Garmin Forerunner 305 and Ubuntu

I am running quite often so several months ago I bought Garmin Forerunner 305. It is an quite useful equipment for running and now I like it very much. But I do not want to advertise it.

Recently I have completely moved to Ubuntu because ... there are many reasons but I could not use Garmin under it (there is software which gathers data and communicates with trainer). I also have got some software which is usable only under Windows.

The solution to this problem is VirtualBox and for example WindowsXP. And this tandem works great, but after installation of Garmin Trainging Center my trainer have not worked.

The final solution to this problem is GARMIN Forerunner 301 sync with Virtualbox and Ubuntu 9.04 and it is working great :)

I will come back

I will come back, originally uploaded by buttha.

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"forget about forgetting"

"forget about forgetting" is a main think from international page of SuperMemo (there is also a polish version of SuperMemo webpage).

why am I writing about it?
I used to use SuperMemo, I am using SuperMemo and I will use SuperMemo. This soft has made me learn everything in an easy way (especially languages - natural and computer).
Only you have to run this program and ... review cards which were planned for next session, after that learn new cards and finally repeat all those which caused you a problem.
Simple, isn't it? For me there is one problem: you have to run this program everyday, you have to be thorough and patient.

What is important this soft is for free. You can download it here. But there is only version for Microsoft Windows. I also found a version for Android on Android Market but I haven't tested it yet. There is lack of version for Linux (you have to run on Wine).

If you want to use such a soft on Linux there is one Open Source program. His name is anki. Now I'm using this soft on my Ubuntu and on Microsoft Windows Vista and both versions are very good.

this note is a very brief note about what both programs can do and if you want to get to know some more information about them please study help - there is a great knowledge about both.
So I wish you good luck in learning!!!

RoR vs Java :>

I cannot refrain from publishing

just because...

just because..., originally uploaded by sapaho.

What Can I Say? I'm A Math Geek :) {explored}

What Can I Say? I'm A Math Geek :) {explored}, originally uploaded by Lizz :).

Links: 28-02-2009

• Free Microsoft Virtualization eBook from Microsoft Press,
• Maven or Ant? - this question is a some kind of a holy grail in a java world. I have changed my point of view on this subject many time and this note contains some valuable information about both tools,
• Load Balance Your Web Application Servers,
• How Not to Write Java Documentation...,
• Clean Code - Functions,
• Selenium testing a website's behavior when javascript is disabled,
• MySQL Stupidity,
• The Agile PMO: Measuring Quality.

Links: 27-02-2009

• InfoQ Editors' Recommended Reading List,
• Quickly Set an Egg Timer in your Browser - something very funny but sometimes there is a lack of a timer. And this is it :),
• Monitor Internet Censorship Around the World - quite valuable note about internet censorship around the world. And there is a few tools (e.g. just-ping) for checking if your site is visible in different countries,
• WTFPL - Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License - my favorite public license :).

Links: 26-02-2009

• Do unit tests find bugs? - an interesting note about unit tests. The answer to the question is YES and I completely agree with Brain,
• Agile: Re-estimating cards - Mark writes about a reverse feedback in process of estimation cards,
• Advice for experienced devs when pairing with freshers - several advices for more experienced developers about pair programming,
• Average velocity from High School Physics and Agile Projects - Paulo tries to extrapolate physics definition of velocity to velocity of development in agile projects,
• Download an entire static website to your local machine - usually I was using tools such as WinHTTrack to download an entire website but here you can find how to achive the same using wget - so simple,
• Blogging - funny and interesting. Worth to see :),
• Add Your Current Location to Gmail Signatures Automatically,
• Twitter Guide: How To Do Things With Twitter,
• The Most Popular Twitter Acronyms,
• Google AJAX APIs,
• Future-Proofing A Design - I think that every architect knows about it but I think it is worth reading it,


• Back to the Future for Data Storage - a concise note about non-relational datastores such as BigTable, SimpleDB, etc.,


• Comparison of Different Open Source Licenses -“With Comparison Chart!” - a brief comparison of various Open Source Licenses. I think it is useful for everybody who starts an OS project.

Links: 25-02-2009

• Collections.EMPTY_SET - rather use Collections.emptyList() not Collections.EMPTY_SET,
• Supported Values for @SuppressWarnings - a list of values which may be used in @SuppressWarnings,
• Project-Level License Settings in NetBeans IDE 6.0 - how to use different licenses (GPL, LPGL, Apache.2.0, etc. ) in NetBeans IDE,
• Implementing Serializable - important but often forgotten thing - how to generate serialVersionUID and why it is so important,
• Why blog?,
• The secret driven-development/design acronyms - a list of various "driven development". My favourite is YDD :),
• Xenocode Browser Sandbox - Run any browser from the web - several browsers (IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome) can be run without installation - excellent tools for a tester of webapplication and webmaster.

mistranslations

Electronic Bug

Electronic Bug, originally uploaded by Karl W..

:)

17th December 2008

17th December 2008, originally uploaded by crantock.

... only silence

Opera 10.0 alpha 1 :)

Theree days ago I've installed recent development version of Opera browser - Opera 10.0 alpha 1 and first I've gone to Acid 3 test and I couldn't believe ... but that's fact.

Opera is a first browser on Windows which is 100/100 on the Acid 3 test.

Congratulations guys!!!

In order to prove this I put two screens: 

Blow Me Away

Blow Me Away, originally uploaded by Archangel27.

A conversation with The Smiling Professor and the nature of human happiness

Today morning I've read an interesting and important conversation. Important for today because we can see tremendous reductions in stock markets and our savings are melting down. So some of us may feel very unhappy, sad but money and possessions are not as important as our relationships and experiences.

Have you thought about what is more important: "be" or "have"?

Daniel Gilbert known also as "Professor Happiness" has been studying the nature of human happiness and he put it in the book “Stumbling on Happiness”. But some conclusions are in this talk. So I encourage You to read this one and I think that mentioned book is worth reading.

December Sunset

December Sunset, originally uploaded by fenlandsnapper.

wishing all . . .

wishing all . . ., originally uploaded by bobby__emm.

merry xmas 4 everybody!!!

Decorating Gustav for Christmas

Decorating Gustav for Christmas, originally uploaded by Michael™.

:D

The other side

The other side, originally uploaded by Fabio Sabatini.

interesting technique.
an ordinary photo becomes something special, doesn't it?