http://greg.medding.net/blog It's my blog! Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:18:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several months ago, I was loaned a Mio Digiwalker C230. The one condition was that I had to use the unit and provide some feedback on what I do and don't like about it.  Well, I used it all over the place; from Seattle (confusing city) to Pullman (middle of ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/08/09/mio-digiwalker-c230-review/ Yes, it's true!  The custom error bar setting has returned to Microsoft Office Mac 2008!  Quickly, go download SP1! http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/05/15/the-error-bars-came-back/ It has been a really, really long time since I've posted anything (other than mudkips).  I'm finally out of school for the summer and recovered enough from my jaw surgery to get back to writing.  My goal is to get about one to two posts out per week. Since it has been ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/05/12/a-preview-of-what-is-to-come/ Yesterday was August's 18th birthday.  I heard he lieks mudkips. [gallery] Too bad we had to eat it.  At least mudkips (of the cake variety) are delicious. http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/05/11/i-heard-you-liek-them-cake/ Since this is the first filler item, I'll explain. I don't have time to sit around writing posts all the time, but I don't like to have my site never update. The solution I came up with is to repurpose some of the youtube videos and funny pictures ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/03/04/filler-cat-inkjet/ Reminder from the Aperture Science Enrichment Center: "The symptoms most commonly produced by Enrichment Center testing are superstition, perceiving inanimate objects as alive, and hallucinations. The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak." The weighted companion cube is harmless. ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/02/29/harmless-companion-cube/ Something interesting has shown up in the tubes: "Many hit songs appear to have nonsense lyrics," says Dilbert creator Scott Adams, "so writing them can't be that hard." With that, he asked his readers to write lines of nonesense in order to create the next great hit song. The ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/02/25/rivo-drei-she-amazed-me/ Some time ago, my dad sent me a link to this: Microsoft Construction Cam. It is a camera set up to watch construction at the Microsoft West Campus construction site. The page actually has a lot of really cool features, such as the ability to view a time-lapse ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/02/09/microsoft-construction-cam/ Custom error bars is a feature I've found myself needing quite frequently this semester now that I have a physics class. Error bars are required on every chart for every lab, and custom error bars were the only way to get them right. This wasn't a problem in Excel 2003; that ... http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/02/04/custom-error-bars-in-excel-2008-where-did-they-go/ Greyhounds are really fast! I grew up with Greyhounds in the house (adopted ex-racers), so its always fun to see them around. http://greg.medding.net/blog/2008/02/03/car-vs-greyhound/