Thoughts on Graduating

Disclaimer: This post is going to probably be a little bit of a ramble, but oh well 😛

So graduation is coming up in 12 days with my bachelors in Computer Engineering from BYU. It has been very hard for me to comprehend that it is finally over and it still hasn’t completely sunk in. School has been all that I have known for my whole life. I guess it isn’t COMPLETELY over. I do plan on going back to grad school in about a year to get my masters in robotics. But still 😛

Now comes the time for me to start my career. I have been thinking about the kind of entry level job that I would like to have. I really want to work with robots, so I am hoping that I could land either an internship or entry level job at a prestigious robotics company that would let me stay there for a little while and then go back to grad school to get my masters and then come back to the work place with a better job. Some of these would include:

• Boston Dynamics
• iRobot
• Lockheed Martin
• SpaceX

If that doesn’t work out, I’ll probably have to look for a job with a smaller local business. If I could find something close to Provo, that might be nice so I wouldn’t have to worry too much about moving. I mean, it doesn’t necessarily have to be close to Provo, I’d be willing to travel just about anywhere. I enjoy the adventure 😀

So I guess if any of my followers know of some robotics companies that might be offering entry level positions, it would be greatly appreciated if you let me know in the comments.

-Jeremy

Review of the CM Storm Inferno Gaming Mouse

I recently purchased the CM Storm Inferno Gaming Mouse after I lost my Logitech G400 on an airplane. I wanted to give a comparison of the two.

I mostly use these mice to play League of Legends. The G400 used an optical sensor. The Inferno uses a laser sensor. To be honest, I haven’t been able to tell any difference in the tracking. Both of them track great and I never got any skipping on any surfaces that I tried it on.

The Inferno is about $10 more, but there are some cool features that make it well worth the extra bucks. The Inferno has 11 buttons: 9 of them programmable, 1 of them to cycle through one of the 4 profiles, and 1 of them that allows for up to 8 additional combo executions per profile. The button combos can be programmed with the included software. The cool thing is, that these profiles are stored on the hardware of the mouse itself. Therefore, you can use these profiles on any computer without having to have special software on that computer for it to work correctly (Like my old G400). This is particularly helpful for gaming mice because it allows you to take your mouse with you to LAN parties or tournaments and not have to worry about getting your settings right for your mouse on the new computer.

-Jeremy

First Post

Well it has been a long time coming, but I am finally making a blog. I don’t claim to be the best at blogging or anything. I just thought that it would be good to have a place where I can keep track of my projects, share my ideas, give some tips and tricks, etc.