SPM results is out today!
Well, good luck for those who are taking SPM last year. I heard that over four thousand students get straight-As in all subjects. I hope you are one of them~!
General
Mobile, Nokia Python
Python for Nokia 1.3.1 (pys60) has no ProgressBar wrapper :(
Last night, I discovered that the current Python for Nokia implementation (pys60 1.3.1) has no ProgressBar wrapper. While this may not be crucial for every application, It is recommeded to display a ProgressBar when you want to improve application perceived speed, especially when performing time-consuming tasks. I guess without ProgressBar, maybe I’ve to resort to […]
Internet Stuff, Other Operating System
win-get : Install applications in Windows with apt-get look-alike
Ever got used to package manager such as apt-get, yum, pkg_add or something like it? Wonder if Microsoft Windows has something similiar? Then wonder no more, introducing win-get, an apt-get package manager look-alike for Microsoft Windows. Download the application from http://windows-get.sourceforge.net/, and put wget.exe and win-get in c:\windows, or anywhere you prefer. Using win-get is […]
GNU/Linux, Tips & Guides, Ubuntu/Debian
How to get root shell in Ubuntu GNU/Linux
A lot of my friends has been asking me about this very question, “how to get root shell in Ubuntu”. Naturally I would ask them to use the “sudo” command as it suffice to execute any task restricted to root only. It is explicit, and it is safer than using root account, that’s why ubuntu […]
Tips & Guides
Making money with Free and Open Source Software
Ever wonder how do you make money with Free and Open Source Software? I found an article which has a list of examples on how you can earn money through free and open source software model. It is an inspirational article indeed, you might get some ideas on how to start a business based on […]
Mobile, Nokia Python
Quick Coding Python in your mobile phone with T9 Predictive Text
Writing python codes for mobile phones is fun and rewarding experience! You will usually code in your pc, test and debug it on an emulator, then transfer the finished code to your mobile phone. However there are some time that you wish to write a quick code in your phone’s python interactive console, just for […]