June 30, 2003
	Restrict Number Of Digits After Decimal Point
	There's another addition to the guymal Source Code section: Restrict number of digits after decimal point Perl function is a small function that lets you restrict the number of digits after a number's decimal point. An example of its output is: "11.2999999999",cut third digit is: 11.30 "12.345",cut third digit is: 12.35 "12.345",cut second digit is: 12.3 "13.34",cut third digit is: 13.34 "14.3",cut third digit is: 14.3 "15",cut third digit is: 15 Posted by Guy at 11:03 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 29, 2003
	Click radio caption
	I added a page to the guymal Source Code section on how to create a HTML radio button that you can select by clicking on its caption. This is a small annoyance in web pages since users are used to (from their OS) select radio buttons by clicking on their captions. Well, here's an easy way to do it. This is what it looks like: Clicking me will select me Clicking me will select me Clicking me will select me Posted by Guy at 12:24 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 28, 2003
	Mutant Digital Toy
	Check out Mutant Digital Toy. It lets you create faces using the eyes, noses, and mouths of different people. The faces that you create look really great and the images are seamless. Great use of Flash. Posted by Guy at 09:03 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 27, 2003
	Peopleware
	Peopleware is one of the best books that I've read. Really! This book is a must read for anyone in the software industry, especially for all software development-team leaders and managers. As its name suggests: this book is about the people who create software, what usually goes wrong with software projects, and most important: how to make sure these problems don't happen to you (and when they do happen, how to solve them). Peopleware is a pretty short book and a very fun, easy read. If you only read one book on software development: this is the one to read. Posted by Guy at 11:57 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 26, 2003
	Web Archive
	The small little download (just 190KB) lets you save a web page as a single file that includes all the graphics on the page. This is great if you want to save a web page without having to worry about multiple files (like IE creates). The instructions for saving a web page are pretty simple and appear at the bottom of the download page. Office 2000 Add-in: Web Archive BTW: In IE you can also save a web page as a single file (.mht) by clicking "File", "Save As...", and select "Web Archive, single file (*.mht)" in the "Save as type" field in the dialog that opens. Posted by Guy at 07:32 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 23, 2003
	Speaking blog
	You may have noticed that new little Speak button in the top right of each post. If you click on it you'll be able to hear the post. Thanks to this article: How to make your weblog posts speak in Movable Type (Dane Carlson's Weblog) adding it was a sinch. I added the JavaScript code for randomizing the voice that is used each time you press the Speak button (every time you click on a Speak button you'll hear a different voice, one of: crystal, mike, rich, rosa, klara, reiner, alain, juliette, charles, or audrey). Now that's cool :o) Posted by Guy at 03:38 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 22, 2003
	Nerd VCs
	Here's a great essay about An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists. It explains the different views of engineers and VCs, why VCs work the way they do (today), and how engineers can change it. Posted by Guy at 10:00 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 17, 2003
	Game Rooms
	Now these are some REAL gamers. And I thought I have a lot of video games (still have an Atari 2600, NES, Playstation 1, and PS2). Posted by Guy at 07:40 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 16, 2003
	Barney's Evil Twin
	Turn up the volume: http://duckstudios.com/kozo/kozoFlash.htm Update: there's a copy at: http://starterupsteve.servepics.com:60000/swf/kozoFlash.html If you want to download the swf file then right click and "Save Target As..." on this link. Posted by Guy at 12:59 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 15, 2003
	Wave UFO
	Japanese artist Mariko Mori created this huge bubble called "Wave UFO". The installation, in New York, is 34 feet long and 17 feet high. Three people can enter the thing at a time; they lie down on surfaces covered in a modern gel, half fluid, half solid. Electrodes are placed on their heads, and then for seven minutes they watch a computer animation, projected on the dome interior. And the animation is partly controlled by their brain activity! Posted by Guy at 09:44 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 10, 2003
	Stay Updated
	Whoever has time to check out the tons of sites that are updated daily, please raise your hand... What no hands raised? Well, for people who don't have time to regularly check out the sites that interest them comes a cool service called Pusher. Pusher is a free on-line service for getting updates, by e-mail, about your favorite sites. You can subscribe to site feeds that interest you and once the site is updated you'll get an e-mail with whatever was updated. Very cool and straightforward. Posted by Guy at 08:49 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 09, 2003
	Jammin' on the net
	Pearl Jam has ended their contract with Epic (after 12 years) and instead is going for an Internet distribution strategy. They decided that they don't need a major label and so far it seems to be working. This could be the beginning of a new era in the music industry. Posted by Guy at 03:00 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 08, 2003
	McHealthy?
	Turns out that the salads at McDonalds, Burger King, and other health food joints aren't really healthy. According to this article the salads (especially the salad dressings) are just about as fat as the real food they offer (yummy burgers). So if you plan to eat the salad with dressing and all you might as well just order the burger and fries and enjoy yourself. And you felt good about yourself that you're eating the salad.... Posted by Guy at 07:20 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 07, 2003
	No More Original Beetle!
	Who the hell knew that they were still making them? After 70 years Volkswagen said it will stop making old Beetles this summer. It turns out that VW has been manufacturing old Beetles in their plant in Puebla, Mexico. The plant will continue to produce the New Beetle sedan. Posted by Guy at 01:12 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 06, 2003
	80s Quiz
	I got an 80 (out of 100) on "The Ultimate 80s Quiz" (80 on an 80s quiz? Coincidence? I think not....) Posted by Guy at 03:52 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 05, 2003
	Quotes For Programmers
	Check out these quotes for programmers Some of the cool ones are: That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers. (Larry Niven) There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone. (Bjarne Stroustrup) If McDonalds were run like a software company, one out of every hundred Big Macs would give you food poisoning -- and the response would be, "We're sorry, here's a coupon for two more". (Mark Minasi) How would a car function if it were designed like a computer? Occasionally, executing a maneuver would cause your car to stop and fail and you would have to re-install the engine, and the airbag system would say, "Are you sure?" before going off. (Katie Hafner) If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. ("Robert X. Cringely", Computerworld) A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. (Mitch Radcliffe) You can find some more right here at guymal.com in the Signatures section of guymal.com tidBytes Posted by Guy at 12:14 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 04, 2003
	Metallica Offers Songs Over the Internet
	Just three years after suing Napster about downloading music off the Internet, Metallica are offering their songs over the Internet. Their first album in six years will contain a code that allows people to access exclusive tracks from the Internet. It's great to see the biggys finally adopt the Internet and harness its power instead of just trying to fight it. Posted by Guy at 05:26 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 03, 2003
	Generous Keanu
	According to this article Keanu Reeves gave £50 million to the "unsung heroes" of 'The Matrix' - the costume and special effects teams (there are 29 of them so each gets £1.75 million). Keanu says that he already has enough cash and that "I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries". Nice! BTW: Keanu is expected to make a total of £70 million from the films, thanks to a deal which guarantees him a 15 per cent profit-share, so he will still net around £20 million. Posted by Guy at 11:21 PM | Comments |TrackBack (0)

	June 01, 2003
	Amazing Kid
	Mark Walker is only 3 and a half years old and he's already been dubbed the "future of basketball". This site has several videos of him shooting hoops. Posted by Guy at 09:58 AM | Comments |TrackBack (0)