I was searching for something completely different, but found something quite interesting. Small, readable, great fonts for programmers. And no more problems with l, I and 1 or O and 0. ProFont and Sheldon ProFont is great, but I prefer Sheldon for the simple reason that the ‘a’ can be easier distinguished from the ‘o’. [...]

Till about one week ago, I often had my cellphone and a PDA with me. One for communication, the other for organisation (games, appointments, tasks, notes and stuff). But since the PDA is another gadget I have to carry around, I didn’t use it as often. And ever since I switched my online calendar, the [...]

Speaking of 3D and learning. A few days ago I discoverd Alice, a 3D programming environment. Basically it’s a tool that let’s you create/program animations and simple games via an easy GUI, without having to worry about syntax and typing errors. Meaning the student/learner can concentrate on learning the basics of programing or tell a [...]

Last week, on our way to the sneak preview, I engaged a little conversation regarding object oriented programming in the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor programming language with the other two geeks (one of them a code-guru). I always wondered if it’s just me, but I never found a good use for OOP in PHP. The thought [...]

There are thousands of lists out there, that show how one particular word/phrase is spoken in another language. Like happy birthday and other boring stuff. But there are others as well. Original ones. I’d say the most important one is JUST COWS. Which reminds me of the days, when I was more into esoteric programming [...]