By Ryan on January 19, 2010
Back to the old Java Grid Stone this week, but hey, it’s fun anyway. This time, it’s Matrix Multiplication. I failed to find sufficiently explained information about this horrid excuse for Java, so I want to help everyone else out.
In java, you’re typically dealing with matrices of int or double. The code I provide below [...]
Posted in Java | Tagged Java, matrix, multiplication, Tips
By Ryan on November 5, 2009
Even your neighborhood database needs a checkup every now and then. Over time, Wordpress Databases can get dirty. You can fix this easily of course if you want to manually run the Optimize function the database via phpMyAdmin but there is another solution.
Step 1 – WordPress Database Backup
This is the first step. You’re going to [...]
Posted in Tips, Wordpress | Tagged backup, database, health, optimize, Tips, Wordpress
By Ryan on October 28, 2009
Have you ever added a couple of console.log calls to your javascript, test it in Firefox, then go into Internet Explorer and see tons of mysterious errors popup? I sure have, I always forget about those console.logs that are interwoven in my code. While it isn’t hard to do a replace on them all, I [...]
Posted in Javascript, Tips | Tagged console.log, firebug, Javascript, Tips
By Ryan on October 3, 2009
Backing up bookmarks is a good practice. As time goes on, you acculmate hundreds of bookmarks, maybe thousands. Counting bookmarks isn’t very hard either, it’s actually pretty fun knowing.
Firefox, Chrome and Safari
Well, backing up in Firefox is easy as long as they keep the Export as HTML feature in the Organize Bookmarks window, accessible from [...]
Posted in Tips | Tagged bookmarks, Browsers, Tips
By Ryan on June 24, 2009
A typical java file starts with it’s class name and for beginner programmers, you’ll usually have a public static void main(String[] args) line a couple lines below that class name too.
Many beginner programmers aren’t taught what exactly the String[] args part means though. They’ll learn arrays eventually but they still won’t understand the point of [...]
Posted in Java | Tagged args, command line arguments, Java, main, string, Tips
By Ryan on June 2, 2009
I was looking for ways to boost the speed at which files copy from drive to drive. In my search, I found an excellent free option called TeraCopy. It has a very nice feature list and a pro-version of TeraCopy can be tested for 30 days before committing to 14.95 (in euro, about 2o usd).
Features:
Copy [...]
Posted in Tips, Windows | Tagged Alternative, better than, review, TeraCopy, Tips, Windows Copy