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ecto 3 gets tested

By
MrKeroppi
on December 31, 2008 3:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

200812301209.jpgecto 3 is a desktop blogging client for MacOSX. I tested its rival, MarsEdit, last month. Although I liked MarsEdit, it left me wanting more. I felt like it was great for short posts, but other than that I was right back to my old ways of writing from my admin panel for larger posts.

ecto 3 is another stab at freeing myself from the admin. At the end of the 17 day trial I hope to report back with a wrap-up of both programs, and a purchase.

TIPS!

You may have a problem with ecto telling you that it cannot find the blogs entry point. If you recieve this or similar message during setup point to this file in your mt folder:

http://www.yourdomain.com/mt/mt-xmlrpc.cgi

Both programs didn't work with a normal password using Movable Type. You will need your Web Services Password. To find this in MT 4, click on your username in the upper right corner of the admin panel. Once there under preferences you will see Web Services Password.web_services_password.jpg

Click reveal to access a popup box with your password. That's it, enjoy!

Happy 80's Holidays from Magnetic Web Media!

By
MrKeroppi
on December 11, 2008 2:18 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
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These things NEVER get old... Do they? Have 5 minutes and a photo of yourself? That's all it takes to have SUPER LOTS of fun!

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Google Street View Superstar

By
MrKeroppi
on December 10, 2008 4:11 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
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Yesterday Google announced that they updated their Street View maps. Upon realizing that Destin was added to the coverage area I dropped the little guy in my general area and BOOM! What you see above is my son and his best friend looking right into the Google big brother camera! I can't tell you how jealous I am.

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Here is the updated coverage area from Google. Let me know if you find yourself.

Deadworry.com OPEN for business

By
MrKeroppi
on December 9, 2008 6:09 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
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Magnetic Web Media is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Deadworry online store. Not only has it been a fun project, but they have a really sweet product line. I was eager to make the first purchase and even more excited when I received my package yesterday.

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Deadworry is based out of Ft. Walton Beach, FL. and their indie clothing has been sold all over the world via various resellers. Now with their very own store, customers can find all the great designs in one place!

Have a peek at the clothing and remember, only a few shopping days left for that "cool" person on your holiday shopping list.

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Congratulations Deadworry! 

Share this link and help your friends look better!  Have you seen them lately? deadworry.com

Continue reading Deadworry.com OPEN for business.

Testing Mars Edit 2.0

By
MrKeroppi
on November 27, 2008 4:29 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
391EAC20-E002-40D0-A334-3380D9B48F3A.jpgTesting out something completely new here. The program is called Mars Edit, and it promises to make my blogging experience much easier, and FASTER. Not that logging into my control panel is a big deal, but I'm hoping that the ease of updating from a desktop app will help with the quickies like this one. Be watching fort a full review in a few weeks.

Go get your free 30 day trial here and post your likes and dislikes in the comments. Also, if you currently use Mars Edit and you have some tips, drop those in as well!

Barack Obama congratulates loyal supporters with SMS

By
MrKeroppi
on November 25, 2008 11:00 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Once again Barack shows that he does indeed get "IT".  That "IT" being technology in the present and the future. A friend of mine forwarded me this screen shot and my first reaction was...cool!  Then that uncontrollable urge to add a few fantasy lines struck.  Hope it makes you chuckle. Hey, make your own and send it to (baracksms at gmail dot com) and I'll post the best in a future post.  Have fun and keep it clean. download the original jpg

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Wrangle Those Wall Warts (what to do with your transformers)

By
MrKeroppi
on November 22, 2008 8:19 PM | | Comments (5) | TrackBacks (0)
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If you have ever said to yourself.  "Wow, these transformers are a mess, and I wish there was a better place for me to keep them."  Well then I suggest you keep reading.  If however you took one look at the picture above and said. "What sort of jack-assery is that!"  Please disregard this post and keep moving right along... nothing to see here.

Like most offices or homes built within the last fifteen years, mine came with closets furnished with only the finest shelving.  It is here that every old wire, operating system, and burned CD/DVD filled with "back-up software" lives. One of my larger collections is those transformers, or as I've been hearing recently WALL WARTS.  Some of them are duplicates, some are old and other are just for stuff that doesn't get used frequently.  Occasionally I re-purpose them for battery run items. No fires...YET.

Anyway, the object is to label them wrap them, and hang them. I think the results are obvious.  With a slight breeze the soothing sound of clunking plastic may send me into geek nirvana.  That's all I have for you... Go outside and play.

When not to use text in phone numbers: iPhone/smartphone compatibility

By
MrKeroppi
on November 14, 2008 11:01 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

phone_numbers.gifPlease observe this picture.  It's a sample webpage with some phone numbers. Most smartphones will now dial a phone number from your web page without any special coding needed. If you are a business owner or a web developer, please do not let example #4 happen to you.

I understand that having words in your phone number is very clever and works great for non-interactive media, but clients use their smartphones for everything today and it's only getting more prominent.  Do not frustrate them by tricking their phones.

Trouble starting iTunes

By
MrKeroppi
on September 2, 2008 12:14 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
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For the past few months, I have been having intermittent issues with my MacBook Pro. The main problem has been iTunes not behaving. A typical scenario is simply starting iTunes and it just hangs with no window or anything. When I resort to force quitting, once again... nothing. Upon restarting the computer It took over 10 minutes. To be sure the restart wasn't a fluke I restarted again and got the same result. At this point I became concerned that there was more going on than a simple iTunes issue.

Like I said, this has been happening for the past few months and it always seems to work itself out. Today I had a few moments to spare so I repaired permissions, as recommended, and still iTunes was freezing on start. I was on the verge of reinstalling iTunes and decided to do it from the comfort of my living room. As soon as I unplugged my peripherals iTunes fired right up. BINGO! The problem all along has been my iPod shuffle. I made sure to restart my computer to see if it was still slow, and once again startup retuned to its snappy self. I'm sure others have encountered this problem so I hope this helps.

If anyone knows a real fix for this issue other than just not leaving my shuffle connected, let me know.

How many Gallons in a case of water?

By
MrKeroppi
on August 16, 2008 2:19 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
iconvert.jpgToday is the first day of hurricane season that I have felt that twinge.  As I re-checked my supplies I realized that I didn't know how many gallons were in a case of water.  There are generally 24 bottles in a typical case, and the standard for hurricane survival is one (1) gallon per person / per day. 

Here's the breakdown.

16oz bottles = 3 Gallons
20oz bottles = 3.75 Gallons

Once again, iConvert (iTunes link) comes in handy!

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