Car shopping is not exactly fun but, I did alright and so my 2012 begins with a black Mitsubishi Eclipse which Santa dropped off today. YAY!

When we speak of technology, we quickly arrive at the conclusion that today's shiny new toys are tomorrow's garbage. And most of the time, this assumption is true but there are a few exceptions. Soon after I got the Apple developer license, I was given an iPad to test my (then) prototype applications. Ever since, the iPad proved to be a MUST HAVE toy (but a toy it is not). There is little the iPad can not do and this morning, while browsing the app store, I've noticed an app which would let me do some simple music scoring and because NOTION is on sale for only 99 cents, I bought. Here is the best part. Via the Media Connection Kit (two adapters sold for about $ 40.oo CAN), I'm able to 

can not connect to wireless network Telus router

The other day, we switched internet provider which means that each device (of which there are a lot of) had to be modified to "see" the new router.

While the computers and printer worked fine, the iPad and iPhone could not connect.

 Here is the fix: 

1. Go to "Settings"
2. Scroll to the bottom and tap "Reset"
3. Tap "Reset Network Settings"

After that, you have to 

Do you remember when Google got up an running? If you can answer yes to this question then you know what/who Slashdot.org is ...

A little while ago, I started to implement adsense ads on some of my web pages and the other day, google sent an email informing me that my first payment is on the way ... and it was.

The cheque is sitting on my desk but unfortunately, after a few days of admiration, I kind of sort of have to give it to 

UPDATE: The book is now sold!

A few months ago, I've completed  "Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML" at BCIT  and therefore the text book for BCIT COMP1850 (picutred to the left) is now for sale at 50% off.

The book contains a special access code inside the front cover which has never been used and the seal was never opened.

If you are interested in buying this book for $50, please contact me.

I have other books 

I have spent much of this year developing a handful of apps for iTunes (do a google search for "little composers") and now that many of those apps have been ported to Flash, I am ready to complete the last piece in the puzzle - Virtual Music Mentors.

The idea is a simple one. Provide 

This is as much a note to myself as it is a tip I'd like to share with those who have problems getting "clean URLs" to work after installing Drupal 7.

Clean URL's are a must because without them, search engines can not index your articles and/or pages properly. 

It may take up to three minutes to activate your iPad ...

Your iPad could not be activated because the activation server id temporarily unavailable.

When I got an iPad, I took advantage of a reasonably priced data plan by a local telecom but canceled it when I got the iPhone because iOS5 can act as a hotspot which makes it unnecessary to have both.

Eventually, I forgot about