Go West Virginia! Dish It Up
This is almost not surprising . . .
November 29, 2005
September 17, 2005
Next Generation of Organization: Dynamic Directory
. . . or at least I think that's what you should call it.
As I am downloading all my music on CDs I have come to a bit of a dilemma on how to categorize the music. Do you I go by genre? Artist? Era? Favorites? Tagging has resolved some of this dilemma as you can identify an article with several tags (Tagging is currently not available on Windows so that doesn't help me); however, there is no structure around it. I think that solution is limited because it looses the tree structure of a filing system or groupings. My solution: Dynamic Directory.
I, the user, would define a tree structure of how I want my folder (tag) directory should be, and through those paths, I could get to the same articles without having duplicate articles.
So, for example, at Level 1, I could have Genre, Era, Band.
Genre could then go: Genre > Band > Song or Genre > Era > Band > Song or Genre > Band, Era > [Band > Song], [Era > Song]
You get the idea. By the tagging of the article and defining my tree structure, I could navigate through my groupings as I see appropriate and still reach articles that should be within those groups (tags), even if they are in multiple groups.
This concept could be applied to any application which requires directory structures.
Addendum:
Actually, now that I think about it, as long as you define the next-to relationship and the Level 1 tags, the directory structure could create itself, rather than you defining the paths. The user could have the flexibility to define multiple next-to relationships on one tag.
August 26, 2005
Go Buckeyes!
Don't let living in Michigan hold you back.
I got this from a forward:
A recent graduate of Ohio State moved to Dearborn, Michigan after accepting a great job. After becoming a citizen of Michigan she felt almost as if she betrayed her Ohioan background and ancestry. She had an apartment with a Michigan address and she winced whenever she looked at her Michigan driver's license. When she registered her vehicle she had an idea. When her personalized license plate arrived for her car she beamed while she affixed them to her car. She was so proud she sent an instant message to her father right away. He was a proud Ohio State alumnus as well.She typed, "Daddy I get my new personalized plates for my Mini today. They are University of Michigan plates!"
WHAT?" he replied, "You have to be joking"
"Nope, I'm totally serious. Let me send you the image.
August 07, 2005
Letterman's Top 10 Reasons Why Golf is Better Than Sex
#10 A below par performance is considered damn good
#9 You can stop in the middle and have a cheeseburger and a couple of beers
#8 It's much easier to find than the sweet spot
#7 Foursomes are encouraged
#6 You can still make money doing it as a senior
#5 Three times a day is possible
#4 Your partner doesn't hire a lawyer if you do it with someone else
#3 If you live in Florida, you can do it almost everyday
#2 You don't have to cuddle with your partner when you are finished
and the # 1 reason why Golf is better than sex .....
If your equipment gets old and rusty, you can replace it!
Thank you Mr. Bill Karbler for passing along the list.
May 03, 2005
Misdirected Anger - Too Funny
On a recent entry from Alpha-Geek, it has been amusing to see other people comment about a site that he does not even control.
Definition: Link: A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a hypertext document or between files or hypertext documents.
March 23, 2005
Vegas, Baby, Vegas!
In less than 12 hours I will be on a plane to Sin City for 5 days, 4 nights of golf, gambling, and partying with my some of closest friends. This annual trip has been an event that many of us look forward to. Since graduating from school, many of us have moved to different cities or have not kept in touch with friends as well as we could have. This trip brings many of us together, if nothing else, to talk about the old times and attempt to act as if we were 21 again. Last year was awesome, and my expectations are that this trip will be just as fun.
Viva Las Vegas!!
March 14, 2005
Welcome to Pralltown
. . . we even thought of taking a 'collectible' with us, but it was just a bit out of our reach. Never knew there was actual history behind
Prall Street
March 09, 2005
I'm Hooked on a Reality Show!
I saw the first episode of The Contender and I'm hooked. I thought it was just going to be another of those run of the mill series, filled with ridiculously hot men and women doing asinine tasks, but I was pleasantly surprised by both the story behind each boxer and the action packed boxing at the end. The 1st Episode was awesome and I can't wait to see the next one. From the little that I have seen thus far, I highly recommend it.
And, seriously, how can a show go wrong with Rocky and Sugar Ray?
January 27, 2005
Kudos to Mom: Tsunami Fund Raiser
Congratulations to my mom for doing an absolutely outstanding job organizing the fundraising efforts for the Tsunami victims. She even made the front page of the Franklin Favorite!
January 13, 2005
Happy Birthday Nicola
Happy Birthday to Nicola and reaching the quarter century mark!
January 06, 2005
PS2! PS2!
Finally!
After weeks of searching and endless disappointments, J$ and I have finally acquired the new Slim PlayStation2. My little Brother, in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program purchased one yesterday and told me they still had 2 more consoles at the store. He and I immediately went back to the store and quickly snatched one up before it slip through our fingers.
If not the Internet is time consuming enough, we now have a game console to fill in the rest our time.
January 01, 2005
The Radius Equation
This summer, my father undertook the project of making a walking bridge over their fish pond in their backyard. One of the problems he had to solve was what should the radius of the arc be knowing how high you want the bridge off the ground at it's apex, and how far the bridge has to cross over the water.
Though the math was not very difficult, I dug deep into my memory of trigonometry and created him an equation which would give him 'R', knowing the above two values. To make it easier for him to understand, I created a picture for him.
