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Unboxing of New ASUS netbook 1001HA from Harvey Norman nz

, posted: 28-JAN-2010 16:02

I got myself a new netbook,  I could hardly resit Harvey Normans boxing day special, $288 for a netbook.

So here is the unboxing.










And some details;



Oxelon Media Converter. Free Windows movie convertor.

, posted: 15-NOV-2009 15:05

Oxelon Media Converter
These blogs have written about this useful video tool.

I think it's pretty good too. Deals with TS and can covert to MPEG2 PS (.mpg)


Convert Audio And Video In The Windows Explorer Context Menu
...Oxelon Media Converter makes audio and video converting in the Windows operating system a breeze. The software program integrates itself into the Windows Explorer context menu providing users with options to start audio and video conversions right from the explorer window. It does support the conventional option of adding multimedia files to the... from gHacks tech news - Nov 14, 2009 (yesterday)

Convert audio and video files in 2 clicks with Oxelon Media Converter
...use as Oxelon Media Converter. Oxelon adds two shortcuts to your Windows context menu: one for transcoding audio files, the other for transcoding video. All you have to do is right-click on any media file in Windows Explorer and select the file format you want to convert it to. Oxelon will open a new window and ask you where you'd like to save... from 3. D/L Squad - Oct 30, 2009 8:06 AM


Oxelon Media Converter
Free media converter that supports many audio/video formats, codecs, and allows to convert several ...
from SofoTex - latest freeware downloads - Mar 20, 2009 10:22 PM



What programming languages to learn for the web.

, posted: 8-NOV-2009 17:42

I've been thinking about What programming languages to learn for the web.

I think two of the key languages over then next few years will be Java and Python.

I say that because the way google is hosting these for nothing.

Nothing really,  just saying....

(Updated: after some comments, maybe I should have made a Forums post or a Wave)

I have looked at PHP, I like PHP but there is no PHP cloud computer to host my scripts.
Yahoo, could have built a php cloud if it was not so poor it had to make deals with the ms.

Ruby is cool too but again no Cloud hosting.

Java and Python have cloud hosting and it's free.

If I was a startup and writing a web app of some kind, fast free hosting wins over improved server architecture.

Maybe I should make a forum thread.



Google Spreadsheets + Zend Framework and PHP

, posted: 21-JUL-2009 12:12

Well,  I've been teaching myself PHP and my students so lazy, I don't know why I bother.

I used Xampp, Zend framework on windows.  To setup the zend framework in with Xampp I had to change,

 
The php.ini to enable ssl
       extension=php_openssl.dll
- and to add the include path of the library
       include_path = ".;C:\xampp\htdocs\wtf_google\library"


I made a Spreadsheet in Google Docs,  called GdataTestSheet, It had a number of worksheets.

Here's the code, don't be evil with it.


/* Load the Zend Gdata classes. */

require_once 'Zend/Loader.php';
Zend_Loader::loadClass('Zend_Gdata_AuthSub');
Zend_Loader::loadClass('Zend_Gdata_Gbase');
Zend_Loader::loadClass('Zend_Gdata_Spreadsheets');
Zend_Loader::loadClass('Zend_Gdata_ClientLogin');

$user="google user name";
$pass="your google password";

$service = Zend_Gdata_Spreadsheets::AUTH_SERVICE_NAME;
$client = Zend_Gdata_ClientLogin::getHttpClient($user, $pass, $service);
$spreadsheetService = new Zend_Gdata_Spreadsheets($client);
$feed = $spreadsheetService->getSpreadsheetFeed();

$i = 0;
foreach($feed->entries as $entry) {                // All you spreadsheet files
            $tetitle = $entry->title->text;        // grab the title of the spread sheet

            if ($tetitle == "GdataTestSheet"){     // is it the spreadsheet GdataTestSheet?
                echo "Spreadsheet name: ".$tetitle."\n";
                $teid = $entry->id;               // grab the ID for the GdataTestSheet Spreadsheet
                echo $teid." id: ";
            }
         $i++;
        }

    $spreadsheetsKey = basename($teid);       // returns the $id needed when using documents
    echo "".$spreadsheetsKey."\n";

    $query = new Zend_Gdata_Spreadsheets_DocumentQuery();
    $query->setSpreadsheetKey($spreadsheetsKey);
    $feed = $spreadsheetService->getWorksheetFeed($query);

    echo "We have found the work sheets, find the worksheetId\n";

    foreach($feed->entries as $entry) {       // bad use of loop but I was not writing a loop must fix
        echo $entry->title->text;
        echo "ID ";                           // set one you want  - im using the last one
        $worksheetId = basename($entry->id);  // get the worksheet id
        echo $worksheetId."\n";
    }

    $query = new Zend_Gdata_Spreadsheets_CellQuery();
    $query->setSpreadsheetKey($spreadsheetsKey);             // spreadsheet id
    $query->setWorksheetId($worksheetId);                    // worksheet id
    $cellFeed = $spreadsheetService->getCellFeed($query);

    //  displays cells
    foreach($cellFeed as $cellEntery){
        $row=$cellEntery->cell->getRow();
        $col=$cellEntery->cell->getColumn();
        $val=$cellEntery->cell->getText();
        echo $row.",".$col."=".$val."\n";
    }

    // writes to cell 2, colom 2,  dog
    $updateCell=$spreadsheetService->updateCell(2, 2, "dog", $spreadsheetsKey, $worksheetId)

        ?>
       // comments welcome




$1.92us million dollars, isn't that a bit too much?

, posted: 20-JUN-2009 11:23

Jury in RIAA Trial Slaps $2 Million Fine on Jammie Thomas from wired.

$1.92us million dollars and today they are all on YouTube.
Some of the names on the songs are wrong too+

The $1.92us million dollar playlist.

* Guns N Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"; "November Rain"
* Vanessa Williams "Save the Best for Last"
* Janet Jackson "Let’s What Awhile"
* Gloria Estefan "Here We Are"; "Coming Out of the Heart"+; "Rhythm is Gonna Get You"
* Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
* Journey "Faithfully"; "Don’t Stop Believing"
* Sara McLachlan "Possession"; "Building a Mystery"
* Aerosmith "Cryin’"
* Linkin Park "One Step Closer"
* Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
* Reba McEntire "One Honest Heart"
* Bryan Adams "Somebody"+
* No Doubt "Bathwater"; "Hella Good"; "Different People"
* Sheryl Crow "Run Baby Run"
* Richard Marx "Now and Forever"
* Destiny’s Child "Bills, Bills, Bills"
* Green Day "Basket Case"

Sound's like a system fail to me...



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Brett Cooper
Feilding
New Zealand


Stone artist with a digital understanding.