“Is Java Finished?” By Vincent Ryan

Here are my takes from an article by Vincent Ryan called “Is Java Finished?“

Java’s philosophy of development is to expose low-level system interfaces to give developers greater control.
Microsoft simplifies the development process; the developer has less control — but the tools are easier to use.
In the Microsoft model, standards and portability are not important, [...]

What is a MS SQL Server Trigger?

A trigger is an object contained within a SQL Server database that gets called each time a row in a table is INSERTED, DELETED, or UPDATED. It is used to execute a batch of SQL code whenever one of these SQL commands, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE, is executed against a specific table.
Trigger is stored in [...]

Mason Advances to the FINAL FOUR

George Mason stunned the no. 1 seed University of Connecticut, 86-84, in a thrilling overtime NCAA Tournament game on Sunday at the Verizon Center. The Patriots are the first no. 11 seed to reach the Final Four since 1986. The next game is 6:07 p.m. on April 1 in Indianapolis, where Mason will face the [...]

Mason Makes the Sweet Sixteen

Fresh off its historic win over sixth-seeded Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament, the George Mason men’s basketball team met and faced another challenge, toppling the defending national champions, the no. 3 seed University of North Carolina Tar Heels, 65-60.
The Patriots now face no. 7 Wichita State University in the Sweet Sixteen on March 24 [...]

My Google Page

Check out my Google page at thekhuc.googlepages.com.
From Google’s website:
Create your own web pages, quickly and easily.
Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes.

No technical knowledge required – Build high-quality web pages without having to learn HTML or use [...]

My Very First AJAX Application

The application shows how the XMLHttpRequest object or the Microsoft.XMLHTTP ActiveX object is used to load and display a simple text file in the browser.
Check it out here.

Mr. Bill Gates Calls It the “Knowledge Economy”

In his speech to about 300 political, business and academic leaders from Canada, Latin America and the United States at the company’s Government Leaders Forum, Mr. Bill Gates sketched out his vision for the future. He said we’re transitioning towards the “knowledge economy”. In this so-called knowledge economy, a cell phone will become a “digital [...]

Jogging Routine: Days 3 and 4 Recap

Day 3 (3/15): Didn’t feel like jogging today. Thought it was too cold outside to be jogging. Body still sored from jogging the days before. Went to bed at 12:30 the night before; thus, not enough hours of sleep.
Day 4 (3/16): Was able to jog today. Body felt better, even though still a little sored. [...]

Display and Hide DIVs Using Javascript and CSS

Suppose I have some text within <div id=”div1″></div> tags, it’s easy to display and hide this block of text with the help of some Javascript code and CSS.
To hide the block of text, do the following:
<script language=”javascript”>
document.getElementById(‘div1′).style.display = ‘none’;
</script>
To display the block of text, just remove the word ‘none’ from the code above as follows:
<script [...]

Jogging Routine: Days 1 and 2 Recap

Day 1 (3/13): Woke up at 6:30 to get ready. Started jogging around 6:45. Practiced a few Taekwondo techniques. Done at 7:30 to get ready for work.
Day 2 (3/14): Body sored from jogging the day before. Thought it was going to rain so just walked around the neighborhood in smaller loops. Practiced a few Taekwondo [...]