Jason O'Grady's Blog

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I received today one of the first Simple Shields (left) that are prewired for Cool Neon’s wickedly-cool Total Control Lighting — which is my new favorite thing. At right is Seeeduino (a super charged Arduino).

More on my stealth holiday project soon…

Big ups to everyone that’s been helping me: Josh and Karen at Cool Neon, Tully, and of course Chris DeVries!

The following items were stolen from my car today:

 Panasonic Lumix LX5 digital camera – SN: FL0HA001868
 Garmin nüvi 3790T automotive GPS – SN: 1W6024141
 Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset – SN: 1220109CAF

If you find a hit, please report it to me and the Philadelphia 9th District Police Department: (215) 686-3091, refer to report# 1109-0396-35

Please CHECK SERIAL NUMBERS before you things on Craigslist and eBay.
Anyone know of any lost/stolen serial number databases out there?

😥

I remember when these chips came out in the 80s and were heavily advertised on television and kids at school would always ask me if I was related to the O’Grady’s. Naturally I’d say that I was and weave some sort of creative tale

Tip: Ryan Kaplan

Getting rid of your Droid Pro? Here’s how to do a factory reset (a.k.a. “hard reset) of that device so that your personal information is removed.

Connect your Droid Pro to your computer (via USB) and mount and format the microSD card. If using Apple’s Disk Utility, simply re-partition the card as 1 partition as MS-DOS and you’re all set.

To wipe the phone itself:

1. Power off the device. If it’s frozen, pull the battery
2. Press and hold the R and M keys and the Power button until you see a screen with a yellow exclamation mark
3. Once the yellow exclamation mark appears, release the keys and press the @ key
4. Use the Volume Up and Volume down buttons to select “wipe data/factory reset”
5. Choose Yes “delete all user data” press the Return key on the keyboard
6. On the confirm screen, arrow down to “Yes — delete all user data” – Press the Return key on the keyboard
7. You’ll see the Wiping Data screem (usually formatting data, then cache
8. On the third and final Android system recovery screen select “reboot system now” (should be the default)
9. Your Droid Pro should now go through the process of a hard reset.

From the Press of AC article, Sister Jean Webster, who fed Atlantic City’s poor from her kitchen, dies at 76:

Sister Jean Webster, the Atlantic City resident who made it her life’s mission to feed the hungry, died Monday afternoon at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus. She had turned 76 on Friday.
Webster had been feeding the hungry for about 25 years, first from her modest home on Indiana Avenue and later from the First Presbyterian Church, which shares a facility with the Victory Deliverance Church, where she was a member. She received national recognition for her efforts.

Check out this promising new green energy technology mentioned on Engadget that uses the “motion of the ocean”

A twist on the idea of the underwater turbine, the Searaser also uses the motion of the ocean to generate power. The device consists of two independent floats that move with the waves, pumping out seawater as they do. The water can then be pumped inland for hydroelectric power, irrigation, or to hilltop reservoirs for later use.

(Tip: Ryan Kaplan > Engadget > The Times)

Which one(s) are you going to?

• Coachella – April 25-27 – India, CA (Roger Waters, Prince, Jack Johnson)
• Jam on the River – May 23-25 – Philadelphia, PA (The Flaming Lips, Bassnectar and Disco Biscuits)
• Sasquatch – May 24-26 – George, WA (R.E.M., Modest Mouse, MIA)
• Bonaroo – June 12-15 – Manchester, TN (Pearl Jam, Chris Rock, Tiesto)
• All Good Festival – July 11-13 – Masontown, WV (Phil Lesh & Friends, Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule)
  
• Lollapalooza – August 1-3 – Chicago, IL (Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, NIN, Kanye West)
  
• Virgin Mobile Festival – August 9, 10 – Baltimore, MD (Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, NIN, STP)
  
• Austin City Limits – September, 26-28 – Austin, TX (Bob Dylan, Bjork, The Killers, Wilco)