General Information

From P67 million in 2001 to P144 million in 2008.

2009-09-03T21:23:00.002+08:00

"Gloria Macapagal Arroyo failed to explain the dramatic increase in her net worth from P67 million in 2001 to P144 million in 2008." Read more

Fedor vs Lesnar is just a dream

2009-08-31T15:24:00.002+08:00

I am really wondering how Fedor will going to perform if he will going fight inside the cage with Lesnar. BUT, this bout will only be a dream for UFC fans. Find out why in this link.. Brock vs Lesnar

About Cebu

2009-08-23T15:49:00.003+08:00

I have recently read the articles in this blog - Cebu: A Safe Place?. Please find time to read.
Thank you

How to connect to MySQL Database, SQL Query and Displaying Query Results using PHP scripts

2009-03-18T08:27:00.007+08:00

After creating your database and tables in MySQL (PhpMyAdmin). You are now ready to connect to your database using the PHP script below.

////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// We use the pre-defined function mysql_connect("server","username","password"),
//
// since we are developing our website in localhost (your own machine), by default, we use
// localhost as our server, root as our username and no password.
//
// Note: You can always create a new database user with password
// protection in PhpMyAdmin. Thus, making it
// mysql_connect("localhost","yourUsername","yourPassword")
//
// and you can use any names for your variables during the PHP scripting. Just a suggestion, // you should name your variables according to its use.
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////

$link = mysql_connect("server","username","password") or die("Cannot Connect to DB");

///////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// we declared and initialized a variable ($link) to hold the connection,
// after a successful MySQL connection, we are now going to select our database
// using mysql_select_db("yourDBName","yourMySQLConnection")
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////

mysql_select_db("yourDBName",$link);

///////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// after selecting your database, you are now ready to query.
// For SQL queries reference, click HERE.
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////

$sql = "SELECT * FROM yourTableName";
$result = mysql_query($sql);

while($show = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo $show['someFieldNameInYourTable'];
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// $sql holds the sql query string,
// $result holds the exact query using the function mysql_query("yourSQLQuery"),
// and mysql_fetch_array("resultOfYourSQLQuery") is responsible for getting the data from
// your query and displaying it using echo
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////
?>

There you have it. You can use this LINK for your PHP reference.

x.x.x.x is not accessible...

2009-02-12T21:22:00.000+08:00

I had a hard time troubleshooting a network connectivity to other PC in our workplace. The pop up error, "x.x.x.x is not accessible..." where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the PC you are trying to access through a network. The reason for this, is that the restricanonymous registry (start\run\regedit\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa) is set to 1 where it should be set to 0. Everytime I set the restricanonymous registry to 0, after couple seconds in changes back to 1. I have search the web for quiet some time now and found many reasons for this problem. One of those is that it is being manipulated by a process called svdhost.exe (worm) from the startup. And when I have tried locating the process, it does not exist in the registry. So what I did is, I checked every process running in the system through the "task manager" and search it on google. And I have found SCtri.exe which is a trojan/backdoor which is causing the problem (http://www.greatis.com/appdata/d/s/sctri.exe.htm). I automatically ended the process in the task manager and search "SCtri.exe" in the registry (start\run\regedit\Ctrl+f) and delete every time it returns a result (I have found 3 SCtri.exe running in different folders in the system). And finally, I have set the restrictanonymous to 0 and restart the PC. And it works. The problem was solved.

You can try this, if ever you will going to experience such problem.

Remove Viruses, Adwares, Spywares and Desktop Hi-jackers

2009-02-08T12:41:00.006+08:00

If you are still having problem with malicious programs installed in your PC and it seems your current anti-virus software does not work as what you have wanted it to work. I would like to suggest this Freeware software - the Smartfraudfix, where it removes Viruses, Adwares, Spywares and Desktop Hi-jackers installed in your PC.

Just follow this link to download,
http://www.precisesecurity.com/tools-resources/adware-tools/smitfraudfix/

It works for me! I would appreciated hearing your feedback after using this software.

Thanks!

An Art

2009-01-23T17:52:00.007+08:00

I've received an email from one of my colleagues, I just want to share to you how a simple watermelon and an eggshell can be made into a masterpiece...

If you were amazed by the watermelons, wait till you see the eggshells...

"These egg shells were cut with a high intensity precision Laser Beam. This gives a very good idea of what can be achieved with a Laser Beam. This gives you an idea what laser surgery performed on one's eye is all about. Is it any wonder how one's vision can be improved in just a few moments? Science is sometimes wonderful, and it's still on the frontier of gaining new knowledge." - anonymous

2009-01-09T18:35:00.000+08:00

DONT QUIT!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

A very inspiring message that I want to share with you all. ^_^

Repetitive Addition - c++ based programming

2008-11-25T15:00:00.001+08:00

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// A c++ based program that multiplies 2 positive integers using repetitive //addition.
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include
void main(){

char ans='y';

do{

int x=0;
int y=0;
int prod=0;

input_firstNumber:

cout<<"Firts Num: ";
cin>>x;

if(x>0){

input_secondNumber:

cout<<"Second Num: ";
cin>>y;

if(y>0){
while(y!=0){
prod=prod+x;
y--;
}
}
else
goto input_secondNumber;

}
else
goto input_firstNumber;

cout<
cout<<"Coninue? Y/N";
cin>>ans;

}while(ans=='Y' || ans=='y');

}

PHP Calendar Script

2008-11-21T07:35:00.000+08:00

I am currently working on a website (PHP-Based) that needs a calendar and I have found a simple script which I want to share it. I found it in this LINK.

This calendar shows the current month (depending on the settings of your system date). I just made some changes and added some hyperlinks on the dates. Hope it can also help you in your projects. :)

Sample screenshot.

If you want a free and complete functionality of php calendar, just follow this LINK.

Will FRIENDSHIP lasts? LOL...

2008-11-04T14:46:00.000+08:00

PHP User Authentication (simple login script)

2008-10-22T13:27:00.000+08:00

This php script runs in a localhost host (in your own machine). I have used dreamweaver to create this script.

Below is the code for the above form.

Note: We must set the names of the fields for both the username and the password including the submit button. For this example, I have used the username and password for the text fields and login for the submit button.

Having this form, we can now create the php login script.

if(isset($_POST['login'])){
$link=mysql_connect("localhost","root") or die("Cannot Connect!");
mysql_select_db("users",$link);
$sql="select * from user where username='".$_POST['username']."' and password='".$_POST['password']."'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if(mysql_num_rows($result)==1){
session_start();
$_SESSION['username']=$_POST['username'];
$_SESSION['log']=true;
header('location: mypage.php');
}
else{
echo "Invalid Username or Password! Try Again.";
}
}
?>

On line 1,

Start/beginning tag of the php script.

On line 2,

Checks if user clicks on the login button.

On line 3, when the user have clicked the login button

it will going to create a connection to the database server which is MySQL that is running in the PhpMyAdmin interface. mysql_connect("server","user","password"). In this example, since we are running the script in a localhost, we will use localhost as the server and root for the user (note: localhost and root is the default value of PhpMyAdmin).
If the connection attempt was successful, it will continue the script, otherwise it will return the die("") function and display what ever string you are going to set inside the function.

On line 4,

If the connection attempt was successful, it will going to select the database using the mysql_select_db("dbName",connection) function. For this example, we use the database "users" and "$link" as the connection to MySQL.

On line 5 and 6,

After selecting the specific database to use, we are now ready to make a MySQL query. On line 5, we have set $sql as a variable for our query string and on line 6 we are doing the actual MySQL query.
(Note: In the query, you have noticed I have highlighted (red) the names of password and username. These are the names given to the textfields in our form in order to have a correct referencing once we run the MySQL Query)

On line 7 to 12,

We do the checking, once a record is found based on our query, it will going to start the session by using the session_start() function. After calling this function, we are now going to use the $_Session['some_parameter'] variable to set for that certain user who logged in. In this example, we have used 'username' and 'log' to name our session variable. (Note: DO NOT be confused in the username of the session variable and the username in the textfield. In the session variable, any name can be defined.) Now, we have initialized the $_Session['username'] variable with the name of the user which is the $_POST['username']. Also we have initialized a boolean $_Session['log'] variable to true which will be discussed in the next topic. And finally, on line 10, after initializing all the $_Session variables, we will redirect the user to a certain page, in this case mypage.php.

On line 13 to 15,

If the MySQL query did not match any condition in the database, it will display an error.

On line 17,

It indicates the closing tag for php script.

Below is the complete login page (php login script).

if(isset($_POST['login'])){
$link=mysql_connect("localhost","root") or die("Cannot Connect!");
mysql_select_db("users",$link);
$sql="select * from user where username='".$_POST['username']."' and password='".$_POST['password']."'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
if(mysql_num_rows($result)==1){
session_start();
$_SESSION['username']=$_POST['username'];
$_SESSION['log']=true;
header('location: mypage.php');
}
else{
echo "Invalid Username or Password! Try Again.";
}
}
?>

------------ After a successful login, it will redirect to mypage.php ------------------

session_start();
if($_SESSION['log']==true){
echo " WELCOME ".$_SESSION['username']."! YOU HAVE LOGGED IN...";
echo "Dont forget to Logout afterwards.";
}
else{
header('location:login.php');
}
?>

On line 1,2 and 10,

Same explanation above. :-)

On line 3,

It will going to check if the $_Session['log'] variable is true. This is essential for the reason that it does not allow user to directly access mypage.php webpage without logging in.

On line 4, 5,

If the $_Session['log'] variable is true, It will going to display the welcome note with the name of the user who logged in. And in line 5, it gives the user the access to logout from the website.

On line 7, 9,

If the user will going to access the mypage.php page directly without logging in, and the php script will going to check if the $_Session['log'] variable is true, it will disregard these lines, however, if $_Session['log'] variable is false, it will going to redirect in the login page.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------ This is for the logout script --------------------------------------

session_start();
session_destroy();
header('location:login.php');
?>

If the user will going to click the logout link located in the mypage.php, it will going to run this script. On line 2, session_start() must always be in your php scripts in order to effectively use the session variables ($_Session[], session_destroy()). Now the session_destroy by its name, it will going to destroy all initialized sessions, in this case the $_SESSION['username'] and $_SESSION['log'] and on line 4, it will going to bring the user to the login.php page.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There you have it, the simple login/logout php scripts.

IMPORTANT: The above scripts that does not stop hackers from using php injection. To make an advance user authentication scripts, follow this LINK. The script is basically the same, but in order to avoid hackers from using php injection and mess up with your website, you have to use encryption and mysql_real_escape_string.

Goodluck and enjoy web programming... :) Open for your comments.. thanks!

Itay wag pooooooooooo...

2008-10-14T15:35:00.000+08:00

My friend emailed me this.. I just want to share it you... Unbelievable but true! waaaa

A true story daw, he, he..............
(kuwento ng isang ka-barangay)

Huwag Po Itay....

Nais kong ibahagi sa inyo ang namagitan sa amin ng aking itay isang gabi. Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang gabing iyon. Malakas ang ulan noon nguni't maalinsangan ang simoy ng hangin.

Ako ay nagsusuklay sa aking silid, katatapos ko pa lamang maligo at nakatapis pa lamang noon. Narinig kong kumakatok si Itay sa aking pinto. Nang sagutin ko ang pagkatok niya ay sinabi niya na kailangan daw naming mag-usap at humiling na papasukin siya. Binuksan ko ang pinto at siya'y kagyat na pumasok sa aking silid.

Laking pagkagulat ko nang ipinid niya at susian ang pinto. Hinawakan ni Itay ang aking mga kamay, hinaplos-haplos niya ang aking buhok, ang aking mukha, pinaraan niya ang kanyang mga daliri sa aking kilay, sa aking mga pisngi,sa aking mga labi. Napasigaw ako.

"ITAY, huwag, huwag! Ako'y inyong anak! Utang na loob, Itay!" Nguni't parang walang narinig ang aking Itay. Ipinagpatuloy niya ang kanyang ginagawa. Ipinikit ko na lamang ang aking mga mata dahil ayaw kong makita ang mukha ng aking ama habang ipinagpapatuloy niya ang kanyang ginagawa sa akin.

Naririnig ko si Inay sumisigaw habang binabayo ang pinto at nagpipilit na ito'y buksan, "Hayop ka! hayop ka! Huwag mong gawin iyan sa anak mo! Huwag mong sirain ang kanyang kinabukasan".

Subalit wala ring nagawa si Inay, hindi rin siya pinakinggan ni Itay. Nanatili na lamang akong walang katinag-tinag at ipinaubaya ko na lamang ang aking sarili sa anumang gustong gawin ng aking Itay.

Pagkalipas ng ilang oras ay tumigil na rin ang aking Itay. Iniharap niya ako sa salamin ay ganoon na lamang ang aking pagkamangha at pagkagulat sa aking nakita. Magaling naman palang mag-make-up si Itay.

Nang gabing iyon ay nagtapat sa akin ang aking ama. Bakla pala siya. Labis akong nagalak sa
galing at husay ng aking ama. Naisip ko na matutuwa ang aking boyfriend dahil lalo akong gumanda ngayon. Niyakap ko si Itay at pareho kaming napaluha sa labis na kagalakan. Masaya na kami ngayon at nabubuhay nang matiwasay.

Lovingly yours,

BADONG

Please see attached pictures.

Anong say nyo jan mga tita?
Di vah, bongga!

--
"Beauty is in the eye of the BEER holder"

China Products???

2008-10-08T17:22:00.000+08:00

In order to know if certain goods/products are made in China is through their BARCODE. If the first 3 digits of the barcode starts with 690, 691, 692 then it is made in China. This is our "RIGHT!" to know, but the government and related department never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.

Microsoft Makes Programming Easy

2008-10-08T10:28:00.000+08:00

Web applications nowadays are very common, as long as you have an internet connection you will be able to use all the web apps found on the Internet. To mention some of the web apps that are “high” in the market right now are the following; Friendster.com, Blogspot.com, Multiply.com and many more. Web applications were developed depending on the programming languages preferred by the web developer and Microsoft is here to make this web programming easy. For instance, Microsoft offers a development toolkit called Visual Web Developer. In this toolkit, web developers will be able to develop web applications using ASP.NET and it’s so easy to use. If you already have a copy of the Microsoft’s Visual Web Developer Kit, you may click here for tutorials to get started. Or if none, you need to purchase the toolkit from Microsoft.

Enjoy ASP.NET web development. Also see ASP.NET AJAX.

Story behind the Santos Clan (My family)

2008-09-28T12:13:00.000+08:00

Our family (Santos) had gone through a lot of difficulties. If our aunts and uncles are going to tell a story about what they have gone through during their childhood up to their college life, tears sometimes fall from their eyes. They even thought that they will not going to survive life because they can barely eat three times a day. The Santos comprises of 12 members, 10 siblings and their parents. And in order to have food be prepared in the table, they sell cans, plastics and anything that can be turned into money. But despite of that, they only have ONE GOAL - TO FINISH COLLEGE. Unfortunately, only few where able to receive their degrees, because the older siblings must support their younger ones. They have to work as a construction worker, as a janitor and as a messenger in order to support the family and themselves. Despite of all those challenges and difficulties, it made a strong, long and lasting relationship between members of the family. And because of their determination and hardwork to change their lives, I'm proud to say that - once they were just a messenger, a construction worker, a janitor and all of those trials have paid off. All of them are now enjoying a fruitful life with a good family of their own. Some of them is now a bank manager, a teacher, a supervisor and the rest were being supported by their professional sons and daughters. To mention some, they are now programmers, systems analysts, finance senior manager, level 5 system engineer, accountants and engineers (I wish one of my cousins or siblings will engage in medical courses. (",) ).

The trials that the Santos' have experienced have made them what they are today. And more importantly, they have established an intact, strong relationship between members of the Santos clan. And the "story" once guided them, will now be shared with the next generation of the Santoses to come.

Microsoft Excel Troubleshooting Steps

2008-09-24T14:30:00.000+08:00

This morning, I was approached by my colleague. She told me that her Microsoft Excel isn't working right. She told me that everytime she opens a "known good excel file" from her desktop, the excel file would load up but with a blank spreadsheet.

In order for you to open that specific file, you need to locate it, in the excel application select FILE->OPEN->YOUR FILE, hassle isn't it?! So what I did was, I searched on how to troubleshoot this problem and luckily I have found one. This is it.

• Open "My Computer"
• Click on Tools
• Click on Folder Options
• Click the Tab "File Types"
• Scroll down till you find the Extension XLS
• Click the Advanced button at the bottom
• Highlight the Open and Click Edit
• Click Browse and find your Excel.exe which will be under C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office in either Office10, Office11 or Office12
• Then after selecting your Excel.exe at the end of the "Application used to perform action:" line put /e "%1"
• After that un-check the Use DDE box and hit ok all the way out.

After doing these steps, I'd open the same excel file and the problem was solved.

Thanks for the troubleshooting steps from this SITE.

Sample Program (Displaying 10 Sequential numbers)

2008-09-24T09:26:00.001+08:00

/*

Displaying Sequential 10 numbers.

*/

public class concatTwoWords{

import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;

public static void main(String[] args){

for(int i=0; i<10; i++){

System.out.print(i + ",");

}

}

}

Sample Program (String Concatenation)

2008-09-24T08:49:00.001+08:00

/*

This is a simple string concatenation.

*/

public class concatTwoWords{

import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;

public static void main(String[] args){

String firstWord = "";
String secondWord = "";
String concatenatedWord = "";

BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

System.out.print("Enter First Word: ");
firstWord = input.readLine();

System.out.print("Enter First Word: ");
secondWord = input.readLine();

concatenatedWord = firstWord + secondWord;

System.out.print("Put them together, you'll get: " + concatenatedWord);

}

}

Sample Program in Java (Adding two numbers)

2008-09-24T08:35:00.000+08:00

/*

This is a simple 2 numbers addition in java
You can change the class name into whatever you want.
(e.g. multiplyTwoNumbers). You can also alter the
mathematical operators (if im not mistaken, (+,-,*,/)).

*/

public class addTwoNumbers{

import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

public static void main(String[] args){

int firstNumber = 0;
int secondNumber = 0;
int sum=0;

Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.print("Enter First Number: ");
firstNumber = input.nextInt();

System.out.print("Enter First Number: ");
secondNumber = input.nextInt();

sum = firstNumber + secondNumber;

System.out.print("Sum is " + sum);

}

}

Pop-up Blocker Troubleshooting

2008-09-22T10:05:00.000+08:00

Last week (09/15-19/08), I was really having a problem installing a web-based application on my teammate's computer using Internet Explorer. And the problem is so simple - the pop-up blocker. I have disabled the browser's pop-up blocker through TOOLS->POP-UP BLOCKER->TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKER and INTERNET OPTIONS->SECURITY (TAB)->INTERNET->CUSTOM LEVEL->USE POP-UP BLOCKER (SET TO DISABLE). Having these settings, I still have the same error (refer image below).

So, what I did was, I had contacted my counterpart in US and ask for his opinion and gave him some screenshots regarding the error. He told me that "Make sure there is no GOOGLE/YAHOO Toolbars installed in the browser, because these toolbars have their own pop-up blocker." So the first thing that I did this morning was uninstall the toolbars and run the setup for the web application. And he is right, the error was because of the Yahoo/Google toolbars installed in the browser.

Simple things can sometimes cause a huge problem... ;)

Unfair? Or Motivation?

2008-09-17T17:11:00.000+08:00

Have you been an honor student or do you belong on the top 10 in your class? If yes, I might be mistaken if I am going to tell you that you are not the apple of the eye of the teacher in your class. However, if you are not, then probably you are being left behind, or often times, you are being treated as if you don’t exist in your teacher’s class. Am I right?

Sometimes or oftentimes, your ideas were not being recognized by your teacher and sometimes when you spill out your ideas they will just going to give you an obvious sarcastic smile. Am I right?

I think they should be more focused on giving attention to those people who need it the most rather than setting them aside. By just giving your suggestion or your insights would mean a lot to your student.

Setting aside students or not guiding them is very crucial in their development/self-growth especially for people with low self-esteem.

On the other hand, these things had kept me motivated. This is also the reason why I have finished my thesis during college. And these things had always reminded me that it is good to have - “People with favoritism and judgmental around to reminds us that there are things to enhance, to develop and to change in order to be recognized and more importantly – for our on self-growth!”

“The real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people, try to make this place a little better than you have found it, coz when it’s your turn to come to die, you can die happy in feelings than in any rate. You have not wasted your time but you have done your best.” – Bayden Powell

Convertion (hexadecimal, binary and octal to decimal equivalent)

2008-09-16T12:43:00.000+08:00

/*

Here is a java-based code which converts a hexadecimal, binary and octal to decimal equivalent,
corrections and suggestions are highly appreciated.

*/

package converter;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class converter{
public static void main(String[] args){

int integer_input=0;
int base_input=0;
int choice;
String again="y";

Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);
BufferedReader again_input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

do{
System.out.print("\n");
System.out.println("Input as\n");
System.out.println("1. Binary \n2. Octal \n3. Hexadecimal \n4. QUIT");
System.out.print("\nEnter choice: ");
choice=input.nextInt();

switch(choice){
case 1:{
System.out.print("\n");
String myBinary="";
BufferedReader binary_input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

try{
System.out.print("Input binary digits(ex.1001110): ");
myBinary=binary_input.readLine();
for(int i=0;i='2' || myBinary.charAt(i)>='9'){
System.out.println("Sorry Invalid input");
System.exit(1);
}
}
int len=myBinary.length();
int storeBinaryInput[] = new int[len];
for(int j=0; j
storeBinaryInput[j]=Character.getNumericValue(myBinary.charAt(j));
}
BinaryToDecimal(storeBinaryInput,len);
}
catch(Exception io){}
break;
}
case 2:{
System.out.print("\n");
String myOctal="";
BufferedReader octal_input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

try{
System.out.print("Input octal digits(ex.112): ");
myOctal=octal_input.readLine();
int len=myOctal.length();
int storeOctalInput[] = new int[len];
for(int j=0; j
storeOctalInput[j]=Character.getNumericValue(myOctal.charAt(j));
}
OctalToDecimal(storeOctalInput,len);
}
catch(Exception io){}
break;

}
case 3:{
System.out.print("\n");
String myHexa="";
BufferedReader hexa_input = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

try{
System.out.println("Use letters A-F only");
System.out.print("Input hex digits(ex.589 or 8F): ");
myHexa=hexa_input.readLine();
int len=myHexa.length();
int storeHexaInput[] = new int[len];
for(int j=0; j
storeHexaInput[j]=Character.getNumericValue(myHexa.charAt(j));
}
HexaToDecimal(storeHexaInput,len);
}
catch(Exception io){}
break;
}
case 4:{
System.out.println("Bye!");
System.exit(1);
break;
}
default:{
System.out.println("Invalid Input");
}

System.out.print("Do you still want to continue [y][n] ");
try{
again=again_input.readLine();
}
catch(Exception io){
}
}

}while(again.charAt(0)=='Y' || again.charAt(0)=='y');
}

public static void BinaryToDecimal(int storedBinaryHere[],int len){
int result=0;
int j=len-1;
for(int i=0;i
result+=storedBinaryHere[i]*Math.pow(2,j);
j--;
}
System.out.println("Decimal equivalent is "+result+" base 10");
}

public static void OctalToDecimal(int storedOctalHere[],int len){
int result=0;
int j=len-1;
for(int i=0;i
result+=storedOctalHere[i]*Math.pow(8,j);
j--;
}
System.out.println("Decimal equivalent is "+result+" base 10");
}

public static void HexaToDecimal(int storedHexaHere[],int len){

int result=0;
int j=len-1;
for(int i=0;i
result+=storedHexaHere[i]*Math.pow(16,j);
j--;
}
System.out.println("Decimal equivalent is "+result+" base 10");
}

}

EASYPHP (Apache and MySQL Installation)

2008-09-14T09:19:00.000+08:00

Want to start making your dynamic websites? First, you must download a web server (apache) and database server (MySQL) HERE.

I have used EasyPHP to develop my first dynamic website (Online Ateneo Prospectus). EasyPHP is package containing both web server and database server. There are two other packages that I know; one is XAMPP and the other is WAMP.

To continue, after downloading EasyPHP, install it in your computer. Below is the installation procedures.

1. This is the first thing you will encounter once you double-click the EasyPHP installer.

Choose your preferred language and click OK.

2. The next thing you will be prompted is the picture below.

Click next and you will be prompted to the License Agreement.

3. In the License Agreement, select I ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT and click Next.

4. After, you will be prompted with EasyPHP's Information and click Next.

5. Then, select your destination location and click Next.

6. After you have selected the location and clicked Next, you will prompted with the pictures below. Click Next and Install to start the Installation;

Wait till 100% Complete Progress and Click Finish.

7. After the installation, EasyPHP will automatically RUN the servers, you can find the EasyPHP icon at the bottom right corner of your monitor (where your system clock is located.)

Double click the icon and see if the servers are already running (Both APACHE and MYSQL has a GREEN light). Refer the picture below.

Note: If you happen to experience error containing this .DLL file "LIBMYSQL.DLL" during the automatic start of the servers. Just copy LIBMYSQL.DLL from the EasyPHP Directory, PHP5 folder and paste to \windows\system32 and restart your servers (Click the server's button to restart). Or you can always post here a reply regarding your error. Otherwise, disregard this message.

And your good to go.

8. Save all your .php files in www folder located in your easyPHP directory.

Good luck and enjoy web programming with PHP.

Coincidence??

2008-09-12T08:48:00.000+08:00

Weird 911 facts:

1) New York City has 11 letters
2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.
3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.
4) George W Bush has 11 letters.
5) The two twin towers make an "11"

This could be a mere coincidence, but
this gets more interesting:

1) New York is the 11th state.
2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11.
3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11
4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers. 6+5 = 11
5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is now known. 9 + 1+ 1 = 11
6) The date is equal to the US emergency services telephone number 911. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.

Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own mind:

1) The total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254. 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.
2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year. Again 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.
3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.
4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the Twin Towers incident.

Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own mind:
Now this is where things get totally eerie:

The most recognized symbol for the US, after the Stars & Stripes, is the Eagle.
The following verse is taken from the Quran, the Islamic holy book:
"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace."

That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran.

Still unconvinced about all of this..?!
Try this and see how you feel afterwards, it made my hair stand on end:

Open Microsoft Word and do the following (TRY THIS FOR REAL)

1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.
2. Highlight the Q33 NY
3. Change the font size to 48.
4. Change the actual font to the WINGDINGS 1

Weird huh!?!?!