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where otherwise good ideas go to waste

December 2009

17 - Making Objective-C Land More Habitable posted in development, software

October 2009

11 - Modifying plugin.xml of Existing Eclipse plugins posted in development, eclipse

February 2009

15 - Hacking Lua (in Xcode) posted in development, software

December 2008

19 - Online Gradebooks - Something Worth Hating posted in college stuff

August 2008

8 - Who The Hell is Bob Costas?

June 2008

2 - A Pattern Language for Screencasting posted in software engineering

May 2008

30 - Antony Blakey's Efforts on VisualWorks posted in software
30 - Drag and Drop on Mail Dock Icon posted in software

April 2008

5 - (Finally) Some Good Use for the Camera Phone posted in software

March 2008

21 - External Monitor Setup
20 - Updated to Typo5 posted in site updates
16 - vazexqi.com updated posted in site updates
10 - Thoughts on the iPhone SDK posted in college stuff, software
10 - Alan Kay's Talk at TED posted in college stuff, readings, software
7 - PhD Qualifying Exam posted in college stuff

February 2008

29 - Rubber Bands posted in college stuff
2 - Session restore (sort of) in Eclipse with Mylyn posted in development, eclipse

January 2008

15 - Why tools can make it a pleasure to learn a new framework posted in software, development
7 - Leave No Stone Unturned posted in readings

December 2007

23 - Zen and the Art of (Pair) Programming posted in readings, paradigm

November 2007

17 - Searching Menu Items in OS X Leopard posted in software
16 - Thoughts on Mac OS X Leopard posted in software

October 2007

17 - Convention Preserving Refactorings posted in software engineering, college stuff, development

September 2007

30 - On Screencasts posted in college stuff
30 - Metrics and Code Coverage in Eclipse 3.3 Europa posted in eclipse, development
30 - Crimes Against Logic posted in paradigm, readings

August 2007

30 - Apple Mail and plain text e-mail posted in software
23 - Would you call the 1 800 number on a soap bar? posted in readings
20 - Subtitle Tracks in .mkv files on Mac OS X posted in software
6 - Spam measures for this site posted in site updates
6 - Fewest dropped calls? Doesn't matter when everything else is bad posted in paradigm
5 - Multilingual Developer posted in paradigm, software engineering

July 2007

31 - Eclipse WTP: A hidden gem
27 - Setup Struts project in Eclipse - more choices than necessary posted in development, software, eclipse
24 - Getting Into College: The Things People Do posted in college stuff
22 - Harry Potter posted in college stuff, readings
17 - Search your menu items posted in software
16 - flickrPreviewR posted in development, ruby
1 - iPhone posted in college stuff

June 2007

14 - Debugging Tree Grammars in ANTLRWorks posted in development

May 2007

23 - Meta-Object Protocol implementation for programming languages posted in paradigm, software engineering, ruby
10 - Joyent Slingshot posted in software

April 2007

9 - Changing the way programmers program posted in college stuff

March 2007

19 - Updated to Typo 4.1 posted in site updates
17 - Better performance from Java IDEs posted in software, eclipse
13 - Path Finder 4.6 review posted in software
10 - Typo theme is not working posted in site updates
10 - Two new gadgets added to my collection

February 2007

23 - Sessions in vim posted in software

January 2007

23 - Smalltalk and native widgets posted in software
10 - First car! posted in college stuff
10 - iPhone posted in paradigm, web pages
5 - Getting the gist through to students posted in college stuff
3 - Rubyfication of Raise Manager posted in development, ruby

December 2006

30 - Refactoring-aware XML configuration files posted in development, eclipse
24 - ri/fastri with rubygems posted in software, ruby
20 - RubyCocoa posted in development, ruby
20 - RubyOSA posted in development, web pages, ruby

November 2006

29 - Latex and how to learn it posted in development, software
10 - Weasel Words posted in web pages

October 2006

31 - Testing trackback in Typo posted in site updates
20 - Ruby Manual Kernel-y posted in ruby
18 - Zune posted in college stuff, web pages
18 - Nested comments in PHP posted in college stuff, development
18 - smcFanControl posted in software
18 - GTD for programmers. posted in web pages
11 - Why some people avoid esoteric languages posted in web pages, software engineering
7 - Agile posted in web pages
3 - Building Unix Squeak VM On Intel Mac posted in software

September 2006

30 - Logitech MX revolution posted in college stuff
22 - Vista on Parallels Desktop posted in software
22 - Javascript is really fun posted in development
18 - Owner of new fish posted in college stuff
17 - Installing Vim 7 on CSIL machines posted in college stuff, software
13 - Initial impression of iTunes 7 posted in software
6 - Tutorial for Subversion posted in college stuff, development
2 - Refactoring support for the Eclipse posted in college stuff, development, ruby

August 2006

31 - Wireless printing posted in college stuff
30 - Parsing Ruby posted in development, ruby
30 - Refactoring Ruby posted in college stuff, development, ruby
29 - Sub-blog at softwareengineering.vazexqi.com posted in college stuff, development
27 - Performance... performance... performance posted in paradigm, web pages
23 - Installed Lightbox 2.02 posted in development, site updates
20 - Upgraded CS242 grading application posted in college stuff, development
18 - TA Orientation posted in college stuff
8 - WWDC 2006 posted in paradigm, software
7 - Only in Malaysia: People here do not care enough about cleanliness posted in paradigm
3 - Upgraded to Typo 4 posted in development, site updates
2 - Summer 2006 Reading posted in readings

July 2006

28 - Tiny text posted in software, web pages
24 - Friends visit posted in college stuff
16 - Not everyone's a programmer posted in web pages
14 - Little Summer Project
13 - Y-combinator posted in development, lisp
12 - Apple Keyboards posted in web pages
11 - Where's your cave? posted in web pages
4 - Switchers posted in paradigm, web pages
2 - Interesting features for Eclipse 3.2 posted in software
2 - Deface any website! Including this one posted in web pages
2 - What's a Ph.D in CS? posted in readings, web pages

June 2006

29 - Blink posted in paradigm, readings
22 - Exploding and swelling laptops posted in web pages
22 - New many-to-many relationships in Rails posted in software
21 - GTD bundle for Texmate posted in software
20 - Testing Out the New Blogging Bundle in Textmate posted in software
17 - Score early; chances of future success is higher posted in paradigm
12 - Why Startups Condense in America (and not somewhere else) posted in readings
7 - Making good use of the Apple Remote posted in software
7 - Wireless service set up posted in site updates

May 2006

4 - Video iPod posted in college stuff
3 - Vim 7.0 posted in software

April 2006

24 - When a search engine advertises on TV, something is not right posted in paradigm, web pages
20 - Using Opera 9.0 Beta posted in software
12 - Software engineer and college professor are the best jobs in America posted in web pages
8 - Designing better teams in classrooms posted in college stuff, paradigm
8 - There are some things that you will regret forever... posted in software
7 - Front Page gone... at last! posted in software
6 - The Mac will run Windows.. posted in development, software
6 - Making full use of the MacBook Pro posted in software

March 2006

30 - Haiku posted in college stuff
29 - Coding Like a Girl posted in development, web pages
20 - Bookmarking habits posted in paradigm
18 - Capybara posted in college stuff, development
18 - Scheme-ing posted in readings, lisp
12 - Why iChat is not usable for serious instant messaging posted in software
12 - Interviewing Ruby Programmers posted in paradigm, web pages
8 - Bioinformatics Summit at UIUC posted in college stuff
7 - March is Hack-a-Mac month posted in web pages

February 2006

27 - Ruby on Rails article on developer.apple.com posted in ruby
26 - Yojimbo and why applications should be written this way posted in software
24 - MacBook Pro is finally here posted in college stuff
21 - Any moment now... posted in college stuff
19 - Prototype based languages posted in development
18 - Jabber and Squeak posted in college stuff, development
18 - How to Do What You Love posted in paradigm, web pages
7 - Ruby on Rails featured in Computer posted in paradigm, readings, ruby
6 - asCamelCase for Smalltalk's String posted in development
6 - Smalltalk's footprint in object and dynamic languages posted in web pages
3 - Unit tests as a intuitive way to implement a small system posted in paradigm

January 2006

26 - Confidence drops exponentially as delay in replying to e-mail increases posted in paradigm
21 - This year's resolution: minimizing meeting times posted in paradigm, web pages
21 - Reuse is vastly overrated posted in web pages
15 - Squeak Revisited posted in college stuff, development
13 - MacBook Pro posted in college stuff
7 - Something really interesting is going on... posted in software
3 - 2005 Geek buzzwords posted in paradigm

December 2005

31 - CS242 Programming Studio web application posted in development, ruby
29 - This is not another Java vs. Ruby post posted in paradigm, web pages
26 - Chronicles of Narnia: Symbolisms posted in paradigm
26 - When procrastination is justified posted in paradigm, web pages
24 - About web browsers posted in software
22 - Now, TinyOS on Windows posted in development
22 - What this semester has taught me posted in college stuff, paradigm
22 - Installing TinyOS on Red Hat 9: Time consuming task posted in development
21 - Some problems with GUID posted in site updates
21 - Trim the Services menu posted in software
21 - What manga is all about posted in manga
10 - How programming languages are created... posted in web pages
9 - del.icio.us: y.ah.oo! posted in paradigm, web pages
4 - Manga: Hikaru No Go and GTO posted in manga
4 - Revival: Ruby + Lisp posted in development, ruby, lisp
2 - Working on Berkeley Mica2 Mote posted in college stuff, development
2 - OmniOutliner has been relegated on my application list posted in software
1 - Updated to Typo 2.6.0 posted in site updates

October 2005

26 - What I think about web 2.0 (if anyone cares) posted in paradigm, web pages
26 - WWFSMD: What would Flying Spaghetti Monster do? posted in paradigm, web pages
25 - Theme update(s) posted in site updates
24 - Lisp exercises posted in development, lisp
22 - ROKR? posted in paradigm, readings
22 - New Powerbook G4? posted in college stuff
21 - Photran: Fortran plug-in for Eclipse IDE posted in college stuff, development, software
21 - Flock, Under Those Feathers at PaulStamatiou.com posted in web pages
21 - Finally back! posted in site updates
21 - What's the future of Java? posted in readings, web pages
21 - SCJP posted in paradigm, web pages
21 - Google Desktop 2 posted in software, web pages
21 - Artificial Intelligence Class posted in college stuff, readings, web pages

August 2005

22 - You know that iTunes is ubiquitous when... posted in college stuff, web pages
22 - It's hard getting a cell phone... posted in college stuff
20 - Ruby Symbols posted in web pages, ruby
17 - VitalSource...hmmm posted in college stuff, paradigm, web pages
16 - What does this resemble? posted in web pages
16 - RailsAppHosting deal posted in site updates
16 - Excursion into Visual C# posted in development, software, web pages
14 - Ruby Feuds posted in paradigm, web pages, ruby
14 - Google Print vs. Publishers posted in paradigm, web pages
13 - Clever Pen Tricks posted in college stuff, web pages
12 - Pictures are now served from flickr.com posted in development, site updates
12 - Audion posted in development
12 - Interesting site: Lisperati posted in web pages, lisp
11 - Video tutorials: New Way of Learning Programming Languages and Frameworks? posted in paradigm, web pages, ruby, lisp
11 - 80/20 rule - What I never knew posted in paradigm, web pages
11 - It was bound to happen posted in web pages
11 - Moved the blog to railsapphosting.com posted in development, site updates
10 - How to read blogs! posted in paradigm, readings, web pages
10 - Kathy Sierra on 37Signals and OSCON posted in web pages
10 - Site updates! posted in site updates
9 - Nokia: A great company producing great little apps (and phones!) posted in paradigm, software, web pages
9 - Some slight bashing on Microsoft's smaller Mac products posted in paradigm, software
9 - Some Ruby programming posted in development, web pages, ruby
8 - Why defragment? posted in software
8 - Bumped up from Typo-2.0.6 to Typo-2.5.2 posted in site updates
8 - On Trusted Platform Module and Apple posted in paradigm, web pages
8 - Goodies from OSCON posted in paradigm, software, web pages, ruby
5 - FOSCON: Some people have all the fun posted in web pages, ruby
4 - Added a new category: manga posted in site updates, manga
4 - Finally FastCGI is working posted in site updates
4 - O'Reilly CodeZoo posted in web pages, ruby
3 - Sometimes this is so true... posted in web pages
3 - Ruby on Rails framework creator awarded Best Hacker! posted in paradigm, readings, ruby
3 - Going to take the plunge... posted in site updates
2 - First post for typo! posted in site updates
1 - Boing Boing: Apple to add Trusted Computing to the new kernel? posted in paradigm, web pages

July 2005

28 - Got myself a 20 inch widescreen monitor! posted in paradigm
25 - Holy shit: Google Print! posted in paradigm, web pages
24 - Learning LISP posted in development, readings, software, ruby, lisp
23 - Show your passion: get a t-shirt! posted in college stuff, ruby
23 - Design Patterns and Languages posted in readings, software, ruby, lisp
19 - Finally.. the BEST widget ever! posted in software
18 - Replacing MovableType with Typo? posted in development, site updates
17 - Similar to rails... posted in development, paradigm
16 - Harry Potter Book 6! posted in readings
13 - First and foremost! posted in site updates

April 2005

18 - 42things posted in development, software, ruby
9 - MCB Open house at UIUC posted in college stuff
9 - 3D Viewing Program posted in development
9 - New template posted in site updates
9 - Massive portfolio project posted in development

March 2005

28 - PSP: I got myself one
24 - Buggy Dock? posted in software
24 - Spring Break entries posted in paradigm, readings, ruby
18 - My Java version of PixelNHance posted in development
14 - Cooking competition in space? posted in paradigm, readings
11 - Ruby & Rails: Resources posted in development, ruby
11 - TextMate is fairing well on my machine posted in paradigm, software
11 - If this is the reason that Eclipse is so slow on OS X... posted in development, paradigm, software
4 - Textmate...the *missing* editor? posted in development, software
4 - It was my birthday... posted in college stuff
4 - Chambana-Roids! posted in development

February 2005

25 - ECE390: Snake Game posted in development
19 - Of Ruby and its "poignance". And a bit of Rails thrown in for good measure. posted in college stuff, development, ruby
13 - What the hell is squeak? posted in development, paradigm
13 - Objective-C and Cocoa Documentation posted in development, paradigm
13 - CS498: An interesting class posted in college stuff, development
5 - How many lawyers to change a light bulb? posted in readings
1 - What has been going on? posted in development

January 2005

18 - Why books that have websites are always better books posted in college stuff, paradigm, readings
16 - Manga Patterns? posted in paradigm, readings, manga
15 - Pharaoh's oxhide posted in readings
12 - Getting FLTK to work on OSX posted in development, software
11 - GTD: the good and the bad posted in paradigm, readings, web pages
10 - A9.com and Sogudi posted in software, web pages
9 - Big Improvements in a Great Outliner posted in paradigm, software, web pages
8 - GTD: StickyBrain for Palm and iPod synchronization posted in readings, web pages
8 - Updated /tmp to have the kubrick template posted in site updates
7 - The answer to ubiquitous computing: Glue posted in paradigm, readings, web pages
6 - Back to basics posted in paradigm, readings, web pages
5 - The fun factor in design posted in readings
3 - Advice for Computer Science College Students (And I guess for Computer Engineering as well?) posted in paradigm, readings, web pages
1 - 2005: An experiment in being productive (with a bit of GTD thrown in) posted in college stuff, paradigm, readings
1 - Ranchero Software has gotten it right! posted in software
1 - 2004: Software that are indispensable posted in paradigm, software

December 2004

31 - Why WordPress? posted in development, paradigm, site updates
30 - MacOSaiX posted in software
29 - Visceral, Behavioral and Reflective posted in readings
28 - Testing Image::Magick posted in site updates
28 - Welcome to dev/null on movable type! posted in site updates
20 - The almost-obligatory-year-end reflections posted in paradigm

November 2004

8 - ECE vs CS posted in college stuff

October 2004

19 - Hierarchy and Reference in Eclipse posted in development, software
18 - Eclipse JAVA IDE posted in development, software
8 - Working on HKN website posted in college stuff
1 - iDia posted in college stuff

August 2004

10 - Writing something that can interface Stand's shelf posted in development
10 - Honesty from parents? posted in paradigm
6 - A few quirks about OS X posted in development, software
6 - Currently toying with Applescript posted in development
5 - Launchers and the likes on OS X posted in paradigm, software
1 - del.icio.us and nutr.itio.us? posted in paradigm

July 2004

16 - Learning from civil engineering posted in paradigm
15 - ECE 249 final project posted in development
14 - A more formal definition of our global rights posted in paradigm
13 - Broken Windows. More broken windows. And then some posted in paradigm
9 - Oxygen is bad for you (in a way) posted in paradigm
6 - Learning Perl posted in development
6 - Copyright laws threatening the iPod?How Stupid Can They Get? posted in paradigm
6 - Court Creates Snoopers' Heaven posted in paradigm
5 - CSS--a new view of something I have seen more than half a decade back posted in development
5 - O'Reilly Flash Hacks posted in development