Monthly Archives: March 2006

Two Desktop Search Tools are better than one

Posted on March 31, 2006 by Kon

Previously I’ve been tossing up between a few desktop search tools. Google’s Desktop Search sidebar and rss collection features kept me on it for a long time. Unfortunately, the performance hit on the system was too much for my liking. … Continue reading →

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O p u s D ä i

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Kon

O p u s D ä i is a much hyped band that I heard about through streetwise. They are being compared to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Mars Volta and even Tool. Whilst I don’t hear the reference to … Continue reading →

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g++ friends: A Free C++ Compiler for MS Windows

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Kon

g++ friends: A Free C++ Compiler for MS Windows is an excellent intro to setting up Cygwin with g++. It contains some useful info for setting up Cygwin and gave me a few pointers on sprucing it up. Highly Recommended

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C++ Compilation and Linking

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Kon

Taken from Monash CSSE’s 3400 Application Development with C++ webpage: Firstly, with the normal compile and link process: We write our programs in a file in a source language that the compiler understands (can parse). If we write code the … Continue reading →

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Java SerialVersionUID

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Kon

I’ve always heard other people complain about serialisation issues, but never had to deal with them myself until now. Here are some quick links: java.net: (Not So) Stupid Questions 8: serialVersionUID – the discussion that led me to find these … Continue reading →

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Groovy – Home

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Kon

Groovy – Home Groovy is a cut down java language intended for beginners, web developers or anyone who wants to quickly write apps or scripts that work on a JVM. It can run in an interpreted or a compiled mode … Continue reading →

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Eclipse C/C++ Developers Toolkit

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Kon

Just what I’ve been looking for…. Eclipse Projects

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CodeGuru: Cygwin: Free C++ for Windows

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Kon

CodeGuru: Cygwin: Free C++ for Windows

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Linux Lighting Group – Howto Setup a Visual C++ Environment

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Kon

Linux Lighting Group – Howto Setup a Visual C++ Environment

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O’Reilly Network Safari Bookshelf – Artificial Int…

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Kon

O’Reilly Network Safari Bookshelf – Artificial Intelligence – Mind Hacks This is another book to add to my bookshelf (or virtual one for that matter.) A book focussing on the little things our brain observes that we aren’t fully aware … Continue reading →

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