by Jon http://jon.smajda.com/blog/2007/02/27/grad-school-insanity/#comment-1528 Jon Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:01:19 +0000 http://jon.smajda.com/blog/?p=587#comment-1528 My great-grandparents came to the US from Hungary in 1910-something, I think. My dad did a little research on the Smajda name awhile back and found it's more common in Poland than Hungary, where our family is from though. I'm not sure if we can trace things back to Poland or not. I'll forward this onto my grandma though, she likes to keep track of this stuff, and let you know if she knows of any possible Polish connections. My great-grandparents came to the US from Hungary in 1910-something, I think. My dad did a little research on the Smajda name awhile back and found it’s more common in Poland than Hungary, where our family is from though. I’m not sure if we can trace things back to Poland or not. I’ll forward this onto my grandma though, she likes to keep track of this stuff, and let you know if she knows of any possible Polish connections.

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