Monthly Archives: November 2006

Support didn’t treat me like an idiot

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Scott Gruby

I noticed that my internet connection was slow, so I rebooted my cable modem and the modem didn’t come back online, so I called Time Warner Cable Business Class (I have a business account). The guy I spoke with didn’t … Continue reading →

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The joys of syncing

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Scott Gruby

For over 4 years now, I’ve actively been doing development in the sync arena trying to get devices to talk together (I actually did some synchronization stuff in college so my history with sync goes back a bit). This is … Continue reading →

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Charging a Motorola RAZR over USB

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Scott Gruby

The Motorola RAZR has a mini USB plug on it for charging and hooking to a computer which is great as I have lots of those cables lying around. Unfortunately it won’t charge over USB from a Mac out of … Continue reading →

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Overlooking the obvious

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Scott Gruby

In my latest program, ReceiptWallet, you can create and delete receipts. While I was developing it, I always hit the Delete key to remove receipts as I’m pretty keyboard centric and don’t like using the mouse if I can help … Continue reading →

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Stupid users

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Scott Gruby

Up until my latest product, I typically wrote software that was a bit complex and not easy to setup. This is due to my slightly over active brain trying to solve a problem in what may not be the easiest … Continue reading →

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Value of software

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Scott Gruby

The shareware software market has really changed how people value software. Many hobbyists create their shareware for $5 or $10 to make some spare change. This is fine and dandy, but with the sheer amount of shareware out there (a … Continue reading →

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Thanks MacUpdate, you slimy spammers!

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Scott Gruby

I’ve never liked these folks as they have been stealing (or used to steal) update information directly off VersionTracker. I had posted an update to a program of mine to VersionTracker once and made a spelling error. The same spelling … Continue reading →

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Behind the technology times

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Scott Gruby

Yesterday I picked up a Motorola RAZR V3m on Sprint. While this phone has been out on every other carrier for ages, Sprint just got it. Normally I get technology stuff when it first comes out, but here’s a case … Continue reading →

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ReceiptWallet finally released!

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Scott Gruby

Today is a very exciting day for me as I just released my latest product, ReceiptWallet. It’s been a long time since I’ve released my own product. This product allows users to scan, manage, and organize receipts. It came out … Continue reading →

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Damn credit card company

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Scott Gruby

I received a call today that my credit card had been declined for a charge that happens every 2 weeks. I go online and see that the bank has a note to call them because there is high risk activity … Continue reading →

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