The blog's content is already within a div (template sets this up). Then created a new div to hold the google ads on the left. Then put both of these inside one main div. Set the 2 sub-divs to float: left;
Then had an issue with the placement of the google ad banner within its div in firefox.. worked in IE straightway.. somehow got it working by modifying margins, padding, and div width. No time to verify the exact fix.
Useful ref: http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp
Learning Python
... a work in progress
* You can use py2exe to package a python app for running on machines without an explicit python installation. http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/
* PythonWin which comes with ActiveState Python, has one annoying (IMO) trait when compared to IDLE, which comes with the Python.org Windows distro. This is that the read_input() and input() are implemented as a pop-up Windows dialog. When writing CLI apps, I find it's better to have everything happening in the shell itself.
* You can use py2exe to package a python app for running on machines without an explicit python installation. http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/
* PythonWin which comes with ActiveState Python, has one annoying (IMO) trait when compared to IDLE, which comes with the Python.org Windows distro. This is that the read_input() and input() are implemented as a pop-up Windows dialog. When writing CLI apps, I find it's better to have everything happening in the shell itself.
Laptop/notebook for digital music production
In the market for a laptop. It's got to handle music apps well (Ableton Live 4/5, SX3, Reaktor 4/5). It's got to make writing music on the train possible. It has to be satisfying in a geeky kind of sense. Ideally it should not suffer from the earth hum problems that a lot of laptops do suffer from.
Fastest RPM on the hard drive is best (go for 7200RPM).
Need at least 1GB of RAM (fastest as can afford).
On new P4-M systems (Centrino Sonoma) dual channel won't affect things much, since the CPU gets a sufficient data rate using single channel (~4GB/s). This means I can get a single RAM chip to make upgrading cheaper later.
CPU can also be upgraded later (warranty will be void, but who cares...). This means the CPU speed can be skimped on a bit now to save $$$.
From Interesting link #2: looks like Athlon 64 3400 (2.2GHz) is significantly better than the P-M 740 (1.73GHz) which are roughly equal in price for the systems i'm looking at. But what about RAM, FSB, and Video performance?
- Can run XP64
- M-Audio is getting into 64 bit drivers
ATI X300 > X600 > 9700 Pro
http://www.digitalaudiowave.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3
http://www.awave.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=125_144&products_id=1999
Interesting...
1. http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/html/products/mobile/
2. http://www.systemshootouts.org/processors.html
3. http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/default.asp - these guys seem to supply most of the rebadged systems (incl. Alienware, Asus)
4. http://www.notebookforums.com/index.php [excellent user-sourced laptop info]
- Apple Powerbook 15" 1.5GHz
Verdict: too expensive for feature set.
- ASUS A4030K 15.4" AMD64 3400+
Verdict: Good notebook, fairly limited battery life. Cool because it'll run Win64. There are similar 17" versions though.
- DigitalStar Z71P (built-for-Asus) P-M 1.86GHz, 1GB, 15.4"W
Verdict: This is the one i'd go for. 5.5 hrs battery. Will run pretty much anything. Has the latest Intel mobile chipset, including PCI-E. The only downpoint is that it has crappy AC97 sound, not the Intel HD chip that some Asus models have.
My advice is find a shop which will customise a barebones laptop. I think the Clevo or Asus based ones are pretty good. Also Mitac rates a mention. That way you get things like 7200RPM hard drives, and the fastest RAM, which the pre-spec'd ones rarely have. In the case of the 7200 rpm drive this might cost you an extra $80 but will greatly improve your experience.
Be careful with screen quality. Run some dead pixel diagnostics as soon as you get the machine. Read plenty of reviews. notebookforum is good for this. That's it!
Things I already know..
Fastest RPM on the hard drive is best (go for 7200RPM).
Need at least 1GB of RAM (fastest as can afford).
On new P4-M systems (Centrino Sonoma) dual channel won't affect things much, since the CPU gets a sufficient data rate using single channel (~4GB/s). This means I can get a single RAM chip to make upgrading cheaper later.
CPU can also be upgraded later (warranty will be void, but who cares...). This means the CPU speed can be skimped on a bit now to save $$$.
Things to consider..
P4, P4-M (HT?), or Athlon64M
From Interesting link #2: looks like Athlon 64 3400 (2.2GHz) is significantly better than the P-M 740 (1.73GHz) which are roughly equal in price for the systems i'm looking at. But what about RAM, FSB, and Video performance?
64 bit
- Can run XP64
- M-Audio is getting into 64 bit drivers
Graphics
ATI X300 > X600 > 9700 Pro
Model systems
http://www.digitalaudiowave.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3
http://www.awave.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=125_144&products_id=1999
Interesting...
1. http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/html/products/mobile/
2. http://www.systemshootouts.org/processors.html
3. http://www.clevo.com.tw/products/default.asp - these guys seem to supply most of the rebadged systems (incl. Alienware, Asus)
4. http://www.notebookforums.com/index.php [excellent user-sourced laptop info]
The Contenders
- Apple Powerbook 15" 1.5GHz
Verdict: too expensive for feature set.
- ASUS A4030K 15.4" AMD64 3400+
Verdict: Good notebook, fairly limited battery life. Cool because it'll run Win64. There are similar 17" versions though.
- DigitalStar Z71P (built-for-Asus) P-M 1.86GHz, 1GB, 15.4"W
Verdict: This is the one i'd go for. 5.5 hrs battery. Will run pretty much anything. Has the latest Intel mobile chipset, including PCI-E. The only downpoint is that it has crappy AC97 sound, not the Intel HD chip that some Asus models have.
Final Words
My advice is find a shop which will customise a barebones laptop. I think the Clevo or Asus based ones are pretty good. Also Mitac rates a mention. That way you get things like 7200RPM hard drives, and the fastest RAM, which the pre-spec'd ones rarely have. In the case of the 7200 rpm drive this might cost you an extra $80 but will greatly improve your experience.
Be careful with screen quality. Run some dead pixel diagnostics as soon as you get the machine. Read plenty of reviews. notebookforum is good for this. That's it!
Help make blogs more visible
There are by some estimates more
than a million weblogs. But most of them get no visibility in search engines. Only a few "A-List" blogs get into the top search engine results for a given topic, while the majority of blogs just don't get noticed. The reason is that the smaller blogs don't have enough links pointing to them. But this posting could solve that. Let's help the smaller blogs get more visibility!
This posting is GoMeme 4.0. It is part of an experiment to see if we can create a blog posting that helps 1000's of blogs get higher rankings in Google. So far we have tried 3 earlier variations. Our first test, GoMeme 1.0, spread to nearly 740 blogs in 2.5 days. This new version 4.0 is shorter, simpler, and fits more easily into your blog.
Why are we doing this? We want to help thousands of blogs get more visibility in Google and other search engines. How does it work? Just follow the instructions below to re-post this meme in your blog and add your URL to the end of the Path List below. As the meme spreads onwards from your blog, so will your URL. Later, when your blog is indexed by search engines, they will see the links pointing to your blog from all
the downstream blogs that got this via you, which will cause them to rank your blog higher in search results. Everyone in the Path List below benefits in a similar way as this meme spreads. Try it!
Instructions: Just copy this entire post and paste it into your blog. Then add your URL to the end of the path list below, and pass it on! (Make sure you add your URLs as live links or HTML code to the Path List below.)
Path List
1. Luke Hutteman's public virtual MemoryStream
2. The Occasional Tech
3. (your URL goes here! But first, please copy this line and move it down to the next line for the next person).
(NOTE: Be sure you paste live links for the Path List or use HTML code.)
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