I’m back in Japan and back to the grind after a good, short vacation on Guam. I was called back to JP for some clean-up work before I change jobs, and also thought it would be a good idea to do some programming on the home development server to release WorkPapers Windy 2011; which is about two weeks past due.
Lately, I have been programming a lot of python in order to create a REST API for WorkPapers (http://workpapers.pro). The first version of this API will be used for push/pull/replication functions in this upcoming release of the desktop application. While working on that Python project, I managed to pickup Django and Django-CMS, which led into a portal for WorkPapers users (beta version at http://portal.workpapers.pro) to exchange templates, checklists, and audit programs. We currently have a library of MS Word, Excel, and PDF documents that will be uploaded to this portal for sharing with paid WorkPapers users. Right now, if you are reading this blog posting, you can see the site without paying but the content is limited.

So much for WorkPapers…. while on Guam last week, I created a bunch of water slide videos with the GoPro100 sports camera. Here is one picture which shows that it also comes in handy as a wide angle camera as well.

As a father, sometimes I feel guilty for not taking enough family photos or videos. With other equipment, we have photos down to a science, but videos get tiresome. So with the little GoPro, videos become a passive activity. Check this one out taken by my daughter Hannah going down the water slide.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110908020311if_/http://player.vimeo.com/video/22501977

Hannah On Waterslide @ PIC Guam from Kirt Cathey on Vimeo.

As you can see, it’s HD quality, sound is well controlled even in a water-proof casing, and water does not distort the image too much. For more information on GoPro, Google it.

On, on…. stay away from nuclear waste and ‘try’ to stay on firm ground.