Sunday, February 3, 2008
Weekend Project: Automatic maze generation
This little app builds a maze and provides a little sketch tool for tracing a path. You'll need the most recent C# Express to build it, but the binary should run on its own. Bonus points: solve my old ugrad assignment and write a solver.
Books that influenced my software development career
I was thinking about IT books that influenced my software development career and was of great value to me, I came up with this list of 11 books
Successful development environment
Delivering successful software projects requires healthy software development environment. Among successful environments I have seen there are common practises independent of the methodology
Slow Firefox
Blogger Richard X. Thripp complains about Mozilla Firefox's memory leaks and slowness under heavy browsing. Includes links to other complainers.
Kazaa shuts down Kazaa Lite
I will really miss KaZaa ++. It's still up as I type this so you'd better get what you can
RegCure - Your Computer Cannot Live Without It
Read this in-depth review of one of the best Registry Scanners and discover what your computer is missing.
Need to share a large file? try publicftp!
Forget Bit torrent and p2p! unlimited space, BW, ftp upload, and ftp/http downloads!
Freebies-Limewire
I talked about imewire, which is one of the best torrent engines around. Wy? Read this short article to learn more.
WikiDot goes open source, too
Would this strategy help them fight off wikipedia (reach), mediawiki (user base), and the other wikis?
RISC OS skills database website launches
A new website to encourage teamwork in RISC OS software projects has launched this week. The RISC OS Connect online skills database allows punters to list their various abilities, from programming to documentation writing, and declare how much free time they can spare a week.
Simplest way to add Digg support to Wordpress.
No plugins, just simple directions for adding Digg to Wordpress. The easiest method I know of.
Python 3.0 Compatability
Mark Nenadov gives a short review of Python 3.0 beta and gives some ideas on what might be involved on migrating to 3.0 when the stable version is released.
Simple Text-based CAPTCHA Implementation
Personally I'd prefer this kind of question-answer interaction within a text-based CAPTCHA validation to a system that asking me to write down something it shows. It feels more "human", and it works at roughly the same security level as the other methods.
40 signs you really are a lousy PHP programmer
This is something I prefer to call my "programming list of shame". Although having a formal university education I have been guilty of every single one of those things at one time or another.
Video Resumes. Are they really beneficial?
Interesting concept on how Video Resumes can give you an advantage in the job market.
Haikuware: Feb. Thank You Award Winners!
A very close poll decided that the February Thank You Award winners are the Begeistert Organizers!
Nokia Audiobook software beta for S60 available
Here's a nice little freebie if you're a fan of audiobooks and have a Symbian S60 device: Nokia has a beta Audiobook application ready and waiting for you to download.
What Is The Tipping Point Of Your Business?
I am a member of the Internet Marketing Center for years. Once driven by the charismatic Corey Rudl, who died in a racing car crash 2 years ago. Now Derek Gehl is at the helm and he further expanded the company to its next level.
Printing your pictures online
Jason shares a review of online printing services. Really good evaluation of the major outlets available.
ericherberholz - My Home of: Blogging, Collaboration, KCS, K
To kick things off, a little self-promotion... Some topics of interest to me personally are: Blogging, Collaboration, KCS (Knowledge Centered Support), KM (Knowledge Management), Science Fiction/Fantasy (books and movies), UNIX (e.g. HP-UX), Web 2.0, & Wikis.
Make3D turns your vacation photos into 3D worlds
Ever wish you could recreate the effect of those neat multilens 3D cameras without having to buy the hardware? Lucky for you there's some cool 3D technology coming out of Stanford called Make3D. The service uses machine learning to go over your photograph and recreate depth and perspective in three dimensions.
Itunes Alternatives
Maybe you don't like the way ITunes handles your files? Maybe it cogs down your cpu a little too much? Well, here are a few alternatives for multiple Operating Systems.
Fosimo 0.9.3 - Sync Facebook with OUTLOOK
Fosimo 0.9.3 is available. It's about time for the new release of Fosimo :) New in this release: Now it is possible to view all your Facebook friends and to observe your friends profiles, sync your Facebook friend details vs. your OUTLOOK !
Free Facial Recognition Software: LemonScreen
Security has become increasingly important nowadays. LemonScreen is a software that will lock your computer screen when you are away from your computer and the way to unlock it is by scanning your face with your webcam. It is a free software, you don't have to pay a single cent for it. Included is also how facial recognition works.
NVIDIA Display Card Driver for Linux 171.05 leaked!
According to Phoronix website reported that NVIDIA has quietly released a new Linux display drivers. The NVIDIA driver can be found in the FTP server, labeled version of 171.05.Up to now, the release pages of NVIDIA 171.05 already visible, which shows that the driver mainly adds for the S870 support.In addition, NVIDIA 171.05 has also added a new t
TaxCut installs spyware?
Installing TaxCut from a CD, I was shocked to find a piece of spyware on a clean computer. No mention of this product can be found on the H&R Block website. Is that malware or spyware? Sitting on a new clean installation of Vista it was pretty easy to spot the pdf995 installed on [...]
No More CSS Hacks For Internet Explorer!
This brilliant guy has put together a Javascript library to fix the CSS compliance issue with IE6, 7, and 8! The code is easy to use and works great. Can be a real time saver! Now if Microsoft would take a hint and fix it for real....
"Web 2.0: How Hard Could It Be?" Mashable / Paul Glazowski
"It's not easy to make something easy. ... The focus of the story ... is to uncover the true tale of start-to-finish process. That taking something from an idea conjured during time spent in gridlock traffic ... to something you can hold in your hand ... is a process that is almost always longer than one might expect."
Can Flickr, Yahoo, and Youtube stop you from using data?
Where are the legal lines drawn in the internet? What's fair use, and what's abuse these days?
Best of Ajax, Dhtml and Javascript- part1
Scrolling techniques, Gradient Effects, instant field editing, interactive elements, visual effects, animation, slideshows, accordions,star rating and other useful javascripts examples that you can find handy while developing your next ajax web application.
SlideShowExtender Set Current Image Index, Src
I wanted to set the SlideShowExtender current image, i found just one good way to do so using simple java script code
Viral Valentine's Day Facebook Application *Crush Mail*
As Valentine's Day is approaching quickly, Crush Mail is a fun way to disclose your feelings to that special someone.
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