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Link Bundle - May 21
2008-05-21 17:35:00 Managing and applying database changes with LiquiBase Federico Cargnelutti gives a quick demonstration of how to use LiquiBase, an open source, DBMS-independent library for tracking, managing and applying database changes. Fibonacci Functions DeWitt Clinton writes a very interesting article which analyzes the differences in several programming languages by comparing implementations of the fibonacci algorithm. TuneGlue: Cool Music Discovery Tool? ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - May 21", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/21/link- bundle-may-21/" }); More About: Reviews
How Do I Get Meta Data From MySQL Using PHP?
2008-05-20 19:40:00 I know you’ve all asked that question before, right? Well maybe not, but I recently had the need to detect what the DATATYPE for arbitrary columns in arbitrary tables were inside a MySQL database using PHP. Turns out that it isn’t all that hard to get. The main thing about using this method is that we ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Do I Get Meta Data From MySQL Using PHP?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/20/how-d o-i-get-meta-data-from-mysql-using-php/" }); More About: Tutorials , Database , Mysql
When The Going Gets Tough
2008-05-16 21:53:00 The tough pull an “all-nighter” to meet deadlines. Here is Billy Ocean’s hit When The Going Gets Tough . When the going gets tough The tough get going, tough, tough, huh, huh, huh When the going gets tough, the tough get ready Yeah, ooooh, du da du da I got something to tell you I got something to say I’m gonna put this ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "When The Going Gets Tough", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/16/when- the-going-gets-tough/" }); More About: Video , Music
Get Your Official Indiana Jones Fedora
2008-05-14 19:14:00 “You know the hat. It’s become an iconic symbol which is, thankfully, finally returning to the big screen. Indiana Jones’ hat is the hat we’ve always wanted to wear. But the hat really wasn’t just one hat. There were at least three different types of hats (of various costs and specialties) used in the films. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Get Your Official Indiana Jones Fedora", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/14/get-y our-official-indiana-jones-fedora/" }); More About: Video , Movies , Reviews
Link Bundle - May 14
2008-05-14 18:49:00 Log memory usage using declare and ticks in PHP Dave Marshall, a web developer living in Hull, England, share a really quick and simple trick to allow you to monitor the memory usage of a PHP script. Thanks, Dave! Magnify?s Really Cool Video and Image Search Tool for Blogs Mashable.com brings you a review of blogging tool to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - May 14", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/14/link- bundle-may-14/" });
New Dilbert Widget - Vista
2008-05-12 16:25:00 There is a new Daily Dilbert Widget out that is… better! At least that what Dilbert says. You can get the widget at http://csharptricks.com/Articles/DailyDil bert.aspx. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New Dilbert Widget - Vista ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/12/new-d ilbert-widget-vista/" });
Friday Song Of The Day - Say
2008-05-09 07:03:00 This Friday Song Of The Day is Say from John Mayer. Take all of your wasted honor Every little past frustration Take all of your so-called problems Better put ?em in quotations Say what you need to say (x8) Walking like a one-man army Fighting with the shadows in your head Living out the same old moment Knowing you?d be better off instead If you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - Say", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/09/frida y-song-of-the-day-say/" });
Social Network Avatars - Hot Or Not?
2008-05-08 17:05:00 Most people running blogs and doing… well, anything on the internet these days use social networks. These could include the likes of Facebook or StumbleUpon and other more blog-centric ones like BlogCatalog or MyBlogLog. One of the interesting things about these networks which I’ve noticed is the use of avatars. Avatars are small pictures that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Social Network Avatars - Hot Or Not?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/08/socia l-network-avatars-hot-or-not/" }); More About: Social Network
Link Bundle - May 7
2008-05-07 16:33:00 Javascript Wolfenstein 3D Here is a little nostalgia for you gamers out there. The Nihilogic site has created the Wolfenstein 3D video game using Javascript, Canvas and a little AJAX. Pretty cool. Improving Code Readability With CSS Styleguides Smashing Magazine brings you a great article on some “best of” practices for keeping your CSS code nice, neat and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - May 7", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/07/link- bundle-may-7/" }); More About: Reviews
How Can You Change The Design Of The Spork?
2008-05-06 14:42:00 So, can you really change the spoon to fork ratio in the spork? Click the image below to see the exciting conclusion. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Can You Change The Design Of The Spork?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/06/how-c an-you-change-the-design-of-the-spork/" }); More About: Comic
Coding In Minneapolis
2008-05-05 14:30:00 I am in Minneapolis , MN this week for business so I’m not sure how prolific my posting will be. So I thought I’d just drop in a quick note to say, “Happy Monday!” It’d be happier if I were back in my home office, but oh well. In the mean time you can check out ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Coding In Minneapolis", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/05/codin g-in-minneapolis/" });
Friday Song Of The Day - Iron Man
2008-05-02 20:06:00 Of course with the highly anticipated Iron Man Movie coming up I had to post this song as a FSOTD. This is Iron Man by Black Sabbath as it appears on their Paranoid (1970) album. I am Iron Man Has he lost his mind Can he see or is he blind Can he walk at all Or if he moves ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - Iron Man", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/02/frida y-song-of-the-day-iron-man/" }); More About: Video , Music
Link Bundle - April 30
2008-04-30 17:20:00 Insoshi: Best Social Network Platform Evar Mashable covers an open source platform for creating your own social network. Insoshi is built with Ruby on Rails and looks like it has most of the bells and whistles that come with modern social networks. Lycos On the Auction Bloc Interested in competing with Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live? Well now ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - April 30", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/30/link- bundle-april-30/" }); More About: Reviews
soundsnap - Pro Quality Free Sounds And Loops
2008-04-29 15:39:00 I recently ran across this site and was impressed, so I thought I’d throw them some props. If you have any needs for sound files or loops then soundsnap is a great place to start. Their tagline is “Search for pro quality free sounds and loops.” They are kidding either. I sampled (hee hee; pun ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "soundsnap - Pro Quality Free Sounds And Loops ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/29/sound snap-pro-quality-free-sounds-and-loops/" }); More About: Music , Reviews
Yahoo May NOT Have The Answers
2008-04-28 20:05:00 In which case you should go take a coffee break or something… according to them. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yahoo May NOT Have The Answers ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/28/yahoo -may-not-have-the-answers/" }); More About: Search Engines , Yahoo!
10 Alternate Versions Of The Super Mario Bros Theme Song
2008-04-28 12:05:00 I ran across a few interesting version of the Super Mario Brothers theme song and so I thought I’d share what I found. Some of the people in these videos are phenomenally talented… and some are just plain silly. Enjoy! 1. Jean Baudin plays the theme on an 11-string bass guitar. What!? I didn’t even know ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "10 Alternate Versions Of The Super Mario Bros Theme Song ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/28/10-al ternate-versions-of-the-super-mario-bros- theme-song/" }); More About: Video , Video Games
Friday Song Of The Day - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
2008-04-25 21:40:00 This weeks Friday Song Of The Day goes out to my PC. It died a tragic, burnt electronics death night before last. Thankfully it was quick and I don’t think she suffered much. The song is (I Just) Died In Your Arms from Cutting Crew’s album Broadcast (1986). (Nick Van Eede) I, I just died in your ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - (I Just) Died In Your Arms", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/25/frida y-song-of-the-day-i-just-died-in-your-arm s/" }); More About: Video , Music
Up In Smoke - PC Hardware Failure
2008-04-24 15:42:00 I was just hopping a ride from Nagrand to Hellfire Peninsula. Suddenly there was a loud clanking sound, the monitors went blank and there was the distinct odor of burning electronics. *Sigh* I bend down and take a look… sure enough the PC is off and it smells burnt. Great! There goes my personal computer ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Up In Smoke - PC Hardware Failure ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/24/up-in -smoke-pc-hardware-failure/" });
Optimus Maximus Keyboard - Optimus Pricetag
2008-04-24 15:42:00 So, would you spend $1,500 on a keyboard for your PC? Yeah, that’s the pricetag on the Optimuxs Maximus Keyboard . Though, before you discount this as extravagance (which it probably is) you should check out the features. This keyboard has a mini-LCD screen embedded in each and every key! Plus you can customize what is ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Optimus Maximus Keyboard - Optimus Pricetag", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/24/optim us-maximus-keyboard/" }); More About: Hardware , Reviews , Toys
There Are Two Types Of Yoga
2008-04-23 18:50:00 I received this in an email, but it was too funny. So I’m committing a terrible crime and actually posting it on my blog. Oh well, what can you do? There Are Two Types Of Yoga Yoga From India Yoga From Alabama SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "There Are Two Types Of Yoga", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/there -are-two-types-of-yoga/" });
StumbleUpon Has A Nice Error Page
2008-04-23 18:43:00 I was recently (a few minutes ago) trying to stumble an article that I found on the internet and received an error from the StumbleUpon servers. Usually the errors you get can be anywhere from formal and informative to downright ugly. This message however is extremely user-friendly and nice. It makes you just want to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "StumbleUpon Has A Nice Error Page ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/stumb leupon-has-a-nice-error-page/" }); More About: Stumbleupon
Link Bundle - April 23
2008-04-23 17:43:00 Apple Designing It’s Own CPUs? Apple has announced an agreement to buy a boutique microprocessor design company called PA Semi. Hey Steve, what are you up to now? NASA - Duct Tape Saves The Day! NASA shares a story of how astronauts used duct tape to repair the Apollo 17 moonbuggy. Dilbert Goes Open Source Ever have writers block? Well, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - April 23", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/link- bundle-april-23/" }); More About: Reviews
Digg Employees Get Their Groove On
2008-04-23 17:38:00 Awesome video of the Digg staff jamming to the hit “The Groove Is In The Heart”. Hilarious because the staff members are actually lip syncing to the words of the song. Digg Dubb: Groove Is In The Heart from Trammell on Vimeo SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Digg Employees Get Their Groove On", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/digg- employees-get-their-groove-on/" }); More About: Video , Humor , Music
Wireless Storage For Your Digital Camera
2008-04-22 15:29:00 Have you ever lost the cable that connects your digital camera to your PC? I have and it sure is annoying. So when I saw this little gem, I thought I’d share it with my readers. Eye-Fi has created a Wireless SD Memory Card that can connect to your Windows or Mac PC through your ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wireless Storage For Your Digital Camera", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/22/wirel ess-storage-for-your-digital-camera/" }); More About: Hardware , Technology , Reviews , Toys
Software Engineering - Can You Have It Good, Fast And Cheap?
2008-04-21 15:00:00 Anyone who has been in software engineering can most likely recognize the old project triangle. The basic premise to this triangle is that in software engineering you may pick only two of the tips of this triangle. You can create software quickly and cheaply but it will suffer quality. You can have high quality quickly but it ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Software Engineering - Can You Have It Good , Fast And Cheap ?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/21/softw are-engineering-and-the-project-triangle/ " });
Is Last.fm On It?s Last Leg?
2008-04-18 19:22:00 No, just kidding. I just haven’t posted any Site Malfunctions in a while so when I received this login error I thought I’d mock them. Muahaha! EDIT: (April 18, 2008 12:22 PM) Apparently the problems they are having are more serious than I initially thought. The Last.fm site is down due to problems with the power at ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Last.fm On It’s Last Leg?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/18/is-la stfm-on-its-last-leg/" });
Requiem For A Wardrobe
2008-04-18 16:20:00 Check out this hilarious video of Dan and Dan over on YouTube. It’s Dan’s birthday and so he decides to compose a song to say farewell to his old clothing. While he’s singing the song his brother, Dan puts on all of the clothing items (or “snaps” them onto Dan who is singing). Stay tuned ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Requiem For A Wardrobe", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/18/requi em-for-a-wardrobe/" }); More About: Video , Humor
Friday Song Of The Day - A Hard Days Night
2008-04-18 15:57:00 The song for this Friday goes way back to one of the greatest bands of all time (in my humble opinion). This is A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles. It was the feature song on their album of the same name, A Hard Day’s Night (1964). It’s been a hard day’s night And I’ve been working ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - A Hard Days Night", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/18/frida y-song-of-the-day-a-hard-days-night/" }); More About: Video
So How Can I Make My Software Engineers More Productive?
2008-04-17 17:08:00 I was actually in a situation exactly like this one time. Hilarious. So do dual monitors actually make you more productive? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "So How Can I Make My Software Engineers More Productive?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/17/so-ho w-can-i-make-my-software-engineers-more-p roductive/" }); More About: Humor , Comic , Productivity
Link Bundle - April 16
More articles from this author:2008-04-16 22:26:00 Google Earth 4.3 Released Mashable gives the lowdown on the new version of Google Earth Where’s Our Real World Data Portability? Josh Catone at Read Write Web talks about data on the internet. What does data portability mean? Twitter Saves Man From Egyptian Justice TechCrunch covers an incident of a man using Twitter to get himself out of a tight ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - April 16", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/16/link- bundle-april-16/" }); More About: Reviews 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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