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Mar 7, 2008

How to Get Math Support in MediaWiki

I’ve been playing with MediaWiki a lot lately. (It’s the wiki software that Wikipedia uses, if you didn’t know.) It’s a nice piece of software, but compared to something like WordPress, it’s fairly complex to set up. Getting math support on MediaWiki was especially difficult for me. It took me a while, but I finally [...]

JR General 41 bluehost, latex, markup, math, mediawiki, support, texvc

Sep 9, 2007

A Few Good Apps

Software just doesn’t come cheap these days. Photographers who want to utilize the power of the popular photo-editing software, Photoshop, must fork over $700 to buy a copy. Aspiring artists who want to create 3D graphics need to pay $3,500 for the extremely expensive 3ds Max. But fear not; there’s hope. Software may not come [...]

JR Lists 0 audio, editors, graphics, images, opensource, vector

Aug 26, 2007

WarioWare Antics

There’s just something hilarious about watching my friend Paul dance to WarioWare: Smooth Moves at 2x speed. I promised my friends I’d eventually post this, and I finally did. Enjoy.

JR Entertainment, Games 2

Aug 7, 2007

Summer Updates

Despite a busy summer, I still had some time to squeeze in some updates for my website.

JR Code, General 0

Apr 20, 2007

I've Been Busy

Wow, it’s been a while since I last updated this site. In my defense, I’ve been busy. Trust me: college gives me enough things to do. I don’t know when I’ll have time, but I want to work on redesigning this site again. I’ve learned a few new things about AJAX and PHP. I’ve grown [...]

JR General 0

Jan 12, 2007

Wii, Big and Small

Playing the Wii on a screen the size of a thumb or the size of a movie theater.

JR Games 4

Dec 18, 2006

Evanescence – Breathe No More

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6aLJAD-wew

Live performance of “Breathe No More” by Evanescence.

JR Entertainment 0

Dec 15, 2006

Slimbox Plugin

After discovering Slimbox, I edited the Lightbox plugin I was already using to use Slimbox. Check out my WordPress Slimbox Plugin page for more info. Update: Just in case anyone finds this really old post on the Internet: I no longer maintain a Slimbox plugin. There are plenty of good WordPress lightbox plugins out there. [...]

JR General 4 lightbox, mootools, plugins, slimbox, wordpress

Dec 14, 2006

Spiderman, Harry Potter, and Eragon

Check out a few trailers for some of the movies coming soon to a theater near you.

JR Entertainment, News 0

Dec 10, 2006

The Rise of Web Calendars

The Rise of Web Calendars

I take a look at three popular web calendars: Google Calendar, Kiko, and 30Boxes.

JR Tech 0

Nov 28, 2006

Why I’m Not Writing About the Nintendo Wii

Click to find out more.

JR Games, News 0

Nov 5, 2006

Mentos and Coca-Cola: Embracing the Phenomenon

For months, videos have been floating around the Internet of people experimenting with Coke and Mentos. Mythbusters even did an episode on the phenomenon to figure out once and for all what caused the soda-gushing effect. Mentos and Coca-Cola must surely be enjoying the publicity of it all. In fact, they’re now embracing the craze [...]

JR Entertainment, News 0

Nov 4, 2006

Pocky Commercials Galore!

Have you ever heard of Pocky? Well, you should have, with all the hype that’s been carried over from Japan. This flavored pretzel-like snack has won the hearts of many through its infectiously funny commercials. I’ve gathered a dozen Pocky commercials for you to see. (I’ve spread the videos across four pages.) Enjoy!

JR Entertainment 2 commercials, food, japan, pocky

Nov 3, 2006

Twilight Princess Videos

Is anyone else excited about the upcoming Zelda game?

JR Entertainment, Games 0

Oct 31, 2006

The AMV Before Halloween

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XudWK5jhtRg

Here’s a nice AMV treat before venturing off into the candy- and costume-filled night of Halloween.

JR Entertainment 1 anime, halloween, holidays

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