tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88673742024-03-10T20:23:22.381-07:00Inner-Workings of a Software MindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-46159006766607824292011-02-20T01:49:00.001-08:002011-02-20T01:51:18.161-08:00The Art of the StartFor those of you who are looking to create new products, sites, and building a new company I suggest you see this video first. <div><br /></div><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8X57eucxnI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-51162166884654452432009-12-06T17:47:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:49:39.251-08:00How a Browser WorksHere is a good post that I found on the Internet that describes the specifics of how a browser actually works. I remember getting asked this by a Google interviewer 3 years ago. I never was really curious or learned in school these things and usually took the technical aspects of a browser for granted.<br /><br /><a href="http://cnx.org/content/m12851/latest/">http://cnx.org/content/m12851/latest/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-38022140524388349772009-09-30T15:03:00.000-07:002009-09-30T15:18:47.891-07:00XSLT Transformation Example: Replacing Node Values in XMLHere's a useful tip that I just recently discovered.<br /><br />If you want to transform the following XML document to hold different values for elements such as name and phoneNumber,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7j7z4-NvqMF0naV2TAN5UkSMAzMGnk5pHc0f4TMuQ7vTDR_ViIw76vxZe5U8wIzOjlwF6wWjmln-Nx22BesYsueOGS0_H1Pk1TTfOVRRShn_xrjsh5ALOYPZWJlvazIZ8-oTPg/s1600-h/source1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7j7z4-NvqMF0naV2TAN5UkSMAzMGnk5pHc0f4TMuQ7vTDR_ViIw76vxZe5U8wIzOjlwF6wWjmln-Nx22BesYsueOGS0_H1Pk1TTfOVRRShn_xrjsh5ALOYPZWJlvazIZ8-oTPg/s400/source1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387387299791463650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />to an XML document such as the following:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihugcJawlQEnfEar_gZ8zkdq6xFveVA1OjToRYZe01J56ZbhWvlU_B04BdcEPKAg7h3eR5uJwVnHtrWefoUpttm60k-VjNloSJN__NtnnXjfKqgneHndPxddo8Rb5nqtjEwOfmLQ/s1600-h/result.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihugcJawlQEnfEar_gZ8zkdq6xFveVA1OjToRYZe01J56ZbhWvlU_B04BdcEPKAg7h3eR5uJwVnHtrWefoUpttm60k-VjNloSJN__NtnnXjfKqgneHndPxddo8Rb5nqtjEwOfmLQ/s400/result.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387387558328734178" border="0" /></a><br /><data></data><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Use the following XSLT variation of the identity transform:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaA9PMIsYOH2YEQXS7AXjtbczegg2zR2S4IwNGbZxmnKplDUSA1asWq4iGL9e0IhHL7W9l-mwIbf6Mx_i7qz5sZCVzf1SMEmCAWj5ndvYc4M48hiFlA46KSHW0os6oXEpBnGkPw/s1600-h/xslt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaA9PMIsYOH2YEQXS7AXjtbczegg2zR2S4IwNGbZxmnKplDUSA1asWq4iGL9e0IhHL7W9l-mwIbf6Mx_i7qz5sZCVzf1SMEmCAWj5ndvYc4M48hiFlA46KSHW0os6oXEpBnGkPw/s400/xslt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387387745846956466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><xsl:stylesheet xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0" xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xslt"><xsl:template match="node()|@*"><xsl:template match="person/*[name()='name']">Hope you found this useful. Thanks! Sorry for being MIA, if you need me to update the CDT/Eclipse posting please reply back here.<br /><br /></xsl:template></xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-62811413704115372212007-09-11T20:00:00.000-07:002007-09-11T20:14:37.847-07:00Money brings happiness?Although this picture seems to suggest that money won't make you any happier than you are, it is probably skewed towards people who are already living comfortable lives. I think that in dire circumstances money does come into play. Also in some cases, because of the level of anxiety and stress that follows a terrible situation, money will bring a temporary avenue of relief.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX62aF17KLnmN1BnXUV0lDALtRv8Q_DeUJcm-otOpDOMXeouerlWgevPu1AjNHYsKoyDS4A2Ks6DRT4AJODmcuHLHNqlYcP4cCFB1Z5D88C_DUDfjkD9FEAq1KePuYORzlejN5ZA/s1600-h/gal_percentage_happy.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX62aF17KLnmN1BnXUV0lDALtRv8Q_DeUJcm-otOpDOMXeouerlWgevPu1AjNHYsKoyDS4A2Ks6DRT4AJODmcuHLHNqlYcP4cCFB1Z5D88C_DUDfjkD9FEAq1KePuYORzlejN5ZA/s320/gal_percentage_happy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109149073804230146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-78584841932876970622007-05-05T13:14:00.000-07:002007-05-05T13:18:07.283-07:00The Greatest Software Ever WrittenRead this fascinating article on Information Week about BSD UNIX and its history: <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/research/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191901844&pgno=4&queryText=">What's the Greatest Software Ever Written</a>. I skipped to the end because I didn't feel like reading three pages of fluff to find out the real answer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1143534535185134962006-03-28T00:25:00.000-08:002006-10-10T20:43:01.343-07:00US CS Bachelor’s Degree Production Drops in 2004/2005Although the statistics might seem quite alarming, I believe that the drop in interest and degrees awarded would be instrumental in promoting the underpaid salaries of software engineers in America.<br /><br />Link: <a href="http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/march06/vegso.html">http://www.cra.org/CRN/articles/march06/vegso.html </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1131860348033613852005-11-12T21:05:00.000-08:002006-10-10T20:43:01.280-07:00HOW TO: Use CDT and MinGW for Eclipse (i.e. develop C/C++ applications in windows)I've made these instructions due to the difficulty of finding any documentation that was sufficient enough to help me setup Eclipse using MinGW on Windows. I would recommend using MinGW because of the higher success rate and better compability issues for C/C++. If there are any errors or questions please leave comments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1:</span><br /><br />Download MinGW from <a href="http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml">mingw.org</a> the following:<br /><br /><ul><li> <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download" target="_nw"> gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz</a></li><li> <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz?download" target="_nw"> gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz</a></li><li> <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz?download" target="_nw"> binutils-2.16.91-20050827-1.tar.gz</a></li><li> <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz?download" target="_nw"> mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz</a></li><li> <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz?download" target="_nw"> mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz</a></li><li><a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.5.tar.gz?download" target="_nw"> w32api-3.5.tar.gz</a></li><li> <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.exe?download" target="_nw"> mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.exe</a></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2:</span><br /><br />Extract the files to the following directory c:\mingw\ and install mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.exe to c:\mingw\.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3:</span><br /><br />Add c:\mingw\ to the Paths in System Variables of Environment Paths. Make sure you can run gcc -v in the command prompt.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4:</span><br /><br />Install CDT for Eclipse using Help-> Software Updates -> Find and Install -> Search for new Features to Install. Add a new remote site with name "CDT" and URL "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/eclipse3.1". Accept the license agreements to install both CDT packages.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 5:</span><br /><br />Create a new Managed Make C Project named "Hello World". I prefer managed make because I like the IDE to worry about the details of a make file.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 6:</span><br /><br />Create a file called main.c with the following contents:<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />#include "iostream"<br />#include "string"<br />using namespace std;<br /><br />int main()<br />{<br /> string yourName;<br /><br /> cout << "Enter your name: "; <br />cin >> yourName;<br /> cout << "Hello " + yourName << endl; <br />return 0;<br />}<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 6:</span><br /><br />You should see an error in the console view. Go to the properties menu for the "Hello World" project and Select C/C++ Build. In the Tool Settings tab, for GCC C compiler and GCC C Linker, set the command to "C:\mingw\bin\mingw32-g++.exe ". In the Build Settings tab, uncheck "use default command" for the build command, and replace the command with "C:\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe -k". Also change the Artifact name to "HelloWorld". Press OK.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 7:</span><br /><br />You should now see a screen like the following in the console (click to enlarge):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/eclipse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/eclipse.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 8:</span><br /><br />There should also be a binaries folder that contains "HelloWorld.exe." Run the program by clicking on Run -> Run... Then click on C/C++ Local Applications and click new. Browse for the "Hello World" project and click on "Search project..." to find "HelloWorld.exe". Click Run.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 9:</span><br /><br />You should a screen like the following in the console, after you finished running the application:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/eclipse2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/eclipse2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1131209407116914322005-11-05T08:41:00.000-08:002006-10-10T20:43:01.218-07:00Google now pays to help spread Firefox!It seems that now Google has given the Firefox community a boost of support by paying publishers $1.00 for every Firefox download with Google Toolbar from their website. As <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.5.html">Firefox 1.5RC1</a> is now available for download, the race to gain serious market share in the browser market has now been reborn. At 11% marketshare (read <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39235378,00.htm">ZDNet news</a>), Firefox is determined to show signs of continued progress. Support Firefox! For more information on how to do add the Adsense Functionality to your site and support Firefox go to the <a href="http://www.google.com/support/adsense/bin/topic.py?topic=1449">AdSense FAQ</a> or click on one of the buttons under the "Google Stuff" sidebar, on the bottom right, to try out Firefox or Adsense!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=0&t=47"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://sfx-images.mozilla.org/affiliates/Banners/300x250/trust_white.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: spreadfirefox.com</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1129913252624637912005-10-21T09:34:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:01.151-07:00OpenOffice 2.0 is out!Although its been long due, OpenOffice is now poised to be one of the premier office suites with the release of version 2.0. I've made my mind to completely switch to OpenOffice about 6 months ago when betas were rolling out. Surprisingly, I found it very easy to use and intiutive just like Microsoft Office. There are so many new features in OpenOffice that shouldn't be overlooked. One of my favorites happens to be Microsoft Office compatibility. I usually view all my PowerPoint, Excel, and Word documents from Google using OpenOffice. The greatest thing that I believe OpenOffice will have to offer is cross-platform compatibility, in particular Linux compatability. Until now Linux has lacked a legitimate office suite that would allow users to do what could be done with an office suite like Microsoft Office. Sooner or later I wish to transition over to Kubuntu, although I know the maturity of Linux applications is still not comparable to current Microsoft Windows applications. However, Linux still seems to be growing substantially, one giant step at a time. Here are more <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/screenshots/ooo20/index.html">screenshots</a> of of OpenOffice! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/openoffice.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/openoffice.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: openoffice.org</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1127772506999320362005-09-26T15:02:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:01.087-07:00Dine for AmericaI saw this link on a friend's blog and it seems to be on October 5th, restaurants all across the country are giving up proceeds during the dinefest to the Hurricane Katrina /(Rita?) fund. Click on the link below for restaurants in Austin, TX or go directly to <a href="http://www.dineforamerica.org">www.dineforamerica.org</a> for details. It seems like a great way to raise money for a special cause. As for the hurricane posts, you can see that there was a anticlimax as Rita didn't even touch Austin and caused Louisiana some more damage. How much more can Louisiana take? It seems like the agony there is unbearable. Please have them in your thoughts and prayers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dineforamerica.org/find/list/index.html?state=TX&city=Austin"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/DFA_logo.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: dineforamerica.org</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1127453149392157572005-09-22T21:49:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:01.024-07:00A sigh of relief as the storm shifts its pathThe parking lots are full at my apartment complex as Rita evacuees come in and take shelter. I saw people carrying bags of personal belongings out of their cars. It makes me wonder what these people are thinking right now that they are hundreds of miles away from their home. There is good news however, for the residents of Texas in the Gulf. Rita has taken a shift of course and is heading in a slightly more northern path than predicted. It may make landfall near the border but it seems as though the path would begin to curve more eastward toward the state of Louisiana. Hurricane winds have died down to 140mph but there is an indication that the storm may grow back to a category 5 in any time. However, there is always hope in the face of a tragedy... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/map.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/map.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: National Hurricane Center</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1127370388131568832005-09-21T23:19:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.961-07:00Hurricane Rita is coming to TexasIn the coming days I will be chronicling my experience of Rita from the city of Austin. As it looms near I can only hope and pray that it will veer off its path and stay away from innocent lives. I know of friends who are affected by this and I ask that everyone keep those who are in Rita's path in your thoughts an prayers. School at the University of Texas at Austin or at any public school has not been cancelled for Friday. The famed Austin City Limits Festival is still on for the weekend. There is a sense of urgency however, as supplies and water are now showing up empty on shelves. I haven't started to prepare but I'm going shopping tomorrow with my roommates. I think we'll be safe in Austin but we still need to prepare for the worst. Hopefully things will start to look brighter soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/rita.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/rita.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: CNN.com</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1123863280873684082005-08-12T09:14:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.900-07:00My Blog has been sent to Outer Space!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/certificate1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/certificate1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1123452166536994752005-08-07T14:53:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.841-07:00AJAX to take over the Windows DesktopIn about maybe 5 years, my prediction is that the Operating System level will almost be obsolete in terms of what will run applications. Long gone will be the constant struggle to develop applications that will run on all platforms and the need to transfer configurations and data so that applications will run everywhere. The web application server (WebSphere, Geronimo, JBoss) will become the new Operating System and the revolution will be complete. The tide is slowly turning and I'm beginning to see the fruits of the work that is driving the rebellion. AJAX applications such as Google Personalized Search, Google Maps, GMail, and others are transforming the way we look at web applications. They have become more flexible, powerful, dynamic, and rich in user interfaces. 5 years is my prediction. Wired has just posted an <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68403,00.html?tw=rss.TEK">article</a> about the revolution that is ebbing and waiting to blossom.<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/AJAX Revolution" rel="tag"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1123378524961931092005-08-06T18:27:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.776-07:00The life of a Nigerian scammerI remember a while back when I received an email on my Yahoo! mail account notifying me that I had just been chosen as a recipient of $50,000 from a deceased benefactor. I was pretty skeptical about the email itself, so I replied by asking if the offer was legitimate. The response followed with a yes and inquired for my personal information such as my address and my name. I Googled the contents of the email and sooner or later found out that it was a derivative of the infamous "Nigerian Scam". So what categorizes this type of scam as Nigerian? The answer is that most of the Nigeriam scams basically entail the bequeathing of a large sum of money from a benefactor and ask for your bank account information to deposit the money. Instead, the money from your bank account is wired to Nigeria, where the scammers are usually located, and is lost forever. <a href="http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20050806/D8BQHJROA.html">iWon News</a> has posted an interesting article about the life of a Nigerian Scammer and how they have been able to reap the benefits (2 houses and 3 cars in Kele B.'s case) by working with anonymous emails from remote internet cafes.<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Life of a Nigerian scammer" rel="tag"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1123016310068311232005-08-02T13:53:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.652-07:00Apple debuts the "Mighty Mouse"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/mightymouse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/mightymouse.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: Apple Computer</span><br /><br />It is now known news that Apple has released a multi-button mouse dubbed the "Mighty Mouse." <a href="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-5815135.html">ZDNet news</a> says, "the new $49 pointer has a 360-degree scroll wheel and can be programmed to recognize a click on either the left or right side. For Apple purists, it can also act as a single-button mouse." Full specifications can be found at the <a href="http://www.apple.com/mightymouse">Mighty Mouse</a> website. Noting from a <a href="http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/mightymouse.ars">review</a> by Ars Technica, the mouse is not able to right click naturally. You must lift your index finger, assuming that you are right handed, and then click with the right finger for it to work properly.<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mighty Mouse" rel="tag"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122860038695381422005-07-31T18:28:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.592-07:00Hacking the Hotel through a TVZDNet has posted an interesting article titled "<A href="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5812598.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet">Hacking the Hotel through a TV</a>." The article describes how a hacker named Adam Laurie has hacked into the hotel system and was able to watch premium channels for free, control the minibar, schedule phone calls, and even spy on his guests. It does not note whether this behavior can be deemed criminal and ends with saying, "Next time you check into a hotel, first make sure Adam Laurie isn't staying there as well"." I'm sure this guy will probably be caught sooner or later for trespassing and altering system behavior since now he's formally announced it. I believe you even might be able to find formal instructions on how to do this yourself, but I would not recommend it because of the criminal nature of this work.<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Hacking Hotel through TV" rel="tag"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122736942763659382005-07-30T08:05:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.532-07:00Hiring away engineers from top firmsAn interesting article was posted on BusinessWeek called "<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc20050728_5127_tc024.htm?campaign_id=topStories_ssi_5">Revenge of then Nerds - Again</a>." It highlights how Google and Yahoo are luring the young, vibrant, and intelligent engineers from firms such as Microsoft, Ebay, and Amazon. It says, "Indeed, Google -- and, to a lesser degree, Yahoo -- has become what Microsoft used to be: a young, vibrant company working on the bleeding edge of the day's vexing technical issues." I remember talking to a few of Microsoft new hires from UT and they told me how Google set up their own recuriting camp right in front of Microsoft in Redmond so that they could lure them away from the company. So is Google and Yahoo creating a brain drain on the industry? Read more to find out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122407432441689122005-07-26T12:49:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.461-07:00IBM bulks up mainframe muscle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/z9109.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/z9109.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: IBM</span><br /><br />From <a href="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5804547.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnet">ZDNet News</a>, "The new line, dubbed z9, is the ninth generation of IBM's modern zSeries mainframes. Prices start around $1 million apiece. Fully configured, the z9 has 54 chips and 18 billion transistors stuffed into a black, refrigerator-sized box."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122363313339192412005-07-26T00:35:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.378-07:00Konfabulator is now free!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/konfabulator.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/320/konfabulator.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/07/24/konfabulator/index.php">MacWorld </a>website - "Yahoo! Inc. on Monday will announce the acquisition of Konfabulator, a Macintosh and Windows application that allows users to run mini files known as Widgets on their desktop -- the same model used by Apple for its Dashboard application. Yahoo! company executives said they would also be giving Konfabulator away for free, completely doing away with the US$19.95 currently charged for the product." Download it <a href="http://www.konfabulator.com/download">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122357739391705232005-07-25T23:01:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.310-07:00The War on Terror as viewed from a Bourne Shell & The real story about how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/ThinGuy?entry=the_war_on_terror_as">The War on Terror</a> - Craig Bender, Sun Blogs<br /><a href="http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kirillcool/archive/2005/05/the_real_story.html">The real story about how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader</a> - Kirill Grouchnikov, weblogs.java.net<br /><br />If you don't get it, read <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/ThinGuy?entry=p_bourne_shell_for_dummies">The War on Terror - For Dummies</a> for an explanation. For the second link, you can learn Java or just ask me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122250542086744432005-07-24T17:14:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.238-07:00Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB SATA-II Hard DriveThis is an interesting review from BigBruins.com on the latest and greatest hard drive known to man. The <a href="http://www.bigbruin.com/reviews05/hitachi7k500/index.php?file=1">Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 500GB SATA-II Hard Drive</a>. If only storage of such proportions would soon be available for laptops and digital electronics of the like.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122237716421369022005-07-24T13:38:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.154-07:00Blogging as murder evidence in boy's Xanga siteI know this is kind of old news, but visit <a href="http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=ToTo247">ToTo247</a>'s Xanga site and you will see the post that police used on May 17, 2005 to identify his and his sister's killer. It is kind of eery and sad, but brings to the forefront how powerful of a tool blogging can be.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122234488610342292005-07-24T12:43:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:43:00.091-07:00Lance Armstrong wins 7th Tour De France<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/1600/lance.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4132/622/400/lance.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Credit: ESPN.com</span><br><br />Its got to be a feeling like no other to win the 7th Tour De France. There probably will never be another cyclist like Armstrong since his dominance in the sport has made him a legend. I'm not sure if any other cyclist has ever achieved such a status. It does make sense to step down when you're at your best, but will he ever want to make a comeback, like perhaps Michael Jordan did? We'll just have to wait and see.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867374.post-1122135571375351872005-07-23T09:15:00.000-07:002006-10-10T20:42:59.961-07:00Blog SyndicationSo you know how Xanga allows you to view subscriptions to blogs using their Subscription reader? You can sort of do something like that for Blogger using <a href="http://www.newsgator.com">NewsGator</a>. Make sure that when you allow you blog to send out a site feed, then I can read your blog using a syndicated web application. For example my Atom file <a href="http://yongshin.blogspot.com/atom.xml">http://yongshin.blogspot.com/atom.xml</a> basically contains the content of my blog but in a site feed form. Adding this to my NewsGator feeds allows me to view the posts whenever a new or changed post comes out. You can also use special formatting services from <a href="http://www.feeburner.com">Feedburner</a> so that your xml feed might also contain ads for example (note: You need to apply to for feed Adsense through Google). There's also lots of technology through which you can promote your blog. <a href="http://www.blogdex.net">Blogdex</a> and <a href="http://www.technorati.com">Technorati</a> are two great examples.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0