Monthly Archives: July 2005

Some Cool Tools

Posted on July 25, 2005 by James McParlane

“ActiveWords is user interface technology that adds a simple and powerful attribute to Windows®, it turns words into actions. You enter or select any words in any context at any time, and are directly connected with services related to the … Continue reading →

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The Very Useful JavaScript call() And apply() Functions For Overriding 'this' For A Given Function.

Posted on July 25, 2005 by James McParlane

apply Syntax functionreference.apply(thisArg, argArray) Parameters thisArg (parameter for the calling object) argArray (an optional parameter of an argument array for the object) Description apply allows you to apply a method of another object in the context of a different object … Continue reading →

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It's Nice To Be Appreciated

Posted on July 24, 2005 by James McParlane

 

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New (Old) 21" Monitor And New Test Cases

Posted on July 22, 2005 by James McParlane

I am now dual headed. We will see how it goes. I have the G4 and PC second display on the second monitor. The G4 stays up as long as I don’t move much. (Long Story) Testing all the basic … Continue reading →

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Cool Undirected Graph Based Game

Posted on July 21, 2005 by James McParlane

http://home.cwru.edu/~jnt5/Planarity/     Clearly Some People Have Too Much Time On Their Hands

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Congratulations, you've installed DasBlog!

Posted on July 21, 2005 by James McParlane

Be sure to visit all the options under “Configuration” in the Admin Menu Bar above. There are 16 themes to choose from, and you can also create your own.  

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"Scotty" From Star Trek Died Today

Posted on July 21, 2005 by James McParlane

“Actor James Doohan, who transported the crew of the Star Trek television series through space on the command “Beam me up, Scotty”, died today at the age of 85.” He’s Dead Jim

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Word Of The Day – "Callipygous"

Posted on July 19, 2005 by James McParlane

Adjective: callipygous  `kalu’pIgus Pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks– callipygian See also: shapely

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Grammar Visualiser – Part III

Posted on July 19, 2005 by James McParlane

Its pretty obvious from this failed experiment that my original plan was the correct one. http://set-top.net/tests/dot/test7.png By associating an exact description of the potential state, but then using transitions wrt. the group of states, I’ve created something that makes logical sense … Continue reading →

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It's Funny Because It's True

Posted on July 19, 2005 by James McParlane

“A woman has a close male friend. This means that he is probably interested in her, which is why he hangs around so much. She sees him strictly as a friend. This always starts out with, you’re a great guy, … Continue reading →

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