Making it happen
Archive for August, 2006
Challenge 2
Aug 30th
Given a coin, compute Random(a,b) that is x, a <= x <= b, each number between a and b having the same probability to be chosen. What's the expected time for your function ?
Does anyone know a better solution than (b-a)/2 ?
urbee
Aug 29th
Krogos Software launches urbee, an innovative application in the mobile field. Built with J2ME, it consists of a midlet that displays a structured list of events during the current week – and it’s always with you.
There is an option to sync with the latest event feed broadcasted by the site.
.RES API
Aug 15th
I want a framework for editing .RC / .RES files, with classes like Dialog, Control, and save / load functionality, of course. Although I guess no-one will do it now because standard Windows resource usage has declined since .NET came over.
Yet another concert
Aug 13th
Well I wouldn’t consider Placebo as one of my favourite bands, still their performing was very good:
.NET Data Access
Aug 12th
Am I the only one that thinks there are too many different ways to access a database in .NET ?
Challenge
Aug 12th
Everyone knows the “manhole problem”: Why are manhole covers round and not rectangular?.
Try to answer the following questions:
Vista mandatory feature
Aug 12th
Simmilarily to Remote Desktop, now that GDrive may coming, Microsoft should abuse their No.1 OS supplier position to be successful monopoly in this area also: add a “Live” online data hosting service with a Vista(XP-addon via Windows Update also ?)-included client to mount the online drive as a “My Computer” drive – no hassle, no third-party software involved.
