Category Archives: Misc Links

How to cancel Verizon cell phone service

Surprisingly, as of 2011.12.27, Verizon does not allow you to cancel your wireless cell phone service via their website. If you try to contact them about canceling your account, you will receive the following message: If you wish to cancel your service, you will need to speak to someone at Customer Service. Please call us at 1-800-922-0204 and press prompt 4. So, to cancel service your best bet will probably be to call that number!

Real world review: the Armstrong Pullup Program

Over the years I’ve tried a variety of pullup programs. The Armstrong Pullup Program is the best of the bunch for me. Simple, effective and free. You can’t really beat that! Here are some links to versions of the program: (links removed b/c they don’t have the original [and best IMHO] version of the program, comment if you need the best version. thx) If anybody out there would like more info about how the program works and what kind of

Really good iOS apps: example 1 [Wild Fables]

Developing an iOS app is not that hard. Developing aĀ good iOS app is surprisingly hard. It is always nice to see a developer doing things right and really creating a valuable app for the end user. Therefore I was very happy to come across some good coding tips here: How to Write an iOS App That Uses a Web Service | Ray Wenderlichhttp://www.raywenderlich.com/2965/how-to-write-an-ios-app-that-uses-a-web-serviceIn this tutorial, youā€™ll get hands-one experience with using web services, by writing an iOS app that communicates

Info about WildBlue and ViaSat-1 upgrade availability

As a current WildBlue subscriber-living way off the grid-I am particularly interested in their new ViaSat-1 satellite and the faster speeds / enhanced capabilities that it will provide. As such, here are some articles on the topic: UPDATE: from what I have read, WildBlue ViaSat-1 residential availability has started in Colorado (or will start SOON… like late Dec early Jan) and then nationwide rollout in February. If anyone else has better/updated info, please post in the comments… thanks!   ViaSatā€™s

Recipe Writing

Some links for recipe writing: 7 Most Common Recipe Writing Errorshttp://diannej.com/blog/2010/05/7-most-common-recipe-writing-errors/And hereā€™s what Iā€™m finding: errors and inelegant phrasings.Ā I thought you might want to know about Ā the most common mistakes.Ā First though, letā€™s review theā€¦ How To Write A Recipe Like A Professional | Apartment Therapy The Kitchnhttp://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/how-to-write-a-recipe-like-a-professional-058522I write recipes, among other things, for a living. It may seem easy, but it isn’t always. It takes practice and adherence to a few rules.

iOS and Android development with JS / HTML5 /etc

Here is a link dump for some mobile development environments/frameworks that I am investigating. Ā Some of the links are well worth the read:   Impact – HTML5 Canvas & JavaScript Game Enginehttp://impactjs.com/   PhoneGaphttp://phonegap.com/PhoneGap is an HTML5 app platform that allows you to author native applications with web technologies and get access to APIs and app stores. PhoneGap leverages web technologiesā€¦ Here is a working phonegap sqlite application example/tutorial for you to use – phonegap | Google Groupshttp://groups.google.com/group/phonegap/browse_thread/thread/07cf9f48e3cd0663?pli=1Hi I hope

Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series

I have greatly enjoyed Isaac Asimov’s foundation series. They are well written and are fairly quick reads. I am also astounded how much his work seems to have influenced Star Wars etc., Asimov’s “Galactic Empire” was truly a precursor to many of the more recent writings/movies and some lines seem to be lifted almost verbatim from Foundation… Foundation links / Audio version by BBC: Foundation series – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_seriesThe Foundation Series is a science fiction series by Isaac