Life and Leisure. Tech and Toys.

I just got a new laptop at work and since this is the first time I’m using a ThinkPad I’ve been annoyed at the position of the Fn key. The Fn key is literally in the exact spot where I would expect the Ctrl key. After a little searching online I found this is actually [...]

Old Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots done in Mega Man 8-Bit style.

Old Snake
Old Snake w/ Solid Eye
Old Snake w/ Gun (SA 1911A1 Operator)
Old Snake w/ Both

Inspired by Super Mega Street Fighter IV Mans

Problem:
I just came across as strange problem with using CakePhp on MediaTemple. This is my first CakePhp application on MediaTemple but I am experienced when it comes to CakePhp. The problem occurs after logging in and creating a session, then quickly refresh the page multiple times. Sometimes the result will be an empty session.
The login [...]

So far the convention has been pretty informative on a beginner level. It has really gotten me more excited about learning Drupal since I haven’t learned much just from listening to presentations. Like they say, there’s nothing better than jumping right in yourself.
I guess this convention just gave me more confidence in trying it myself. [...]

I’ve just witnessed my first big earthquake since moving back to California. I remember running under a table for cover when I was just a little kid but even today earthquakes still scare me to death. About 15 miles north east of where I currently work a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Chino Hills, CA.
The building [...]

I was trying to make a quick and dirty AJAX drop-down box yesterday and for some reason after getting it to work in Firefox, IE seemed unresponsive. For both IE6 and IE7 the function would not populate the drop-down.
I know innerHTML is not standard but for a quick fix it seems logical. So basically I [...]

I noticed my feet starting to hurt from while I’m at work. After a little investigation I noticed that I would bounce on the balls of my feet while engaging a problem. Basically anytime I had to really think about something. I haven’t found a solution for it yet, its just a habit. I started [...]