In the past, I had usually thought of “functions” in programming as quick, simple little bits of code that would perform simple tasks over and over again for you. Now, I think on a grander scale.
In addition to writing functions to perform various tasks like validating an e-mail address, reformatting text, running a regexp, checking permissions, etc., you really can use functions to do just about anything you want to repeat.
I just wanted to make a very quick post to discuss one of my greatest pet peeves in Web design. I don’t know why it is so prevalent, but it is extremely annoying.
I’m not sure how many of you do your shopping online, but I always at least check a few stores online before attempting to make a major purchase. Something I’ve found on just about every major retailer’s Web site is that they all have drop down menus.
The problem comes, though, when the designer decides to place the search box directly in the path of the drop down menus, so that, when you trigger the “drop down” effect of the menu, it covers up the search box.
Multiple sources (Yahoo! News, NewsFactor, San Jose Mercury News) are reporting that Reggie Fils-Aime, CEO and president of Nintendo of America (NOA) is claiming that the Nintendo Wii will still not be readily available this holiday season.
In the interview in the San Jose Mercury News, Fils-Aime reports that, no matter how many consoles NOA produces and releases, they still cannot keep them on the shelves. He claims that NOA has, as of yet, been unable to find the threshold of the world’s demand for these innovative consoles.
Thankfully, I am one of the lucky (or stupid, depending on your outlook) ones that waited for hours overnight to pick up one of these beautiful machines.
Unfortunately, my beloved Toshiba Gigabeat expired a month or so ago, so I have been doing some pretty extensive research into either repairing or replacing it. To repair the thing would cost me anywhere between $100-150 USD, and would require me to once again take the thing apart. On top of that, I wouldn’t have any guarantee as to whether or not the repair would be successful, or for how long. Basically, the hard drive inside is dead (it sounds like ping pong balls bouncing when I turn it on) and needs to be replaced.
Just when I thought I was going to have to break down and finally buy an iPod, Microsoft has come to my rescue. Many of you know that I am not a huge fan of Microsoft, but, as stated in a previous blog entry, I am even less of a fan of Apple’s foray into the digital media world.
I subscribe to a semiweekly newsletter from CNet that keeps me up-to-date on some of the latest blog entries and forum discussions going on at the Web site. It’s kind of like a “Dear Abby” for technology users.
The main highlight in yesterday’s issue was a discussion about Microsoft Office and some of the viable alternatives available to the public. The comments that follow the initial blog post create a fairly interesting discussion.
This was too interesting for me to not post about it. I just found out that Radiohead is breaking new ground in the world of music releases. Granted, I’m not the biggest fan of Radiohead, and certainly won’t be spending my money on their latest release, but the concept is still pretty ingenious.
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