Java Tester : What Version of Java Are You Using?

http://javatester.org/version.html

The Argument For Normalization

"The goal of normalization in simple terms is just this: to store each fact in exactly one place. When you put each fact in only one place, you always know where to go to read it or write it. When facts are repeated in the database, the application programmer has an increased burden to make sure they are all consistent."

http://database-programmer.blogspot.com/2008/10/argument-for-normalization.html

Two horses as one

"As you stand and watch these two horses, you’ll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse. That the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.

When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn’t too far behind to hear the bell."

http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/two-horses-as-one.html

Lost in Translation

Roughly translated, the Welsh says "Not in the office at the moment. Send any work to translate"

http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lostintranslationfj5.jpg

Data Scraping Wikipedia with Google Spreadsheets

"The Google spreadsheet function =importHTM(”",”table”,N) will scrape a table from an HMTL web page into a Google spreadsheet. The URL of the target web page, and the target table element both need to be in double quotes. The number N identifies the N’th table in the page (counting starts at 0) as the target table for data scraping."

http://ouseful.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/data-scraping-wikipedia-with-google-spreadsheets/

How to Become a Google Docs Power User

"Google Docs is one of the coolest web applications ever (in my humble opinion). I am convinced that it is a godsend for anyone; blogger, writer, student or housewife. It solves a lot of problems that traditional word processors have, and adds some compelling features that any writer would love."

http://lifedev.net/2008/01/how-to-become-a-google-docs-power-user/

Writing a Book in Google Docs

"Currently, my editor Brian Jepson and I are collaboratively writing the book (tentatively titled) Google Office Hacks by O'Reilly using Google Docs. I wanted to outline the process we came up with, and maybe it's helpful for you too for certain needs."

http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-01-23-n82.html

How to Use Google Docs

"Google once again has figured out a way to make our lives easier, with its Web-based documents tool, Google Docs. The free application makes it extremely simple to create basic documents from scratch, including word processing documents, tables and presentations. The best thing about the tool is that it allows you to do most of your work online, without cluttering your desktop or hard drive with all that data. You can still keep your documents private."

http://www.ehow.com/how_2283917_use-google-docs.html

Google search in Klingon

http://www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/

How to add metadata to digital pictures from the command line

"Digital media files are more useful and accessible when tagged with metadata -- that is, descriptive information about each photo that either can be embedded inside images themselves or stored in external databases. ExifTool is an efficient, flexible, and portable way to manage image, audio, and video metadata under Linux. In this article we'll see how to use ExifTool to manage EXIF data inside JPEG files."

http://www.linux.com/feature/147564

19 ffmpeg commands for all needs

"ffmpeg is a multiplatform, open-source library for video and audio files. I have compiled 19 useful and amazing commands covering almost all needs: video conversion, sound extraction, encoding file for iPod or PSP, and more."

http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/os/19-ffmpeg-commands-for-all-needs-824

Music File Processing on Linux

"Music (or audio) files are available in a bewildering array of formats other then than the well-known MP3 format, and as bandwidths and storage capacity keep increasing the lossless compression formats will come increasingly into use, especially by those concerned with maintaining the integrity of the original analog or digital recordings for as long as possible. This is a guide - designed to be as brief yet complete as possible - to how to convert amongst these formats via the command line on a Linux platform. "

http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/linux-music.html

Vinyl + Audacity = MP3

"If you were born before 1975, you may have a collection of records that you want to convert to digital format. Some open source software and a cable are all you need to convert your prized vinyl to something portable."

http://www.linux.com/feature/149917

Linux / UNIX: Administer The Printer From a Web Browser

"Most modern Linux / UNIX system uses CUPS, which provides a portable printing layer for UNIX-based operating systems. It is developed and maintained by Apple Inc. to promote a standard printing solution. CUPS is the standard printing system used on MacOS X and most Linux distributions."

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-administer-printer-from-webbrowser/

Linux disk usage analysis and cleanup tools

"Most of us use our hard disks like closets, stuffing in files and then forgetting about them. But no matter how big a disk you have, it's going to run out of free space one day, and running out of disk space during an OpenOffice.org install or a system update could hurt you badly. Keeping an eye on disk usage doesn't take much time or effort. Here are some tips and tools."

http://www.linux.com/articles/51600