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EmptyGee v1.9, so quick!

February 1st, 2010 Harry No comments

I put out a new version already, because someone found a pretty huge bug I created in my last version. In v1.8, users were unable to drag and drop to the library, graveyard, or exile icons. As well as not being able to chat.

This was caused by my refactoring and trying to move event subscriptions to the designer. I must have missed some events!

Sorry for the problems; however, updating should work now. I hope you have a smooth update experience.

Please report any problems to my support forum: http://emptygee.harryfino.com/phpBB3/index.php

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EmptyGee v1.8 Released

January 31st, 2010 Harry No comments

The newest version is available and it’s the best one I’ve released yet. I put a lot of work into trying to clean it up and make it more like a legit program. I’m still working out some kinks, but thats what beta testing is for. Here are the changes:

  • Overall graphical changes (i.e., fonts, window styles)
  • Redesigned the network connection experience
  • Added the ability to reconnect to an interrupted game
  • Added the ability to restart a game (and choose new decks if desired)
  • Redesigned the new game window to remove the decks
  • Redesigned the deck selection window
  • Fixed the flickering of the card outline when dragging a card and not moving the cursor
  • Moved the deck builder into the main application
  • Fixed a bug with the updater app looking for the database in the wrong folder
  • Added database updating to the “check for updates” option
  • Added checking for updates on startup
  • Added a loading image to the deck builder (and deck selector) when loading card
  • Added changelog to the installer

Download it now!

If you have any questions, please visit the support site I put up at http://emptygee.harryfino.com/phpBB3/index.php.

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EmptyGee v1.7 Released

January 27th, 2010 Harry 1 comment

I haven’t made a post about EmptyGee in a long time, but it still being developed.

In the latest release, I made some nice improvements to the dragging and dropping on the battlefield. You’ll now see an outline of where the card will be dropped, which also works when moving multiple cards. I also added the ability to check for application updates so people don’t need to constantly poll my website for changes (all 2 people lol).

Since I created a new installer type, which you can read about below, I recommend uninstalling any previous versions of EmptyGee before installing the new one. You can download the new installer here: http://emptygee.googlecode.com/files/EmptyGeeInstaller.exe. I also created a website for EmptyGee, and a forum for support.

More on the updating process after the jump…

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The Haitian Status

January 19th, 2010 Harry No comments

Unfortunately, we’re not talking about Heroes here. For those of you living under a rock, here is a link describing the situation in Haiti: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,672655,00.html.

If you have an extra dollar, consider making a donation to the American Red Cross, or some other association. Here is a link from LifeHacker, which will tell you safe ways to donate: http://lifehacker.com/5447987/how-and-where-to-donate-to-haiti-and-avoid-scams.

$5 dollars can go a long way…

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My long vacation from posting…

November 20th, 2009 Harry No comments

I’m back! If you hadn’t noticed, it’s been a while since my last post. An incredible amount of things have happened since I last posted, so I’ll try to do a recap of everything in the coming days.

A preview of things to come:

  • Home gyms
  • Rampage rage
  • Machida!
  • Jailbreaking
  • Windows 7 Media Center
  • much more…

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Dogfish Dash

September 30th, 2009 Paul No comments


Hey everyone! This is a guest post by my friend, Paul Cox (from Wayward Winos)

This Sunday I ran the first of two 10k races of the fall season in Milton, Delaware— the Dogfish Dash.

As for my performance, I must say that I am quite pleased.  Here’s the breakdown leading up to race day.

Though I haven’t been too pleased with AT&T, the iPhone has more than made my life better and it in the running arena, this is especially useful.  With application combo of Runkeeper and Pandora, I’ve been able to make my distance training a bit more bearable and tremendously more efficient with the ability to time and track all my sessions.

The longest training run prior to this race was approximately 3.37 miles, with a pace of 9:05 minutes per mile.  This for me was a barely tolerable pace, but nearly repeatable in other training sessions.  Another event had me at 3.29 miles with a 9:09 minutes per mile, again on the cusp of my limit.

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My third week of training…

September 22nd, 2009 Harry 1 comment

Marathon If you haven’t been following the blog, here is a little catch-up:

At the end of August I decided to sign up for a 10k benefit race. My fiancé convinced me that I’d be fine, and it would be a fun thing to do. My first mistake was believing her! After signing away my life, I decided to give myself a little endurance test to see how bad things were going to be. I quickly learned that things were going to be bad… very bad, actually. I could barely get around the block twice before I nearly keeled over and died.

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5 Ways to Hack Your Commute

September 15th, 2009 Harry No comments

UPDATE:If you have a long horrendous commute, send an email to commute@wmmr.com describing why it is so bad for a chance to win a helicopter ride to and from work.

I used to think my commute was bad when I was travelling 45 minutes to work each way. Coming from a 5 mile commute before that, 45 minutes felt like forever. I was justified, I thought. However, it wasn’t until I doubled that time that I really knew what a commute was. An hour and a half in the car each morning can completely cripple your day if you’re not careful. So I write to you to spare you a year’s worth of commuting lessons with my 5 ways to hack your commute.

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Second week in training…

September 13th, 2009 Harry No comments

My second week of training has nothing special to report. I was only able to run outside once because of the rain all week, so here are the RunKeeper results.

I’m now able to run 3 laps no problem. While I’m still really far away from the goal of 6.2 miles, or just about 12-13 laps, I am making progress. I have 7 weeks to go. If I increase one lap a week I’ll be up to 10 laps. Considering the runner, that would just be absolutely amazing.

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Amazing Quote I Heard on NPR

September 10th, 2009 Harry 3 comments

The following is an amazing quote I heard on NPR:

“JUSTIN WOLFERS: I’m not just an economist, I’m also a runner, training for the Marine Corps Marathon.

Runners World magazine recently argued that marathon running is an incredibly cheap sport. All you need is a pair of shoes, and you’re off and running. But they’re wrong.

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