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Jul
07
That is what shils told me when I asked her for learning materials for .NET. It is not that .NET is something dark or sinister, it’s just an old office joke implying that Opensource is good and Microsoft is, well, bad.
I have began my first few steps in learning .NET. Right now I am reading a book entitled “C# for Java Developers”, the very same book that Kristian and shils read as they wrestled their way in learning the “witch craft” — the Microsoft Magic! So far, every concept that I have encountered is easy to grasp. After all C# and Java came from the same Object Oriented Programming concepts. But this doesn’t stop in C# since I still have to learn the more advanced topics like ASP.NET, Web Services, Remoting, etc. before I can say that I am “.NET-ready”.
Jul
02
I have embarked on a personal project which I called “Pimping My Blog Site”. I find the title funny hehehe! Anyway my experimental site is at blogger which you can view by clicking here. As you can see I already have started placing “blings” on the experimental site.
I have also enabled multiply’s cross-posting features so anything that I post at my blogger blog page will also be posted at my multiply page which you can view here. At the same time I will be posting the same entries into my wordpress account which you can view here. I have too many blog sites? That is what I thought. I am actually thinking of registering a domain so that movement from one blog site to another will not be felt by those who link to me. If you have been with me for a number of years, you will know that I move a lot.
But having a domain doesn’t solve the multi site, you might have commented. I am thinking of letting go of my wordpress account and might move back to blogger. Yup I know movements like this are very rare. Usually, blogger users move to wordpress because of the support and features. I find wordpress very feature-rich and impressive but the “web developer” in me wants more freedom, and blogger gives me that. And take note that I am talking about the free wordpress account and not a personal, hosted wordpress server. Eventually I will move to a third-party hosted server but for now, I will stay with the free hosting services.
Anyway back to the “pimpage” and “blings”. So far I have placed there a picasaweb album slideshow and a Yahoo! Custom calendar linked to my archives from PurpleMoggy. Then again, I would want to have Google products as much as possible in a Google-based blog site so I am thinking of replacing the calendar with Google Calendar linked to my archives. I tried searching for it in Google but I found none. So I am considering building my own through Google API unless someone can point me to a ready-made calendar. That, I will cover on my future articles.
So that’s it! Let the“pimping” begin! ^^.
May
14
Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
Well…
May
13
Have you ever wondered how successful men and women could retire early, sit back, relax, and just watch as the world ages? You would probably think its about their retirement plan. Close but not exactly. Its all about their investments — about making their money work for them and not the other way around (working for the money). This has hit me hard. Very hard.
So here I am thinking of investing. I have done my research. But alas! I don’t have the money to invest! My salary would not be enough if I want to make it big as soon as possible. A sideline would be the most appropriate action instead of robbing a bank…
And so I did. Influenced by some of my colleagues in the office, I joined Top Coder. Top Coder is an online competition for programmers — Java and .Net. Yikes! Programming! I haven’t done a full-blown programming task in more than a year!
Thus here I am, still awake, trying to figure out the basics. Trying to recall everything I have learned about Java. And browsing through all these APIs. Hopefully I can still make it to the deadline and with a little luck, win.
Oh well, before anything else, back to the basics.
May
12
Are you using an offline blog editor? I do. And so far, from all the offline blogging tool that I have used, Windows Live Writer is the best — and it has to come from Microsoft ^^. The Windows Live Writer is still in its beta stage but already looks promising. It will let you blog offline, and get this — it lets you blog just like you were in your page. Well not exactly a replica of your page but near enough (for me). And then it will let you preview your blog as if it is already posted in your blog without going online.
Aside from that, this tool has a support for plugins. A built in plugin lets you insert a map (US only). I haven’t exactly tried the plugins yet because I like it already as it is.
One more thing that I like about this tool is that, if your blog host supports image uploads like wordpress.com, then Windows Live Writer can do it automatically for you when you publish your masterpiece!
So if you are a sort of person who always goes offline due to personal or work-related activities and you always bring your handy laptop with you, this could be the tool that will let you post your ideas without letting your readers wait too much! Have fun blogging!
May
11
No this is not about an arm-wrestling contest like the movie Over the Top but it is a contest. I have just registered at Top Coder, an online software development contest. Although I haven’t done any full-blown software development for a little more than a year already, I’m going to try my luck competing with some of the best programmers around the world and hopefully win some of the many many contests.
So good luck to me, and hopefully with this I can invest more and eventually bring home my new car (kelan kaya… hehehe!).
May
09
Ever had a scrap book that you regularly look at and reminisce old times? Or you wanted to have a scrap book but don’t have the money? Most the photos in your collection digital? I have a suggestion for you. Why not try out an online scrap book! That’s right! Express your creativity without the hassle of physically maintaining one. Its easy to use, fun, and very pleasant to look at!
Creating one is easy! Just go to the ScrapBlog web site and click on the “Get Started” button and a new window will appear. Make sure though that you have a flash plugin in your browser.
There are two ways to get started. You can either select a pre-made themed scrapblog or you can create one from scratch. I highly recommend that you select among the themes since this would probably the first time to create one.
There are a number of themes available. Selecting a theme will give you a preview of what your scrapblog might look like if the theme is applied. Click done after choosing your theme.
All the “objects” in your “workspace” can be resized, moved, removed, rotate, and crop. You can upload your own photos, provide a background music, use from a huge collection of “stickers”, backgrounds, and frames. Best of all, if your blog supports embedding of flash objects, you can post your scrapblog in your blog site!
Here is a screenshot of a quick scrapblog that I made:
Have fun creating your digital scrap book! I know I did! ^^.
