Nuke Everything (Firefox)

Nuke Everything ability to remove text from the page - can be helpful.

Ubuntu - 0.94

I've install Ubuntu yesterday. The installation process was very smooth - even Netgear wireless card was detected :)
I like better than CENTOS. Also, order new computer parts that I will assemble on the weekend. I'm going to use Dual-Core
Wolfdale. Most of the OS don't use more than 1 Core.
So Dual-Core should be enough for now. I will install Ubuntu(maybe with XP).

PHP Defined vars, functions, contstants

When debugging PHP application - it's convinient to print defined values on the
screen. PHP has build in functions:
- get_defined_vars();
- get_defined_functions();
- get_defined_constants();

MySQL command line prompt

export MYSQL_PS1="(\u@\h) [\d]> "
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-commands.html

CMS

CMS - Content Management System

Feeling Good (David D. Burns M.D)

I've finished reading "Feeling Good" book by David D. Burns. It's easy to read. To get some results from the book - requires to do homework. I got few interesting points from and recommend for reading.

PHPMailer - PHP email class

I've used PHPMailer class for few years already and recommend it. It works with sendmail, qmail, postfix and others. The class is very flexible and workd with PHP 4 & 5.

Here is link to download from http://www.coderworxtech.com

Click Here to download the package.

Firefox Extensions

Here is list of Firefox extensions:

- ColorZilla
- Delicios
- DOM Inspector
- Embedded Objects
- Firebug
- Google Bookmarks
- Hide Unvisited
- IE Tab
- Java Quick Starter
- Live HTTP headers
- Firebug
- Transliterator
- Web Developer
- Xmarks

Whole Wheat (Whole Grain)

I'm always trying to buy whole food. Never knew what it is.
Today reading "The ABC DIET" book I found the answer.

Grains like wheat, corn, oats, barley, and rye are seeds that come from grasses, and they're broken into three parts - the germ, the bran , and the endosperm. Bran contains all minerals and fiber and germ where all the protein and vitamins are. When food manufactures process the refine grains bran and germ are removed and nutritional bankrupt endosperm is left.

Therefore, Whole Wheat (Whole Brain) includes germ and bran.

INNUMERACY by John Allen Pulos

I read by INNUMERACY - Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences that was recommended by Shlomi's blog. The book has a lot of examples from real life using mathematics and statistics. If you would like to read the book and understand it - use pen and paper.

Google Analytics

I just install google analytics for the blog. It may take up to 24 hours to see the results.

ABC Diet

Recently I started to gain weight. I'm going to try "The ABC Diet" once again.
Bought the book and will try to follow it.

The ABC DIET POWER 12:

Almonds and the other nuts
Beans and legumes
Spinach and other green vegetables

Dairy (fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese)
Instant Oatmeal (usweetend, unflavored)
Eggs
Turkey and other lean meats

Peanut butter
Olive Oil
Whole-grain breads and cereals
Extra-protein (whey) powder
Raspberries and other berries

Anhedonia

Anhedonia is the technical name for a diminished ability to experience satisfaction and pleasure.

WHENCE

–adverb
1. from what place?: Whence comest thou?
2. from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom?
–conjunction
3. from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came.

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)
A multiprocessor computer-architecture where two or more identical
processors can connect to a single shared main memory. Most of the common
multiprocessor systems today use an SMP architecture. In the case
of multi-core processors, the SMP architecture applies to the cores,
treating them as separate processors. SMP systems allow any processor to
work on any task no matter where the data for the task are located in memory;
with proper operating system support, SMP systems can easily move tasks between
processors to balance the workload efficiency.

For more information, please refer to wikipedia

Just for Fun (Linus Torvald)

I just finished the book by Linus Torvalds (Just for fun). The book is basically Linus & Linux story. Linus explains his view of the life. According to him - "There are three things that have meaning for life: survival, social order and entertainment". The book was published in 2002 (ISBN: 0-06-662072).

Genius: The Modern View

Interesting article today in NYT "Genius: The Modern View" by David Brooks.

The article is base on funding by 2 books:
“The Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle;
“Talent Is Overrated” by Geoff Colvin.