deeje: CodeComputer technologies like C++, Java, J2EE, and Mac OS XPHP Lesson: is_int() vs. is_numeric()- January 29, 2004 This one is for Steve: Note to anyone else who might do the dumb thing I did. When you're handling GETPOST input in PHP and wan to know if a value is numeric, don't use is_int() because it'll lie to you. What you want is is_numeric(). Of course, the is_int() documentation specifically warns you about this, but it doesn't do much good if you read right past it. I was this close to walking over to Rasmus or Andrei and asking for a sanity check,... Jeremy Zawodny's bloghttp://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/001503.html GarageBand and multiple iTunes Music Library files- January 27, 2004 I was playing around with GarageBand last night, the first time I've had a chance to see what all the excitement is about. In short, it is very cool. I'll post more about it as I go, including some songs I've had in my head for a while that I'm eager to get out. But first, I wanted to share a disconcerting experience. After I made my first song, I selected the menu item "Export to iTunes". A dialog appears saying, "File not found", then the export proceeded. When iTunes launched, my...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100877/categories/code/2004/01/27.html#a1348 garage band tennis, anyone- January 27, 2004 Well, it’d be challenging from a logistical standpoint if you’re recording a lot of live instruments, but.. I could see this being a really neat way to collaborate with someone on music. It basically makes you break down all your sound sources into loops, so.. use anything you want, (logic, cubase, any VST or AU effect or instrument, reason, anything) just make some loops or a live recording, and we’re on the same playing field. my weblog There was a company called Rocket..http://earthorbitdesign.com/wordpress/index.php?p=337 iChat Emotimaker 1.0- January 21, 2004 About iChat EmotimakerDesigned to allow you to use custom sets of smilies with iChat! It allows simple creation, editing, saving, and installing of smileypacks directly into iChat. All you do is create a new file, type in a name and ASCII representation for each smiley, and then simply drag and drop the images you want for your smilies into iChat Emotimaker. Nothing could be easier. Mac OS X Downloads Great! Now this needs to support the iSight, so that I can make a set of emoticons based on...http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/email_chat/ichatemotimaker.html Powers of 10 and the Universal View- January 19, 2004 Interesting Java applet that shows you a view of the universe at scales ranging from 10 23 (10 million light years) to 10 -16 (100 attometers).http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ Patenting reincarnation- January 16, 2004 Patently absurd! In the Pipeline finds fault with the US patent system: And Now for Something Completely Different It's taken a team effort for things to come to this. Patent applicants have to write crummy applications; the patent office then does its part by granting way too many of them. And that leads up to this latest bolt of inspiration, whose examination by the PTO I would pay to witness. Prepare yourselves for US application 200400055535: "Process of Reincarnation." The patent is really.http://jackvinson.com/archives/002432.html |