Scott Gruby’s Blog

I wrote awhile back on how moving an application from PowerPC to Intel isn’t as easy as Steve Jobs has indicated. This topic has come up again and I’m a bit offended by what one author has said in a recent article where the author basically says that developers that have been using Xcode and [...]

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Last week I went to use my Canon ZR85 video camera to record our dog doing something wacky. When I turned it on, instead of an image on the screen, I saw lines. After futzing around with it, I came to the conclusion that the CCD was busted as playback worked fine. We’re going on [...]

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I know that I said I wouldn’t pay the $4.95 extortion fee for signing up online, but thanks to a post on SlickDeals, I used a $15 off coupon which saved me $10.05 even after paying the fee. I guess I no longer have a choice, but to run this marathon!

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I see that Washington Mutual is offering Free Checking. This is interesting because they’ve been offering it for years; when I moved back to San Diego in 1999, I went to Washington Mutual to get their free checking, but closed my account within days because it wasn’t completely free. I had to pay for checks, [...]

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I’m not very good at video games, but sometimes I enjoy playing them. Through some generosity of a friend of my wife, I have a big collection of PlayStation Portable (PSP) games. One of the most recent ones I got was SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALS Fireteam Bravo. While I’m not very good, I managed to [...]

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Today I made the commitment to run the Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon on June 4. While I sort of already committed in my head, I wanted to do another long run (today was 15.2 miles) to reassure myself that I could do it. I was about to sign up online when it looks like there [...]

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In my readings about running a marathon, there is a lot of talk about being well hydrated which makes a lot of sense. I’ve always had problems remaining well hydrated as I just don’t like to drink water all that much. So, I’ve started getting myself to drink a lot of water. I bought a [...]

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I received notification that my bill was ready for my Sprint PCS account, so I went to take a look to make sure it was accurate. I logged in, clicked invoices and got nothing. Tried 2 browsers and it turns out that the invoice page points to www.sprint.comnull. Yes, that’s right it points me to [...]

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It must be a good day in my world as I can say that I really enjoy what I’m working on right now. I’m working on some brand new code where I pretty much get to make all the decisions and there are no outside dependencies. Almost every project I’ve ever worked on has relied [...]

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Now that I’m running regularly, I am checking the weather a few times a day to see the forecast. I don’t like running in the rain and am not all that fond of the cold. I lived in Portland, OR for a year and ran there sometimes; it was miserable. So, I keep crossing my [...]

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