Archive for May, 2006

In this HOWTO I will explain how to use AjaxAgent and PHP to create an Ajax Auto-Compltete box with a drill-down list of data. Although the state of this Ajax Framework is questionable it is so far the simplest and easisest framework I have found.

May 26th, 2006

Review: $26 BIOSTAR M7VIG400 Motherboard – Updated

Comments Off, General, by jay.

*updated – 2006-09-11*
I recently bought a replacment BIOSTAR M7VIG400 Motherboard for $26 at newegg.com. This board normally selles for $46 but I got it for $26 because it was an “Open Box” item. This MB was a replcement for an emachines T2825 that died a few months ago. It was my cousins’ [...]

May 26th, 2006

Is all Open Source Software in permanent BETA?

Comments Off, Rants, by jay.

It is very concering that so much OSS is not mature or it may be mature but it’s still in beta. What I find dishearting is when I see a version number like 0.8.2-rc1? This is telling me that this is the first release candidate for a beta version of software. What makes [...]

May 18th, 2006

Creating an Album List with Ajax and C#

Comments Off, AJAX, C#, HOWTO, Programming, by jay.

Over the past few months I have been toying with Ajax and .NET via the Ajax.NET Professional Library and my first few attempts left me feeling that Ajax was not very useful. Then I recently had a specific task to complete and it seemed to be a perfect candidate for Ajax. The task was very [...]

May 18th, 2006

From reddit: Inspirational Linux Posters

Comments Off, Linux, by jay.

Posters -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/glagla/sets/1177687/
reddit.com comments -> http://reddit.com/info/65fc/comments

May 17th, 2006

From /. Sun Puts its Weight Behind Ubuntu Linux

Comments Off, General, by jay.

Comment A: So why wouldn’t you just use Debian if you want a server linux distro? What will Ubuntu provide over Debian for a server?
Response A: A GUI, so that MSCEs can use it.
Response to Response A: Thanks asshole! Now how am I supposed to get those half-chewed potato chips and spit [...]

May 15th, 2006

Linux Rant #46: Windows to Linux Migration

Comments Off, Linux, Rants, by jay.

Why would I want to migrate from Windows to Linux?
This is a very good and legitimate question and the answer is different for each person. The reason that I want to migrate from Windows to Linux is for the fun of it. I need a mental challenge. Oh sure I could play [...]