Android Studio Install

Android Studio was announced today. I am going to try it. I am pretty excited, but there was at least one bump along the way.

Android Studio Not Installing

I didn't have Java installed. After installing the JDK I got the error that included, "If you believe you have a JDK installed and it was not properly recognized, simply set an environment variable JAVA_HOME to point to it/" I tried setting the variable, it did nothing.

What it doesn't tell you is you need the 32(x86) bit version of Java not the 64(x64). After re-installing the 32 bit version of Java Android Studio let me install it.

Android Studio Not Opening After Installed

After installing, it wouldn't open, and didn't give any reason why. This helped me, you actually need the environment variable set. I made a variable called "JAVA_HOME" and set it to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\".

To set a variable click on properties of "Computer", click "System Properties", under the "Advanced Tab" there is a button for "Environment Variables". Just create a new user variable. This was on Windows 8, but it it almost exactly the same on Windows 7.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

A long time ago on a facebook app I found this recipe.  I decided I should copy it here in case that app every goes away and because it is easier to access. These are super delicious. I don't follow the recipe exactly, I use a big 29 oz can of pumpkin and double the recipe. You you should try them, they are delicious. Also they stay soft for longer than any cookie reasonably should.

Serves: 1-8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 10-12 Minutes Dietary guidance: v 

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Ingredients

1 c. sugar 
1 c. pumpkin 
1/2 c. oil 
1 egg 

Mix together above ingredients. Sift and add to above: 

2 c. flour 
1/2 tsp. salt 
1 tsp. cinnamon 
2 tsp. baking powder 

Dissolve and add to rest of ingredients: 

1 tsp. soda 
1 tsp. milk 
1 tsp. vanilla 
1 c. chocolate chips 
1/2 c. nuts 

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Method

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drop on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake approximately 10 to 12 minutes.

NOTE: Careful not to overcook. Cookies will be soft and moist. 

Missionary Controlled Blog

This is something I helped someone do the other day so I thought I would let everyone know how to do it. What this does it let you send an email which automatically updates your blog and then even posts it on facebook if you want..
Make a blog

This is a blogger/blogspot tutorial so go to blogger.com and make your blog.

Set it up for email posting

Go to your blogger dashboard, then click the arrow for more options and select "Settings". On the left of the settings page click on "Mobile and email". Last make up a secretWord then select "Public email immediately". From then on you can just send an email to that email address and it will update your blog.

Updating to Facebook

I searched long and hard and found RSS Grafiti. Go to their Facebook App.  Click "Add New Publishing Plan" and name it. Get you blog feed address, by using a link like this: yourblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default .On RSS Grafiti under your new plan click "add new" source and enter that link to your feed.  I suggest changing the "Update Frequency" to "As soon as possible". Lastly click "add new" next to target and select your facebook account. You are now done.

                                                    

Conclusion
You can now send an email to the secret email address from before, and it will post it to your blog and then update your facebook about it soon after. For missionaries this would make keeping a mission blog to update all your friends super easy. Best part you can even email pictures and they will show up.Go and serve.

Where Does Your Self Worth Come From?

This year I have had a few trials that I ended up learning where I got my self worth from. My worth comes from my relationship with God. When I feel that he approves of me, I am happy. When I feel he does not, I am not. I am so glad that God is where my worth comes from. Why you ask? Because it is easy keep up with your relationship with God, as opposed to other things in life.

I am so happy that my worth does not come from school. I have never been good at school, I will never be good at school. I should have been done with school years ago. I am not, why, because I am terrible at managing my time outside of class. Homework is almost impossible for me to do, and if I ever get behind it is hard to catch back up. I am bad at admitting my problems. I am getting better, but it is still hard. If my self worth was based on school I would have none.

Work is great. I love work. I love going to work each day, getting things done, being a leader, turning off my life and just being there. When I get home, I am home. Work is the best. Currently I get paid enough to live, if I was married as I probably should be, it would be hard, but being a single person my pay is enough. If my self worth was based on work, I would have a lot, not the best ever, but I would be happy.

Having my self worth based on God makes it constant. I know people who their personal worth changes by the hour depending on what they are working on, what grade they got on a test or assignment, or who flirted with them that day. Wow is all I can say to that. It is a roller coaster and makes me anxious. I could never keep up with that. If I had my self worth related based of my relationship I would be on that kind of roller coaster. Relationships are hard. I have never really succeeded at one, not matter how hard I try. I could probably get married right now, but I am not sure if that counts as succeeding until I feel like it is right.

Having my self worth based on being happy with my relationship with God is so easy. I just have to be a good person, and when I mess up (all the time) repent and move on. There are basic commandment (daily prayers, reading scriptures, chastity, tithing, word of wisdom, ten commandments...) and if I follow them, which cans be a trial I will be happy not matter what comes along in life. If I was a hobo and still doing the best I can,  I would still have self worth. How cool is that.

My Heavenly Father (God) love me. He blesses my life every day. He makes me want to be a better man, and therefore makes me a better man. I have a smile on my face and can keep that smile on my face. I often tell people it is impossible to offend me, which it is because my worth is not based on what others think, it is based on what I and my God think of me.

Facebook AutoPost

I am testing a facebook auto-post to see if I can help a friend going on a mission to update all her friends. Let's see if http://www.rssgraffiti.com/ actually works as simply as it says it should.

Windows 8 Start Button

I like most people have felt a little empty not having a start button on the bottom left corner in windows 8. So I made a quick executable that just opens the start menu, then pinned it to my start menu in the leftmost spot. Download it here. (Thank you dropbox public folder.)

You might get some kind of warning, like this one I got from chrome, just click the arrow and keep. If you don't trust me make one yourself using the info below here.


Here is how I made it. I found on line that you can use this code for a Visual Basic script:

set wShell=wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
wShell.sendkeys "^{ESC}"
Set WshShell = Nothing

Then I found an icon I wanted. I liked this one. Then I downloaded a program called VBSEdit, which has a function to make a vb script into an excectable. (Just use the evaluation version) Then TADA a working button to have there.

Adverisment

I just found out that when I talk about a product I can make money or something by adding a direct link like the one below. Since Ticonderoga pencils are the only pencils I like to use and have recommended in the past, I wanted to see what this would look like. That is all.