My first attempt at Ruby August 6, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in internet.Tags: backup assistant, gmail contacts, ruby, verizon, verizon contacts to gmail
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Ok,
So I decided that I want to take my contacts from Verizon Backup assistant and merge them with my contacts in gmail. Of course there is not an easy way to do this. So, I have been researching and found this article on How to Export contacts from Verizon to Gmail. The author graciously included the ruby code to execute this process, however I have no experience with Ruby so I have to figure that out.
Now this led me to the conclusion that I have to download Ruby onto my computer which is made easy by using the one click installer.
Alright, so after stumbling through how to use a little ruby code I have successfully exported my verizon contacts to gmail.
I am sure this will bore a lot of people, but it may help someone and the process of writing this blog has definitely helped me.
Here are a couple other links that aided in my success:
Firefox Extension – Open IT Online August 1, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in Favorite Sites, Firefox add-ons, internet.Tags: box.net, collaboration, firefox extension, online storage
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I have recently started using box.net for file storage and collaboration and found that this Open IT Online extension for firefox is pretty useful for getting documents from emails or google docs to my box.
box.net blog article on open IT online
Importing blog to facebook July 22, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in WordPress add-ons, blogs, internet.Tags: facebook, flickr, wordpress
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So thanks to this video from www.wordpress.tv, I was able to import my blog into facebook as notes.
done
I really like the idea, but it makes for having some duplicate posts in facebook since flickr already posts the pictures, but I think this is just a matter of adjusting some settings.
Another minor issue is that the pictures do not seem to be showing up from the previously posted entries. I am partly using this video to see if it posts and I will post some other photos later on to see how well they transfer over.
WordPress.TV January 17, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in WordPress add-ons, internet, thoughts.Tags: tv, wordpress, wordpress resource, wordpress.tv
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This is a pretty cool resource for keeping up in the wordpress world. Way to go WordPress
Free Ringtones… For real! January 12, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in Favorite Sites, internet, thoughts.Tags: phone, ringtones, free ringtones, phonezoo
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I have never really been the guy that has custom ringtones for people, but this just makes it too easy. PhoneZoo is a site that is structured a bit like a social network, but you can take ringtones uploaded by other users and send them directly to your phone.
Like I said, it is set up a bit like a social network, in that you can set a status and have friends and what not, but I haven’t seen a reason to utilize these functions as I have enough social networks. However, I am really liking the free ringtones. You can also make custom ringtones from your voice or sound files on your computer.
Another Favorite Firefox extension January 10, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in Favorite Sites, Firefox add-ons, internet, thoughts.Tags: firefox, gmail, remember the milk, signature, todo, wisestamp
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Today I will highlight a couple of FF extensions that work well with Gmail.
So the first one is the Remember the Milk add-on for Firefox. This one excites me because it works well with Gmail, which is something that I frequently use. Remember the Milk is a handy todo list manager that has a lot of different ways to access it, and share with friends, family or co-workers.
Remember the milk
The next one is called WiseStamp, which is a signature creator that can actually be used with a variety of email clients including aol, gmail, hotmail, and yahoo.
WiseStamp
Tickled with Fuelfrog January 9, 2009
Posted by reuben257 in Favorite Sites, Garage, internet, thoughts.Tags: fuelfrog, track gas mileage, track gas mileage via twitter, twitter
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how cool is this.
Ok, so maybe this won’t make everyone as happy as it has me, but I think this is one of the coolest ways to incorporate technology into daily life. Fuelfrog is a site that will keep track of your fuel mileage for you. Sure there are probably other ones out there that do the same, and there may even be better ones, I really didn’t do that much research about it after I found Fuelfrog, if there is I would love to hear from you.
BUT, you can upload your MPG (miles, price per gallon, gallons) via twitter and it will automatically track your mileage. So why you are sitting there waiting on the gas to pump, you can send a text to twitter and keep track of your mileage. Yeah, yeah, you should check your oil and make sure your tire pressure is good, but seriously who does that. Well, I do, but I never see anyone else doing it.
update fuelfrog via twitter
So, I think this is pretty cool, How about you?
Chatty McChats alot December 26, 2008
Posted by reuben257 in Communication, Instant Messaging, internet, thoughts.Tags: app, chat, chat client, digsby, google talk, gtalk, im, video chat
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So, I have been messing around with instant messaging clients quite a bit lately. I recently got a webcam, so that effects the way that I am looking at the chat clients a little more.
I have always been quite a fan of IM ever since the dial up days of AOL and being able to “talk” instantly to someone, usually at that time, I didn’t even know. Since that time, I progressed to the AOL instant messenger desktop application once I went to college and didn’t need to use AOL to connect to the internet anymore. (which partially explains some of my recent frustrations while I was at my parents house as I had had High Speed Internet since 1996)
Fast Forward to present day, well say like the past year. Since I have been using gmail and google much more, mostly under the influence of my brother in law Greg, but also, independently I have realized that google has incredible things to offer. I have messed around with the in browser chat and the desktop app gtalk.
Well now I have moved on to Digsby, as I have written about already, which does a wonderful job of incorporating all of the chat clients into one place as a desktop app. It also holds your social networks (facebook, myspace, linkedin, and twitter), in one conventient place, which I choose to have in my startup menu where I can easily see my friends updates from any of those networks or update my status.
Digsby in start menu
Which finally brings me to the point of my story. I never have really used the yahoo chat client or the Microsoft one, but since I digsby incorporates those as well, and I do have logins for each of those, I decided to have digsby login for me. I don’t know anyone who uses these and I am curious if you do how you like them. Let me know.
I am sure that I have more to say on this topic and I think I may come back to it.
TokBox December 25, 2008
Posted by reuben257 in Communication, Instant Messaging, internet.Tags: video chat
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Thirty Vehicular “You’re Doing It Wrong” Moments: Version 2.0 December 19, 2008
Posted by reuben257 in Internet Finds, internet.Tags: auto problems, doing it wrong, funny photos
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