http://typedef.org/jcopenha the stuff Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:29:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My wife and I recently went on a nature trip.  Three days hiking and sleeping in the woods, followed by two days at a campground nearBrooksville .  I turned my cell phone off on Friday and didn't turn it back on until Tuesday.  Loved it.  Just some thoughts I had ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2009/03/19/observations-from-off-the-grid/ I don't usually pay too much attention to the link order when I'm adding libraries to my application.  Something says you need "foo.lib", open up the project properties and drop in "foo.lib".  This failed for me recently.   I was trying to statically link two internal libraries that share a significant ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2009/03/09/when-link-order-matters/ In my on going effort to do things outside of my comfort zone I purchased a Mac Pro last month. I've used windows professionally my entire career and I've run Linux as my main OS at home since 2000. I've never spent anytime on a Mac though, until ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2008/04/05/what_ive_learned/ My wife and I stopped at Heinrich's German Grill on Friday night. Apparently this place has been hiding right under my nose for close to a year now. My sister had mentioned it to me, and happened to be there with some of her friends as well. ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2008/02/24/heinrichs_german_grill/ Timely ROFL Bonus Jade Zinc Towny I dumped a bunch of scrabble cubes out on my desk and this is what I came up with. http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2008/01/27/words_of_the_day/ 31st Annual Sandy Claws Siesta Key Beach Run 40:29 - At least I did it. http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/12/08/first_5k/ I've been interested in the founding of the USA off and on for a couple of years now.  I really enjoyed reading Founding Brothers and A Brilliant Solution.  It's been so long since I've read them though that I don't have any insight to share.  I have however started on ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/07/16/federalist_no__1/     At work I've been porting a bunch of 32-bit C applications to 64-bit.  To do this I'm running Windows XP x64 edition and having fun finding the little differences between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.  On these projects we are strict about our Visual C++ project settings.  We have probably ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/05/22/vcprojectengine_and_x64/ Almost two years ago I took a road trip up to North Carolina.  I however did NOT check my tires before embarking on the 13 hour drive.  So at about 3am my rear tire blew out and I had to wait around for 4 hours until the closest garage opened ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/04/24/tire_pressure/ I needed to send a package via FedEx the other day so I did a quick Google search for their number to schedule a pickup. It landed me on this wonderful page. Which, as of this posting, lists the number 1-800-22-6161 as the number to call to schedule a ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/03/27/jenny_86-5309/