Javascript

Saturday, February 28, 2009

JavaScript (or JS) is another scripting language in the world of web development and design. It is widely used for client-side web development. It appeared in 1995. Brendan Eich is the one who designed JavaScript. But currently, Netscape Communications Corporation, and Mozilla Foundation are the ones who are now developing it. Its latest release was still in the year 2008, which is the version 1.8.

JS supports all the structured programming syntax in C. For example, the if, while, and switch statements. I could still remember the time I studied JavaScript when I still had to carry a 3-inch thick book. At the time I didn't delve too much in its technicalities like browser support or cross-platform compatibility.

In general, JavaScript is a very good tool in web development if you just know how to use it.

Just Got My Kingston 8 GB Flash Drive

Friday, February 27, 2009

Apparently, it has a capacity of storing 8GB of data. It is designed to hi-speed USB 2.0 specifications. Pocket-sized for easy transportabiliy. Like any other flash drives, it supports plug-and-play. Stores cap securely on end of device to protect the connector itself.

It can still operate at temperatures ranging from 32 to 140 degrees Farenheit (0 to 60 degrees Celsius). It has a 6MB/sec read speed, and a 3MB/sec write speed. Fair enough for its worth. And it can run on platforms like Windows Vista/2000/XP (SP1 and above), and Mac OS 10.x and above.

Ncurses

Friday, February 20, 2009

What is Ncurses? Is it about cursing spells? No. It is way too far different from that. Ncurses is a programming module which provides an application programming interface. Usually, this is being used by programmers who write applications in a terminal-independent manner. It is an aide for developing "GUI-like" programs which run on a terminal.

The "N" in Ncurses stands for "new." Because Ncurses as you might not know, is just an enhancement of its predecessor, the Curses. Ncurses is now being developed by the GNU Project people. Its latest release was in November 2, 2008. The current version is 5.7.

Me, myself, had also used this module. I used it when I developed a chat program to be run on a Linux terminal. One of the requirements for the chat application is a graphical interface which should similarly look like of that from Yahoo Messenger's. Fortunately I was able to take advantage of its module. I finally made my chat program.

Ncurses is a very awesome API library! You can make a dull-looking console application into a very colorful and lively application.

Canon EOS 1000D

Monday, February 16, 2009


The EOS 1000D is a product of the world's leading camera manufacturer, Canon Inc. Photography has never been more accessible and fun for compact camera upgraders. EOS 1000D has a 10.1 megapixel APS-C size CMOS Sensor. It uses DiG!C III Image Processor; this technology is exclusive only to the Canon Inc. DiG!C III Image Processor is designed to perform high speed signal processing. It also uses EOS Integrated Cleaning System for minimizing the sensor dust characteristic of digital SLR cameras. This camera is compatible with over 60+ EF and EF-S Lenses. It has a noise reduction capability for high ISO speeds.

This gizmo has a high speed and precision 7-point AF, and auto lighting optimiser. And capable of shooting up to 3 frames per second. It has a 2.5" LCD with Live View shooting. It is compatible with SD and SDHC memory cards. It can be set on auto focus when shooting for images.

XAMPP

Thursday, February 12, 2009

XAMPP is an integrated server package of Apache, mySQL, PHP and Perl (they stand for AMPP in XAMPP). XAMPP can also run from a removable drive. It is a free and open source cross-platform web server package. It also consists of interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.

The program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. XAMPP is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X, and is mainly used for web development projects. XAMPP is being developed by Apache Friends. Their latest release was in December 23, 2008, the version 1.7.0.

This application is really good. It is very user-friendly. It has already helped me a lot with my projects in school. If you are planning to use this program then you know you're going to make the right decision.

Nokia 6120 classic

Sunday, February 8, 2009


The Nokia 6120 Classic is a camera phone. It has 3G capabilities specifically the HSDPA 850/2100. It was officially released in April 2007. What makes it more terrific is that it has a TFT screen which can display up to 16 million colors. Wow! Isn't it really terrific? Its internal memory is only capable of storing data up to 32 MB. But it is able to hold up to 8 GB of memory. MicroSD or TransFlash is the only available of memory it can hold.

I really find it very classy. It has great features. Just like, it uses miniUSB for phone-to-PC connection. A powerful 2 megapixel camera. It has also a stereo FM radio. Nokia 6120 is also capable of playing MP3, AAc and MPEG4 file formats. A built-in document viewer for Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and PDF.

My brother has it. I can surely tell you that it's really a great phone to have.

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