Music production seems awfully fun. With my new FL studio 5, I’m currently recreating Tai Mai Shu’s freestyle without the lyrics and I will be able to rap to it myself! Stay tuned for the final version..
I do notice, however, that FruityLoops is quite limited. For actual real recording and production, I’ll need hardware. The MBox (www.digidesign.com) looks sweet. It’s under $500 US, and can just fulfill my needs for home recording and stuff. I’ll look more into this stuff since it’s not as cheap as toilet paper.
I have added several file types of the same scholarship resume - here. I can’t believe how awesome Macromedia is. The Flashpaper product converted the Microsoft Word document to both Shockwave Flash and Adobe Acrobat file types. It’s amazing how one can expand its business above other giants.
I also completed the about section.. with full sentences.
I’ve been into real object oriented programming. Mostly because of the lack of interest I have to update ugly coding, I find that using classes to support objects is an interesting way to stop me from procrastinating.
On a side note, ASP > PHP? No way:
http://www.allitode.com/index.php
http://www.allitode.com/default.aspx
The only reason it says ASP uses less time to connect to MySQL is because ASP is only capable of displaying a 1 digit integer.
Nonetheless, school is losing weight. Not to mention no homework this weekend, we are getting a non-instructional day on Wednesday. Plus skiing on friday. I need to lose weight as well.
My swimming skills are sinking. I can only swim half as much as I used to be able to in the same amount of time. I need exercise.
Until next time, here is something for you to play with - MTsoul: Graagh!
Recently, I’ve been bugged with the fact that I’m too lazy to write down the homework/tests for the day and having later to cram for it. So, with encouragement from a few others, I wrote an online homework tracker program - MTapp WorkPress.
WorkPress
Inspired by the coding methods of WordPress, I’ve made WorkPress the same structure. Not to mention the name, which I hope won’t cause any confusion, the skinning and functions are structured the exact way WordPress is. I did try to make this application as flexible as possible.
Currently, it can be viewed on this page on my school’s website. There are categories, with subjects in each category. Users can sign up, but every action is logged. Users may be promoted to admins who then in turn can post homework / test dates and details.
There are many features to add. It’s currently working on its minimal status. Because of the complexity of the script, I published it before I could write more plugins.
The ones I hope to have done ASAP are:
- User control panel
- Preferences including ignored subjects (that the user has finished) and email notification.
- Improved admin control panel
Add/edit homework (done!)- Add/edit subjects
- Add/edit categories
MTapp?
I decided to start a series of php/mysql based common applications to ensure the safety and comfort of our daily lives. The name “MTapp” came from mtsix and application. Now the pronounciation for this would be
em-tap
After this one, I plan to make a guestmap, with a more cheeky name of course. I just experienced with “position” in css of list elements, which could help a lot by putting those on selected modules.
..Until then, it’s back to revising the script. I plan to make this open source as soon as it hits a stage with a confident degree of safety.
I’ve recently had the opportunity to administrate a bulletin board powered by VBulletin. I must say I am really pleased with how powerful and flexible this piece of software is.
Compared to phpBB and InvisionBoard, VBulletin is a little expensive. It has very strict coding rules and compact function control. From the outside look (as a user on the forum), everything is layed out very nicely. All the controls are organized into areas, with explanations for those who need them. The admin control panel is simply fantastic. It’s as if I can moderate and modify the options of VBulletin even if I’m blind. All the options are filed into corresponding categories. Not to mention the accessibility of all of them, it’s so much easier to control VB than phpBB or IPB.
Registered users commented that they could change their own custom title, which was surprisingly nice. The WYSIWYG interface for posting is just awesome. Smileys were from DarkProject Studios, and were uploaded through the admin cp with clear instructions.
If I ever happen to own a bulletin board, I will get VBulletin just for its professionalism.
Lately, I’ve been getting bored of every show that I used to watch. Family Guy was funny, for awhile when Peter’s fat content still cracked me up. That 70’s Show is really becoming that 70’s show. If they repeated the episodes more.. well they can’t. South Park doesn’t seem very appropriate - it’s kind of immature anyway.
I watch Who Wants to be a Millionaire everyday, but that’s not really that entertaining. Watching someone really smart getting all the questions right and taking tens of thousands of dollar worth checks isn’t the kind of thing that makes me laugh and fall off my couch. Other than lame reality shows, there’s King of Queens, which I’m starting to like. Unlike most other shows, this one does not contain retarded or stupid humour. Well, stupid humour, yes. Smart Guy, Boy Meets World, That’s so Raven and all those shows on the family channel are pretty good too, except for those cartoons that can bore the crap out of a pig.
For those who are in Canada, which shows do you watch?
Now that most of this site is up, I’ll start blogging.. for real.
Just a thought before I bring up too many daily hassels, what do you do if a doctor seems like an absolute moron and decides not to give the treatment I need? Do you argue? Do you just let it go? Find new doctor?
Back to my winamp - I’ve recently fallen into a pile of songs by George Michael and just can’t get enough of them. The current title is Fast Love. Many of them, especially this one, bring up many old memories. The 1990’s melodies seem to draw out exactly what I’m missing from when I was small - or maybe that’s only what I think I’m missing..
This message has been brought to you by - the anonymous toonie - that is, dinner for me.
Apple’s new attempt with its incredible style seems to be a profitable one - the Ipod Shuffle. Its slogan “Life is Random” seems to be cliche, but not when it’s coming from Apple. This new branch of the Ipod family seems to attract all Ipod users, even the ones who don’t have one - me.
I currently own a Muvo TX FM (256mb), which is a very nice little mp3 player that has almost all the features you need. This CNet editor’s choice is, however, quite small in terms of storage. I love it’s physical size, but this limit to how many songs I can have is a bit irritating. I’m thinking of getting an mp3 player that will have at least 5 gigs.
After looking around, I came up with a couple of options.
- Get an Ipod
- Get a Zen Micro
- Wait for Apple to come up with a Flash-drive Ipod
My Muvo TX is really good right now, so I guess I’ll stick with it until something that’s really worth it comes up.. and until I have enough dough.
It’s the first time in a couple of years that snow has come down in Vancouver. It’s been snowing for three days straight. It’s white everywhere. Since the temperature isn’t too low, not a single piece of ice has formed yet.
This also means that the skiing resorts will be packed with fresh snow. I haven’t gone up to any of the mountains yet this year. Going on the 28th with school to Whistler, I hope the weather won’t be too cloudy or drastic.
Amazingly, the traffic on the road is faster with snow. Because there are less people who would risk their lives driving when it’s not necessary, the roads are quite cleared up.
Happy snowball fighting!
Before coding this website, I had a bit of trouble deciding which publishing platform to implement on mtsix. I had come down on two systems - MovableType and WordPress.
Both of these are well-known and the most popular blog types. They both had really attractive features, yet differentiated themselves with tools that I had never experienced. After trying both, by which I mean installing, skinning, testing, and posting, I finally decided to go with WordPress.
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The latest version of Wordpress, 1.5, has skipped the version 1.4. Because the overwhelming number of updates, it seemed natural to go directly to the next build number.
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My guess was that since WP is closing in on version 2.0, with the side-support of bbPress, it would be nice to give the users a big update.
Besides, who the hell want’s to see a .4 skin =)
..New Resolutions
It’s the year 2005, the year I’ll graduate from high school and proceed to grounds of ultimate competition.
To make sure that I actually remember I’ve made resolutions, I’ll post them here.
The musts -
- Keep school marks up high as much as possible. For January, focus on Physics and ace the provincial. And maybe go for the Chem provincial in April.
- Get in shape.
- Get a new computer. One with a video card.
- Finish putting everything into the work section. Then earn money.
- Get the Ultrashock Audio Essentials with that money - $195.00 USD + shipping.
The possible -
- Get a life
- Figure out what the hell the @ is for in front of certain php functions.
< ?
if ( @mysql_connect("user", “pass", “localhost")) {
echo “shun me";
}
?>
Happy New Year!