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New Phones

by michcheok
Mobile & cell phone news, reviews, specs, release date, best buys, cheap price for new latest Nokia, Blackberry, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG phones.

October 2009

Biggest, Tallest Tree Photo Ever - The Picture Show Blog : NPR

by karlcow

National Geographic sent Nichols to spend an entire year in California's redwood forest. His mission was to capture the majesty of some of the tallest trees on Earth, some of which date back before Christ. And if you've ever photographed in a forest, you'll understand the challenge this presented. There's no capturing the awe one feels before these monoliths that measure, in some cases, upward of 300 feet.

Time/Weather Desktop on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

by karlcow

Well, most of the work is done by Earthdesk and GeekTool 3.

Earthdesk is set to Natural Color, Equirectangular projection, Natural Color, Real Moonlight, centered on Vienna, Background: Starfield. Zoom 80%, Clouds 80%, Brightness 80%.

In GeekTool, the times and the weathers are all separate Shell "geeklets".

Times are generated by running shell commands like

env TZ=Asia/Tokyo date " %l:%M %p"

every 20 seconds

The weather is the tricky part. The way I am doing it now, if I am not careful, gets me throttled for too many concurrent requests to the wunderground.com API server. It also fails badly if I am disconnected, so I will need to do it differently.

FWIW: I have a PHP script which I run as separate Shell Geeklets. I invoke it with the name of the city I want. It then hits wunderground and gets back an XML stream of the local weather, which I parse, format and echo. (the way I'd change this is run the script from cron, with a 30 second wait between requests, and cache the results locally, which I would then call from the Shell Geeklets)

From there it's just a question of setting fonts, sizes, colors and moving the little Geeklet boxes around as you want them.

7 Days of Source Day #5: smart.rockets | blprnt.blg

by karlcow

Project: smart.rockets

Date: Summer, 2006

Language: ActionScript 2

Key Concepts: Evolutionary computing, genetic algorithms, rocket science

7 Days of Source Day #4 – BC Budget Visualization Tool | blprnt.blg

by karlcow

Project: BC Budget Visualization Tool

Date: September, 2009

Language: Processing

Key Concepts: Data visualization, data organization, sticking it to the man

7 Days of Source Day #3 – tree.growth | blprnt.blg

by karlcow

Project: tree.growth

Date: September, 2006

Language: Processing

Key Concepts: Lindenmayer Systems, recursion, biomimicry

7 Days of Source Day #2: NYTimes 365/360 | blprnt.blg

by karlcow

Project: NYTimes 365/360

Date: February, 2009

Language: Processing

Key Concepts: Data Visualization, NYTimes Article Search API, HashMaps & ArrayLists

7 Days of Source Day #1: GoodMorning! | blprnt.blg

by karlcow

Project: GoodMorning!

Date: August, 2009

Language: Processing

Key Concepts: Spherical coordinates, latitude & longitude conversion, Twitter API, MetaCarta API

HTML5 Validator Needs Updating. from Maykel Loomans on 2009-10-20 (www-validator@w3.org from October 2009)

by night.kame

Ever since the HTML5 footer has been redefined I have changed the markup of http://www.miekd.com/

At the current stage, the validator has still not been updated to

match this spec change. I am aware of the giant draft/beta sticker on

the validator, but I would really love to have an up-to-date validator.

Encore un qui n'a rien compris à HTML 5, mwahahahaha.

Discuss: Getting to No

by karlcow

15 Questionnaire

It would be very interesting if you could share a mockup, template of your questionnaire. Or if specific to each projects you are creating, at least, the type of questions in the questionnaire.

On the side of the No No for projects, setting a deadline for delivery of the projects or even a step without having all the materials which guarantee the delivery date.

We have to be very careful when committing to dates, to also set the right expectations of the client. Too often, in a project, it is possible to say, let’s release this section at this date YYYY-MM-DD, the materials will be given to you in the next two weeks. Red flag. It is often better to say, once given this list of items (deliveryDate), we will be releasing this section at “deliveryDate 10 business days”.

In middle size agencies, there is also an issue of resources management. There is more than one project in parallel. Explaining to the client that if he/she misses a particular window, the project will be delayed.

Keep written records of every discussions you had, put down the RESOLUTION and the ACTION. After each meeting, send your meeting minutes to the project participants and the client. It is often better to have a scribe. If you get phone calls from the clients (which is fine), send a summary of the discussion just after.

If you are using a project management system (be mail, sharepoint, basecamp, etc. anything), if the client says “It is not the way I work”, rise a red flag again.

Be careful also of the “just this time” or “just for once” on a exceptional work issue, because if you authorize it once, the client will keep the foot in the door, to reuse it again.

posted at 10:38 am on October 21, 2009 by karlcow

How-To: Configure and Schedule Automated Backups in Linux - Page 1 | Maximum PC

by Tiagut
This guide will help you automate your backups on your Linux rig so you will always have your files up to date.

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September 2009

VTC (Video Training Course): Ubuntu Linux | Ebookee Free eBooks Download!

by tadeufilippini (via)
VTC (Video Training Course): Ubuntu Linux VTC (Video Training Course) Ubuntu Linux Author: Charles Griffin | SKU: 33743 | ISBN: 1-933736-68-2 | Release Date: 2007-02-22 | Duration: 5.5 hrs / 63 lessons | 235 Mb Ubuntu Linux is a free, general-purpose operating system for the PC desktop that often rivals Microsoft Windows and Macintosh OS for ease of use, security, and freedom from restrictions. Since its founding a few years ago, Ubuntu Linux has become extremely popular and has helped popularize free and open source software. This step-by-step beginner's course to Ubuntu Linux is designed to guide a user with no previous linux experience. This course, presented by VTC author Chess Griffin, also the host of "Linux Reality," a popular podcast for new Linux users, starts at the absolute beginning. Including an explanation of what Linux is, how to obtain a free copy of Ubuntu Linux, and how to boot the "live" CD to test Ubuntu Linux. You will learn configuration, customization, adding software to the system, and working with the desktop environment. As well as the many included programs and features of Ubuntu Linux

love thursday: 24 simple ways to show love in the next 24 hours

by blackgoldfish
1. Buy coffee for the guy standing behind you at the coffee shop. 2. Open the door for someone before entering yourself. It doesn't matter if you're a girl and he's a boy, or you're a boy and she's a girl, or you're both boys, or you're both girls. You can do it. 3. Send a quick email to someone you haven't heard from in a while. It can just say, "Hey, I was thinking about you. I hope you're well." Trust me, it will make her day. 4. Send a small, handwritten note -- via regular mail! -- to someone far away. It can just say, "Hey, I was thinking about you. I hope you're well." Trust me, it will make his day. 5. Give someone flowers, just because. They don't have to be expensive. The blossom above was part of a grocery-store bouquet that cost $3.99. The recipient really isn't going to care that it wasn't expensive. I promise. 6. Invite someone to your home. Have something baking in the oven for them when they arrive. 7. Light a candle and think of someone who is going through a rough time. Silently offer them good thoughts/prayers. 8. Pick a charity. Give something. 9. Buy a magazine subscription for a friend out of the blue. 10. Give blood. 11. Prepare someone's tea. In my opinion, it's a wonderful act of love to not just put the hot water and a teabag in front of a friend, but actually prepare and steep the tea for them. 12. Tell a child -- or someone who is struggling with self-esteem -- how great you think they are. And mean it. 13. The next person who serves you a meal at a restaurant, or helps you in a store, or sells you your morning newspaper, look him in the eyes, smile, and say "thank you" with as much sincerity as you can muster. 14. Give someone a heartfelt hug. Just because. 15. Start a hopeful revolution: leave a hope note somewhere. Extra points if you leave it on the windshield of a stranger's car. 16. Offer to cook a meal for someone. 17. Offer to give someone a break -- babysit, hire a maid service for them, or even straighten her house yourself. 18. Clean out your closet. Give the gently-used clothing you no longer want to a shelter. 19. Take a photograph of something beautiful. Send it to someone, with the note: "This reminded me of you." 20. Give someone something of yours -- a book, perhaps, or a small trinket -- with no expectation of return. 21. Blow out a candle. Make a wish on someone else's behalf as you do it. 22. Make a short list of the things you love about someone you love. Leave the list where they can find it. 23. Make a date to have coffee or a glass of wine with an old friend. 24. Say "I love you." Mean it.

How To Create a WordPress Theme: The Ultimate WordPress Theme Tutorial

by mozkart
IN ONLY 11 INDIVIDUAL LESSONS this WordPress Theme Tutorial is going to show you how to build a powerful, up-to-date, WordPress Theme from scratch. As we go along I’ll explain what’s happening including (for better or worse) my thinking on certain techniques and why I’m choosing one path over another. Essentially, I’ll be teaching you everything you need to know about WordPress Theme development.

KPhotoAlbum : KphotoAlbum's manuals

by tadeufilippini
Documentation There are many great features. Many are really straightforward. The good starting point is to look at this fast overview and to watch these videos Unfortunately we have no up-to-date documentation. If you wish to help us don't hesitate to contact us at IRC or at mailing-lists

SamSpade.org

by jakamos & 2 others
It is similar to WhoIs.com but with more detailed information. SamSpade allows you to find out who is hosting a certain website by simple typing in its domain name or IP address. It also gives you access to contact information, name servers, domain expiration date, and more juicy tidbits geeks love.

Âge et photo bientôt bannis du CV

by pac-recrutement

L’âge, la date de naissance, la photographie, mais aussi la situation de famille et la nationalité vont-ils disparaître des curriculum vitae ? Le rapport remis en juin dernier par l’association À Compétence égale au Commissaire à la Diversité et à l’Égalité des chances le suggère. Conclusions attendues pour fin septembre.

USENET - Contourner Hadopi avec les NewsGroups : Le téléchargement rapide | TutoTop.net

by decembre & 1 other
# Jusqu’à 200 jours après qu’un fichier soit mis à disposition # Fichiers disponibles ETAPES - # I Usenet ( $8,99 par mois ou 12$99 pour le SSL) # Installez NiouzeFire (Client pour télécharger via les NewsGroups) # Configurez NiouzeFire avec données que Usenet vous aura fourni (Tutoriels disponible pour NiouzeFire ici) # Recherchez sur BinnewZ # Lorsque vous aurez trouvé, copier ce qui est écrit dans la colonne « Fichier » (ne pas se tromper de colonne !) # Collez le dans un moteur de recherche de fichier binaire, tel que BinTube, Binsearch ou Newsleech # Trouvez fichier (vérifiez date du fichier), téléchargez le fichier .NZB # Ouvrez.NZB avec NiouzeFire # Téléchargement commence. NiouzeFire répare automatique les fichiers corrompus ci-besoin, puis extrait les fichiers .rar par exemple.

Parcours de fichiers XML avec XPath - Club des décideurs et professionnels en Informatique

by decembre
Parcours de fichiers XML avec XPath (Date de mise à jour : 29/06/2007) II-A. Qu'est ce que XPath ? II-B. Solutions Java pour XPath II-C. Environnement requis III. Principe de fonctionnement III-A. Vue d'ensemble III-B. La syntaxe XPath III-C. XPath appliqué au Java IV. Exemple de mise en oeuvre IV-A. Le fichier XML considéré IV-B. La classe principale

August 2009

FOTO8 - Photographing America

by paulantoinem
Henri Cartier-Bresson arrived in New York in 1946 to co-ordinate a retropsective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art. He soon conceived what was to be his most ambitious project to date - a ...

La Bêta 3 d'Opera 10 est en ligne en français

by paulantoinem
Cette nouvelle mouture, qui rapproche un peu plus le logiciel de sa version finale (pour laquelle aucune date n'est encore annoncée), gagne en stabilité, de nombreux bugs ayant été corrigés ...

High Level Introduction to Shibboleth

by night.kame

High Level Introduction to Shibboleth

Si vous voulez apprendre à écrire de la mauvaise documentation, c'est un excellent exemple. Pas de date, pas de version explicite à laquelle ce document s'applique, un plan complètement foireux pour répondre à l'enjeu évoqué dans le titre.

Synchronize a Cisco router's clock with Network Time Protocol (NTP)

by ERSWeb (via)
It's critical that all devices on an organization's network display the accurate time and date. If they don't, things can go wrong in a hurry. David Davis explains why Cisco devices need to use Network Time Protocol (NTP) for their time synchronization needs, and he tells you how to configure NTP on your Cisco devices.

Time and Date

by boninmat & 24 others
Outils pour calculateur la durée entre 2 dates, ou pour trouver la date d'un jour en ajoutant ou soustrayant du temps d'une autre date

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