Category: Geek Alert

  • Using Trigger & Tasker for NFC Automated Foursquare Checkins

    I’m using an HTC M8 running KitKat along with Tasker v.4.3 and Trigger v.8.5 to add in NFC support. Assumptions for this guide are that you have: A phone that supports NFC Some programmable NFC stickers or badges A Foursquare account, valid OAuth token, and a VenueID you would like to use. If not, visit Foursquare’s Developer Site before proceeding…

  • Work… Work… Work…

  • Test from iPhone

  • WordPress Upgrade

    Not that anyone cares, and I doubt that anyone will really notice it (from the front-end at least) but I just upgraded the blog (wordpress) to version 2.1.3 from 1.52. Hopefully everything is still working fine, and running faster than before.

  • Free MCSA Training

    Talked to this dude today and confirmed that his company is offering free MCSA training/courses to people who’s income is under $60k thanks to some government project (funding) they got. You can’t beat free people! Plus the MCSA applies towards a MCSE which kicks ass. I’m going in on Friday to meet with the person…

  • Fuck iTunes!

    I was listening to music in iTunes earlier yesterday afternoon when after about an hour of random play it killed my PC–blue screen of death. That wasn’t the first time it happened so I wasn’t so angry, just a little frustrated. I rebooted the computer and to my dismay I found out that the system…

  • New Look

    I’ve decided to eliminate my original main page and have the blog serve as the initial load when you go to 345am.com If you’re looking for the GPA calculator or other things that used to be found there, look at the Blogs/Sites & Misc. link categories located at the top right of this page.

  • New Server

    I’m moving to a new (bigger/badder/faster) server. 345am.com & 345pm.com are in the process of being transferred to my new server’s registrar so things may get funky sometime in the next few days. Just a heads up I guess. [Edited 1/28/06] 345pm.com is now on the new server, I’m moving the blog to this domain…

  • VMware Workstation

    …what’s this?! A Mac OS on a x86 platform?!?! After many tweaks/adjustments I got it running without any problems. It’s cool to finally mess around with the MacOS without actually having to buy a Mac. Mac OSx86 10.4.1 running on a PC via VMware