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AC Seven's The Corrector Strikes Again With J-Core
Written by The Messenger
Thursday, 27 August 2009 21:09
The Corrector hits us with some J-Core in this mix which is a little derivation from his norm but non of his talent got lost in translation. For the uninitiated J-Core is Japanese Hardcore. Its a wonderful thing. Show respect for the artist and of course for The Corrector over at AC Seven www.ACSeven.com
This is just a fun bit that came across my desk a couple of minutes ago from one of our members. It is apparently the music for a Cheerleader Contest. Here is my thing. I understand its dance oriented and I have seen Bring It On more then once but I have to admit I hear this and I can only think those girls are doing something uncouth to its beat. Sorry I am just a stodgy old 27 year old, I guess.
Great News! Yesterday the Auto Kindle project I have been working on was featured on download.com in a blog post. Although this post was a bit critical "However, it lacks a decent interface. The file-browsing option that you get doesn't slow down the conversion process--it's just jarring." Fear not I look at this as a challenge. I know I have done a lot of things right here with this app and as a learning experience I have had come so far with this one project. Deep down though I want people to love this application. I want to build a user base, I have so many other projects in mind that would be so much easier to release if there were already people who wanted to use them. This is a massive milestone for me. I guess you could say I can check two things off my bucket list now. First was to build and app that has more then 1000 downloads, currently I am at 1642 downloads in less then 3 months. Second would be to write and app that gains some kind of official credit. The next step is to build an app that actually makes me money. I think there is a good chance I can ride this Kindle thing there too.
I have to admit I love this review from CNET:
Lacking a fancy name and a fancy interface, and still in beta, Auto Kindle eBook Converter nevertheless quickly converts some of the most-used desktop formats to a Kindle-friendly MOBI for free. Compatible with PDF, HTML, LIT, PDB, and CHM files, the program opens to a Windows file browser. Choose the file you want to convert, hit Open, and then choose your destination folder. The converter goes to work, generally converting files quickly--although this depends on the length of your document. When it's done, connect your Kindle to your computer and move the file into the Documents folder. Safely disconnect the Kindle, and the converted file will appear in your main list of documents, automatically converted on the Kindle to its default MPB format. The freeware converter is dead simple but there's plenty of room for improvement. The most obvious thing it's missing is a graphical interface, which could be combined with a default output directory to cut out several steps. Some formats may also hiccup on images, so don't be surprised if pictures don't always convert. However, it works and offers users another option besides e-mailing documents to their Kindle and paying the small conversion fee.
Its just too good I never wanted to be one of those yuppy apple developers that have to come up with some very intillectual and appropriate name. If you read the name of the app you know what it does. Thats my reason and I am going to stick to it. I think a lot of the problems are that UI does not describe all the features of the app. For example I don't believe the reviewer knows about the drag and drop feature. But then again I don't think I ever told anyone about it. I should write up something new as instructions.
Aside from that after getting sick over spring break I had reserved myself to having a rather lame week, especially after a couple of social incidents right before break. This new success for me is going to really drive me for the next four days in my other projects. First up on Thursday is to build a demo app for the Driving Simulator. After that I will be working on some ideas for the SGA in regards to better SGA communication, better communication for events and community groups on campus, and a school supported method for posting an archiving of scholarly writings produced internally that will be accessible to the internet much like Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
I can't wait to see what goes on in the next week.
