I’ve got a neat little tip here on thinking about efficiency. Here’s a question for you: When can the slowest, be the fastest? It’s when being “slow” in one area allows you to achieve significant speed gains in another, creating an overall increase in efficiency. Allow me to explain. As you may know, I’m currently... Continue Reading →
Living a RADical Life
I recently came across the (wonderful) essays of Paul Graham while searching for entrepreneurship material. Paul Graham (co-founder of Viaweb (aka Yahoo! Store), essayist, programmer and more) is a big believer in the idea of rapid application development (or at least a variant of it) (it's also known in is abbreviated form, RAD). He often... Continue Reading →
You Gave a Rose
I was met with an advertisement today on Facebook that told me that I had been given a "rose" by "You" (read: myself). I was then told to "Click to do something back." Can't believe the originality of automated ads.
Windows Market Share, Mac Anti-Virus
If you've ever wondered about why Microsoft Windows attracts so many viruses, and why Macs have essentially none (yet), maybe this will help you understand: the market share of Windows has just dropped below 90% (the lowest it has ever been), while Apple just issued a "recommendation" for Mac users to start using anti-virus software.... Continue Reading →
I am now on Ubuntu
I'm currently running Ubuntu, a distribution of the Linux operating system (OS). I must say that I have fallen in love with it, and am using it for almost all my daily needs. I had never thought of switching to Linux until recently, when I read about that Linux was getting increasingly popular with businesses... Continue Reading →
Firefox Download Day
Today's the Firefox Download Day! Get your copy of Firefox 3 now and help set a new Guinness record!
Remove Virtumonde.gen from Windows XP
I was infected by the Virtumonde virus/trojan about a week ago. According to the F-Secure website Virtumonde runs hidden from the user and displays pop-up advertisements. The adware connects to a server and queries for advertisements to display. The adware actively prevents removal by using several different techniques. In my case, whenever I opened Internet... Continue Reading →
Friends in PHP
// Can I can be your friend too? Class Friend { if ($joke) laugh("Jeez, you're funny!"); elseif ($laugh) smile("I'm glad you enjoyed it"); elseif ($cry) comfort("Things will get better"); elseif ($lonely) hang_out("You wanna go anywhere today?"); elseif ($angry) calm(); else offer_chocolate("Want some chocolate?"); } // And so I guess we're friends now? Real_Friend extends Friend... Continue Reading →
Energy Savings with Blackle?
I came across a site called Blackle (via Slashdot). Apparently, it suggests that Google should change its webpage's background colour from white to black, in an effort to reduce energy consumption. From the page: Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's color settings and... Continue Reading →
Drupal or WordPress?
I'm having a little trouble concentrating on studying at the moment. Every time I open up one of my books and start reading about "Information Systems" and "Systems Development", my hands start twitching uncontrollably and my mind goes wandering off into the land of websites and information technology. I start thinking about all the potential... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 