Author Archives: Mike

A time for work and a time for blog(ing)

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Mike

Quick message here with two points. 1. Yes, I haven’t updated this blog since before I left the US for Italy, Indonesia, and Thailand. 2. Yes, I have been a very busy bee and I have a ton of good … Continue reading →

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A Word on Minimalism and Technology (Nook/Transformer/Clip)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Mike

I put a lot of stock in living with a minimalist approach to things I own.  It’s not that I seek the aesthetic life (re: Quakers, Monks, etc), but, I appreciate the aesthetic of simplicity. When the first eInk eReaders … Continue reading →

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Python PyGame 3.1: Walkthrough the WWII Bombing Pilot Game

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Mike

PyGame in Python Part 3.1 Walkthrough the WWII Bombing Pilot Game So, we’ve introduced you to the basics of Python and PyGame over the last several blogs. Now it’s time to get your hands dirty and do something FUN! The … Continue reading →

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Python PyGame: 2.1 (Mandelbrot)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Mike

Python PyGame:2.1 Mandelbrot (a short aside) In my last blog I started off with a game that draws circles of different colors. That is boring. Personally, I never tire of rewriting programs to draw fractals. Today we’ll quickly jump through … Continue reading →

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Python PyGame: 2

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Mike

Python PyGame: 2 In my first blog I covered the basics of getting PyGame installed on your Widnows machine with Python 2.7. We also went over the core methodology of IDEA: ALTER presented in the “Game Programming The Express Line … Continue reading →

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Python PyGame: 1

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mike

Introduction: A particular nephew of mine asked if I could help him write a computer game. I said of course, but I really had no idea what this meant. So, I did some quick research on Amazon and came up … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Mike

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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Django & Python Adventure Part 6

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Mike

Today I am going to focus on incorporating JQuery into Django. If you’re following along this is material covered in chapter 6 of Ayman Hourieh’s “Django 1.0 Web Site Development”. The book was published in March 2009, so this will … Continue reading →

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Django & Python Adventure Part 5

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Mike

In this post I’ll be adding the Tag concept to my bookmarks website. This will get the website one step closer to what Delicious does and is an integral part of social websites. Throughout the course of the blog we’ll … Continue reading →

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Django & Python Adventure Part 4

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Mike

In this post we’ll be dealing with Django’s User Authentication and Base Templates (Master Pages). These are things every project requires and so you cannot really know a platform until you’ve covered this ground. First let’s take care of the … Continue reading →

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