http://www.asktherelic.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:18:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another 10 weeks spent at RIT and it's beginning to snow. My grades are back already and I got 2 As, my first in a long time. The GPA could use them. Moving forward though, I have a big trip planned this Christmas to visit friends in Thailand and China. ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/11/19/end-of-the-quarter/ As an avid RSS user, despite RSS usage still being reported as around 11% of "online adults," I follow about 80 blogs according to Google Reader statistics. One of the main features that I enjoy with Reader is the ability to share posts with friends who are using Reader and ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/10/28/shared-knowledge/ Today, I learned quite a great deal about business and would like to share. I went to RIT's annual Entrepreneur Conference, a business, serial entrepreneur, and startup focused conference featuring many local and non-so local business minded folks. Starting bright and early at 8AM (ugh) and going until around 3-4PM, ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/10/11/2008-rit-entrepreneur-conference-part-1/ After getting back to school and settling in, I put some serious thought into my current desk setup. Considering I'm planning on sitting at this desk for the next ~14 months (which is actually quite a long time for me stay in one place), I wanted to ensure that it ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/10/03/dual-monitors-done-right/ I was updating my Facebook profile tonight and wanted to fill in the "Favorite Music" section with some real data from iTunes, considering I listen to 99% of my music through iTunes, my iPod, or iPhone, which means all of my stats get tracked through iTunes. Creating a Smart Playlist ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/09/28/itunes-perl-and-you/ Alot can change in a month and it hasn't even been a full month since I last wrote! Lets recap. SFO-NYC Following WordCamp, I had my last week of internship. I said my goodbyes and got some great advice before leaving. I went to a wedding in Los Gatos and reunited with ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/09/16/back-to-school/ It was a great day Saturday at Wordcamp, meeting so many interesting people, fostering some new ideas, and learn quite a lot. I've used wordpress now as my default blogging software for a few years, but I've never had the opportunity to get in touch with the community first hand, ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/08/17/wordcamp-wrapup/ Checking in from Wordcamp 2008 right now! Here for the day, hoping to learn and meet some people that I only know through blogs! There's a nice mix of user and developer oriented talks, along with some delicious food so far. The Mission Bay Center is a very new and ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/08/16/wordcamp-2008/ As mentioned, I attended Defcon 16 this weekend in Las Vegas and had an excellent time! Defcon is a computer security and general hacking convention. Vegas provides an excellent background for a pretty technical and semi-serious event. It took place in the Rivera Hotel, which is quite old and busted ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/08/10/defcon-16/ I have been rather sparse in blogging recently due to a number of factors. 80 hour work weeks don't leave much time for other stuff and I have plenty of other stuff that I am trying to do, from programming more often to exercising, to just being out and about ... http://www.asktherelic.com/2008/08/06/a-cause-to-blog/