Sexy Breast Mouse Pad Design

And remember it is nice to have good ergonomics. We don’t want you having any Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. So these mousepads are padded in the right areas.

Ergonomic Padded Breast Mouse Pad

Hat tip goes to Alfredo for sending me an IM about it.

XML Cake!

Hat tip to MoinAnjum’s  A New Morning!

Uploading files to a web server for whatever purpose can be done in several ways.

• FTP
• SSH
• Web-Based Upload

Although each method has an advantage and disadvantage in using them, for many content management systems (CMS), often these are all web-based user interfaces where when required to upload some assets such as images, software binary files for downloading, PDF files and other files, they are all done within the CMS interface that will rely on server-side scripting languages such as PHP, ASP, JSP or others to handle the file uploading. And each time a file is going to be uploaded, it will use plain HTML on the frontend for the form where each uploaded file is entered by hitting the browse button to be able to navigate your local computer and choose the files you need to upload.

With the use of Java, applets can be created where drag and drop files from the local computer folders to the web server are possible for file uploading.

All file uploading methods are not that user-friendly to the non-technical user

I personally know many people that love Multiply mainly because of their Photo Gallery. And personally, I like iFoto, Plogger and ZenPhoto way better than Multiply. My wife is one of the users that loves the Multiply photo gallery and they main reason is the convenience of running the Java powered file uploader.

They simply use a web-based interface and there is no need to press any browse button and navigate to where the files are and you have to do this 1 by 1 and they just drag the images into the webpage that is running the Java applet.

Upload using Drag and Drop JUpload Java Web Applet

Upload by dragging and dropping files into your own web server or any web hosting account using JUpload. With JUpload, you can turn a webpage into a drag and drop FTP page. This gives you the great convenience of multiple file selection for uploading as opposed to one by one uploading of files.

A colleague of mine at work, Patrick Alcisto, asked me how a getElementByClass is done in JavaScript since getElementByID exists in JavaScript but getElementbyClass does not exist. And I have been using a standard script ever since 2004 that I just always have handy in my previous work, but sometimes, looking and remembering which websites I applied it on takes some time. So just to make it easy for me find the code when I need it, might as well post it on my blog so it is easy to find. Check the sample getElementsByClass code below:

The getElementByClass example code.

/* getElementByClass
/**********************/

var allHTMLTags = new Array();

function getElementByClass(theClass) {

//Create Array of All HTML Tags
var allHTMLTags=document.getElementsByTagName(”*”);

//Loop through all tags using a for loop
for (i=0; i<allHTMLTags.length; i++) {

//Get all tags with the specified class name.
if (allHTMLTags[i].className==theClass) {

//Place any code you want to apply to all
//pages with the class specified.
//In this example is to “display:none;” them
//Making them all dissapear on the page.

allHTMLTags[i].style.display=’none’;

}
}
}

Just a brief explanation to the less knowledgeable in JavaScript how this sample code of getElementByClass works is you are simply taking note of all HTML tags present on the page. And going through a loop check each tag, placing them in an array. Then for each member of the array, check if any of them has a class name. And check if it is the class you are specifying.

Feel free to use the code above and share to the world.

Since this is a function, you just tie it up to any event like an onclick or onmouseover on within other functions. Here is an example where someone clicks on a link and will apply the JavaScript code in getElementByClass to a div.

<div class=”whatever”>…</div>

…

<a href=”…” onclick=”getElementByClass(’whatever’);”><img src=”…”></a>

Just a small note, not all browsers support all JavaScript versions. This script may not work in older browsers. Where getElementByID will not work either. Another note is if you did a copy and paste to the codes above, be sure to change the doublequotes and ( ” )  single quotes ( ‘ ) with the plain text ones so you get no errors.

And I was still confused on what route to take as I have seen other people with a lot of proficiency in Joomla and still making their websites rank high for SEO purposes like the works of Jun Macarambon and Dennis Agulo.

But I received the task of doing some research at work to compare various CMS’, Drupal emerged as the winner. The research was a long and detailed process, which I do not even want to repeat in this blog post. And after my own research, Drupal was my winner and after I have done my research, I was happy to find other websites starting to come out that reinforces my decision. Here are a few things I found on the net which may want you to choose Drupal also over other CMS’.

The IBM Development Team thinks Drupal is the best for them

IMB Software Engineers: Louis Weitzman, Alister Lewis-Bowen and Stephen Evanchik did their study and posted the results here.

Drupal Wins Overall 2007 Open Source CMS Award

Wow, Drupal won the best CMS, after always being second from Joomla, this year, Joomla is second.

A lot of popular and probably high traffic sites use Drupal

JumpTV, MTV UK, The New York Observer, Ozzy Osbourne, Playboy Germany, The World (by BBC World Service) and Us Weekly Online, a longer list of notable sites using Drupal can be found here.

I myself am sold by the power of Drupal, now the next step is actually learning it. Learning Drupal is not that hard and there are several mini Drupal tutorials here and here. And one of the best teachers of Drupal is the community. Learn from other Drupal users in in the official Drupal forum. And in the learning process you can play both roles as Drupal student or Drupal teacher depending on your current Drupal knowledge. You can always be a Drupal pupil to Drupal experts better than you. And you can play Drupal instructor to followers with less Drupal knowledge.

Now if the forum is not enough, You can always buy Drupal books, I 3 books I recommend are: Building Online Communities With Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress, Pro Drupal Development and Drupal: Creating Blogs, Forums, Portals, and Community Websites. One thing I like about books compared to online forums is, I could easily bring a book to the restroom when needed since being in the restroom is always a waste of time. Might as well learn Drupal in the process.

• .docx
• .xlsx
• .pptx

This simply means you are not yet running Microsoft Office 2007 and is probably still running MS Office 2003 or lower. And isn’t in frustrating knowing that your old Office cannot open these files and you think you have to buy the new Office 2007 package?

Actually you can still open MS Office 2007 files with these file extension in Office 2003 using the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. If you need a copy, you will need some update packs and simply download the compatibility pack here. No more problems in opening .docx, .xlsx and .pptx anymore.

Through the widespread banner ads and pay-per-click ads, GoToMyPC has become popular and I decided to search for an open source alternative for me not to spend money.

I searched for “gotomypc opensource alternative” in Google and the first result was an entry from Wikipedia shown on the screenshot below:

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As you notice, it indicates an open source alternative:

[edit] External Links. GoToMyPC Web site for software installation and computer access. TightVNC An open source alternative …

I checked out the page but I no longer found the opensource alternative in Wikipedia.

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So I checked the cache from the search result hoping that the old text is still there and I was right…

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Then I found out about TightVNC and decided to use that link instead. http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html

After what I encountered regarding my search on an opensource alternative for GoToMyPC, it occurred to me that maybe GoToMyPC themselves have been editing their own Wikipedia entry or they may have hired bloggers to edit GoToMyPC entries found in Wikipedia just like Microsoft who allegedly paid bloggers to look for Microsoft entries in Wikipedia and edit them for Microsoft’s advantage.

Do you think that GoTOMyPC will really make such a move to protect their own product?

I drove to city hall today in a motorbike and noticed just how much time I spent waiting at red lighted but otherwise empty intersections. I tell you, it sucks that I have to wait so much until the light changes on its own or until a bigger car comes by (for which the red almost instantly goes green). Infuriating! I must’ve wasted about 25% of my trip waiting on empty intersections gnashing my teeth but unable to run the red light because of traffic cameras.

So a little research led me to some very interesting little known hacks that will help me get the green light everytime! You want to save gas and truckloads of time? Do yourself a favor and read on.

First off, some disclaimers

The knowledge put forth here are purely academical in nature. We have researched the methods and gadgets herein described and tickle your fancy with some rather interesting possible applications. However, we reiterate that these are simply for academic purposes and that they should NEVER be used for anything illegal.

Now that those are out, you know that the information that comes next oughta be good. =)

How traffic lights work in the U.S.

Here in the good ole US of A, traffic lights work on a queueing system that puts premium on traffic density and waiting time. How would the traffic lights “know” that there are more cars on your side of the intersection or that you have waited longer than anyone else? It’s the same system they use in Mickey D’s drive-thru, where they embed a loop of wire that detects any nearby electromagnetic field (everything with matter emits an electromagnetic field of sorts, but the wires for these usually detect those coming from machinery like cars, trucks, etc). Meaning, a machinery of sorts that is bigger than the size of your small coupe or about the size of your regular sedan will trip it.

Someone on the net figured out how they can activate or trigger the device even if you are using a small car or even a motorcycle! The mechanism is simple - you just attach some powerful neodymium magnets to the underside of your cycle perpendicular to the road and you are set.

The above condition is all good for smaller vehicles, but still do not let you change red lights to green. It simply allows smaller vehicles to register as bigger ones and let them note that a big vehicle is on queue.

Pedestrian influence

Pedestrians also exert some control over traffic signals via pedestrian buttons such as these.

This photo is NOT by actiononline.biz

Getting the green

For real control over the traffic lights from a moving vehicle, one has to turn to a little-known feature of US traffic lights. Most intersection lights have an infrared scanner that allows emergency vehicles to pre-empt traffic light scheduling systems. Meaning, ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles emit an infrared signal that the sensors catch - which will make them turn green for the said emergency vehicle almost instantly! These are MIRTs or mobile infrared transmitters.

Of course, using a MIRT is almost always strictly for emergency vehicles (check with your local laws before using one as it could be illegal in some states). But human ingenuity always finds a way! There is this guy who discusses how to make one from scratch and there is another guy who teaches you how to use a normal universal remote to do the same job.

Getting away with it

This photo is NOT by actiononline.biz

Of course, there is one big problem: getting caught. Most heavy traffic intersections have traffic cameras that take pictures of cars getting into intersections and most of them can capture the tell-tale IR beam that comes from your remote control or MIRT.

So the solution then is not to actually use MIRTs, or, turn to methods of hiding your face (via heavilly tinted windows) and hiding your plate number via reflectorized license plate sprays.

Parting shot

We reiterate that this is purely academic conjecturing at methods of saving gas and time by making sure you always get a green light. These techniques and gadgets should NEVER be used for anything illegal.

Please use this knowledge wisely, if everyone has the technique and uses it indiscriminately then it would mean utter road chaos. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, eh?

This first video shows an algorithmic way of opening the lock. This process involves three phases. First phase involves getting the 3rd number of the combination while second and third phases involve getting the first and second numbers of the combination respectively. Now check below the second video.

The steps involved on the second video are quite similar to the one shown earlier but this one shows how you can get the third, first and second numbers real quick. In my opinion, the process is much simpler and more organized than the other.

This final video is the easiest and fastest way to pick a master combination lock. Unlike the former videos, this does not involve any computations and trials. You can use an aluminum can, a softdrink can, a soda can, or a Coke can.

From the three videos shown, do you agree that the brute force method using the drinks can is the best way to open the master combination lock?

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Here is also a map of Aparri.

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The two maps above can now show you major roads. Though these maps are not yet as detailed as the Google Map for the United States where it will really give you driving directions, I am still impressed with the development. I can say that this is indeed a good start and I appreciate the effort that Google is making to provide the users a more effective and efficient map. What will it be like when someday all the roads in the Philippines will be fully mapped by Google? Will it be the end of getting lost in the middle of nowhere?