IDLE on Leopard

http://www.givegoodweb.com/post/39/idle-on-leopard

Wordpress or Blogger

Although I use blogger for my blogging activities, I am inclined to use wordpress platform. The user can install wordpress in any webserver of their choice. There is more support available (open source) such as user plug-ins and themes.

How to use plain vanilla windows to copy music from ipod to computer?

Follow the steps listed below:

1. Connect your iPod.
2. Close iTunes.
3. Open Windows Explorer.
4. Enable “Show Hidden Files and Folders” in Windows Explorer. Refer to this link for Windows XP. Refer to this link for Windows Vista.
   
5. Browse the Ipod in your windows explorer.
   
6. The iPod will be assigned a drive name.
   
7. Open the folder “iPod_Control\Music.”
   
8. Copy the music files into your HDD.

Laptop and Cellphones

Can I browse the web using my laptop and a cellphone?

The answer is yes. This article gives an overview for the different carriers in USA. You can connect to the phone via a USB cable or Bluetooth connection. Apparently, it is easier to connect to a CDMA network. While the GSM networks require a little bit of work.

I would prefer the GSM network to connect to an ISP. With GSM phones/network, it is simply creating a dial-up networking connection similar to the procedure one would follow with dial-up modems.

I used phonetools software and the usb modem driver for Motorola RAZR. There was a glitch in the phonetools software, which did not work as expected. But, the driver was installed.

Dial-up connections to Earthlink and AOL worked. The browsing speed was a little slow. But, what else can you expect on a wireless phone carrier network.

Recover Word Documents

I was just working on this huge document and now it is missing. Sound familiar?

Many of us are sometimes upset over missing word documents. Easeus gives many ways to recover a word document.

Encyclopedia of Life

Do you have something to add about the species or plants and animals? Do you want more information about other species that live on this earth? In either case, just check out Encyclopedia of Life. It is a neat website.

Software and Web Software

Last summer, Charles Babcock wrote about the greatest software ever written. I reported the list here.

Recently, Charles Babcock came up with the greatest web software ever written. (I must confess, I thought web application was a more appropriate term.) Here is a comparison table:

Web Software	Software
Apache Web Server Alta Vista Craigslist The Well eBay Amazon.com XMLHttpRequest object set Wikipedia World of Warcraft Hotmail Digg AOL Instant Messenger	UNIX IBM's System R Gene sequencing software at the Institute of Genomic Research IBM System 360 OS Java language Mosaic browser Sabre system Macintosh OS Excel spreadsheet Apollo guidance system Google search rank The Morris worm