Writing.
Thoughts on development, design, and technology.
- Dec 16, 2025
It just worked. Huh.
Google Antigravity IDE on Pixelbook
- Jan 9, 2025
0. Some months of AI
I have no clue why, but this year, I decided I wanted to write 12 posts. Maybe about AI, maybe not. The first post this one, I’m going to use three d...
- Jan 9, 2025
Manually Updating Unifi Software
https://www.ui.com/download/unifi/unifi-cloud-key/uc-ckhttps://www.ui.com/download/unifi/unifi-cloud-key/uc-ck OLD curl -o “/tmp/unifi sysvinit al...
- Nov 4, 2015
Cross domain Group Policy Objects
04 November 2015 on group policyhttp://todddeland.com/tag/group-policy/, Azurehttp://todddeland.com/tag/azure/ This week I wanted to disable Shutdown...
- Jul 1, 2015
Ann Arbor Bus Locator
01 July 2015 I’ve been working on this app for a little while now, and finally release it to the Google Play Store. Give it a try and please leave a...
- Jun 11, 2015
Resizing DS series Virtual Machine
11 June 2015 Trying to resize a DS virtual machine VM in Azure wasn’t immediately intuitive to me. Turns out you can only do this in the new Preview...
- May 12, 2015
Load Balancing Azure Files
This proved to be difficult to find information on, so here’s a step-by-step guide to load balancing an Azure File SMB share across two IaaS web serve...
- Feb 3, 2012
Creating Work Item Fields in TFS 2008
Yesterday I was expanding the capability of the data our team captures in TFS (Team Foundation Server). In doing so, we wanted to add new fields ...
- Jan 8, 2012
Android ListView with CheckBox - The easy way
After MUCH Googling for a simple way to add a checkbox to a listview, I finally found an example in the ApiDemos that come with the SDK. If yo...
- Jun 14, 2011
SimpleHood
UPDATE: A new version of SimpleHood has been released on the market! View things in your neighborhood! SimpleHood displays features from the...
- May 3, 2011
WhoCalled
WhoCalled is the easiest way to instantly search on whocalled.us! This app only responds when the incoming phone number is NOT in y...
- Feb 5, 2011
Snowy saturday
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- Feb 3, 2011
Dinner
Chicken and dumplings tonight for dinner! ...
- Jan 16, 2011
Starting an Activity from ItemizedOverlay
I while back I wanted to be able to start an Activity from a class that extended ItemizedOverlay. Since ItemizedOverlay does not extend Activity I c...
- Dec 27, 2010
Christmas 2010
I've posted a few pictures from Christmas 2010, have a look! ...
- Dec 13, 2010
Chelsea Graduation
Chelsea graduated from Grand Valley State University this past Saturday, wow! I can't believe it! I remember when we first met and I think she wa...
- Dec 13, 2010
Thanksgiving 2010
Yikes! I forgot to create a blog post about the Thanksgiving 2010 Pictures I posted a while ago. Well, here they are! Enjoy! ...
- Nov 7, 2010
UM vs Illinois
Pictures from the UM vs Illinois Game! We had a great time and great seats! I can't believe triple overtime and 132 points total! ...
- Nov 1, 2010
Halloween 2010
Pictures from Halloween 2010 weekend! We took a family photo with our pumpkins that we carved, then some pictures from Erebus Haunted House that ...
- Oct 30, 2010
Carving Pumpkins with Josh and Kate
Last night we went out to the Prickly Pear with Josh and Kate, afterwards we carved pumpkins and watched The Exorcist (not scary, bummer)! We had...
- Oct 30, 2010
Our New Basement!
We finally got carpet in the basement today! Yay! Jessica and I are so happy that we can finally relax and take advantage of the space in the bas...
- Oct 17, 2010
Fall 2010 Colors
Jessica, Riley and I went out for a great walk yesterday around some parks in Ann Arbor! We first visited Bird Hills, where most of these were ...
- Sep 27, 2010
Jason Mraz Concert
Pictures from the Jason Mraz concert at EMU we went to a few weeks ago! Click the picture to view photos. ...
- Sep 13, 2010
Tigers Game 9-12-10
Pictures from the Tiger's game Sunday. We had a blast! Click the photo to view the album. ...
- Sep 8, 2010
Linux Directory Structure (File System Structure) Explained with Examples
I have been looking for something like this forever!! Linux Directory Structure (File System Structure) Explained with Examples ...
- Sep 7, 2010
Labor Day Weekend 2010
We had a great weekend at the lake, even though it was a bit rainy. Managed to get in a quick boat ride at sunset on Sunday and relaxed the rest ...
- Sep 7, 2010
Sean and Natalie's Wedding
Pictures from Sean and Natalie's wedding are posted on my Picasa account! ...
- Aug 26, 2010
htc evo 4g drivers only
How to install drivers only for HTC EVO 4g on Windows 7 x64 Download HTC Sync from HTC’s support site http://www.htc.com/us/support/evo-sprin...
- Jun 17, 2010
7 Free, Open Source Tomes For Your Edification
A few really good articles here that would be good to read. Specifically the one on Blender and Asterisk I’d like to read someday :) Original...
- Apr 10, 2010
Afghan Tea
An amazing photo I found via my rss feed reader. http://wolafen.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/winning-hearts-and-minds/ ...
- Apr 7, 2010
Windows 7 64-bit Palm Desktop HotSync USB - Treo 700p
I recently upgraded my father's computer to Windows 7 Pro x64. Everything worked flawlessly, except the missing 64bit driver for his Palm phone. A...
- Feb 24, 2010
Snowy Birthday
The snow flakes are so big!! ...
- Jan 27, 2010
Benjamin Having Fun
Here is Benjamin playing with his new Thomas toys that he got the night before at the rehearsal dinner. [caption id="attachment_264" align="ali...
- Jan 27, 2010
Picasa Updated
New photos on picasa from Tara and Matt's wedding along with pictures from New Years 2010 at Molly and Jacob's. ...
- Dec 7, 2009
Christmas Tree
Our Christmas tree! ...
- Jul 1, 2009
Old Nickelodeon show - You Can't Do That On Television
Anyone remember this show? It was one of my favorites back in the day. For some reason we were talking about the locker scenes at work today. Oh fun...
- Jun 30, 2009
Specified Cast is Invalid - Telerik RadGrid asp:CheckBox
Great solution to the "specified cast is invalid" problem while binding an asp.net CheckBox control inside of an Telerik RadGrid FormTemplate. ASP...
- Jun 16, 2009
Go Ask Your Father
Act One, episode 289 of This American Life is really good when Lenny finds out the results of his paternity test. He opens the letter and reads the ...
- Jun 8, 2009
Find locked files in Mac OS X (via Terminal)
Open Terminal. type: find /Users/youraccountname/ -flags uchg This will search your home directory for any file that is locked (user locked, or...
- Jun 3, 2009
"This American Life" that made me think
I subscribe to the podcast "This American Life." Usually I just listen while I'm working in the morning over a cup of coffee. Its a good break from ...
- May 6, 2009
Two really cool HD things
1. This HD cam video found here: SprintCam V3 HD . 2. This video/promo of a new Philips 21:9 tv: http://www.cinema.philips.com/ Very cool stuff!...
- Apr 28, 2009
Pig Flu Map!
A map of the swine flu here . ...
- Apr 17, 2009
Inside the ‘James Bond Villain’ Data Center « Data Center Knowledge
This is a pretty sweet data center. Inside the ‘James Bond Villain’ Data Center « Data Center Knowledge . ...
- Apr 6, 2009
Short spring
Well that was a short spring! ...
- Mar 30, 2009
American Airlines Discount Codes
Thanks to the power of google, we have american airlines discount codes! Click this link for the search results: discount codes . ...
- Mar 25, 2009
Penny Arcade! - Lunch
Penny Arcade! - Lunch . ...and Larry and Sergey could barely get funding for their new search engine... you never know what will happen. ...
- Mar 19, 2009
Researcher cracks Mac in 10 seconds at PWN2OWN, wins $5K
This is amazing and I want to know how! Researcher cracks Mac in 10 seconds at PWN2OWN, wins $5K . ...
- Mar 18, 2009
Gmail - Sending a message
What does this mean on a message I sent? show details 4:23 PM (-1 minutes ago) ...
- Mar 12, 2009
Have you ever bought anything that has its own infomercial (like the ShamWow® or Snuggie™)?
I have not. But, I have received a ShamWow and I would consider a Snuggie :) ...
- Mar 10, 2009
Hey Obama Family
Hey Obama's, what do you watch on TV at night? What makes you laugh, and get your attention? ...
- Mar 10, 2009
Things that make me laugh
Bill Maher, John Stewart, and Stephen Colbert ...
- Feb 22, 2009
MacBook Pro Unboxing
Check out the photos of my new mac! ...
- Feb 12, 2009
Defy All Challenges - Microsoft Visual Studio
Ok, so go to this VS2008 promo page, click the Machinima Videos ball in the center left and watch a few of the videos. They are pretty funny, I like...
- Feb 11, 2009
I've Been Tagged!
You can get your Tag here . ...
- Feb 9, 2009
The Earle - 2.7.09
Alright, so Saturday at dinner Todd and I decided that we go out to dinner so much that we should start reviewing the restaurants. Saturday, Feb. ...
- Feb 4, 2009
Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k) - Boing Boing Gadgets
Microsoft announces 20 editions of Windows 7! (j/k) - Boing Boing Gadgets . This is awesome, I love it! ...
- Jan 29, 2009
Google to the rescue
Google's teamed up with some other folks (New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, the PlanetLab Consortium, and academic researchers) to...
- Jan 29, 2009
Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) . Watched this last night on Showtime, pretty good movie. I know the last...
- Jan 29, 2009
YouTube - 1981 primitive Internet report on KRON
YouTube - 1981 primitive Internet report on KRON . ...
- Jan 28, 2009
Files recovered!
Well thanks to Jacob I got my missing files back! Yay! ...
- Jan 27, 2009
Stupid me didn't backup
Well stupid me didn't backup like I should have when I started the wordpress upgrade. I followed the directions, and deleted the wp-content/uploads ...
- Jan 9, 2009
Ben The Builder
My nephew, Ben 'The Builder' [caption id="attachment_171" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="My nephew Ben"] [/caption] ...
- Dec 19, 2008
Network Camera's
UPDATE: try this in a google search: inurl:/view/index.shtml Cool video here: http://geeks.pirillo.com/video/2300301:Video:753671 Images of axis net...
- Nov 10, 2008
Snowy morning
Looks like winter is upon us! ...
- Nov 9, 2008
Weekend Fun
This weekend was productive and it felt good. I did a ton of work for Blaine on the Terumo site. I pwned my iPhone - it now has some neato graph...
- Nov 6, 2008
Mac Halloween video
This is an awesome video. Source: MacOSx86 ...
- Nov 5, 2008
Best Looking UI of the Day
This was in my code project newsletter today. I find it pretty funny... http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000734.html ...
- Oct 28, 2008
I'm A Mac
We carved our pumpkins tonight! I just had to do the Apple logo. While I was thinking about what to carve, one of those "I'm a PC" commercials came ...
- Oct 21, 2008
ical Google Calendar Sync
I found this great article straight from the Google Calendar Help . I have this problem of syncing. We all do. But follow this help article to get ...
- Oct 21, 2008
mssql search entire catalog
Found this great stored procedure at http://vyaskn.tripod.com/search_all_columns_in_all_tables.htm --To search all columns of all tables in a databa...
- Oct 13, 2008
Whoa been a while
Wow, time goes by quickly. What I've been up to... work, contract job, wedding last weekend (pictures to be posted soon!), family stuff, anniversary...
- Sep 25, 2008
Test drive
Trying this out from my phone! ...
- Sep 19, 2008
Back to WordPress
I know this might seem ridicioulous, but I am thining of switching back to wordpress for my website hosting. While I thought that all I wanted was a...
- Sep 9, 2008
Twenty-five best business software tools and services | PC World | News | September 08, 2008 | By Christopher Null, IDG News Service
Twenty-five best business software tools and services | PC World | News | September 08, 2008 | By Christopher Null, IDG News Service ...
- Aug 29, 2008
Free: Free Replacements for Paid Tools
Free: Free Replacements for Paid Tools ...
- Aug 21, 2008
Photosynth
Photosynth I played with this a while back but you were not able to create your own synths, it is waaayyy better now! I’ll have to try to upload som...
- Aug 18, 2008
Arches National Park - Wall Arch Collapses (U.S. National Park Service)
Arches National Park - Wall Arch Collapses (U.S. National Park Service) ...
- Aug 12, 2008
iPhone Savior: Epic Love Story Captured In Chicago Apple Store
iPhone Savior: Epic Love Story Captured In Chicago Apple Store Check out this post about Jessica and I! ...
- Aug 9, 2008
Nerd
We like to talk nerd talk. ...
- Jul 21, 2008
What If You Fell Through A Manhole?
What If You Fell Through A Manhole? ...
- Jul 15, 2008
Kismac
Kismac build 278 works on 10.5.4!! ...
- Jul 12, 2008
Sites I read; things I use (or want to at least)
Codeproject newsletter… I get a lot from here daily. Google Reader has a bunch of feeds I’ve collected MBWPicks.com Lifehacker.com Apple.com TWiT Po...
- Jul 8, 2008
Archive and next
“5. “Archive and next” shortcut We added a bunch of new shortcuts to Gmail, but one that I’ve found to be a true time-saver is what I call the “arch...
- Jul 4, 2008
Hive Five: Five Best Windows Maintenance Tools
Hive Five: Five Best Windows Maintenance Tools ...
- Jul 3, 2008
Official Gmail Blog: Tip: Set Gmail as your default email client in Firefox 3
Official Gmail Blog: Tip: Set Gmail as your default email client in Firefox 3 ...
- Jun 27, 2008
Google Media Server
Inside Google Desktop: From the desktop to your TV Google created a media server? I always wanted something like this, I was going to do XBMC or som...
- Jun 26, 2008
280 Slides - Create & Share Presentations Online
280 Slides - Create & Share Presentations Online This looks like a really cool tool. I kinda want google to replace their presentation tool with...
- Jun 26, 2008
Cameroid - Use your webcam to take photos online!
Cameroid - Use your webcam to take photos online! ...
- Jun 26, 2008
Picasa Web Albums space is running out. What should I use?
I don’t want to delete anything. I like iPhoto integration. I like free. I like it linked to my Google Account. Options: Picasa - pay Flickr - pay S...
- Jun 25, 2008
Ben Dancing at Loon’s Game (via todddeland)
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- Jun 18, 2008
Firefox 3: Power User's Guide to Firefox 3
Firefox 3: Power User's Guide to Firefox 3 ...
- Jun 18, 2008
How to Tie a Palomar Knot - wikiHow
How to Tie a Palomar Knot - wikiHow ...
- Jun 7, 2008
Hive Five: Five Best Antivirus Applications
Hive Five: Five Best Antivirus Applications Great article about antivirus applications! ...
- Jun 6, 2008
Is Amazon really down? Wow! Taken at 2:37pm
Is Amazon really down? Wow! Taken at 2:37pm ...
- Jun 3, 2008
goosh.org - the unofficial google shell.
goosh.org - the unofficial google shell. ...
- Jun 2, 2008
gdata-objectivec-client - Google Code
gdata-objectivec-client - Google Code ...
- May 27, 2008
Five free pen-testing tools
Five free pen-testing tools ...
- May 27, 2008
Spy guys
Spy guys ...
- May 27, 2008
Webcams: Do More with Your Webcam with Free Tools
Webcams: Do More with Your Webcam with Free Tools ...
- May 21, 2008
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Sightings
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Sightings Days and Times for when the ISS will be visible from A2 ...
- May 20, 2008
How to make a Physical Gmail Notifier at j4mie dot org
How to make a Physical Gmail Notifier at j4mie dot org ...
- May 19, 2008
COOLPIX S600 from Nikon
COOLPIX S600 from Nikon I got this camera this weekend! ...
- May 19, 2008
Relaxing weekend
Jess and I took Friday off work, it was really nice to have an extra day to the weekend. We went shopping and just spent time together, it felt real...
- May 15, 2008
Added photo to header
I added that awesome self portrait photo to the header, things are coming along :) ...
- May 13, 2008
WorldWide Telescope
WorldWide Telescope ...
- May 12, 2008
Limelight
Limelight is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is direct...
- May 9, 2008
Thats as long as I could take it... good run though!
Thats as long as I could take it… good run though! ...
- May 8, 2008
How long do you think I can go for?
How long do you think I can go for? ...
- May 8, 2008
In the dark!
We are in the dark! The power just went out, things are running on battery power so network is still up… ...
- May 7, 2008
Switching Blog Utility
Check out www.todddeland.com I am thinking of using this new tool instead...might be a bit easier to manage and actually post each day because of t...
- Apr 18, 2008
Rode my bike to work
I rode my bike to work today. It took me almost the same amount of time as driving there! ...
- Mar 21, 2008
Spring Snow!
Wow! Look at the snow we got today! This started around 2 or 3 pm and I took the photo at 8pm! ...
- Feb 17, 2008
Snowboarding!
Went snowboarding yesterday for the first time in like 6 years! Look at me go! I did so well, now I want a used board so I can go more often. Any...
- Jan 17, 2008
RAZR V3M
Well I finally took the time last night to do one seem edit on my V3M and enable the USB/Bluetooth support for file transfer! Now when my phone ring...
- Dec 7, 2007
More Christmas ideas for Todd
Here are a few more Christmas ideas... Sweaters - M Dress shirts - 15, 34/35 Coffee Table/End Tables That big mirror like at Ikea The West Wing Seas...
- Dec 3, 2007
Kelly & Arnie Muscat Wedding
Photos are posted for Kelly and Arnie Muscat Wedding. Check them out! ...
- Nov 26, 2007
Wendy & Doug's Reception Photos
Click here for large photos of Wendy & Doug's Reception! Slideshow: ...
- Nov 19, 2007
Todd's Christmas List!!
Here is my Christmas list, send me yours! Any good action/suspense/thriller/comedy movies such as The Departed Shooter Breach WarGames Saw I, II, II...
- Nov 2, 2007
Orkut Oops!
Yikes, not sure what I did but this is neat. :-) ...
- Oct 14, 2007
TSA Sexism
Thought this was rather humorous of the TSA. This one's for you Adam. Two links to videos on the TSA website. http://www.tsa.gov/assets/mov/passenge...
- Oct 12, 2007
Apple Volume Control
So did you know that my MacBook Pro remembers the volume settings for when I have my headphones plugged in, and then a different set for when they a...
- Oct 10, 2007
Katie & Dan Keehn Wedding Video
Here is the video slide show from Katie & Dan's Wedding. If you'd like a copy on DVD let me know! There is a neato menu that isn't displayed in ...
- Sep 18, 2007
Time Flies (or is it flys?)
Wow does time fly by! I love my new job, I get to working on something and before you know it, its lunch time! ...
- Sep 12, 2007
Apple Store Down
As of a few minutes ago, the Apple Store is down. I was trying to check the status of my order and I got the typical sticky note "We'll be back soon...
- Sep 12, 2007
Frozen Air
Its beginning to be fall! I could see my breath as I walked into work this morning!! Whoohoo for winter sports! ...
- Sep 11, 2007
New computer
Well, I ordered a new computer! Macbook Pro 15" mostly standard except for the glossy display. Got the free iPod nano already and a nice Canon Pixma...
- Jun 29, 2007
Pictures
All of my photos are posted at http://photos.todddeland.com feel free to visit! ...