Before We Begin in Earnest

I haven’t written for awhile, so here are my last series of entries before I retire this blog. PatientPro Design Diary Before We Begin In Earnest As a prepubscent child, I had but a passing interest in computers. They were as enchanting in their use as edutainment devices–I must’ve hogged our classroom computer playing Oregon […]

Raster v Vector

QuestionWhat is the difference between raster and vector graphics? AnswerWhile raster graphics are based on pixels, vector graphics are based on mathematical forumlas. When you see a gif (jiff), jpeg (jay-peg), png (ping [i think]), or bmp (bitmap), you are seeing an image which is based on pixel-by-pixel information. The difference between these formats has […]

Search Accuracy

CS/IS/Computer-Related FAQ Topic: Google QuestionHow do I increase the accuracy of my searches? AnswerIf you want to limit your search to a specific domain, use the modifier “site:” followed by the url of the domain. If you want to search for a term with spaces, use quotes to enclose the string. Also, click advanced search […]

Changing E-Props

CS/IS/Computer-Related FAQ Topic: Xanga.com QuestionHow do I change the number of eprops I gave to someone? AnswerWhile some people may make a second post to change the number of eprops, this is totally unneccesary. Simply go to comment on someone’s xanga, and change the number of eprops. Then, click submit without leaving a comment. Ta […]

Party GUI

My party goers, click here to see a list of couples who will be playing for title of “Best Couple.” //dusers.drexel.edu/~asian/bd2003/gui.swf This is version 1 of my party-competition interface. I tested the login on my laptop and it worked fine, but I believe the dusers server uses a older version of PHP, so my scripts […]

SQL Joins

CS/IS/Computer-Related FAQ Topic: SQL QuestionWhat are joins? What is the difference between all of the different types of joins? AnswerA join is the combination of columsn across multiple tables. This differs from a union, in that unions are combinations of rows. The join syntax looks something like:SELECT * FROM tbl1 [LEFT | RIGHT | INNER […]

Jamie Ly

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