http://colinloretz.com Technology & Life Hacking Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:38:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first Reno-Tahoe WordCamp was a great success and we are looking forward to an even better one this year. We have a lot of great things lined up but we can't make the day a success without your help! Are you a WordPress guru, blogger, podcaster, writer or community builder? ... http://colinloretz.com/2010/01/call-for-proposals-now-open-for-reno-tahoe-wordcamp-2010/ We are looking forward to using this at Reno Collective for handling payment for daily drop-ins. Our monthly members can be setup for automatic payments but as of right now, our drop-in payments are mostly cash based. http://colinloretz.com/2010/01/square-for-iphone/ Formatting dates has always been the bane of my existence and tonight, I couldn't figure out how to calculate the day of the week based on a date when coding in apex on the Force.com platform. I found this wikipedia article: Calculating the day of the week and used it ... http://colinloretz.com/2010/01/calculating-the-day-of-the-week/ http://colinloretz.com/2009/12/cut-paste-tournament/ So much has happened in the last couple months of 2009. In chronological order from September through today: I was working. Created an LLC called Reno Collective for a coworking space. Worked freelance on the side. Spent a lot of time building a social network for Vivanista. Started dating a wonderful and talented individual. Went to Burning ... http://colinloretz.com/2009/12/a-little-bit-of-personal-planning/ http://colinloretz.com/2009/12/biz-stone-on-twitter/ Stargate Studios Reel Stargate Studios' demo reel - these are pretty amazing. http://colinloretz.com/2009/12/amazing-green-screen-effects/ 2009 is wrapping up but it comes with some very exciting news. I'm very pleased to announce that Lively Labs is now open for business. The core team consists of myself, Ed Adkins, and Chelsea Otakan and we will be providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) development and consulting using Salesforce.com, the Force.com platform, ... http://colinloretz.com/2009/12/life-just-got-a-little-livelier/ Calendars and I are something that have never quite gotten along. I've tried using everything from iCal on my mac, the calendar on my iPhone, Google Calendar, Backpack Calendar, and to-do applications like Things or ToodleDo. With each system, I would eventually just resort to using a piece of paper ... http://colinloretz.com/2009/12/my-calendar-syncing-solution/ http://colinloretz.com/2009/11/symphony-of-science-we-are-all-connected/