Reading books on a laptop

I have the habit of reading books on the screen. It’s something that started from the early 90s, when I got a copy of The MIT Guide to Lockpicking. Since I didn’t have access to a printer, I’d spent hours poring over the document on the screen. And then I discovered Project Gutenburg… I’ve heard many people ask if I have a problem with this. Personally, no. I’ve been staring at screens from the age of 12, and I’m quite used to it. My job requires me to stare at a screen for most of the day anyway. (I’m not saying there’s no a strain on the eye. My eyes are red at the end of the day. I don’t know if they would be less red if I’d been staring at paper instead of a screen. But my glasses have remained roughly the same power over ~15 years, so it’s probably not ruining my eyesight much.) For those who are like me who reads all the time and spends a lot of more time facing their laptops, you might want to check this sd card, a very good quality card that can be handy in the future. ...

Chaining functions in Javascript

One of the coolest features of jQuery is the ability to chain functions. The output of a function is the calling object. So instead of writing: var a = $("<div></div>"); a.appendTo($("#id")); a.hide(); … I can instead write: $("<div></div>").appendTo($("#id")).hide(); A reasonable number of predefined Javascript functions can be used this way. I make extensive use of it with the String.replace function. But where this feature is not available, you an create it in a fairly unobstrusive way. Just add this code to your script: ...

Taare Zameen Par lyrics

The songs were moving enough. The lyrics turn out to be beautiful too. The beauty of the language really comes out with songs like these. Taare Zameen Par (lyrics) Kholo Kholo (lyrics) Bum Bum Bole (lyrics) Jame Raho (lyrics) Maa (lyrics) Bheja Kum (lyrics) Mera Jahan (lyrics) Happy Valentine’s Day. Comments Chitra 14 Feb 2008 12:00 pm: I agree ! Esp ‘Kholo kholo’….. Amit Chakradeo 14 Feb 2008 12:00 pm: Bheja Kum link is wrong…