CR-48 Webcam Quality Youtube Test

I guess you can say that I don't use youtube enough to realize that you can upload direct-from-webcam videos. Anyhow, since there is a webcam set up in this CR-48, I decided to test it out. --I technically wanted to try and upload the short video I made of the CR-48, but I can't seem to be able to see my files! (I inserted an sdcard.)



Also, as a brief update; I found out a couple more helpful things for the CR-48. It has a physical switch that you can toggle into "developer mode". W00t!

Yes, it is possible to get into a shell! The folks over at Chromeoslounge.com have a thread going that dropped a hint.
Terminal:Ctrl+Alt+T
Then, you can toggle between Chrome and the terminal via Alt+1|2

Terminal first brings you up in this "crosh" shell. You can run shell to get more functionality. Running a simple sudo su will let you gain root!

Also, looks like it's possible to get Ubuntu installed as well, but I'll hold off for now as I promised to test out Chrome Os.

So as long as I've got my shell I'm happy. I can even work, with the exception of email (though, I can just do webmail).

I know I promised pictures, but I would like to try and figure out how to upload files directly from the sdcard on this machine. --Mounting my NAS would even be better. Yes, I can mount the sdcard, but no, I can not see it even if I symlink it to the Downloads directory.

Still testing... but happier than before!

Quick Notes:
Keyboard shortcuts ctrl+alt+/
Terminal ctrl+alt+t
Toggle between Chrome and Shell(s) alt+[1...n] /*works as a stack and your latest shell will be alt+2; your oldest shell will be alt+n*/

A Present? For Me?!

So, yes, yes, I know I haven't written anything in quite a long time, but hey, lots of work at the workplace and at the household.

Anyhow, I am throwing up a quick pablum announcing such exciting news! So, as I type on this laptop, I am one of the lucky ones to be able to test out Google's CR-48 (my typing instincts just tried to look for the non-existant* CAPS lock key and opened a tab instead).

So today, I received a package that didn't show what company it was from. I open it up and I read something about a "lithium battery" and then it clicks! "Aha! I was picked to test out Google's Chromium OS!" (I just hit the "search" button looking for the CAPS lock again!) This will be exciting, I start this testing with an open-mind and feeling awfully anxious.

First thoughts...
So, if you've read this far I'm sure you might be able to tell, that the keyboard is a little bit annoying for me. I believe I read some post about the CAPS lock being some sort of feature that I can enable (maybe)? The mouse is a bit odd as well (not that I need it). I never did like the Mac one-button-mouse setup. --I can adjust.

Boot-time! Whoa! It's like the folks at Google wanted to seriously give the "wow effect" on people as soon as I put in the battery and opened up the laptop, it surprised me with booting itself up and wow, I wish I had a video of it so I can see how fast it was! Amazing!

That's it thus far. I took the usual "new toy" pics, so I'll post them up soon. Hmmm...just noticed there's no "home|end|del" buttons?! Anyhow, stay tuned for updates!

Cheers!

(I just hit the "search" button again instead of the...well, you know!)
P.S. I need a shell, can I assume there's an app for that? ;-)

*The CAPS lock is actually the "search" button.

UPDATE: (yes, I just used the CAPS lock) THANK YOU! Chromestory.com showed me the way to change the search key into my CAPS lock. --I knew I read it was possible somewhere!

WordPress: Using the user_has_cap Filter

I finally worked out a WordPress plugin of mine that utilizes the user_has_cap filter. Thankfully John B. on the wp-hackers list had an example of how he used it in his plugin, since there was practically no documentation on this filter!

A simple example of mine would be:

function a_user_cap($allcaps, $cap, $args) {
$allcaps['upload_files'] = true;
return $allcaps;
}

add_filter('user_has_cap', 'a_user_cap', 10, 3);


Now, you can see it's basically giving the "upload_files" capability to all users. Thank you WP Hackers!

Cheers!

Official Google Blog: Search: now faster than the speed of type

Official Google Blog: Search: now faster than the speed of type

I really can't say too much about Google Instant. Why? Well, because it's apparently not rolled out in my area right now (which ironically happens to be right around the corner from Google).

Ah well, anyhow, for those of you who have it enabled let me know how it is.

"But it works on my computer!"

If you're a developer, I'm sure you've all used the phrase, "But it works on my computer!". If you haven't, I'm sure you've at least thought that in your head.

Anyhow, on goes my rant about my compatibility woes; we just finished some beta code for a soft release to maybe only 20 of our sites. The code was stable, the functionality was tight, and everything was working how we wanted it to be. Well, at least it was on my computer. Now, don't get me wrong, I do a lot of testing before I show anyone my work, but for some reason I completely forgot to test my work on different platforms.

So, unknowing of the issues, I walk over to the project manager and show him (what I thought to be) a finished product on his computer and... "huh?! why is it not working now?" Firefox issues...IE6 issues...

Turns out some of the javascript that another devloper wrote (and some that I wrote) were not compatible in older browsers. Bah...and that's why we test on different platforms kiddies!

Happy QA'ing!

Cheers!

Facebook Is Now The Best Tech Company To Work For

Really? Facebook?! "Best Tech Company To Work For" really?!

Wow, so it sounds like this place has gotten a load of rave reviews from its employees! Good for them, though, I'm really curious how they edged out Google.

Interesting...

Facebook Is Now The Best Tech Company To Work For

How to Tell the Difference Between Nerds and Geeks - wikiHow

How to Tell the Difference Between Nerds and Geeks - wikiHow

Funny, I saw this article in my iGoogle today. As a self-proclaimed geek, but also as a person who does not like to live up to any stereotypes, I agree and disagree with some things said. But overall, I do find this "How To" to be entertaining and interesting.

"...the term 'geek' has a more modern, updated and positive connotation than that of 'nerd'..." is definitely something I found true. To this day, I still feel a little offended when someone calls me a "nerd"!

I take articles like this to be entertaining, not as a general guideline; so, just warning you before you go and follow this HowTo to not expect the person to be as amiable as I would be.

Cheers!