I Am Not My Tshirt!
Say it loud, say it proud...
Added: 2009-09-01 21:48:31Kenpo books by Ed Parker available again!
The series of five books written by Senior Grand Master Ed Parker about his Kenpo system have been republished, and are now selling via Amazon. Here is the link to the first one in the series, you can easily find the rest from that:
Ed Parker's Infinite Insights Into Kenpo: Mental Stimulation
This is great news for Kenpo practitioners, as these books have been out of print for a long, long time and became very difficult to acquire, in fact I only had the second one from five, but now I have the other four on order so will soon complete my collection :-)
Added: 2009-08-27 13:44:11/John
Lately I have been getting a lot of emails from various people using a leading slash in their email signature, e.g:
/John Doe
Or the more obscure variant:
/J
Apart from some viral effect, I have been wondering where this fad came from? The best I could find is some speculation on this page from WikiAnswers:
What does a slash mean before a name signature in emails?
Added: 2009-08-24 09:27:26David Heinemeier Hansson interviewed on FLOSS Weekly
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web application framework, was interviewed recently on the FLOSS weekly podcast:
FLOSS Weekly 79: David Heinemeier Hansson
Added: 2009-07-30 21:37:27PHP 5.3.0 Released
The PHP project has released the next major version of the popular web programming language, which includes many new features listed here:
PHP 5.3.0 Release Announcement
Perhaps one of the more unusual additions is the inclusion of an old-school goto statement for flow control:
(check out the inclusion of an XCKD cartoon on the bottom of the manual!)
Added: 2009-07-01 13:45:57OWASP Ireland AppSec 2009 Conference
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an open community dedicated to spreading knowledge on designing secure computer applications. On the 10th of September 2009 in Trinity College in Dublin, they will be holding their first Irish Application Security conference:
OWASP Ireland AppSec 2009 Conference
While at their site, please have a browse of their excellent guide to Web Application Penetration Testing:
Web Application Penetration Testing
Their full application security testing guide (~350 pages worth) in PDF format is available for free download here:
Should be an interesting event!
Added: 2009-07-01 11:50:19PENTAX K-7 Introduction
The last Pentax I owned was a K1000 (I still have it, great camera). The new Pentax K-7 has me looking seriously at Pentax again, mainly due to the superior weather proofing when compared to other cameras from different manufacturers in this price range:
And it shoots video :-)
Added: 2009-06-15 09:11:03Sundry MySQL Scripts and Docs
Matthew Montgomery of MySQL has released a group of shell scripts that are very useful for those administrating MySQL instances. I was particularly impressed with a useful script for checking the configuration of your database for known performance bottle necks, which produces very clear output with advice on how to tune your MySQL server:
Added: 2009-05-07 15:53:20Yoxos OnDemand - EclipseSource
I have pretty specific requirements for an Eclipse IDE. Firstly it needs to support Java, along with Ant, Tomcat, and JUnit by default. Secondly, it needs to support PHP5, which is what I do most of my web development in. I also use Subversion as my source control system, so an interface to that is required. Finally, it needs to support Ruby as I write all of my test and utility scripts in that language.
The difficulty is that as my requirements are diverse, it is hard to get an "all-in-one" build that has all of these features in place, so I end up spending ages installing separate Eclipse plugins from different providers which is painful.
To avoid this pain, Yoxos have a nice online system that allows you to define your specific set of Eclipse plugins, then download your bespoke all-in-one build in a single click:
Yoxos OnDemand - EclipseSource
Added: 2009-05-06 10:07:05Learning from StackOverflow.com
Joel Spolsky gives a presentation to Google on StackOverflow.com:
Learning from StackOverflow.com
Added: 2009-04-29 21:00:51
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A case study in not dealing effectively with legacy software, were staff have continued to use an application fit for purpose without the support of their organization.
Added: 2009-02-18
In this opinion piece, an argument is presented in favour of embracing technology innovations in order to gain from any possible competitive advantages.
Added: 2005-07-31
This article looks at knowledge in the wider economy, and how it is likely to affect firms and individuals alike.
Added: 2004-10-29
Sun Microsystems received a $1.6 billion cash handout from Microsoft, on condition that it drop all long standing legal actions against the company.
Added: 2004-05-05
In this comprehensive three-part article by David Callan of AKAMargeting.com, the workings of the World's most popular search engine are laid bare.
Added: 2004-01-23
In this comprehensive three-part article by David Callan of AKAMargeting.com, the workings of the World's most popular search engine are laid bare.
Added: 2004-01-23
Sun Microsystems is set to enter the PC-based microprocessor market later this year, with the first of a series of offerings based on grid processing.
Added: 2004-01-23
In this comprehensive three-part article by David Callan of AKAMargeting.com, the workings of the World's most popular search engine are laid bare.
Added: 2004-01-23
A discussion of the benefits of click-wrap contracts over shrink-wrap contracts.
Added: 2003-11-27
A discussion on Overture locating its European hub in Ireland.
Added: 2003-04-27
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Added: 2007-02-11
A basic introduction to core object oriented concepts using PHP.
Added: 2006-12-04
There are many top-quality web frameworks available for PHP, but sometimes you might consider writing your own framework. This article looks at the reasons why you might want to.
Added: 2006-06-16
Liquid Design: matching your browser window's inner resolution.
Added: 2002-09-20
Forcing your iframe-based pages to stay framed using Javascript.
Added: 2002-06-26
Animated clipping layers using JavaScript and the DOM.
Added: 2002-05-04
Introduction to scalable web design techniques.
Added: 2001-12-21
Introduction to clipping layers with CSS.
Added: 2001-10-21
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Added: 2001-08-08
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Added: 2001-08-06
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Tutorial on how to bulk resize multiple images in the same directory using the GraphicsMagick command line utility.
Added: 2009-09-01
Tutorial describing how to implement an image cache on a web server for PHP GD applications.
Added: 2004-12-24
A tutorial on drawing basic shapes in the GD graphics library of PHP.
Added: 2004-12-23
An introduction to the PHP GD graphics library.
Added: 2004-07-30
Guide to building custom shapes in SVG, composed of several primitive shapes.
Added: 2004-05-05
A basic introduction to animation techniques in the SVG format.
Added: 2003-12-19
Using client-side scripting to detect the Adobe SVG Viewer plug-in.
Added: 2003-07-27
A basic introduction to using the SVG format to draw shapes.
Added: 2003-03-01
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Added: 2002-08-24
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Added: 2001-09-08
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Added: 2005-10-02
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Added: 2005-01-28
This tutorial provides a description of how to access MySQL databases from MS Office.
Added: 2004-10-01
A detailed tutorial on how to build a PHP 5 web server on Windows.
Added: 2004-09-02
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Added: 2004-03-26
An overview of multi-dimensional databases and their usage.
Added: 2003-11-27
An overview of multi-dimensional databases and their usage.
Added: 2003-11-27
An overview of multi-dimensional databases and their usage.
Added: 2003-11-27
An overview of multi-dimensional databases and their usage.
Added: 2003-11-27
An overview of multi-dimensional databases and their usage.
Added: 2003-11-27