Re: jobsite rss
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If you want, you can just steal my HTML and use it on your own. I just post to a Careerbuilder URL with my form fields. I was frustrated with the RSS features Careerbuilder offered so I just created m...
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Summerfesting 2010
Jul 08
Well I've wrapped up another year of Summerfest. Last year I checked out Reel Big Fish which is still probably my favorite show of all time. This year I made the trip down to Summerfest twice! I was hoping to make it down a third time but that didn't pan out. Either way it was a lot of fun this year just like last year. And yes I'm rambling on, on purpose here to get this text to clear the image on the right (sorry web designer nerd joke).
Trip 1: 311 & Pepper
I made the first trip down with my good friend and co-worker Kyle. We arrived at Summerfest early enough to see two bands. The first band was a Reggae/Ska/Punk band by the name of Pepper. Pepper was the opening act for 311. I would say I probably liked their style of music more than 311 but it was early in the night so the show wasn't as exciting at this point.
Pepper playing at Summerfest 2010
Next up was 311. Mike and his friends arrived at this point and we worked our way up in the crowd. At one point we got a really wimpy mosh pit going but since it was a Reggae/Rock band that quickly ended. After that we moved our way up to the 2nd row, right off the stage.
Finally, 311 played their song "Down" which was a favorite of mine so I ditched the front row and returned to the scene of the mosh pit expecting it to be going on during their most popular song. I was disappointed to see a bunch of hippies just standing around like it was a hippie jamfest or something.
So I started jumping around a bit and bumping into people. After a few minutes the crazy die-hard mosh pit people surfaced (shaved heads, no shirt on, tattoos, they're easy to spot) and joined me. We only moshed for a song or two until a cop came in and told me to 'KNOCK IT OFF'. It was child's play compared to the Reel Big Fish show last year where I was scared for my safety.
311 performing 'Amber' at Summerfest 2010
After the show we ended up getting stuck in a parking garage for 30-45 minutes. Overall it was a good time.
Trip 2: Slightly Stoopid
The next trip down to Summerfest was to see another Reggae/Ska/Punk band named Slightly Stoopid. The band apparently was hired to the record label that one of the Sublime band members started in the 90's. The band is mainly a Reggae band but has horns and has a few faster songs as well. This show probably had the most weed smoking of any of the shows I've been to before. It probably didn't help that we pushed our way up to the front again, but that's where all the fun is.
About quarter of the way into the show a crazy dude climbed up the rafters at the Potawatomi Casino stage and after some encouragement, on our part, jumped. I was surprised to find that a fellow YouTuber captured this epic event on video. If you crank up your brightness on your monitor you can see the entire thing unfold.
Crazy guy at Slightly Stoopid jumping from 10-15 foot support beam at Summerfest
Some other highlights from the show that I can recall was me fighting with some 18 year old girls who couldn't handle my need to mosh during one of their few fast songs. Another interesting moment was when a fight broke out (at a Reggae/pothead show mind you) between two guys eventually ending in them both choking each other and falling into the bleachers. The verdict is still out whether it was for real or staged since security ran in and everyone seemed to be friends again.
Wrapping It Up
Overall it was a good time at both shows. I really wanted to see Less Than Jake, but they played on a Sunday night and nobody was able to make that. Regardless I think the other two shows equal a single Less Than Jake show in value.
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jobsite rss
Wed. May 26
Hello Neal, Thanks a million for the rss feed. I am curious how you did that? I am wondering if you could also tweek it to pull back the secondary title information with the company and city/state/zip...
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Mon. Mar 22
@Kate, yeah blasted spammers must have posted that poll. I doubt there was anyway to filter them as it was clearly a human and not a computer that posted that poll.
Poll: Do You Support The Health Care Reform Bill Recently Passed?
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Tech: Tracking Outgoing Links in Google Analytics Using Event Tracking and jQuery
Jul 26
Outgoing Link Tracking With Google Analytics
Learn how to track outgoing links using Google Analytics & jQuery.
By default Google Analytics will track the exit page, or last page a user views while on a website. What it won't track is what link that user clicked to leave the site. With a little jQuery this can become a reality.
The Old, & Wrong Way
I've seen it time and time again, developers using the pageTracker._trackPageview function to track things that aren't pages. While pageTracker._trackPageview will do the job it creates false page views and inflates reports.
I would argue that a user clicking a link to leave a website is really a page view on the external site, not the developer's site. Below is the old method to achieve this:
<a href="http://www.nealgrosskopf.com/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.nealgrosskopf.com/');">Outgoing Link</a>The Right & New Way
Google Analytics has a new method of tracking all things that aren't page views. This new technique uses the pageTracker._trackEvent method.
First import Google's hosted jQuery library:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>Next, within the $(document).ready function which is triggered when a page is finished loading, use the following Javascript:
<script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("a[href^='http://']").click(function(){ pageTracker._trackEvent("links", "external", $(this).attr("href"), 0); }); }); </script>This will target all link hrefs starting with "http" and add an onclick event handler to them.
Dissecting pageTracker._trackEvent
The following is taken directly from Google's guide to pageTracker._trackEvent
- Category (required) - The name you supply for the group of objects you want to track.
- Action (required) - A string that is uniquely paired with each category, and commonly used to define the type of user interaction for the web object.
- Label (optional) - An optional string to provide additional dimensions to the event data.
- Value (optional) - An integer that you can use to provide numerical data about the user event.
And again, as it would appear in Javascript
pageTracker._trackEvent("Category", "Action", "Label"), Value);While Google specifies what each of the variable placeholders should be they can certainly be named whatever you want. Action does not need to be a verb (as you can see in my original example). Feel free to use each of the placeholders however you see fit. One thing to note is the last variable (Value) must be an integer.
How the Data Looks in Google Analytics
Below is how the report will look in Google Analytics once some data is collected. This data can be sliced and diced using Advanced Segments just like any other dimension in Google Analytics.
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Recently I began counting calories just out of curiosity of how many I consumed in a day. During the process I found that one of my pizzas had a serving size of '5'. To me this seemed odd since it's nearly impossible to cut 5 evenly sized pieces of pizza. To my surprise another Tombstone pizza had a serving size of '4'. I'm calling shenanigans! Neal Grosskopf (1)
Review: Netflix
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Apr 08
I recently bought a new TV set that came with Netflix embedded into the TV's software. I had previously been using Blockbuster, mostly as just a holdover since all my movies were entered using that service. A friend of mine recommended Netflix, and since it was integrated into my TV I gave it a try. Since then I have been quite satisfied with the service.
Streaming Movies
One of the best things about Netflix is I can pick out movies on my computer and they will show up on my TV letting me pick from them since my TV is hooked up to the internet. Not all movies on the service are available this way, and not all of the movies available are in HD. Regardless, this is a really awesome option. In a way it's almost like I own the movies because they can permanently sit in my streaming queue on my TV.
Availability
Also, while using Blockbuster I would often pick out obscure 80's horror movies that I'm interested in. It seemed like these movies were always stuck in "long wait" mode and half of them never shipped. I have a feeling that Blockbuster didn't have these movies available in the first place and was just trying to lead me on with them. After using Netflix I've found that all of these movies are available and immediately.
Ship Time
It seems like Netflix might be slightly faster with shipping times than Blockbuster. Overall I probably average about a movie once a week or sometimes twice a week. I do think that Netflix ships my next movie quicker than Blockbuster did.
Wrap Up
Overall I'm quite satisfied with Netflix and all of the devices they're available on. I could pick between my Xbox 360, Blu Ray player or TV set to watch movies on and I'm quite happy with the available movies to choose from with the service. I give Netflix a 9/10
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Video: Guy Rafter Diving At Slightly Stoopid, Summerfest 2010
Probably the highlight of my 2010 Summerfest was this guy jumping from the rafters in the Potawatomi Casino stage during the Slightly Stoopid show. It's a bit hard to see unless you crank up the brightness on your monitor. It seemed like he was about 10-15 feet up from where I was standing. Neal Grosskopf (0)