While checking some sites for Flash Based games I found this Port (?) of the first Half-Life. It is a little strange playing a FPS like Half-Life in a browser but still fun.
Also this 3D version of pong is sweet!
Enjoy!
Simply put, I am an IT support guy. I like to learn hardware and learn how to use software tools. By no means am I a programmer. When it comes to programming I am a bit of an idiot. Sure i can create the most basic Visual Basic programs. I can create a Hello World program for several languages, but when it comes to doing anything useful I am just dumbfounded.
I want to create some web-based programs so I did some searching, checking, and thinking. I came up with using MySQL and PHP5. Hummm, if only I had an idea of what to do. Lucky for me, I have access to Safari Tech Books. If you haven’t heard of this service, it allows subscribers to access technology books and read them online. It is a great way for me to read a book and see if I like it before buy it.
If you are like me, many intro programming books expect you to already know the basics. Some books will show you the basics then take off like a shot to advanced functions. I like many of O’Reilly’s Learning series of books. They are great for showing and explaining the topics is a easy to understand format.
On a sidenote, If you are running Mac OS X and you want to upgrade your version of PHP look here for the new module.
FreeBSD is a very fast and powerful UNIX style operating system. Even with the stock kernel, you can improve system responce by recompiling to meet you specific needs. Silverwraith.com has a guide covering many aspects of kernel recompile. The article was written for FreeBSD 4.8, but it should still apply to the 6.0 series. Also Silverwraith.com aslo has a performance tuning guide for FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x series, which should also apply to the 6.x series.
Now for something different, I have wanted to learn how to drive a manual transmission for a while. And before I start grinding gears to learn. I thought it would be a wise idea to read up on the topic. So here is a small course on manual shifting.
If you have ever wanted to create a LED array for lighting up cabinets or light your PC case this wizard will help you.
As I have been working on my programming projects, I have found a need for text editors that color the syntax. This not only makes it easy to identify what I am looking at, colored text helps me to keep my source code in a clean, formatted, and easy to read form. Using OS X, there are several different options. BBedit is one well known program. But I, when ever possible, Like to be cheap when it comes to software. I also like to support open source. So I found Smultron, a free and open source text editor that will color syntax.
Road and Track has reviewed the Saturn Sky. They also explain some of the differences between the Sky and Solstice.
With my resent wordpress upgrade problems, I have been looking at different MySQL tools to both look at the databases and to look at the server processes.
mysqlreport is a great program that takes the SHOW STATUS values and reformates then in to an easier to read format.
For viewing MySQL server processes on a CLI, mytop will display the running threads and overall performance of the MySQL server. Now if you do not access to the command line interface of the server, them you might want to look at using phpmytop, or the ajax version ajaxmytop.
Recently ExoticFish.net released Dofex, a lightweight webkit based browser for Dofus. This allows you to easly switch to and from your dofus session and other apps. Great program, thanks Mr. Fish
I came accross this interesting video about Tesla. I think the video is from seveal years ago. I have always found Tesla’s inventions interesting.
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