http://www.terabytelabs.net Bits, bytes and bobs Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Money Management Knowing how much we spend on what is a problem everybody faces and people have come up with many different solutions based on their needs. Personally, I've found I'm too lazy to maintain an Excel spreadsheet and I don't trust myself with having no system at all. I first started ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2008/06/24/money-management/ Looking back at my post after the first iPhone was announced, it's quite suprising how many of the predictions about the second iPhone were actually realised. Of course when I wrote it, it wasn't just a matter of guess what would be improved but also a wish list of things ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2008/06/22/apples-iphone-3g/ There are plenty of websites and blogs discussing which techniques and methodologies we should use as software developers. When should and shouldn't we use the Singleton pattern? Should try to future-proof code against possible changes in requirements or should we make sure it only fulfils our immediate needs? Should we ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2008/01/08/real-life-software-development/ Today we heard about an interesting development in P2P file sharing technology from Harvard University researchers and a bunch of geeks in Amsterdam from a company called Tribler. Potentially these guys can come up with what I'd consider the next generation of file sharing technology. Previously we've had programs such ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/08/31/torrent-technology/ I've recently finished reading a book called The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford. The book attempts to uncover the hidden truths of every day economic systems (though in fact it is more of a global economics 101) and is a very interesting read. It seems that a great many of ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/07/05/how-much-do-you-earn/ As I promised in my 'To-Do' list a while ago, I've added some of my old projects that I've been meaning to include on this site for a while now. It's unlikely that many people will find them useful (except perhaps my Download Meter Utility) but I like to keep ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/06/16/new-projects/ I'm in the process of trying to finish of Shyguy and I always feel it's good to note down what remaining tasks you have at this stage of development. I also find it's good to publish them to instill some degree of commitment to actually attempt the tasks. Add bonus timer Add ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/05/26/shyguy/ I thought I'd make a list of some projects and tasks that I'd like to complete sometime in the future. It seems that right now I don't have much more free time than I need to shop, cook, eat and sleep but if I write something down here hopefully it ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/04/29/things-to-do/ Recently we've been hearing about new classes of stimulant drugs such as Modafinil which supposedly promote wakefulness rather than hyperactivity or euphoria. These kinds of drugs appear to be very effective at reducing sleepiness and improving concentration and memory without affecting sleep or having any side effects from withdrawal. Modafinil and ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/04/16/self-enhancing-drugs/ Since its beginning, Google Maps has always been the best web mapping program out there. Everyone was amazed when Google introduced draggable maps that actually filled your screen rather than some tiny portion of your browser that was enclosed by ads. Then shortly after they wowed us again by introducing ... http://www.terabytelabs.net/2007/04/06/google-maps-gets-better/