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The following essays and entries recently changed:
2012-02-07- Blue Griffon: There is a new WYSIWYG HTML editor that at first glance seems ever better than Adobe Dreamweaver. The core is free with various low-cost add-ons.
- PAD Sites without hassle: I have added 15 new no-hassle PADsites. The Mini PAD Submitter supports them.
2012-02-06- PAD Sites with hassle: I have added a large number of sites to the list of PAD sites that require some minor hassle to submit to them. There are now 886 sites. Sites die off quite quickly. I remove them after 6 days of being unresponsive.
2012-02-01- LED: The basics on how LEDs work with links to some very detailed tutorials to teach you more than you needed to know.
2012-01-30- spell checkers: I updated the entry on spell checkers you can include in your Java programs.
2012-01-25- Amper: New version of Amper now handles HTML5 entities. Converts & to & as needed in HTML.
- CSV: CSVSort now has separated d option for sortring double and n option for storing int and long.
- New build: All programs updated to report errors on delete and rename.
2012-01-24- LBA: Logical Block Architecture, a simplified way of addressing hard disks.
- SMART: A technique for hard disks to monitor themselvse for impending failure.
2012-01-23- postage: Postage in the USA and Canada rose recently. Here is an abbreviated table of prices.
2012-01-22- RAID: Table of describing each RAID level.
- HDTune: Free utility to benchmark hard drives.
2012-01-21- Gnu scientific library: C library of all manner of mathematical tools.
- curve fitting: Finding the best mathematical formula to approximate your data.
- smoothing: Removing the noise from your data so it is easier to see the general trends on a graph.
2012-01-20- SOPA: The insanity of the Stop On-line Piracy Act that hurts innocent people far more than pirates.
- soundpack: The extension on Stardock’s proprietary sound theme files. The entry describes how Stardock’s scheme for distributing sound themes works.
2012-01-172012-01-13- LeigiMouse: An attempt to solve the problem of having to switch back and forth between keyboard and mouse.
- XBM: A unusually fluffy image format used by X-Windows.
2012-01-12- JET versions: I have posted JET-compiled version of Which, CanadianTax and Quoter. These look like ordinary Windows *.exe files. More to come, the hybrids first.
2012-01-10- banking: Derisive laughter at the utterly inept security practices of the banks, and some very simple things to fix them.
- Which: Utility to find where on the path a given exe or dll is, and tells you if its DOS 16 bit, Windows 16-bit, Windows 32-bit, Windows-64 bit, and whether it was compiled with Jet, etc.
- FourTidy: Big fix in command line utility that tidies descript.ion files used by JPSoft’s 4DOS, 4NT, TCC and TakeCommand.
2012-01-05- TigerDirect: Major Canadian online retailer of computer components.
- Newegg: Major US and Canadian online retailer of computer components.
2012-01-042012-01-02- Murphy’s Law: Explanation of the importance of Murphy’s Law and corollaries.
2012-01-01- file signatures: This article explains magic numbers used in file headers to identify different file types. I also document the file signatures for DOS, Windows-32 and Windows-64 exe files, something, oddly that is nowhere else on the net directly documented. Others give you recipes for discovering them.
2011-12-30- lagless typing: Apps should echo keystrokes as fast as the fastest typist.
2011-12-29- CurrCon: New version of Currcon that handles the new format of file from the Bank Of Canada.
2011-12-222011-12-19- FontDeck: Another low-cost way to put custom fonts on your website.
2011-12-16- Typekit: A low-cost way to put custom fonts on your website.
2011-12-15- JMC: JMC, Java Media Components.
2011-12-09- better performance: I have figured out how to turn off Google ads and Google translate if you are using Opera or if you are loading pages from local hard disk. This should speed things up quite a bit if you use Opera or if you use the Replicator to maintain a mirror of the website on your local hard disk.
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Ethics, Environment, Animal Rights,
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The following essays and entries recently changed:
2012-01-312012-01-26- Two Dreams: Two dreams, one about lion taming and one about Grecian fish.
2012-01-24- Generation Us: Generation Us is a new book by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Andrew Weaver. In very simple language it briefly explains the basics of what you need to know about the science of global warming.
2012-01-22- Misconceptions: A female war criminal defends her actions on medical research grounds.
2012-01-07- Opi Nail Polish: Why would I be endorsing Opi nail polish? I have never used it. I guarantee you will be extremely surprised, nay incredulous, when you read why.
- EarthSafe Shampoo: Most shampoos smell disgusting or even painful. This one is an exception.
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Roedy’s health |
On 2009-12-16 I started a new drug regime, taking one Truvada tab a
day and two Raltegravir (Isenstress) tabs. The terrible GI side effects from the Kaletra are now gone. I
had to put up with endless diarrhea that kept me pinned at home, and constant nausea, and exhaustion. The new
drugs hold down the virus to undetectable levels. The problem is exhaustion. Most days I can barely stay awake
for a few hours. I have nausea most of the time but I get some relief with periods without it. |
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