Entertainment,Movies,Video Stream 26 September 2010

The Macintosh project started in the late 1970s with Jef Raskin, an Apple employee, who envisioned an easy-to-use, low-cost computer for the average consumer. He wanted to name the computer after his favorite type of apple, the McIntosh, but the name had to be changed for legal reasons as it was too close, phonetically, to that of the McIntosh audio equipment manufacturer. Steve Jobs requested a release of the name so that Apple could use it but this was denied forcing Apple to eventually buy the rights to use the name. Raskin was authorized to start hiring for the project in September 1979, and he began to look for an engineer who could put together a prototype.

Apple on some point have experimented on some alternative types of system which of course only drains their cash until they realise to start marketing again and revive the Macintosh line. To date, Apple the creator of Mac holds a wide range of gadgets and electronic devices that make Microsoft electronic products look like a school project. A thing of trivia was, both Steve Jobs and Bill gates (owner of Microsoft) are both founders of Apple Systems.

 Entertainment,Movies,Video Stream 26 September 2010

A resourceful drummer playing with pails, boards and other items commonly used to wash clothes.

You can also build your own drum set by using other similar materials from paint buckets to paint cans. A slight understanding on how sounds are made is needed and a slight musical ear is a must. The steps can be found by reading the whole article.

 Entertainment,Movies,Video Stream 23 September 2010

A rookie secret agent faced with a problem not covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets inside a multi-million dollar, government-issue nuclear briefcase.

 Coding Tips,Database Systems 15 September 2010

There are times that we want to perform mathematical equations using MySQL, I am not saying that it is wise to directly apply mathematics inside your queries but they can be useful inside stored procedures.

(Note: you need to be on INNODB engine mode to use stored procedure)

This article will show you what mathematical functions you can use that was supported by MySQL. Please also take in caution that MySQL is a database engine and not a real calculator so please avoid performing complex equations on your database.

Modulus

select 87 % 9;
+--------+
| 87 % 9 |
+--------+
|      6 |
+--------+

 Coding Tips,Database Systems 14 September 2010

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. MySQL is primarily an RDBMS and therefore ships with no graphic user interface (GUI) tools to administer the databases or manage the data inside it.

Users can readily use the included command-line tools or download MySQL frontends from various parties that have developed software and web applications to manage MySQL database. An administrator GUI pack also exists on the official MySQL website which may require extra java modules for connectivity.

This article assumes that you already have an idea on what MySQL databases are and how to use them. Please make sure that you already have a working backup copy of your current database when using the following tips.

When moving data between two tables which you already have structures intact, you can do them using Insert / Select pair.

INSERT INTO `userrecords` (`id`, `name`, `email`,  `password`, `refferer`, `joindate`) SELECT `memberid`, `username`, `useremail`, `userpass`, `userrefferer`, SYSDATE() FROM `db.members`;

 Entertainment,General 14 September 2010

Microsoft Humorous Quotes

• “640 K ought to be enough for anybody.” — Bill Gates, 1981
• “I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time. As the successor to DOS, which has over 10,000,000 systems in use, it creates incredible opportunities for everyone involved with PCs.” — Bill Gates – OS/2

Programmer’s Guide

• “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. In my case, I went to the garbage cans at the Computer Science Center and I fished out listings of their operating systems.” — Bill Gates, OS/2 Notebook, Microsoft Press, 1990, p. 614
• “The Internet? We are not interested in it” — Bill Gates, 1993
• “Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority.” — Bill Gates, Jul, 1998
• “We had planned to integrate a Web browser with our operating system as far back as 1993″
• Microsoft (27 Jul 1998, filing its first court responses to federal antitrust)
• In response to Java: “Anybody who thinks a little 9,000-line program that’s distributed free and can be cloned by anyone is going to affect anything we do at Microsoft has his head screwed on wrong.” — Bill Gates
• “Microsoft Products are Generally Bug Free” — Bill Gates

 Author's Choice,General,Reflections,Video Stream 4 September 2010

‘Kambas ng Lipunan’ is a documentary by the late Joey Velasco (a national artist) that revolves around the 12 street children from different streets of Manila, Philippines. The painting was a modern ‘Last Supper’ with the portrait of Jesus Christ but the normal 12 disciples was replaced by the 12 street children.

Each face holds a story, each smile holds a secret and each eyes stairs right back at the person viewing them as if they want to reach into your heart and soul. The canvas turned into the whole world realization of what really is happening outside the four corners of your comfort zone which you call home and drags you to a journey into the real world where real person live and interact.

This faces are so familiar and you can see them around the world but almost no one sees them or did we just ignore them?

Joey Velasco, the documentary author, died July 20, 2010 due to heart attack and seizures.

‘Everyone knows he’s going to die, but nobody seems to be completely and absolutely prepared for it. Nobody lives each day ready to die; life should be lived to the full each day.’

NOTE: The painting was called ‘Hapag ng Pag-asa’