LazyWeb: Google Desktop for Pocket PC and Palm

My first William Head service was in December 2002.

another of my strengths: empathy

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Microsoft Outlook
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Grr ... Outlook 2002 is giving this message when I try to connect to GMail POP3:

Send test e-mail message: Unable to send test Message. Please verify the E-mail Address field.

: "Popular Internet Radio Shows"
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Jim Karpen's Web Guide :: 11/30/2004: "Internet Radio on Pocket PCs; Mobile Magazine Archives"
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sweet thunder - tape findings "Here are some awful musical answering machine messages brought to you by the good people at Radio Shack."

McRorie One Man Live

McRorie One Man Live

Michael Yuan Java blog

Michael Yuan Java blog: "EclipseME tutorial published on IBM developerWorks"
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McRorie One Man Live

The World's Shortest Comprehensive Recycling Guide
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Singing Assignments for Christmas Eve @ Sacred Heart

OK here are the singing assignments for the Christmas Eve 8PM (8:30?)
mass. We will need to find a time when we can run through the whole
thing (hopefully with Anita, who is playing the trumpet). But first:
Arlene, Megan, Jessica - would you reply to confirm that you received
this message?

Arlene Entrance: O Come All Ye Faithful
Arlene Glory To God
Arlene Responsorial Psalm
Arlene Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia)
Jessica Offertory: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Megan Holy
Megan Christ has died, Christ is risen
Megan Amen
Megan Lamb of God
Megan Communion 1: Silent Night
Arlene Communion 2: The First Nowell
Jessica Final: Joy To The World

HomeTips Home Repair: A Buyer's Guide to Entry Doors: "Squeaky hinges can also be a nuisance. Silence them by coating with silicone spray or a light lubricating oil. If the hinges still squeak, remove the pin and lightly scrub the pin, barrel, and hinge leaves with steel wool. Coat them with a thin layer of silicone spray or a light penetrating oil and replace the pin."

Got a haircut today at the Best Barbershop In Victoria: Jimmy's.

Simplify your application delivery with One-JAR: "Simplify your application delivery with One-JAR"

Simplify your application delivery with One-JAR: "Simplify your application delivery with One-JAR"

AskTog: Make Your Mac a Monster Machine

Stem cell from umbilical cord blood used to treat paralysis

pocketnow.com - Commentary Library - v3.0: "
I spent most of the day today attempting to create more video content for the X50v."

TrustedReviews: "Sony VAIO VGN-U70P - Handheld PC"

Practical Common Lisp

Trick for finding attributes without descriptions (Oracle Designer)

1. Generate an Entity and Attributes report as HTML
2. Open the HTML in Excel. Save it as an Excel spreadsheet.
3. Open the spreadsheet in MS Access. Write a query to return records with Formats but without Descriptions.

How some of my friends pray

J: journalling, awareness

R1: extemporaneous verbal prayer (alone or in a group)

F: short "snappers" throughout the day

R2: journalling, breviary, mass, meditation

What Not to Do

What Not to Do: "What Not to Do
A seasoned entrepreneur reveals the 17 most common mistakes startups make and how to avoid them--plus, the 5 things you must do to ensure success."

Good sleep, good learning, good life

Good sleep, good learning, good life: "By cutting down on sleep we learn less, we develop less, we are less bright, we make worse decisions, we accomplish less, we are less productive, we are more prone to errors, and we undermine our true intellectual potential!"

If you were at Sunday mass this morning ...

... did you notice whether the organ was too loud? My mom said it was
blaring from where she was sitting (third row from back). I suspect
this is because of the organ speaker at the back.

Sushi Eating HOWTO: "This document provides a simple guide to eating sushi. Its target audience are non-Japanese people who enjoy sushi but aren't familiar with the customs and traditions that make for an outstanding experience. If you enjoy sushi, or if you think you'd like to give sushi a try, this document is for you."

Do You Win By Being BIG, Or Do You Win By Being Good? - Robin Good's Latest News: "In the physical world, you win by being big, with economies of scale in manufacturing, worldwide distribution, and branding. Most of these benefits accrue even if you're mediocre, and in fact, you usually benefit from targeting the lowest common denominator.

In the virtual world, you win by being good: Automation reduces the benefits of scale, the Internet equalizes distribution, and reputation follows from quality rather than incessantly repeated slogans."

Sacred Heart Music, 2004-11-28

315 The Advent of our God, 3v, capo 1
304 Awake Awake, guit on v 3/4
Holy Capo 1 D
1 Abba
113 Let The Valleys Be Raised

Outline for teaching the rules for Acquire

(Method based on Mario Lanza's The Finer Points Of Teaching Rules.)


1. Set up the board and components.


2. Distill the game down to a few sentences. (Less than a minute.)

In this game you will be buying and selling stocks in corporations. The person with the most money at the end of the game is the winner.


3. Paint an overview for the whole game. (1 to 3 minutes.)

- Core mechanics. Place a tile, buy 0-3 stocks, draw a tile
- Merger. Place a tile that joins two or more companies. Larger company absorbs smaller companies. Earn money by selling stocks in the absorbed companies. Also earn money (bonuses) by having the most or second-most stocks in the absorbed companies.
- The game ends when all active corporations are large (11+ tiles) or one corporation is very large (41+ tiles). Earn money by selling your stocks. Also earn money (bonuses) by having the most or second-most stocks in the each company.


4. Expand the overview using details—the finer points. (Show, don't just tell)

- Walk through core mechanics.
- Walk through merger. When a larger company absorbs the smaller companies in a merger, what do you do with your stocks in the smaller companies? Sell, trade, or hold. You can sell your stocks to get money. You can trade 2 stocks for 1 stock in the big merged company. You can hold your stock for when the company re-appears in the future.
- Walk through game end. When it's your turn, you decide whether to end the game.


5. Cover the exceptions, if any.

- When you place one tile beside another tile, you create a new corporation and get one free stock.
- You can't merge two large corporations (11+)
- If you are the only shareholder in a company and that company gets merged into a larger one, do you get both bonuses? Yes.
- What happens if a company is getting merged and two players have the same number of stocks? Who gets the majority and minority bonuses? The bonuses are added then divided equally.


6. Teach basic strategies and offer "fair warning." (1 or 2 minutes.)

As a company grows bigger, the good thing is that its stocks increase in value. The bad thing is that the stocks also get more expensive to buy. "So the perfect investment is one that stays really small (say two tiles) for a long time, and you are able to buy a decent majority of the twenty-five total shares." - Derk Solko

"You need to invest this initial cash wisely, for if you wrap up your money in entirely long-term firms (companies that don’t get gobbled up as the smaller partners of a merger), you won’t have enough cash to continue operating for the entire game. A nice cash flow is a requirement at the beginning of the game, and a nice assortment of majority stock in huge, expensive shares at the end is an advantage." - Derk Solko



Useful Variants

"The MITSGS has a simple variant that I think improves the three-player game; each player starts with $7,000 (instead of $6,000) and maintains a 7-tile hand (instead of 6). The additional resources make the opening stalemate less likely." - Mark Dulcey

"(1 - 100% of major bonus, 2 - 75%, 3 - 50%, 4 - 25%) (Note - this is a preferred variant to the original rule of only paying the top 2 stockholders)" - Mark Blanco

Working Smart: How to Sell Your Boss

Working Smart: How to Sell Your Boss: "Here are six keys to getting your boss to say yes."

Beautiful Code Is Important

Beautiful Code Is Important: "Beautiful Code Is Important"

Legendary venture capitalist looks ahead | Newsmakers | CNET News.com

Legendary venture capitalist looks ahead | Newsmakers | CNET News.com: "There will always be new ideas that large entrenched companies don't think of."

Quick Access to Stationery

Jon's Scripting Tip # 2448: When your long-running script is finished, play a little mp3. For example, I have a script that uploads images from my camera to my blog. When it is done, a lady with a British accent says "Upload is complete. Please disconnect your camera."

Go to AT&T's Natural Voices demo website now!!! You can create mp3's for up to 30 words for free. Just try it!!!

Re: [Jon Aquino's Mental Garden] 11/23/2004 12:26:20 AM

I'm using GMail too and loving it. I'm delighted with Google's "GMail
Notifier", which is a little envelope that sits in your system tray
(if you're using Windows) -- it turns blue when I get new mail.

FYI

The Zen of Palm

• EasyLaunch - free
  
• HandyShopper - free
• MessagEase - free
• beyond filenames
• beyond opening/closing apps

Big reason I'm getting a Pocket PC now that my Palm is dead: there are no reliable low-cost Palms at the moment. The Zire 72 and Tungsten E are getting bad reliability reviews at amazon.com (several complaints about them dying after 8 months). And the best Palms - Sony Clie's - are no longer being manufactured.

Whereas on the Pocket PC side, we have the Dell Axim X30 which has been getting illustrious reviews and is in the same price range. (Can't wait until mine arrives - it's got WiFi and Bluetooth!!)

The Zen of Firefox

* customizable sidebar
* TabBrowser Extension
* ...

LazyBlog

The LazyBlog -- the blogging equivalent of the LazyWeb.

LazyBlog = Stuff we want someone to blog! Or stuff we want to blog about in the future when our ideas have solidified a bit more.

The Zen of GMail

THIS is a LazyBlog entry for "The Zen of GMail" i.e. a draft of a blog entry.

About how GMail is bliss:

* editing multiple messages in a conversation
* instant searching
* accessible from anywhere

GeekList: Games that SHINE with 3 players: "Mark Dulcey
(mdulcey)
Profile for mdulcey Send Message to mdulcey Articles written by mdulcey GeekLists written by mdulcey Add mdulcey to your GeekBuddy list
Posted on: 02/12/2003 11:43:34 CST
I find Acquire (as published) a bit weak for three; there is a tendency to have a long draggy start where nobody can make anything happen, and players run out of cash and sit playing tiles until somebody can cause a merger.

The MITSGS has a simple variant that I think improves the three-player game; each player starts with $7,000 (instead of $6,000) and maintains a 7-tile hand (instead of 6). The additional resources make the opening stalemate less likely."

I felt kind of cranky today

How I solved The Stationery Problem

Freeware utility for automatically pushing buttons in Firefox

It's a freeware Windows utility called Push That Freakin' Button
(PTFB). Drag the PTFB finger over a button on any annoying dialog, and
it will automatically close it for you from now on.

Actually it is meant to work with standard Windows widgets, which
Firefox does not use. But the PTFB author has cleverly supplied a way
to push non-standard widgets: when you drag the PTFB finger over the
button, hold down *both* mouse buttons - this will tell PTFB to click
by *coordinate*.

Using this technique, you can make PTFB work with Firefox (or any
other web browser) !!!!! Goodbye annoying login screens !!!!!

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23023,00.asp

We will need a second communion song on Christmas Eve.

How about 344 The First Nowell?

Raf - I'm about to propose as the Christmas Eve practice time ...

... after-mass on Sun Dec 5, 10:45-12:00.

But will that give you enough time to write the trumpet part? Also,
are you teaching catechism at that time?

Re: Christmas Music at Sacred Heart

Jessica - I'm hesitant about which parts of the mass to assign to you
- I haven't worked with your voice, and I would like to know what its
capabilities are. Would you be willing to help me by letting me know
(by Nov 29) which of the following mass parts you would be interested
in cantoring? (Megan - would you be willing to forward this note to
Jessica, as my email address may not be on her antispam list?)

1 Entrance: O Come All Ye Faithful
2 Glory To God
3 Responsorial Psalm
4 Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia)
5 Offertory: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
6 Holy
7 Memorial Acclamation (Christ has died, Christ is risen)
8 Amen
9 Lamb of God
10 Communion 1: Silent Night
11 Communion 2: TBA
12 Final: Joy To The World

Fwd: Two PTFB Tips

Here are two PTFB tips I discovered from the Readme.

1. You can get PTFB to push buttons on non-standard windows (e.g.
Firefox dialogs) by dragging the PTFB finger with *both* buttons --
this tells PTFB to click by coordinate.

2. You can set the default delay, but this option is fairly well
hidden. In the PTFB dialog, click the yellow PTFB icon in the
upper-right corner; then click Set Options.

(I'm using PTFB version 1.06.3)


--
http://jonaquino.blogspot.com

Cheaper Than Skype: Babble - Robin Good's Latest News: "Cheaper Than Skype: Babble"

Re: [Slogger] Not showing an alert dialog if the page can't be slogged

Ken - I found a great workaround for this annoying dialog. If you're
using Windows, download the freeware Push The Freakin' Button 1.06.3.
Then the next time the annoying dialog appears, double-click PTFB and
drag the finger over the OK button -- PTFB will auto-close it from now
on!

NOTE: Because the dialog does not use standard Windows widgets, when
dragging the PTFB finger over the OK button, hold down BOTH mouse
buttons, not just the left mouse button. This tells PTFB to push the
button by coordinate.

Seinfeld dictionary

Thought you two Seinfeld fans would appreciate this:
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/carlb/seinfeld/seinfelddictionary.html

A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia

TreoCentral.com - Free AutoGenerated MemoPad List of Installed Apps/Hacks: "SoftTrack: (with screenshot)
http://palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=69779520020814183822&prodID=3443
PalmGear's gift to the community. 2 options. One list in MemoPad, or individual note per app with lines for reg code, etc. I prefer this one because the all-in-one listing is much better formatted-- one numbered app per line. You can also elect to exclude the built-in core apps from the listing. Note per line in parentheses to distinguish app from hack. {Lots of other stuff you can add, but I found it tiring to change all the defaults, so I just update the basic list as dictated by installs.}

MyPalm: (with screenshots)
http://dpug.org/join/mypalm.asp
Two lists in the same memo. First = '# of apps installed', followed by the app names, separated by comma. Second does the same, for hacks. Sample lists (with handy Google box to permit further investigation if an app name intrigues you) -- sloooww page load:
http://www.palmloyal.com/article.php?sid=854"

I intuit a similarity between (1) extracting non-generic domains from domains in Oracle Designer, and (2) dimensional analysis.

Perhaps what I am doing now is "domain analysis". Sounds impressive!

HandyShopper for Pocket PC [Prototype: Alpha #1]

HandyShopper for Pocket PC [Prototype: Alpha #1]
tag:axim

Recently I asked H_____ for permission to do something, and she =
responded with "Why?", curtly and suspiciously I thought. I felt angry =
because my needs for trust, respect, and support were not getting met.

She probably felt wary and suspicious because she wanted to make sure =
her needs for competence and efficiency would get met.

The next time this cerebral, Jackal tension happens, I will step back =
and try to connect with the person via feelings and needs. Once we =
connect, then we will resume looking at the issue.

We need to remember that we are human beings, not machines.

Ji-Hwan invented new idiom: making burgers = getting bored

What would people who know me well say are my most positive and special qualities, attributes, and personal characteristics?

* "smart" and knowledgeable
* "good at computers"
* inventive and tremendously resourceful. Creative.
* loves the internet
* can make amazing things on his computer
* "one of the most organized people I know"
* "makes fewer programming errors than the team average"
* "the hardest-working student I have ever taught"
* "has the flexibility to change direction often, which is a part of R&D"


tag:pf

What are my strongest talents?

* knowledge of mathematics and the sciences, based on an illustrious =
high school and university background
* knowledge of cutting-edge programming technologies and methodologies
* computer programming
* knowledge of statistical graphics and good user-interface design
* leading people in singing liturgical music; guitar, singing, violin
* the "soft" skills: personal leadership (Covey), time management (GTD), =
empathic communication (NVC)
* knowledge of current technology trends
* designing professional-looking documents, presentation materials, and =
small-medium-sized physical objects e.g. theatrical props, borrowing =
styles from professional sources
* spatial reasoning e.g. simplifying a network diagram or ERD
* Microsoft Word wizard
* Java wizard
* very good grammar skills (thanks Mrs. Mooreman!)

ThinG - Free, Open Source Forms Designer For Thinlets (thinlet.blog-city.com): "Dirk M�bius has created a free, open source forms designer for the Thinlet XUL toolkit."

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The Shadow knows . . . . . . . . .

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Tonight's supper was at Dairy Queen. That's Yasuhiro in the background.

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Jon's Productivity Tip # 1099: To colour-code irregularly-shaped keys, use a
tightly-wound coloured rubber band.

2004-11-25 2313 PB260008.jpg

This is my mission.

(And I'm delighted with how my cheap Lexmark Z22 printer works well with
index cards!)

Hi Vic

Hi Vic -- Just thought I'd drop you a line. Currently I feel tired. It has
been a good day though -- I bought my mom a really good digital camera
(Canon A75) -- she was thrilled about it.

Tonight my goal is to get 8 hours of sleep. That has only happened once in
the last couple of weeks. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN!

The Christmas Resistance Movement!

Jeff Mesnil's Weblog: Do's and Don't's of Logging

Best practices for programming in C

Best practices for programming in C: "Although the C language has been around for close to 30 years, its appeal has not yet worn off. It continues to attract a large number of people who must develop new skills for writing new applications, or for porting or maintaining existing applications."

Dear Java, I need closure.... (talios.blog-city.com)

oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Mind Hacks: "Mind Hacks
Tips & Tools for Using your Brain in the World"

Usable GUI Design: A Quick Guide

Usable GUI Design: A Quick Guide

Cruising Manual Amend1 Ch6

Cruising Manual Amend1 Ch6: "PATH REMARKS"

SENACASES :: DELL CASES :: DELL AXIM X5 CASES

Kang-Hyun's homepage

ensure contacts' birthdays are migrated
tag:axim

Google News RSS Generator: "Filling out this form will take a Google News search and turn it into an RSS Feed."

How to change a habit: "it takes 21 days to break a bad habit and form a new one."

Home Page: "Slogger can bog down a system on a slow connection. In Slogger, you can turn off 'slogging' of images. It's on the second tab of Slogger preferences, check the box related to Save HTML only. This sets slogger for saving just the text of pages and will speed things up a lot."

Ji-Hwan - Look at the first game on this list of top games in Korea

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listid=2436

Sermon 10/11/98: Time Alone: "# He got there the following morning and at nine o'clock he opened the first prescription. It said, 'Listen carefully.' He had three hours to listen carefully. He didn't know what to do with the time, but as he listened he began to hear things he had missed. We pass them by in life. They are all around about us. The sound of creation itself. And the still small voice of God speaking to us. He didn't know how the time would pass, but it did.
# And it came to be noon and he opened the second prescription and it said 'reach back,' reach back to your memories. And in his mind there were memories that were happy, memories to lift him up. And too there were memories that brought him down, that dragged him down, that held him back. Three hours alone. Just to sort through those memories.
# And the time passed by and it was three o'clock in the afternoon and he opened the third prescription and it said, 'Examine your motives.' And as he tells the story he says that this was the time that things began to click for him; that he had not been following the motives that he wanted to follow in life. Well -- the pursuit of money, the pursuit of prestige, the pursuit of a fame, whatever it was, all of these things came into his mind and he realized that he was off track, he was off base, he was pursuing things that he didn't really want to pursue. And his life began to take a different shape, a different form at that point. Three hours to examine his motives.
# And then it was six o'clock in the evening and the last prescription was opened. It said, 'Write your worries in the sand.' So he found a stick and he wrote out his worries in the sand and he turned around to leave and he said he knew at that point the tide had turned. And the tide had turned! And as it came in it washed away his worries. Write your worries in the sand."

Covey's four questions.

Aximsite.com - The Dell Axim Community"For me, the Dell Axim is merely a vehicle for Ilium Software’s ListPro."

Yesterday I was thinking that one drawback to doing GTD in GMail is that the emails stick together in a "conversation", and you could have several tasks going on in that conversation, and some could be @action whereas others could be @waitingfor. If only there were a way to mark certain emails in that conversation as special and needing review.

And then I realized: that's what the blue Stars are for! Marking emails as special!

GMail is just so useful and anticipatory.

Anyone else notice the resemblance between Norah Jones' "One Flight Down" and the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love"?

Yahoo! News - Faster, Smaller, Better

Yahoo! News - Faster, Smaller, Better: "Shortcut menus (Pocket PC): You can display the applications you want on the Start menu by going to Start, Settings, Menus and checking the items you want and unchecking the ones you don't. You can do the same on the New menu, which appears on the bottom left of the desktop. Similarly, by tapping the Today icon in the Settings window, you can customize what appears on the Today screen, which by default shows unread messages, tasks, appointments, and date.

Shortcut buttons (Pocket PC): The dedicated buttons on your device don't have to launch the apps that Microsoft defaults to. Go to Start, Settings, Buttons and assign the app you want for each button. The number of customizable buttons will vary by the particular Pocket PC model you own."

Gizmodo : Canon PowerShot A400 Review

Gizmodo : Canon PowerShot A400 Review: "The good lads at TrustedReviews give me pause today, however, by giving the A400 a (tepid) thumbs up. The meticulous review dings the model for it's low-light performance and poor wide-angle zoom, but gives props on image quality and body design. Still, it's probably worth splashing out the extra yard on the A75, unless you're really strapped for cash this Christmas. Or you just don't think your current sig other is worth it."

Nu Cardboard: Project Management Checklists: "Project Management Checklists"

XML.com: Mapping and Markup, Part 1: "GML: Real-world details in an XML document"

FW: replacement for Java2XML?

Interesting! Hadn't heard of that one.
My hope is for XStream, but it's alpha right now and doesn't seem to work on complex objects e.g. Conflation Session.


Java2XML
:) easy to debug - 3 classes
:-( hard to debug - needs better method names
:-( requires config files
:-( only serializes fields with getters and setters


Betwixt
:) continually being improved
:-( hard to debug - dozens of classes
:-( requires config files
:-( only serializes fields with getters and setters


java.beans.XMLEncoder
:) no mapping file required
:-( only serializes fields with getters and setters


XStream
:) no mapping file required
:) serializes private fields (does not require getters and setters)
:-( alpha - I've tried it and it fails to work on complex objects e.g. on ConflationSession





Detailed comparison: http://archive.xstream.codehaus.org/scm/messages/375

Ji-Hwan's new word: complexable

What do I do in my current occupation?

Most of my day I sit in front of a computer with an LCD screen, =
enhancing or fixing Java programs and Oracle Designer data models =
created by myself or others. If I have questions I type queries into =
Google, or send emails to my co-workers.

Stuff I do sometimes that I wish I did more of: Ruby/Groovy/Jython =
scripting, shell scripting, graphical Java work, any Java work within a =
clean object-oriented architecture, helping people on the mailing-list.

tag:pf

Re: Christmas Music at Sacred Heart

Rafael - Would you be willing to write a trumpet part for the entrance
and final hymns for Christmas Eve?

make backup copy of handspring dir.
tag:axim

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Victoria is a beautiful city.

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Yet another delicious lunch from mom.

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Pocket PC's on the way. Yeeeeaah!

The Angelus

The Angel declared unto Mary. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary full of Grace….Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done according to your word. Hail Mary full of Grace….And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Hail Mary full of Grace….Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts, that we to Whom the Incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an Angel may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of the Resurrection through Christ our Lord.

Re: [Jon Aquino's Mental Garden] 11/23/2004 12:26:20 AM

I'm going to subscribe to your blog

... think alike!

Oh, and don't forget The Pragmatic Programmer!! It's Code Complete for
the new millenium!! I find it more useful than Extreme Programming
(which is good ... if your corporate culture supports it). And also
Design Patterns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if you are a visual person, The
Visual Display Of Quantitative Information!!!!!

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

CNN.com - Dolphins save swimmers from shark - Nov 22, 2004

CNN.com - Dolphins save swimmers from shark - Nov 22, 2004: "Dolphins save swimmers from shark"

Re: [Jon Aquino's Mental Garden] 11/23/2004 12:26:20 AM

Ha ha - hello iKnit! Two main reasons:


1. Index cards are the core of project management in Extreme
Programming. Simply write all your tasks on index cards. Then you will
have two piles: To Do and Done. So you always have a precise, accurate
indication of the % completion of our project. cf. book: Extreme
Programming.

2. They're just great for note-taking. Scribble down a note, and chuck
it into your inbox! cf. book: Getting Things Done (GTD).


In Extreme Programming, Kent Beck gives a couple of other uses for
index cards, one of which is for creating use cases ("CRC cards"). The
beauty of index cards is that their small size encourages you to be
brief and specific.




On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:30:05 -0800 (PST), iKnit wrote:
> I'm a programmer - tell me why index cards should be my best friend!!
>
> Weird cause I keep a stack at my desk but I don't use them for anything work
> related.
>
> --
> Posted by iKnit to Jon Aquino's Mental Garden at 11/23/2004 12:26:20 AM

Simple way to create content for your blog: Put your blog in the BCC of your emails to your friends.

I wonder if that's a new kind of blog: the Open Inbox. Call it the "e-mlog".

Monsiglor Michael's homily

Feast of Christ the King

celebrate - we are citizens

bro - we need Mrs. Reyes' address so we can send her a birthday card (her bday is Saturday)

would you get it to me ASAP!!
shall we mail it to you first so you can add your name?

Tom - when I give you the PDA ...

... note: don't remove the batteries when the PDA is on; otherwise you
will lose all your data.

I will also be giving you PureEnergy rechargeable *alkaline*
batteries. Unlike NiCad's which last longer if you drain them before
recharging, rechargeable alkalines last longer if you recharge them
often. I recommend that you recharge the batteries daily.

If I forget, remind me to give you the PDA cradle too, so you can
connect it to your internet.


There's lots of stuff I can teach you about this PDA if you want:
- how to customize the buttons to activate the programs of your choice
- how to download your favourite websites to the PDA every night,
including the Victoria weather forecast and science news
- where to find free programs that you can download onto the PDA e.g.
units converters
- ..........

Re: Hi Kats

Yeah, it's the new Gameboy, and it has 2 screens!

Pocket Informant manual

Actions from 2004-11-20 music ministry meeting at Sacred Heart

- Jon to sing into the mike from beginning to end for all mass parts.
- Set up get-together (coffee) with all musicians, possibly including
Barbara and the Korean pianist
- Choose familiar songs, especially for Entrance
- Eliminate gap before and after mass-part intros
- Sing Marian hymn occassionally to accomodate parishioners who want that

: "Contrary to some Protestant myths Catholics do not worship the Blessed Virgin Mary, nor do they treat her as a God. Her rightful place is that as the Mother of God, but more importantly she was the first and most perfect of God's disciples in the new testament."

Pocket PC Addict

Pocket PC Addict: "These are all my favorite Freeware programs, with links and a description. They are in alphabetical order: "
tag:axim

Aximsite - Guide: DVD to avi the easy way (with deinterlacing)

Aximsite - Guide: DVD to avi the easy way (with deinterlacing): "Okay I figured I'd also share my DVD to avi method with you guys since some of you are having troubles... This is what I do to get dvds to an avi so I can use virtualdub and convert to an axim usable format. After you use this guid, you still have to use the other guide to reconvert for the axim. This method is slow I know, but it allows you get deinterlace and get subtitles,choose audio tracks pretty easily and not have to rip vobs off of dvds. It allows direct DVD in your drive to AVI files etc. If someone has a faster/better/easier way please post."

Aximsite - GUIDE: High Quality WMV for your PPC - Free and Easy

This is too cool -- I was reading Bloglines -- a lot of feeds mind you -- when suddenly I must have clicked something and the page disappeared, and even trusty Firefox could not get it back when I pressed Back.

Thank goodness I was running Slogger. A quick search with Google Desktop for "Bloglines" and I got back the very long page of posts I was reading. Yay!

Time Management Talk

tag:read

How To Steal Wi-Fi - And how to keep the neighbors from stealing yours. By Paul Boutin

iPod - restore and maximize battery life

iPod - restore and maximize battery life

RE: heres a gmt game let me know ur thougt

Raf - what are your thoughts on ...

... having Arlene with us more frequently on Saturdays or Sundays?

Raf - what are your thoughts on ...

... having Arlene with us more frequently on Saturdays or Sundays?

My term as the SVDP Secretary began on Oct 4, 2002.

My term as the SVDP Secretary began on Oct 4, 2002.

A job title I'd like:

Jonathan Aquino,
Statistical Graphics Programmer Emeritus

Re: Fw: More help...

1. Good to hear about Megan - I didn't know that. Yay!

2. Hm - I haven't met the Brazilian couple yet. Does the wife want to
sing too or just play the guitar? Does the husband want to sing and/or
do something else? Interesting idea about the Portuguese carol.

3. Tomorrow I said I would tell everyone what our next action is, so
I'm going to need to make a decision about whether or not to keep the
singers. I'm leaning toward your suggestion of no choir but asking
each if they want to do solo things i.e. gospel acclamation, psalm (or
a verse of the psalm). If you have any further thoughts on this, let
me know.

Clipboard02.png

Here are pictures of some Jewish people. As I meditate on the rosary,
I like to imagine that Jesus looked like the friendly face at the
bottom. The other faces assume the roles of the disciples and Mary.

pocketnow.com - Reviews - WebIS Pocket Informant v5.5 - v3.0

pocketnow.com - Reviews - WebIS Pocket Informant v5.5 - v3.0: "WebIS' Pocket Informant v5.5
November 22, 2004
Review by: Russ Smith, Contributing Editor"

Setting Up Outlook for GTD: "The links below will take you to sections illustrating some ways to set up Outlook for implementing the GTD methodologies. For the most part, the techniques shown employ just the built-in functions and capabilities of Outlook, though sometimes we use them in novel ways."
tag:read

:: View topic - PPC third party apps for improving GTD: "I like Pocket Informant for the reasons that I can use colors for different categories, Icons - especially on the monthly calendar. My hubby works shift work, and just by viewing the monthly calendar, I can tell what shift he's on for whatever day we're looking for. That's likely the main reason I bought Pocket Informant. However, I also tried to use Agenda Fusion before buying PI. AF just didn't have that calendar capability I require. (or at least I wasn't able to find it). "
tag:axim

x30-manual.pdf (application/pdf Object)

x30-manual.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Axim user guide

Future Shop Web Store: "Home / Accessories / Photo Accessories / More Memory-Secure Digital/MMC"

What Jon wants for Christmas, for his PDA.

Wireless sync

Wireless sync
"Many people have found using their Pocket PC’s WiFi connection a much faster way to synchronize the data between their PC and PPC (modified from Sevenfire)."
tag:axim

Aximsite - Dell Axim Community
Dell Axim x30 Review

PocketPCFreewares - WiFiFoFum

PocketPCFreewares - WiFiFoFum: "WiFiFoFum is a wireless network scanner (WiFi a, b, g) showing numerous items of information such as network type (AP or ad hoc), whether a WEP coding solution is present, WiFi channel used for broadcasting, SSID if broadcast, MAC address of the emitting hardware, discovery begin and end times, signal strength ... Used as a network sniffer, and compatible with numerous WiFi Pocket PCs or additional cards, this utility is a highly valuable tool and oh how easy to use when setting out to discover installed and non-protected wireless networks, for example. :-) (Warchalking and wardriving are our friends ...)
"
tag:axim

Internet: "Editors' fave feeds
Here at CNET, editors need to keep ahead of the news to keep you ahead of technology. And we like to keep up with our hobbies and interests, too. These are some of the more popular RSS feeds that are popular at CNET. "

JGoodies :: Looks: ":: JGoodies Looks ::
Free high-fidelity Windows and multi-platform appearance

The JGoodies look&feels make your Swing applications and applets look better. They have been optimized for readability, precise micro-design and usability."

Ten Technologies That Are Going To Change The Way We Learn - Robin Good's Latest News

Ten Technologies That Are Going To Change The Way We Learn - Robin Good's Latest News
tag:read

developerWorks : Blogs

developerWorks : Blogs
tag:read

AudioFeast

AudioFeast
"Get Hitz Radio on your MP3 player! For the first time, listen to commercial free, digital quality radio on portable devices. AudioFeast is reigniting radio by taking your favorite electronic music and making it available whenever you choose. Sync to your MP3 player and listen to Hitz Radio on your commute, while exercising, at home – wherever. Hitz Radio is part of our free basic service that you can try on your PC for free."
tag:axim

AtomicDB.com - PocketPC - ADB Idea Library

AtomicDB.com - PocketPC - ADB Idea Library: "ADB Idea Library v2.02 (10.03.04)

This program allows for a quick and easy method of organizing your ideas/thoughts in an easy to use interface. Ideas can be recorded via Text, Voice, Sketch, or File Attachment methods. Uses a Pocket Access database format. Individual ideas/thoughts can be exported to separate files."

tag:axim

Microsoft Reader - Download Dictionaries
tag:axim

10 Ways to Make a Good Thing Better! :: Buyers Guide 2005

Remote Keyboard for Pocket PC: "Remote Keyboard for Pocket PC

Remote Keyboard is a program that connects PC keyboard and mouse to your Pocket PC over ActiveSync connection or TCP/IP network. It works as a Soft Input Panel (SIP), also called input method, along with Keyboard, Letter Recognizer or Transcriber in Pocket PC devices."

By TranCreative.
tag:axim

Magic Button - Pocket PC Task Manager

Magic Button - Pocket PC Task Manager: "Magic Button - Pocket PC Task Manager"

By TranCreative.
tag:axim

Aximsite - What is your favorite File Explorer?

Aximsite - What is your favorite File Explorer?: "I was just wondering what your fav File Explorer is. Mine is meanwhile GSFINDER "

This seems to be the general consensus.
tag:axim

Managing Your Today Screen

Theme_generator_create
Originally uploaded by Jon_Aquino.

http://www.aximsite.com/tutorials/index.php?qid=44&frommostrecent=yes

Managing Your Today Screen

Theme_generator_create
Originally uploaded by Jon_Aquino.

http://www.aximsite.com/tutorials/index.php?qid=44&frommostrecent=yes

GigaBar: It's What They Left Out!

giga01
Originally uploaded by Jon_Aquino.

http://www.gigabar.com/

WindowsMobile_Blue

WindowsMobile_Blue
Originally uploaded by Jon_Aquino.

Today Screen Themes for Pocket PC: "Example Today Screen Themes
Twenty-two Themes are available for download."
tag:axim

Microsoft Money 2004 for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC: "download the Money 2004 for Pocket PC software (1.21 MB) for free!"
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - TascalSearch

PocketPCFreewares - TascalSearch: "Here is a utility that I've been waiting for for a long time !
Basically, the standard explorer in WinCE does not have any search functions :("

Not sure if this is still a problem in the 2003 edition.
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - Agile Messenger

PocketPCFreewares - Agile Messenger: "Agile Messenger is a global solution for the fan of instant messenging: like trillian on PC, it allows to be connected at the same time to ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo (I tried those 3) but also AOL, QQ and Jabber (not tested since I don't have an account there)."
tag:axim

Pocket McDeb - The Personal in PDA

Pocket McDeb - The Personal in PDA: "Archive Category: My Favorites
October 13, 2004
Neon World - Theme and Wallpaper Set"
tag:axim

ezyUnZIP on PocketGear.com

ezyUnZIP on PocketGear.com: "ezyUnZIP 1.50
by CNetX srl | Support
Freeware
Summary: The free UnZIP utility for your Pocket PC.
Requirements: Pocket PC with about 150KB of storage memory available.
Downloads: 18,928"
tag:axim

Pocket PC Character Map on PocketGear.com: "Pocket PC Character Map 1.1
by OutOfNoWare | Support
Freeware
Summary: Provides a Character Map Utility for the Pocket PC
Requirements: Pocket PC 2002"
tag:axim

XSDesigner on PocketGear.com

XSDesigner on PocketGear.com: "XSDesigner 1.03
by GrandaSoft | Support
Freeware
Summary: Create form based database applications for Pocket PCs in minutes with this easy-to-use program"
tag:axim

VBirthday on PocketGear.com: "VBirthday 2.0
by Vasilenok | Support
Freeware
Summary: VBirthday scans your contacts and tells you when your friends' Birthdays or Anniversaries are comming."
tag:axim

PocketNotepad on PocketGear.com

PocketNotepad on PocketGear.com: "PocketNotepad 3.4
by Tillanosoft | Support
Freeware
Summary: A pocket version of Windows Notepad"
tag:axim

ActiveSync Backup File Restorer on PocketGear.com: "ActiveSync Backup File Restorer 0.2
by Greegrees | Support
Freeware
Summary: Restore selected files from Window CE backup file generated by Microsoft ActiveSync"
tag:axim

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Eb
violin, Christmas

Pocket Tune - Download Freeware software from our Audio category

Pocket Tune - Download Freeware software from our Audio category: "PocketTune is a free tuning and metronome program for the Pocket PC and other Windows CE devices with support for concert, guitar and orchestral instruments. "
tag:axim

Visual Guitar Tuner - Download Freeware software from our Audio category

Visual Guitar Tuner - Download Freeware software from our Audio category: "This is a chromatic guitar tuner for Pocket PCs."
tag:axim

PocketNav - Download Freeware software from our System category

PocketNav - Download Freeware software from our System category: "PocketNav allows users easy access to multiple features for their Pocket PC. You can close and switch between programs effortlessly, without having to navigate through menus and options."
Note 2001 date.
tag:axim

Adobe Reader - Download Freeware software from our Document readers category: "This software lets you view Adobe Portable Document Format files on Pocket PC devices."
tag:axim

Calc98 - Download Freeware software from our Calculators category: "Calc98 is a scientific and financial calculator program for your Pocket PC. "
tag:axim

Airscanner.com

Airscanner.com: "For FREE software, anti-virus definition updates, and virus alerts"
tag:axim

ScaryBear Software - Pocket PC - CheckNotifications - Overview
tag:axim

.::JayTMedia::.: "AXIM Screen Protectors Templates"

FreewarePPC.com - Freeware Pocket PC: Shutdown (Windows XP Style) v1.0.0.0

FreewarePPC.com - Freeware Pocket PC: Shutdown (Windows XP Style) v1.0.0.0: "With Shutdown for Pocket PCs you can easy perform a soft restart of your device. "
tag:axim

SimpleOCR - the only royalty free OCR engine!

SimpleOCR - the only royalty free OCR engine!: "SimpleOCR is the only OCR API that's Royalty Free"

Solarbotics.net Digital Gallery :: The Wow-Wee Robosapien by Mark Tilden

Solarbotics.net Digital Gallery :: The Wow-Wee Robosapien by Mark Tilden: "Mark Tilden has been working *very* hard on bringing this Biped toy walking robot to market."

Recommended by Tom

NYU Media Research Lab

NYU Media Research Lab: "Below are some demonstrations of a shorthand designed for use on pen-based computers. Quikwriting is significantly faster and less stressful to use than Graffiti, and lets you write very quickly without ever picking your stylus up off the surface, although it has the disadvantage that you need to learn a special alphabet. "
tag:axim

Aximsite - Favorite Freebies

Aximsite - Favorite Freebies: "I can't believe this thread has gotten this far without the mention of PocketPutty. For those who don't know PocketPutty is a WM2003 port of Putty for Windows (Putty is a Windows openSSH client). Now all we need is a PocketPC X server...

My other favorite freeware are:
ftxPBrowser (minimoz - the mozilla port doesn't seem to be going anywhere),
PocketConsole w/ PocketCMD(a DOS shell),
Vinyl (use your PDA as a remote for Winamp),
GSPlayer (a music player, great for Shoutcast),
VTI Pocket Emulator (emulate your TI calculator - TI offers a free program to extract your ROM)
TotalCommander (think Norton Commander for the PDA)
VNC View (A VNC client for remote desktop control)

All these programs can be found via a smrt google query. Some other nice, small, free files are NetUse and PocketDHCP."

Bro - Any ideas what we will do for Mrs. Reyes' birthday?

Maybe we will send her a birthday card? What would she like for a gift?

PocketPCFreewares - ADB Idea Library

PocketPCFreewares - ADB Idea Library: "Here it is: we have our 'Outliner'. That's one of these programs that allow you to organize your notes, drawings and more in a hierarchical structure, using a tree view."
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - PHM Registry Editor

PocketPCFreewares - PHM Registry Editor: "With this program which becomes more and more complete with every version, you can perfectly control the Registry on your machine."
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - Where Is My RAM ?

PocketPCFreewares - Where Is My RAM ?: "WIMR? is a very handy tool to see the memory used by all the folders. It displays a list of the folders with the amount of memory they use (in RAM, ROM or both), allow you to navigate to a subfolder and has icons to quickly delete a file or uninstall a software."
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - WisBar Advance

PocketPCFreewares - WisBar Advance: "Since the source code of the original WIS Bar has been released, multiple programmers took it and made their own versions of this essential utility"
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - Frequency Tuner

PocketPCFreewares - Frequency Tuner: "With this software, you can measure the frequency of a sound and display it as a note on your PDA. "
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - NoteM

PocketPCFreewares - NoteM: "This utility lets you record voice notes as MP3 instead of the built-in WAV format. You will quickly see what an enormous advantage this has in terms of memory usage."
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - GSPlayer

PocketPCFreewares - GSPlayer: "GSplayer doesn't look very luxurious at first glance, but it is probably one of the best freeware music players available.
So what is its advantage over the built-in WMP? Well its that it can play MP3, Ogg Vorbis and WAV files!"
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - Pocket QuickView

PocketPCFreewares - Pocket QuickView: "Personally, I have abandonned Resco Viewer (commercial) for PQView. At first the interface seems a bit disconcerting, but after 5 minutes use you will realise that the icon system that the author has chosen to use is quite efficient "
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - GSFinder

PocketPCFreewares - GSFinder : "GSFinder is an existing file explorer originally developed by Y. Nagamidori (who also made GSPlayer).

Abandonned by its original author, it has been totally remade by Mitsuru Toda, from a HPS version, then PPC, and for the first time as an 'international version' in English. As for functionality, interface and ease of use, it is in my opinion, it is the best freeware (even better than certain commercial apps...):"
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - Total Commander

PocketPCFreewares - Total Commander: "This is a version of the Windows Commander for x86, made for the Pocket PC. Grown from the probably most famous Norton Commander, these file system explorers are a must-have if you want to perform more than just basic file operations."
tag:axim

PocketPCFreewares - PocketPaste

PocketPCFreewares - PocketPaste: "PocketPaste is a tool which runs on the desktop and allows to copy-paste directly from the PC to the Pocket PC."
tag:axim

Google Search

Well Alan, I've ordered an Axim X30 from Dell.

Well Alan, I've ordered an Axim X30 from Dell, and I'm pretty excited about it.

What program do you use to view the map of Victoria? I'm hoping it's a free one.

MohairSofa - Calendar

MohairSofa - Calendar : "Calendar Plus is a program that runs under the Pocket PC's Today screen. "
tag:axim

A.Kohgo's Workshop

A.Kohgo's Workshop: "Agenda is a plug-in which displays appointments and tasks of Pocket Outlook on the Today screen. You can view tAgenda as a highly functional replacement for the standard 'Calendar' and 'Tasks' Today screen items." tag:deprecated:axim

mail2web.com Information Center: "mail2web.com can be used on almost any Internet connected device. You can pick up your email using a desktop PC, notebook computer, Internet TV, mobile phone, or PDA. "

Knowledge Base: x30 Software FAQs: "Q. How do I load and listen to MP3 files on the Axim Handheld?

* From your computer, click the Start button, Programs, and click on Microsoft ActiveSync.
* Click the Explore icon in the Microsoft ActiveSync program window.
* Double-click the My Pocket PC icon.
* Double-click the Program Files folder.
* Double-click the Windows Media Player folder.
* In a separate window, open the location of the MP3 files that are to be added to the Axim.
* Drag the desired MP3 file(s) to the Windows Media Player folder."

Windows XP Common Issues > Remove Unread Email Count from the XP login Screen: "Remove Unread Email Count from the Windows XP Login Screen"

Slashdot | What is the Tech Jobs Situation in Late 2004?

Slashdot | What is the Tech Jobs Situation in Late 2004?
tag:read

Slashdot | A Complete Guide to Pivot Tables
tag:read

How to write Firefox extensions tag:read

Default Password List

Techies getting on-the-job nontech training? | CNET News.com

Go NVC!

Yahoo image search seems better than Google image search.

A search for "axim x30" (a PDA) turns up 2 results on Google Images vs. 84 results on Yahoo Images.

Idea for scripting Oracle Designer

Here's an idea for scripting Designer:

1. Export the data model to a text file
2. Modify the text file with your favourite scripting language (I like Ruby, myself)
3. Import the text file back into the data model.

I haven't tried this, but the text file looks fairly parsable:

I ATT "PHOTO 70 MM IND" &1733342288367550961173302356866489851
G ENT "GRY SAMPLE MEASUREMENT" E &2055614123975467610745949653993582426
K ENT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 ATT_ENT ENTITY_REFERENCE *2055614123975467610745949653993582426
M SEQUENCE_NUMBER *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "17"
M INITIAL_USAGE *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "50"
M AVERAGE_LENGTH *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "1"
M FORMAT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "INTEGER"
M OPTIONAL_FLAG *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "Y"
M MAXIMUM_LENGTH *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "1"
M AVERAGE_USAGE *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "50"
T ATT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 CDIDSC "Indicates whether sample has 70 mm photography or not, a code of 1 = yes, blank = no."
T ATT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 CDINOT "SED 1:70 70mm?"
T ATT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 CDINOT "HH Sample:87 sa_photo70"

Idea for scripting Oracle Designer

Here's an idea for scripting Designer:

1. Export the data model to a text file
2. Modify the text file with your favourite scripting language (I like Ruby, myself)
3. Import the text file back into the data model.

I haven't tried this, but the text file looks fairly parsable:

I ATT "PHOTO 70 MM IND" &1733342288367550961173302356866489851
G ENT "GRY SAMPLE MEASUREMENT" E &2055614123975467610745949653993582426
K ENT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 ATT_ENT ENTITY_REFERENCE *2055614123975467610745949653993582426
M SEQUENCE_NUMBER *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "17"
M INITIAL_USAGE *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "50"
M AVERAGE_LENGTH *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "1"
M FORMAT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "INTEGER"
M OPTIONAL_FLAG *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "Y"
M MAXIMUM_LENGTH *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "1"
M AVERAGE_USAGE *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 "50"
T ATT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 CDIDSC "Indicates whether sample has 70 mm photography or not, a code of 1 = yes, blank = no."
T ATT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 CDINOT "SED 1:70 70mm?"
T ATT *1733342288367550961173302356866489851 CDINOT "HH Sample:87 sa_photo70"

Aximsite.com - The Dell Axim Community tag:read

� Oracle Designer - on Design Editor performance and Repository Maintenance

Ruby script for turning an Oracle .tab file into something diffable

output = []

table = ""

while line = STDIN.gets

  line.chomp!

  if line =~ "CREATE TABLE (.*)" then

    table = $1

  end

  if line =~ "^ [,(].*" then

    output << table + "." + line[2..-1]

  end

end

puts output.sort

Your Guide to Some of the Most Useful Pocket PC and Smartphone Web Sites :: Buyers Guide 2005: "we at Pocket PC magazine have created a directory of the most useful Web sites. Whether you're looking for news, downloads, or someone to answer your questions, you'll find a link on our Best Sites page" tag:read

2004-11-19 0009 PB190004.jpg

Bit the bullet ... Pocket PC, here we come!

2004-11-17 2313 PB170002.jpg

Yay - corn soup!

A's got a Treo 180.

StatCounter Free invisible Web tracker, Hit counter and Web stats

Lorem Ipsum - All the facts - Lipsum generator

Welcome to Grouper

Accessorize Your Blog: Get a Blox - Robin Good's Latest News

Vacuuming the Lungs (Ftrain.com)

Vacuuming the Lungs (Ftrain.com) "How to breathe deeply when you're nervous."

O'Reilly Network: A Week with the Handspring Treo 300

Hi Dad

Hi Dad - hope you are well. I am tired and so I am going to bed soon.

Love, Jon

The perfect manager gives me support and understanding, and does not =
criticize me.

I'm so tempted to blow $300 on a PDA, but that $300 could come in handy, so I'm holding off

brk 1555

political: "relating to or affecting interests of status or authority in an organization rather than matters of principle" [OED]

Effective Notetaking

Effective Notetaking

Larabie Fonts - hundreds of original, freeware fonts

Larabie Fonts - hundreds of original, freeware fonts

JVM options

evolutionNext WebLog

evolutionNext WebLog word parser

I used to use Copernic Desktop at work, but sometimes it would freeze.

So now I use Google Desktop. No, it doesn't index networked folders like Copernic does, but the thing is fast and it just works.

I used to use Copernic Desktop at work, but sometimes it would freeze.

So now I use Google Desktop. No, it doesn't index networked folders like Copernic does, but the thing is fast and it just works.

the new sony ultralight pc

tinyvaio
Originally uploaded by Jon_Aquino.

Happy birthday Takeshi!

Happy birthday Takeshi!

Hooray Hooray Hooray!

Pocket-sized tool for making decisions ...

... e.g. who washes the dishes, who sits in front, what major to choose.

Programmer's best friend: index cards

Settings by Dale Hampshire, circa 2001

First entry in the Sacred Heart Music logbook

View from the choir loft

Jon Aquino, Guardian of the Mixer at Sacred Heart Church

Our mixer settings

Jonny on the move

The path home from church

Home sweet home

Nelthorpe St.

Kevin called my wallet a "Costanza wallet"...

...in reference to the Seinfeld episode about the wallet that was so crammed
with cards that it exploded.

Jon's nightly cat-feeding ritual

Monsignor Michael's homily

on courage

security from God's love

my mission as a church musician: to create the atmosphere of rest and =
celebration proper to the Sabbath.

I felt remarkably refreshed at work the day after the Remembrance Day =
holiday, when I attended the ceremony. So that's what I want to do on my =
Saturday official day off: get outside, and celebrate something.

"usually a mixture of reading, retreat, walking, and time with friends." =
[Wayne Muller]

Bro, here's my Before Bed Routine, if you are curious about it

Jon's Before Bed Routine

Clean up the house before you go to bed. Clear hot-spots. Wash lunchbox.

Think about tomorrow before you go to bed. Review calendar: yesterday,
today, tomorrow. Process In. Sync palm, camera. Swap batteries.

Focus on yourself before going to bed. Get ready for bed. Merienda
(snack). Bible. Rosary.

Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: "Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting"

Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting

First Pocket PC SWT App

Oracle9iDS Daily Feature - Oracle9i JDeveloper - Profiling Java Code: "Oracle9i JDeveloper - Profiling Java Code"

� Profiling in Eclipse

Slashdot | Art Tips For Programmers?: "collection of free SVG clip art at freedesktop.org"

Cooking For Engineers

The Paris Review - Interviews: "Now, for the first time, you can read, search and download any or all of over three hundred in-depth interviews with poets, novelists, playwrights, essayists, critics, musicians, and more, whose work set the compass of twentieth-century writing, and continue to do so into the twenty-first century." tag:read

blinkx

At tech firms, time again for flextime? | CNET News.com

Jon's quick summary of Java scripting languages

BeanShell
:) zero learning curve for Java developers
:-( can't create classes

JRuby
:) concise regular-expression handling
:-( can't shortcut .getFoo() to .foo
:-( can't concatenate strings and numbers directly

Groovy
:) concise regular-expression handling
:-( filename must be valid class name
:-( can't use Java prior to 1.4

Jython
:) whitespace defines blocks - concise
:-( creates a bunch of *$py.class files
:-( no boolean type
:-( can't concatenate strings and numbers directly

Jon's quick summary of Java scripting languages

BeanShell
:) zero learning curve for Java developers
:-( can't create classes

JRuby
:) concise regular-expression handling
:-( can't shortcut .getFoo() to .foo
:-( can't concatenate strings and numbers directly

Groovy
:) concise regular-expression handling
:-( filename must be valid class name
:-( can't use Java prior to 1.4

Jython
:) whitespace defines blocks - concise
:-( creates a bunch of *$py.class files
:-( no boolean type
:-( can't concatenate strings and numbers directly

"Rest is an essential enzyme of life, as necessary as air. Without rest, =
we cannot sustain the energy needed to have life." [Wayne Muller]

Hi Dad

Here's me walking up the path to church on Sunday morning.

I hope that today gives you rest and recreation.

Music at William Head, 2004-11-14

Open My Eyes

Spirit Of The Living God

Celtic Alleluia, G

Holy, capo 2
D D/ G/ A D/ D7/ G A Bm A D
D/ G Em Bm Bm
D/ G A G/ D D
Em Em/ C C/ Em D/ G G/ A
D/ G A G/ D D

Lamb, capo 1, Dsus+Csap

284 () Blest Are They

Blessing, G

274 () The Lord Is My Shepherd

Outline for teaching the Modern Art rules

(Method based on Mario Lanza's The Finer Points Of Teaching Rules.)


1. Set up the board and components.


2. Distill the game down to a few sentences. (Less than a minute.)

In this game, you will be buying and selling paintings. The person with the most money at the end of the game is the winner."


3. Paint an overview for the whole game. (1 to 3 minutes.)

There are two ways to make money. On your turn, you choose a painting to sell. The other players will compete to buy your painting. Then the next player chooses a painting to sell. Everyone will compete to buy their painting. And so on in a circle.

The second way to make money is when the round ends. The round ends when five paintings by the same artist have been sold. When the round ends, the paintings that have been sold are sold again to the bank.

Then we do a second round. We take turns selling paintings. The round ends when five paintings by the same artist have been sold. The paintings are then sold again to the bank.

Then we do a third round. We take turns selling paintings. The round ends when five paintings by the same artist have been sold. The paintings are then sold again to the bank.

Then we do a fourth round. We take turns selling paintings. The round ends when five paintings by the same artist have been sold. The paintings are then sold again to the bank.

After four rounds, the game ends. The person with the most money is the winner.


4. Expand the overview using details—the finer points.

There are five ways to sell a painting.

Suppose I play this card. This symbol means open auction. Everyone shouts out bids. You decide when to stop. Highest bid wins.

Now it's your turn, and you play this card. This symbol means once-around auction. In a circle, each player makes one bid. You get the last bid.

Now it's your turn, and you play this card. This symbol means sealed auction. Each player puts their bid in their hand. We all reveal our bids at the same time.

Now it's your turn, and you play this card. This symbol means fixed-price auction. You name a price. In a circle, the first player to agree to that price buys it. If nobody wants to buy it, you buy it.

Now it's your turn, and you play this card. This symbol means double auction. You choose a second painting by the same artist, and sell them together. Or you let another player choose a second painting by the same artist, and they sell the paintings together. They get the money, and play continues starting at the next player. Anyone between you and that player lose their turn.

When someone shows an artist's fifth painting, the round ends immediately -- the fifth card is not sold-- and it's time to sell our paintings again, but to the bank. The most popular artist's paintings are worth $30000. The second most popular artist's paintings are worth $20000. The third most popular artist's paintings are worth $10000.

Now, in Round 2, we include the value from Round 1. So suppose this is the most popular artist, followed by this artist, followed by this artist. This artist's paintings are worth $30000 + $10000. This artist's paintings are worth $20000. This artist's paintings are worth $10000 + $20000. But how about this artist? Their paintings are worthless. Only the top three artists' paintings have value.

Now, in Round 3, we include the values from Round 1 and 2. So suppose this is the most popular artist, followed by this artist, followed by this artist. This artist's paintings are worth $30000 + $30000 + $10000. This artist's paintings are worth $20000. But how about this artist? Their paintings are worth $10000 + $20000 from Round 1, even though their paintings were worthless in Round 2.

Getting paintings to sell. You start with 9 paintings to sell. You will get 4 more paintings to sell after Round 1, and 4 more paintings after Round 2. You will not get any more paintings to sell after Round 3.


5. Cover the exceptions, if any.

Special situation #1. Nobody bids. You get the painting for free (unless it's a fixed-price auction -- in that case, you pay for the painting).

Special situation #2. Two artists have the same number of paintings. The artist on the left wins the tie. (Example).

Special situation #3. Playing a double-auction card by itself. The only time you may want to play the double-auction card by itself is if 3 paintings by that artist are on the table. You play your double-auction card, and when someone completes it, the round immediately ends without an auction because 5 paintings are now on the table. If nobody completes it, you get the painting for free.


6. Teach basic strategies and offer "fair warning." (1 or 2 minutes.)

How much do you bid for a painting? In the first round, the maximum a painting is worth is $30000 -- that's how much the bank will give you for paintings by the most popular artist. In the second round, that artist's paintings might be worth $30000+$30000 if they are again the most popular artist. Or $30000+$20000 if second place. Or $30000+$10000 if third place. Or $0 if fourth or fifth place.

And suppose a painting will be worth $30000 and you buy it for $30000 from Dale. Later you sell it to the bank for $30000. How much has your money changed by? 0. How about Dale? He has earned $30000. So try not to pay more than half of what a painting is worth, otherwise the other player will get more money than you. So if you buy the painting for $15000 from Dale, how much money does Dale get? $15000. Later you sell it to the bank for $30000. How much has your money changed by? $15000. So you and Dale are even.

Let's look at the characteristics of the five auctions. (Acknowledgement: Shannon Appelcline's review).

Once-around auction. This favours you and the person on your right.

Fixed-price auction. This favours the person on your left.

Open auction. This is the fairest auction.

Sealed auction. People tend to bid high.

Double auction. These are powerful because they influence which artist is No. 1.

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Well, I have decided to make Saturday my Official Day Off (ODO). This means
no internet for Jonny on Saturdays (gasp). No appointments scheduled for
this day. Just reading, resting my body, helping my mom to prepare
breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Spending time outside.

But mainly to rest my body. I know I will feel better during the week if I
do this every Saturday.

Above is a picture of our beautiful Parliament Buildings.

Look at what I picked up at the dollar store for $2.50

It's actually not quite as cool as it looks - the players don't always turn
with the knobs. Good effort, though!

Awesome dollar-store find

It's a bookstand.

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