Kelvin's Personal Blog - Latest Comments

Re: 2016: A Retrospective

HT — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:38:16 -0000

wonderful blog, love reading them each year to see what you're up to...anyway keep me in in the loop with the machine learning stuff too...btw looks like your Amazon Echo is already doing that at your home whether you like it or not :)

And exercise...yes exercise more...typing on the keyboard or playing video games do not count OK ;)

Best wishes for the new year...HT

Re: RMagick errors when running Rake Tasks in OS X Maverick

Jonathan Kirst — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 13:32:18 -0000

This did it for me! Like you said, found lots of different answers online, which is interesting in itself, but for whatever reason `brew unlink libtool && brew link libtool` was the trick for me. Thanks!

Re: RMagick errors when running Rake Tasks in OS X Maverick

Brena Monteiro — Sun, 25 May 2014 22:05:58 -0000

Hi Kelvin,

Thank you for your post. To me I needed find my MagickWand.h and install rmagick included this path.

mdfind MagickWand.h

C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick/6.8.9-1/include/ImageMagick-6/ gem install rmagick

And then works ;)

Re: Setting up Sublime Text 3 for Rails Development

mogwaipr — Thu, 08 May 2014 10:55:00 -0000

It happened to me too. What worked for me was not to copy paste but to manually write it. It appears to be some character encoding conflict.

Re: Todoist – an easy way to productivity

Kelvin Kang — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:15:15 -0000

Hey Taylor, I haven't done much investigation into this but if you're willing to do some research, it looks like you're able to install the Android version of Todoist onto a BB10 device. Here's the thread that I found: http://forums.crackberry.co.... I'm not sure what setup steps you have to take to make it work though.

Re: Todoist – an easy way to productivity

Taylor McGuire — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 05:39:48 -0000

Well you had me on board to try it out. But the lack of support for BB10 continues...

Re: RMagick errors when running Rake Tasks in OS X Maverick

Yeong Sheng, Tan — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:57:08 -0000

Agree. None of those posts exactly and directly fixed my issue. I guess everyone will have nuances to the problems/issues faced, and I thought my contribution will add value to the broader community.

Re: RMagick errors when running Rake Tasks in OS X Maverick

Kelvin Kang — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:45:18 -0000

Hi Yeong Sheng,

Thank you for sharing! As I mentioned, I found a number of different posts as well and shared what worked for me. I'll update my post to add your steps as well. I'm sure other people who are stuck would appreciate any help that they can get!

Re: RMagick errors when running Rake Tasks in OS X Maverick

Yeong Sheng, Tan — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 05:15:49 -0000

That did not work for me. I'm on Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) with rvm 1.25.22 installed with ruby ruby-2.0.0-p353 with Homebrew package manager version 0.9.5

These are the steps I took:

`brew uninstall imagemagick` `brew uninstall libpng` `brew cleanup` `brew doctor`
follow instructions from `brew doctor` to link/unlink or install any missing dependencies if needed

`brew install imagemagick` (imagemagick 6.8.8-9 installed) `brew install libpng` (libpng 1.6.10 installed)

Goto dir where you have your project and gemset, and,
either remove 'rmagick' from Gemfile, followed by
`bundle clean --force`
or
`gem uninstall rmagick`
then

either add back 'rmagick' gem to your Gemfile, followed by
`bundle install`
or
`gem install rmagick`
(which should install rmagick 2.13.2 successfully)

Goto your gemset dir that contains rmagick 2.13.2 dir (in my case ~/.rvm/ gems/ruby-2.0.0-p353@rk-system/extensions/x86_64-darwin-13/2.0.0/rmagick-2.13.2) and delete that dir (i.e. ~/.rvm/ gems/ruby-2.0.0-p353@rk-system/extensions/x86_64-darwin-13/2.0.0/rmagick-2.13.2)

Repeat `bundle install` or `gem install rmagick`

All good and done after that.

Re: Being Productive By Getting Organized

@eodeluga — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:32:21 -0000

Thanks. This is useful for someone that is training for IT certs whilst working with a lab environment to gain hands on experience through break-fix, and then only getting 4 hours sleep a night.....Which doesn't work.

Re: Setting up Sublime Text 3 for Rails Development

Kelvin Kang — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:55:39 -0000

Hi Ivan, there's a bit of a cut and paste error on the site. Did you put the following in the file?

{
“tab_size”: 2,
“translate_tabs_to_spaces”: true
}

Re: Setting up Sublime Text 3 for Rails Development

Ivan Wang — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:48:51 -0000

On step 6, when I save the setting, I get this:

Error trying to parse settings: Expected value in Packages/User/Ruby.sublime-settings:2:3

Re: Google Apps – Can it beat out Microsoft in the Enterprise in the long term?

TheCloudIT — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:53:27 -0000

I run a small migration firm called The Cloud IT in GTA. Microsoft has answered back with Office365 but I think timing wise it could have been better. There are advantages and disadvantages to both my feeling is that it would be based on the clients needs. www.thecloudit.com

Re: Zoompass Tags

Kelvin Kang — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:44:07 -0000

I mentioned you on a thread on Google+ that has an APK for Google Wallet. Unfortunately it doesn't work in Canada. If I'm in the US soon, I might try it out again there.

Re: Zoompass Tags

Abdallah Al-Hakim — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:55:23 -0000

By pure coincidence, I found this article today in FastCompany "Google Wallet uses the cloud to support all credit cards". It still supports only NFC phones but it is a good step
http://www.fastcompany.com/...

Re: Zoompass Tags

Kelvin Kang — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:45:31 -0000

Hi Abdallah,
You're welcome! Zoompass never rolled this out beyond the initial tests as far as I know. However, BMO has a similar offering now but I don't have it. I'm still more interested in something like a Google Wallet though. I think it'd be a more comprehensive experience

Re: Zoompass Tags

Abdallah Al-Hakim — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:23:25 -0000

thanks for pointing this article to me through Google+ - any updates since you wrote this?

Re: Hopes for Google Plus

Packaging Machines — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:27:18 -0000

Google+ came out of beta testing a few days ago.
You can sign up here.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:27:20 -0000

Hi G. G,
I, too, bought this tablet primarily to write (as opposed to type) which is similar to drawing in some ways. I don't have the issues that you do. In fact, I know that the tablet recognizes my pen about 2 or 3 mm above the screen. When the pen touches the screen, it writes absolutely fine. It sounds like you have an issue with your digitizer. I would suggest you bring it back to get a new one. Hope this helps.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

G.G. — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:22:14 -0000

Hi, sorry to pick your site randomly to ask this, but what's your impression of drawing on the EE 121? I just bought one and while it's a cool device otherwise the drawing aspect leaves a lot to be desired, I have to press pretty hard to get a line and it seems to drop in and out. I did install an updated driver and there is pressure sensitivity but having to almost dig into it doesn't seem right to me. I even borrowed another stylus, so I don't think that's the problem. Deciding now whether to keep tinkering or just take it back, since that's the main thing I bought it for.

Thanks!

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Petroprh — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:02:39 -0000

@ Kelvin, thnx for the reply..the problem was the chosen language..as I bought my slate in the USA but use it in the Netherlands (Holland) I chose dutch as the input language as u could see that didn't work out. After changing it to english all is super right now.. must say..its a dream this one...love it!!!

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:03:29 -0000

Hi Petroprh,

I haven't come across that problem yet. Try posting your question here: http://forum.tabletpcreview... as they might also have some answers to your questions

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:00:54 -0000

Hey Raynard,

Thanks for the comment. Asus does make really good devices and the EP-121 is definitely a good example of that at the moment. The one thing that I would have liked is the fingerprint scanner as it would have made logging in a lot easier. Other than that, I have to say that it isn't lacking for much. The battery life for me is livable as I am able to plug in at most of the meetings that I'm in. I certainly hope that this will work with Windows 8 when it comes out.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

rhd1999 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:12:37 -0000

I'm with this user--my EP121 was my first Asus product, but will not be my last--(I actually bought a netbook for my son a month ago). There really isn't another solid peer in this group--as the only competitor I can find actually selling a full processor Windows tablet want more than double what I paid for my EP121 (the most nearly configured machine (12.1" multi-touch/digitizer display (gorilla glass), Core i5 (only offered in 32-bit), 2 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive (extra $$ for SSD), is a sealed, ruggedized machine, with a fingerprint scanner--(but is still thicker and heavier)).

I love using this machine in meetings. Unobtrusive, quiet, reliable. Full OS (all iPad users in meetings I attend are jealous--especially with the capabilities of OneNote, the handwriting recognition, and the fact that I don't need any other computer--everything in one place). It will be nice when the relevant technologies evolve to the point where battery life for a machine running a full processor are what they are now for the lightweights--but as it is now, I have not been unhappy with my computer a single day since it arrived in late March.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Petroprh — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:24:19 -0000

my keyboard only allows me to type. The writing input is disabled somehow or when enabled it doesn t recognice the writing. Can anyone help m with this problem?