Year: 2009

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Megalith-Systems releases DynaInk,

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Megalith-Systems (the original publishers of the popular GPS Tuner 4.x / 5.x series) has announced the release of DynaInk, a new and exciting drawing application for Windows Mobile devices.

 

DynaInk is a simple yet revolutionary new drawing application, which simulates real drawing experience on a touch screen mobile device.  Thanks to it’s patent pending technology, DynaInk can react your drawing dynamism, automatically changing the line width and line color accordingly.  The result is a rich and eye-pleasing picture.

 

Top Features dynaink

  • Natural Drawing Experience (Patent Pending)

  • Dynamic line width and color

  • Vector based, Scalable Graphics, EPS export

  • Instant E-Mail with picture attachment

  • Unlimited Undo with thumbnail images

  • Works with Integrated Camera

  • Manually Tracing Photos

  • Markup your Photos

  • Stylish notes and messages

    With DynaInk, you can brush-up (pun intended) on your drawing skills, or quickly create a masterpiece!  Kids love it too!

    For more info, please visit www.dynaink.com

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    Server died… Twice!

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    My IBM Server’s Power Supply died unexpectedly on Saturday or Sunday.   I honestly didn’t even notice it until Jana pointed out that she couldn’t access the server on Sunday.

    A quick check of the system proved the Power Supply had gone bad.   Pulled it out and tried a spare and it worked fine.  Just one problem.   The spare wouldn’t fit inside long-term (the original server Power Supply is odd-sized, and the spare is standard-sized).   So Monday after work, I was attempting to salvage parts from another system to add to the server, another component blew-up right in front of me, and took the IBM server with it entirely.

    Not wanting to attempt to isolate further if the whole motherboard was bad, or just the processor, or memory, I decided to try another system entirely.  Luckily I had recently obtained an older Celeron Server, which I had stored in Mothball, so I hauled it out Monday and started to add components to it as well. 

    Luckily, the mothballed system board still had the CPU and memory, so it was just a matter of adding the original server’s hard drive.  Unfortunately, the Power Supply on that machine was defunct as well.  It gave out with a bang in the dining room on Monday night, right in front of me and Jana (she was NOT happy with that).  That ended Monday’s attempt to troubleshoot further.

    Fortunately, the spare power supply that I had would fit into that case, so I was able to get it up and running later Tuesday.

    Unfortunately (sense a pattern here?), it was an older motherboard and I didn’t have all the drivers, so I stayed up until about 1:00am this morning trying to get the right drivers loaded.

    But, happily, everything is up and working.  Yeow, what an adventure!

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    GPS Tuner Atlas now available for download!

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    This updated version of GPS Tuner has a wider range of compatibility than the previous version, loads a lot faster, and is more finger friendly! 

    New map content is suppose to be due out in short order, but I do not know when this will be…

    Check out this link to register an account with GPS Tuner, then select Trial Download under “my GPS Tuner”.   This way you can download the trial, which comes with a single map-tile of your preferred area on the map.  Then if you like the program as much as we think you will, you can decide whether or not you want to purchase a license!

    Happy Geocaching!

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    Received the Microsoft MVP Award for a second year…

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    Wow!  I just got word that I received the Microsoft MVP Award for a second year in a row.   These last couple of weeks has been truly busy!   With this award I will be travelling in mid February up to Washington state to participate in the MVP Summit, and let me tell you I’m really looking forward to that!

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    Starting my first day at AT&T IPAG group.

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    Today begins my first day at the eNOC (Enterprise Network Operations Center) IPAG (short for Internet Protocol AGgregation) group.   Training should last approximately 5 to 6 weeks, and consist of some deep-dive topics relating to Ethernet switching.  The good news is that I’ll be joining my good friend Edgar (who accepted a position on the “first” wave – I’m on the second wave), and my original CMAC manager Kelly will be joining us as well!

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    A sneak-peek at the upcoming GPS Tuner Atlas

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    GPS Tuner logo A new version of GPS Tuner 6 is going through the beta test process (the public beta of which ends Monday), and the Regular Build released in a few days after that. 

    The new version of the program will be renamed GPS Tuner Atlas, so as to differentiate it from the previous version.  

    The new version will be a free update to existing users of GPS Tuner 6, so those users have good reason to rejoice, because this program is soooo much better than the previous version.  

    GPS Tuner Atlas should remedy most every bug that prevented users from making full use of the initial program, and also make it compatible with older devices that did not support the Direct 3DMobile API that the original program was written for.

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    My Last day as a Testing Technician…

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    It’s my last day as a Testing Technician in the California Major Accounts Center at AT&T.   I’m taking a couple of days off (Thursday and Friday) so I can take a much-need break before I start my new job at AT&T on Monday the 21st.   On Monday, I’ll become an ENOC Technician, where I will begin a strenuous 6 week “deep dive” training session for all the Ethernet stuff my new job requires.   The good news is that the training is paid!  

    I’m hoping to catch back up with blogging and twitting throughout the whole experience, but I have no idea if I’ll even remember to do any of this, as I’m told it’s a rather mind-blowing training experience.  Hopefully I’ll be able to keep my wits about me!

    Wish me luck!

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    Accepted a job transfer to AT&T Switched Ethernet

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    A new opportunity presented itself recently, in the form of a job transfer from California Major Accounts Center over to a new workgroup in the eNOC (Enterprise Network Operations Center) called IPAG (short for Internet Protocol AGgregation).  I decided to take it because I felt that I had mastered most of the technologies in use in CMAC.   And besides, I’ve been working with IP for about the last 20 years, so the match was obvious.   I will report for duty on September 21st, when I will begin an in-depth training session lasting approximately 5 to 6 weeks.