Thought Bubbles from Sam

Lunarcloud's Cross-Platform Qt App Template v2.1

2011-04-28T01:16:00.002-04:00

Well, I finally feel like this thing does what it advertises. I will at the very least, be using it. Hit up the download page: http://code.google.com/p/cross-platform-qt-template/

Lunarcloud's Cross-Platform Qt App Template

2011-04-11T01:30:00.001-04:00

When I write Qt Apps, or Java apps for that matter, there's a bunch of things I have to do to get it to a starting point that I'm happy about. Although these are crossplatform languages/tools, it's very easy to write yourself into a specific platform, or easier, to look half-assed on platforms you care less about/ don't use much. This is why I decided to create a Qt Creator template. This

Things to Do Before I Graduate

2011-01-20T22:06:00.000-05:00

Go to a new restaurant at least every month Mexican place on the big circle Brick Oven pizza place near the Winchester circle the vegetarian cafe on Roxbury St Suggestions (remembering I'm a vegetarian)? See a show at the colonial Go to a bar or two Attend another event at the starving artist See another movie at the Putnam Go to more parties with "the family" Hang out with certain fabulous dudes

Food Times!

2010-12-14T13:41:00.000-05:00

So I've been sick of pasta lately. I love it, but too much! So I decided to give it a go and try to make sushi and lo mein. Mad fun, but it came out so messy. Got myself a nice knife and cutting board. Ingredients. Sushi rolling is fun! The nori felt short and everything I did fell apart, but I enjoyed myself. Messy goodness. The carrot/cucumber/cream cheese was

Login to Kubuntu with Your Face

2010-12-11T11:49:00.007-05:00

Installing Use the Software Repository Guide to add the following repository to your software sources list: ppa:antonio.chiurazzi Allow it to reload and check for new software updates. Search for and install: pam-face-authentication We're going to have to do a little command line dirty work. Open up Konsole (KMenu -> Applications -> System -> Konsole / Terminal) Run these two commands cat <

Leaving the Apple World

2010-12-05T15:11:00.000-05:00

4 December, I spent my final working hours at Diversified Computers. I worked as an educator, temp web developer, and occasional salesman at the Apple specialist for nearly 3 years. It was an exciting and interesting experience that led to my involvement with a diverse range of older people. It was always a trying time getting Apple OS 9 users to understand how modern computers work, and fun to

Web Services with Qt

2010-10-08T19:31:00.002-04:00

To create a Qt client application that connects to a SOAP/WSDL web service, you should use the C++ library/tools from gSOAP. There have been Qt specific SOAP libraries, but they either dissapeared, or are feature incomplete. This is a simple how-to, explaining project setup for Qt development, assuming Qt Creator. Create gSOAP code To import all WSDLs to one header, ensure the server is running

Kubuntu Book

2010-09-30T21:29:00.000-04:00

I've decided that this release of Kubuntu was good enough for me to suggest to everyone I know. Kubuntu 10.10 is looking to be an OS your brother could use. My little sister started using it years ago when she was 7, but that's besides the point because not everyone's little sister is a genius. To help people learn to use, work and play with Kubuntu, I've decided to write a book. This book

Illustrius

2010-09-04T19:28:00.003-04:00

So I've started another project. This is going to be the companion software to my ecommerce class' website project. I hope to turn this into the iTunes of comic books. I want to integrate the store into the client (thanks to QtWebkit), and have collection management, too. Project Page

Living the High Life

2010-08-04T22:21:00.002-04:00

So, I bought a nook. That's right. Not a Kindle. :D It looks a bit like the Hitchhiker's Guide, to me. I've been reading a lot of books since I got it. I've been reading Hitchhiker's Guide 5 & 6, a book about lucid dreaming, lots of manga, and Flatland. Also, I've picked up some dead tree books too! I think the nook is a nice kicker to rekindle my love of books. Felix got me a really neat

Bluetooth Love

2010-07-28T20:54:00.007-04:00

The newly released KDE bluetooth system, BlueDevil, has made life a million fold easier. Simply put, KDE software, namely KBluetooth, couldn't do anything usefully bluetooth-related before BlueDevil came and saved us. I compiled some code: sudo apt-get install kdelibs5-dev kdebase-workspace-dev checkinstall -ygit clone git://projects.ufocoders.com/libbluedevilcd libbluedevilcmake.make sudo

My favorite Exception

2010-07-28T14:30:00.005-04:00

/* Create calendar date of the time */ GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(); if ( (month == 9 && day > 30) || (month == 4 && day > 30) || (month == 6 && day > 30) || (month == 11 && day > 30) || (day < 0 || day > 31) || (month == 2 && !cal.isLeapYear(year) && day > 28) || (month == 2 && cal.isLeapYear(year) && day >29) ) { String rhyme = "30 days hath

QGrub2Editor v1.2

2010-05-19T10:22:00.002-04:00

The interface is tightened up, and I fixed a potential bug with setting the Distributor to auto. Hit up google code for the download!

QGrub2Editor v1.1 !

2010-05-17T22:01:00.000-04:00

Well, now I understand what it means to release zero day updates. You can download the bazaar branch from launchpad or download the deb file for 64bit (K)ubuntu users. Major fixes for things that should have worked but didn't. I also bulletproofed a few of the options and fixed a typo (thanks Tyrel).

QGrub2Editor 1.0 Release!

2010-05-17T16:33:00.004-04:00

Okay! Now that version 1.0 is out, it's time to go public. Google Code Launchpad On Google Code, you can find the source code and 64bit (K)ubuntu package on the download page, hopefully with the 32bit package coming soon. You can change all the pretty options with one tool now! It must be run as root (the menu option uses kdesudo), and There's no support for configuring the custom options yet

Kubuntu 10.04 Setup Guide

2010-04-08T10:29:00.059-04:00

Much of this guide is going to be similar to the other guide, and the installation part before this is the same as described here, except that now there is a pretty slideshow when it installs. You can download Kubuntu 10.04 here . Concepts This is the Kubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) default desktop. I tell a lie, I've right clicked on the Kmenu (blue lower right button) and changed the icon to an

Basic Ubuntu Setup Guide

2010-02-19T16:34:00.003-05:00

This is for Julian at work, and other people. This assumes you've installed Ubuntu already. Setup Update the system first, via the update manager. You'll want to make sure that the graphics drivers are installed, via the "Hardware Drivers Manager". This ensures the computer is using the graphics drivers, otherwise, the system could be rather sluggish. Open of the Terminal and type in sudo

Life is Good

2010-02-11T22:53:00.003-05:00

I'm actually really happy about how life is going right now. Everything from my school work to my relations with friends and people... it's all so very challenging, but rewarding. I've got friends aplenty, I've partied it up, I'm working on my relationships, I'm learning many new programming languages, I've got my project program to finish, I'm making sure that my internship goes through, I'm

Google Voice

2010-02-10T11:55:00.003-05:00

So, Google's services are completely boss and I cannot understand how they can afford to do all these things for free, even with adsense revenue. So, I punch in a few things on my phone, they do some things. BAM! Now I have a new number to call for voicemail, but I don't need it. I can check my voicemail online. I can get a text of the transcript. The transcripts are pretty funny sometimes.

Project Announcement QGrub2Editor

2010-01-29T17:40:00.007-05:00

So, I've been learning C++ and Qt at the same time. Kinda funny that. Honestly however, you only need to know C++ concepts in order to learn Qt. Well, I've decided that whilst learning Qt, I aught to have a goal project in mind. I lieu of my last blog post, I figured GRUB2 configuration needed a GUI really badly. By typical naming conventions, I've made this very direct and ugly name for it,

Making Grub2 Nice

2009-12-20T19:40:00.013-05:00

Or how I learned to stop worrying and make my boot menu easier to use. Alright folks, I've been meaning to write this one for a while. Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9.10 decided to switch to the GRand Unified Bootloader version 2. This is great feature-wise and all, but now you have to relearn how to edit the config files! I've done some studying and found out how to do what simple things I used to do, make

Kubuntu 9.10 guide for India :: part 2

2009-12-18T21:23:00.038-05:00

Alright, now that we've got Kubuntu running, let's set it up. Let me show you the basics of the desktop. This is the desktop. We've got a panel with a bunch of widgets, most important, the k-menu and task manager widgets. We've also got a folder view widget set to show the desktop folder's contents. You'll notice that everything is a widget, and this is highly configurable. The k-menu

Kubuntu 9.10 guide for India :: part 1

2009-12-18T16:46:00.026-05:00

Yup, another kubuntu-installation-guide-for-person. This time, It's for a more computer-savvy user, my friend India. All screenshots are from virtualbox windows. *** First thing's first, we need a few definitions/points to be assumed before we get to the actual guide. Linux Linux is not an operating system, no matter what the idiots selling that netbook told you (That in particular was

Package Manager Roundup

2009-12-18T15:27:00.041-05:00

It's about high time I write this review. On all Linux-based operating systems, software is installed via something we call a package manager. A package manager is a program used to install many applications, or "packages". A good analogy would be the iTunes app store, or many game console services like PSN or Xbox Live. A central source where one can download applications from a single, trusted

Interview with JontheEchidna

2009-12-18T15:22:00.003-05:00

For a paper explaining what things about New England's love of freedom and teaching and such brought me to love CS and programming. John's blog can be found here: http://jontheechidna.wordpress.com/ Thank you so much Jon, could you briefly introduce yourself? Hi, I'm an 18 year old student living in the Tilton/Northfield area of New Hampshire. I've always liked computers and videogames and hope

Cities of the Future

2009-10-05T23:50:00.011-04:00

Here we are. The obligatory concert blog. Simon first introduced me to Infected Mushroom on a mix CD that a lot of people got from Simon with Mr. Bungle and Infected on it. A few people remember this specific CD, like the CDs that Nick distributed of our videos. Simon has been a fan of Infected Mushroom since he was 12. About as long as I've been into Daft Punk. So, needless to say, this trip

Re: How Should Mac Apps be Distributed?

2009-09-18T17:12:00.011-04:00

I just read How Should Mac Apps be Distributed? which is a response to Improving the Mac Installer for FirefoxI see these kind of things all the time. It's one of the main things I make sure to cover during my intro to mac class at Diversified Computers: How to Install applications. People have no idea what the hell "disk image" even means. It's too technical and abstract for them. I don't blame

August

2009-08-18T09:59:00.011-04:00

An update… I turned 21. The party was amazing. I had lot's of fun. Thanks to all that went. Thanks especially to Felix who got wicked dressed up with me. Totally badass top hat. We had a good pool party with a boston creme pie that Noah made. Fantastic cook, he is. ***My internship this summer at Elbit Systems of America went very well. I had so much fun learning and working with such nice

Google

2009-07-10T15:01:00.012-04:00

So, everyone knows me as the technology guy: My techie friend's know me as the Linux guy. My Linux-y friends know me as the KDE-head and all around software genious. So A lot of people have asked what I think of Google's big announcement. Google Chrome OS. Well, I think it's horrible. I honestly think it's awful and google needs to review their motto ("don't be evil"). "Well that's a bit

Life is Exciting

2009-07-07T13:30:00.009-04:00

As usual, it's been a long time since I last blogged. What's up with me? Well, my summer is totally awesome. It could be better, but that'd require I get the car fixed. The 525i BMW is coming along steadily. If it would stop raining long enough for me to feel like working on the thing, it'd be done. The o2 sensor didn't seem to come off for my dad, but i'd like to spend a day doing it myself. I

The Future

2009-03-10T17:55:00.004-04:00

Spring has taunted us. March does this to us every year. We are always surprised by it to. We'll have 60 degree weather, birds singing, sky blue, for a whole week. The following week brings a cold front and snow. It is so annoying. It's like candy corn near Halloween: You think "ooooo I love these things!" and the instant you eat one you're disgusted by that horrible amnesia you had. Those

Two Amazing Open Information Projects

2008-12-05T22:32:00.003-05:00

Project Gutenburg & LibrivoxThese two are going to save me some money on future classes' books.Click to enlarge...This is amarok playing a philospphy book (via the librivox script that you can add supereasily within the program) and giving me the wikipedia info as it does music artists.OMFG, this is great.

Review: Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex

2008-12-01T15:31:00.005-05:00

Woot. So the new version of Kubuntu came out. Kubuntu 8.10, the "Intrepid Ibex" This release prominently features KDE version 4.1 and all the goodies (and ported applications) that such a KDE4 release entails. So what does this mean to the layperson? Well, let me run through and review it all for you. *** So, once I get Kubuntu, I put the disc in and rebooted (making sure it booted from the

Annoyed with Ignorant music listeners

2008-11-12T21:23:00.010-05:00

I am very passionate about music, which makes me upset to see people misunderstand 2 very important things.1. (only) 80% of Rap is crap. People don't understand this, but it's true. At some point, there was a distinction made where someone said, "I'm going to make good rap" and other people said, "I like this gutter we're following."What most rap does, is they take a huge sample of a song and

Jp Vs US : Jet Set Radio

2008-10-18T14:25:00.008-04:00

I bought Jet Set Radio as my first Dreamcast game, and I absolutely fell in love. The game just emits this aura of style and awesome. I've beaten it, COMPLETELY, with all unlockable characters (including Potts the dog) and all graffiti souls.Just a couple months ago, I decided to buy the Japanese version of the game. It was merely for collectors reasons, but partly bragging rights. I've been

Testing can be bittersweet

2008-10-18T10:56:00.003-04:00

I've been running Kubuntu 8.10, slated for release at the end of the month, for about 5 weeks or so. It has been a much more pleasant experience than 8.04 by lightyears. The Add/Remove Program manager is fast and good looking, all the utilities have been rewritten for KDE4, and it boots rather quickly (between 40 and 20 seconds). Here's the bittersweet. I've put this on other people's machines

Web Site

2008-09-30T13:31:00.009-04:00

The web site is up. It started as part of my Web design class but, I've wanted to do this for ages, and now finally I have something to be proud of. All of my videos, showcased categorically and in one place. The whole world can see it, but really just friends and family will, and that's okay. Some of this stuff is grandly nostalgic. Especially the Basement Studios Prime stuff. I'm very glad I

Kubuntu tutorial for Nick

2008-09-22T15:04:00.024-04:00

So dudes, this is merely a short suppliment to http://sjsarette.blogspot.com/2008/07/kubuntu-tutorial-for-nate.html and http://sjsarette.blogspot.com/2008/06/kubuntu-tutorial-for-kyle.html for Nick, as well as Simon who will be helping him install Linux for the first time. We are making him install a development version, because when it's fully released Kubuntu 8.10 will be awesome, and kubuntu

Weekend of awesome, Trilogy

2008-07-21T11:05:00.004-04:00

So nearing the end of the week, I got my computer back up and running, installed kde 4.1 rc1. Whoa-boy, amazing. Neat stuff, seriously, I love the new login theme. Anywho, on Saturday, I went to my first (and apparently the 3rd ever) ubuntu loco meeting. There seemed to be some issue with the disablement of mailing lists and use of IRC instead as a main means of communication. Well, duh, mailing

Kubuntu Tutorial for Nate

2008-07-14T17:30:00.023-04:00

Alright. So I did the Linux Power User thing for Kyle because that's what he wanted. Now, Nate has a computer with viruses and such on it. It was left dead for a couple months now. So his mother gave me permission to turn the paperweight into a Linux powerhouse! I intend to give a Kubuntu for dummies tutorial. The everyday person can use Linux, My sister did all this by herself without a

New Video, Stuff, Lena

2008-06-20T00:10:00.004-04:00

To Have Or Have Not So, Wow. I finally got around to editing that sucker. It's much nicer with tunes to back it up. Lots of stuff came in. My VGA switcher box came in. I need some VGA cables now. I'll Probably go to ESS (Electronics Surplus Store) tomorrow morning. My Converse Chucks came in. So happy about that, and on top of all that, my ipod battery came in. It's like christmas in June!

Kubuntu tutorial for Kyle

2008-06-15T12:33:00.024-04:00

Alright. This one is for kyle. Here is a how-to get into and learn some power user-ness on Linux. Forget everything you know about how you think computers run. With linux, you almost never have to go driver hunting. It works (or it doesn't (yet)). You do not (usually) download programs from web sites directly or CD's to install, you install things from a "Package Manager" which has a huge list

Too Long since my last post

2008-06-14T23:32:00.008-04:00

So I've Decided to buy myself an iPod Touch. I know, I know, I'm gonna have to crack it and use wifi and sshfs junk to transfer to ubuntu. Oh well, it sounds like a fun project, and if all else fails I'll use my macbook. It's too cool not to get. I've got two broken iPods from Kyle, who works over at Nadeau's, the restaurant inside the gas station I work at. So the plan is to fix them, sell them

Millyard Collaborative Studios

2007-11-30T00:44:00.000-05:00

Alright,So I've made a few little videos in the past right?WRONG... it turns out I've helped make A LOT of films.Brainstorming with nick Pascoal, my long time friend and film collegue, and I decided that we ought to start something new. Nick united our group of film making friends under one organization, Basement Prime Studios. Theres nothing official in document, but a name in itself can inspire

Cellulose is (nearly) forever

2007-11-13T19:22:00.001-05:00

So I finally got to look at all my miniDV tapes today. I hooked up my camera to my computer, and I'm going to make sure this camera lasts forever. But I popped the tapes in one by one and looked through them all. The first tape was labeled "maskers '06". My goodness. Maskers room cleaning, the clips of newspaper on the door, the Anne Frank rehearsals, the goofing off with Graham Grinell and Sam

Portland Fun and Creative Boredom

2007-10-19T11:12:00.001-04:00

I went to see Jeff Hoffman a couple weeks ago now. It was an amazing trip. Simon picked me up around noon and we went back to his house. It was so good to blast Infected Mushroom in a car and be comfortable again. I'm still slightly uncomfortable with all of my friends here. It's probably because I don't have too many guy friends here and everyone is obsessed with whiny emo bands. Anywho, so at

Rollerblades and Electric Cars

2007-10-04T18:57:00.000-04:00

My "Things that Go Boom" class is often thought provoking. A statistics class that specialises on systems that grow and potentially collapse. We talk often of the world population's cunsumption rates. They are just small enough to be ignorable to those who wish ignorance, yet big enough to be unsustainable in the future.How? Fossil Fuels.So that made me suggest a movie that was suggested to me