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Archive for December, 2009

Einstein’s “Simple” Puzzle

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This logical puzzle is called Einstein’s Puzzle (its a variation of the original Zebra Puzzle by Einstein) because it is said to have been invented by Albert Einstein. There are rumors that Einstein claimed that only 2% of people can solve it mentally i.e. without using pen and paper, computer or any other medium. If you are allowed to use pen and paper the problem is very easy and is not interesting. Read the rest of this entry »

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December 30th, 2009 at 4:51 am

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Amazing Video Wall by Blinkx.com

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You can get one of these Blinkx video wall by:  1. Hover the mouse to the top of the wall posted above; 2. Copy the embed code.

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December 20th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

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3 Best Possible If-Else Construct Alternatives

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My current JAVA project requires a lot of check points, for example, 1. if the format of the ID passed is correct, then go ahead and 2. check if ID exists or not, if it does, 3. then check if ID has some kind of specific attributes or not and so on!

So, I was using the regular if-else for something like 6-7times!

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if([condition]) { [do this] }
else if([condition]){ [do this]}
else if{[do this] }
else if([condition]){ }
else{ [do this]}

When I looked back at the code, it sucked! The deep nesting of the if-else construct made the code hard to understand and comprehend! Read the rest of this entry »

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December 12th, 2009 at 2:12 am

Posted in Technology

Google Public DNS for Faster Browsing

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Today, Google launched their new service, Google Public DNS for “faster browsing experience”! (At the cost of vital technical details which Google will log for their analysis). Google claims they won’t save any personal data.

So, what is a Public DNS anyway?! To put it in simple words, Read the rest of this entry »

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December 4th, 2009 at 12:38 pm

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Gartner Hype Cycle 2009 – Is Cloud Computing Over Hyped?

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I came across this interesting white paper – Hype Cycle of Emerging Technologies, 2009 published by Gartner Inc. This paper describes the emerging technology trends and how are these technologies performing in the year 2009. The hype cycle is divided into 5 phases based on their conception and market adoption.

So, what is so interesting about a Hype Cycle?! Here is how wikipedia describes it: Read the rest of this entry »

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December 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 am

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