API roundup – Thesaurus API

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Tom

This is the first message, of hopefully several, about APIs. Just wanting to put a shout out in the air, I found a Thesaurus API that will be put into use for a mobile app in development. Check out http://words.bighugelabs.com/

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How to start and end a letter or email: Salutation and Valediction

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Tom

Here’s a topic for a moment: formal and informal greetings in an email, or letter, any form of written communication. Continue reading →

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Fight narcissism! Social media can drive self and social improvement

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Tom

I have lived in several places. The latest arrangement has me living in a nice town house. And the unfortunate thing about living in this place or anyother townhouse, is the risk of bad neighbors… They are so close by, … Continue reading →

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How payment systems work, and setting up a payment system – part 1

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Tom

There are lots of ways to get value for one’s own labour or servicing. That’s the more abstract way of saying “there are lots of ways to get paid”…. Cash, trade/barter, cheques/checks, credit. Most times, money goes into a bank … Continue reading →

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Do you really want that job? (aka The Incompetent Client)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Tom

Here’s a hypothetical situation for you: let’s say an organization wants you to make amazing new signs for a promotion… and you recommend to the buyers/client that they install these new signs in specific locations, but there was a past … Continue reading →

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POS (point of sale) custom setup with hardware

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Tom

Nearly complete is one of my recent projects: setup a new store in town, in whatever ways I can help. What it has involved, includes website, printed products (loss-leader notepads, business cards, etc), cellular network payment processing, point-of-sale payment processing … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Hallelujah! The search for chocolate nougat in gold wrapper concludes

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Tom

Have you ever bought a product that you love, then later when trying to buy it again you discover the company that makes it, or else the company that sells/retails it… goes out of business? What do you do if … Continue reading →

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Back in the Land of the One-eyed Bloggers

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Tom

After a long while of struggling, this blog is now properly secured by SSL. This has been a major goal since returning from Banff and area, Alberta, in October. Lots of goings on, lately: finished a job made up of … Continue reading →

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Best Techniques for 360 Panorama on iPhone

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Tom

360 Panorama is a revolutionary app.  It is made by Occipital (occipital.com) and has been under constant improvement, both the app and the web-site since it was released in late 2010.  Check out the 360Verse web app! A short history … Continue reading →

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Make your iOS apps support public types (like .zip)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Tom

It will happen once in a while, when using an iPhone or iPad, a person may get an email with an attachment to be opened, but can’t because there is no app on the device to open it. Or similarly, … Continue reading →

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