ARCA Sim Racing Club Sponsorship

Bert Software is proud to announce that Zack Methvin and Rob Cobb will be representing Bert Software in the ARCA Sim Racing Club (ASRC) PRO Elite Series.  You can follow the action LIVE on Wednesday nights from 4/7 - 6/30/2010 at http://elitesimracingtv.com/.

Bert Software by Rob Cobb

This web site is used to help me stay organized and keep you up-to-date on the various software projects for which I am responsible.  Most of the projects I work on involve C++ or PHP and often utilize HTML, XML and MySQL.

• Fantasy Football Tools: Several thousand people use Draft Predictor each year to make their fantasy drafts more enjoyable.  It's success as a draft day aid launched a suite of tools that currently includes Draft Planner (a cheat sheet generator), averaged rankings, averaged ADP data, and a new player tracking tool called My Teams.  This software is available exclusively through FantasyFootball.com, but you can preview the tools here.
   
• Web Site Development: Ziggielures.com and DarkHouseGearAndTackle.com are web sites my wife and I created that are a cost-effective way to build a modest e-commerce site.  We customized professionally designed web pages using PHP code and a MySQL database to create easy to maintain web sites.
   
• ARCA Sim Racing (ASR) Plugins:  The stock-car racing simulator by The Sim Factory accepts plugins which are extensions that allow programmers to receive scoring and telemetry data.  I have created two plugins:  Setup Differences records telemetry data and displays it alongside the changes that have been made to the car setup.  This eliminates the need to copy down tire temps and attempt to recall which setup changes you made.  GTRL Spotter is a vastly improved spotter/crew chief.  Learn more...
   
• Sim File Fetcher:  One of the tiresome duties required of Sim Racing league managers is keeping everyone updated with the latest cars and tracks.  This simple program interacts with your web site to download all of the files needed by racers who want to participate in your league.  Learn more...

Dog Behavior Consulting by Rob Cobb

One of the few things I enjoy more than writing software is working with dogs.  I have been successful helping owners live more peacefully with their pets by focusing on fulfilling the animal-dog.  Some say that I have a unique ability to communicate with dogs, but I think anyone can learn to do the same if they focus on their energy.

I am not professionally certified nor am I a dog "trainer".  I work on problem issues like barking, destructiveness, obsessions, fleeing, and dog-aggressiveness.  Every situation is different, but most problems can be resolved by addressing the problematic behavior through exercise, play, discipline, and rewards.  I find that suburban dogs are often in need of energy outlets and stronger pack leadership.

If you live northeast of Detroit and would like some help with your dog, feel free to contact me at rob@bertsoftware.com.  Here is a photo of my dog Max.