Starting to Review PHP Frameworks

I have been searching for the ultimate PHP Framework that suits my style. Thats easy, lean learning curve, supports OOP, MVC, modules, multi DB and templates.

I have downloaded the following PHP Frameworks:

Akelos, CakePHP, PRADO, Symfony, Zend, ZooP, CodeIgniter, Seagull, PHPDevShell

I have started reviewing PRADO. I will review each soon and will publish the result.

my sister engagement

14 Dec 2007. Today is my sister Kshamata engagement with Dr. Roshan Raut.
The tentative date of wedding is Febraurary 14 (Valentine Day).

The photos from her engagement can be found in http://picasaweb.google.com/sijank/KshamataEngagement

IELTS Result

Today i got my IELTS result. I got overall of 6.5 point.
Listening: 7.5 , Reading: 6 , Writing: 6 , Speaking: 6

Well ... it may be little for most but I m happy coz it is far more than what i have expected.

IELTS Exam

Saturday 3rd November 2007. I had an IELTS exam. The exam was held in Pulchowk Bishal Bazaar Multicomplex conference hall. The exam went OK. I am little worried about the Reading Section. I had practice this section more than others and I got nervous on this on the exam hall. I had missed the last 3-4 questions. Anyway, its already gone. Hope for the best..... Crossing Fingers... GOD help me out la!

I have speaking test on Thurday 8th Nov. at 12:40 a.m at Ambassador Hotel, Lazimpat, Ktm, Nepal. I will prepare for this tonight & tomorrow. mmm.. Kay Garnu nobody is wishing me good luck.. So, I wish Good Luck to myself! :)

Conquer the evil inside

Today, I thought a lot.
Today, I thought about Life.
Today, I thought about Love
And Today, I thought about all posibilities.

Today, I realize I have lost Siju somewhere,
Today, I realize the world is cruel
Today, I realize the life is hard
Today, I realize no love means no life
And Today, I realize I was always wrong

Give me some time to search inside
Give me some trust to turn things right
Give me some support to win the battle inside
And Give me one chance to blossom life.

On this festive weeks of Dashain.
Let all your good wishes help me
Win! Win! Win!
Conquer the evil inside.

I need the change
Be new now
With new Tika & Jamara..
I need to begin new life
Life not as brat but a simple life.
Life of success & healthy mind.

Love, Just wish me true,
Wish me luck

- Sijan.

Love - Destiny

Love Is Destiny

Author: Venus Emerald May

Nobody could ever find love
It is love that looks after us.
And if it finds us
There's no way to escape.
It doesn't choose nor
Force someone to love
Love is indeed a destiny.

Many says love comes,
Love goes.
Others tell that love has its own time
Of knocking at your door.
Yet love finds a way
To tell you it is right,
For love is truly a destiny.

AND

DESTINY AND LOVE
It is not DESTINY that determines “LOVE.” 
It is a “CHOICE.” 
Our so-called DESTINY is a lie. . .
Relationships last long not because they are destined to last long.
Relationships last long because two brave people made a “choice” . . .to keep it,
to fight for it, and to work for it. Meanwhile, other relationships fail,
not because they are destined to fail. 
They failed because one of the two or both made a choice. . .to set each other “FREE.”

We do not choose “Love”.  It is Love who chooses us.  We cannot hide from Love or escape from it.
If we are destined to love, it will happen no matter what.
The results can be happy or sad depending on how we treat “Love”.
Depending on our choices..
And when you love someone,  it’s better to lose your pride to someone you love,
than to lose your love because of your nonsense pride……… 

Yet Another Stike in Kathmandu

Again, today is strike (bandh) called by the agitating teachers led by Nepal Educational Republican Forum. No vehicles were seen on the roads.

Bhuban has posted some photos from the day

Golden Rules of Javascript

I find this article by Matt Kruse very informative. Very useful for Javascript developers.
Javascript Best Practices

More resources for Web Developers & Designers

Some more resources for web developers and designers:

• Web Developer's Bookmarks
• A Roundup for developers
• Web Developer's Handbook
• Mine list
  

More comming...

Ten Common Database Design Mistakes

"No list of mistakes is ever going to be exhaustive. People (myself included) do a lot of really stupid things, at times, in the name of "getting it done." This list simply reflects the database design mistakes that are currently on my mind, or in some cases, constantly on my mind." .... Read More

Best Resources for Web Designers and Developers

I found these Sites very useful for designers and developers like me. These are the best and the most useful set of links and resources a Web Designer and a Developer would need. Almost every requirement for developers and designers are now as Online Services. Even I make use of almost every resource below. Enjoy

• DHTML AJAX Javascript

  • RO Scripts - Growing Collection of Scripts under various categories
    
    
  • HOT Scripts - Huge collection of Scripts under various categories.
    
    
  • DHTML Goodies - Easy and Nice DHTML and AJAX scripts with cool examples.
    
    
  • DHTML Site - Extremely cool collection of very useful scripts.

• AJAX Frameworks and JS Effects

  • moo.fx - a superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall javascript effects library, to be used with prototype.js or the mootools framework . Also view for some mootools examples http://www.phatfusion.net/
    
    
  • script.aculo.us - easy-to-use, cross-browser user interface JavaScript libraries to make your web sites and web applications fly.
    
    
  • MAD 4 Milk
    
    
  • Moo Tools - Compact, Modular, Object-Oriented javascript framework
    
    
  • JQuery
    
    
  • http://michaelsync.net/tag/ajax/

• Free Icons

  • Yellow Icon
  • Fast Icon
  • Icon Factory
  • Icon Archive
  • Icon Finder
  • Icon Kits
  • Icon Buffet
  • Max Power

• Color Tools

  • Color Schemer - Professional color matching application for anyone from hobbyists to advanced professionals.
  • Color Lovers - A resource that monitors and influences color trends
    
  • Color Whore - A directory of nice colors
    
  • Color Jack
    
  • Daily Color Scheme - Daily fresh color schemes
    
  • Color Blender
    
  • Well Styled
    

• SEO - SEM
  

• Website Grader
• SEO Moz - Quickly diagnose search engine crawling issues on your website.
• ROR Sitemap Generator - This free tool will crawl your website and generate a
  Sitemap with up to 1,000 URLs for ALL search engines, not just Google.
• Meta Tag Generator

• Other Online Resources

  • CSS Validator
    
    
  • Napyfab - Ajax Activity Indicators ( loading animations )
    
    
  • XHTML Validator
    
    
  • iCapture - Test ( screenshot ) your web site on different operating systems.
    
    
  • EM Calculato - Convert em to px and px to em
    
    
  • Clean CSS - CSS Formatter and Optimiser
    
    
  • CSS Type - web safe typography on screen for pixel perfectionists
    
    
  • Google Code Search - Search public source code.
    
    
  • Browser Shots - Test your web design in different browsers
    
    
  • Make Words - Name Generator. Find unique names and register available domains
    
    
  • Instant SQL Formatter - Instant SQL Formatter
    
    
  • Font Tester - Font Tester is a free online font comparison tool
    
    
  • Poll Daddy -Create free polls anywhere online
    
    
  • Stripe Generator - The ultimate tool for Web 2.0 Designers
    
    
  • Smashing Magazine - Very useful Tips, Resources and Web Development based stuff.
    
    
  • Bittbox - Lots of free Design Resources
    
    
  • Zamar - Have you ever wanted to convert files without the need to download software ?
    
    
  • CSS Fly - Online CSS Editor
    
    
  • Snapshot
    
    
  • List of free snapshot sites
    
    
  • The Developer Cheat sheet Compilation
    

• Free Fonts

  • Urban Fonts
    
  • Font Reactor
    
  • DaFont
    
  • Search Free Fonts
  • 1001 Fonts
  • Font Leech

• Site Stats

  • Google Analytics
  • Crazy Egg
    
  • Feedburner
    
  • reinvogorate
  • measuremap
  • W3 Counter
  • AW Stats
  • MyBlogLog
    
  • WebSideStory
  • Sitemeter

Must Have Firefox Extensions

I recently started using Mozilla (shy). Before I used to use Netscape & Maxthon. I don't like Internet Explorer due to its security holes and damn those annoying toolbars..well may be useful to some others but not to me. The worst thing.. i installed Internet Explorer 7.01, it was working fine but when i upgrade it to 7.03, it crumbled. Now i can't use Internet Explorer in my computer and .. i don't have time to look after the problem also...I had heard alot about Firefox... and one day i stumble into one article 'Firefox for webdevelopers', i was so impressed i downloaded it and here i am.

There are some Must Have Firefox Extensions i liked the most.
1. Dom Inspector
2. Web Developer
3. Greasemonkey
4. Mouse Gestures
5. Tab Mix Plus
6. IE Tab
7. Opera Tab
8. Del.Icio.us
9. Sage
10. Performancing
11. Minimize To Tray
12. Fasterfox
13. Gmail Space
14. Image Zoom
15. QuickNote

More: Search for Better... Continues ..

I like the Mozilla Framework and may be someday.. may be.. i will make my own Firefox Extension.

My “The Most Important C++ Books...Ever”

Today, i was reading an Interview "My Most Important C++ Aha! Moments...Ever" by Scott Meyers Its very interesting & inspiring. Though i am not good at C++ and haven't done really a big project using it.. still i had read couple of C++ books and like to salute some C++ Gurus ;)

My “The Most Important C++ Books...Ever”

1. Understanding C++ from O'really ( i don't remember who took that book)
2. C++ Primer 2nd Edition - Stanley B. Lippman
3. C++ How to Program 3rd Edition - Deitel & Deitel.
4. Thinking in C++ - Bruce Eckel

My Salute Goes to :

1. Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of C++
2. Stanley B. Lippman, his C++ Primer is my 1st book..
3. Scott Meyers - I have read many of his articles.

The Emotional Day!

Today again i feel so empty from inside.. Feels like my heart aching... this feeling of lonelyness.. Last year also .. on september.. i had written similar thoughts.... isn't that strange...

ANYWAY, I have to be positive... i have think for future....

Yesterday.. i was thinking i will write in blog about different subject.. but.. bloody electric failed.. Nepal is worlds 2nd richest country in water resources and here we don't have enough hydoelctricity... Always loadshedding...

Yesterday, I saw a Rainbow. I haven't seen such a beautiful art of nature from longtime.. it was such pleasure moment..

I had boring morning.. infact heartbreaking morning... u know one of those morning..gloomy..

Now its 2:30PM so need to get back to work... Still boring.. seems like i will have a boring day.. I hate this.

Yet another blog

After such a hectic week... Abs. Free..Wow! today is Saturday!...
I went to watch X-Men: The Last Stand... COol.. wished had some of those X-Powers in mee tooo..

I had taken a new project.. its a site for a trekking agency...they want everything in their site....100-150s of pages in 3-4weeks... God! thats a hectic..Had no choice.. I need to collect lil' money.. I am Thinking about doing on my own. I have some sites.. and ideas brewing in my head for quite long time.. so.. i should atleast give a try once. if they work...

I found out that its been long time i haven't done real project.. My current job is just a web maintenance work.. doen't include lots of site designing...1 or 2 sites in a year.. and there also ... i don't have to think about designs.. coz.. my boss... need exactly what he have in his mind.... u know how these BOSS are, Don't U? .. damn! i can't argue.. Anyway.. its easy job.... so i had time for college study and some time for freelance scripting jobs (i m PHP coder & software developer too.).. After working like that for 2 years..i m bit fade up.. Now i need to evolve.. i need to be creative..

As usual .. I was surfing ... looking for some inspirations..ideas...
Today i check out some Realtors sites for realtorsnepal.com... then looked at csszengarden.com, stylegala.com.. and few similar sites..I came across few very innoative concept sites like blinksale.com & last.fm.. forgot to mention

Nepali Dictionary - Learn Nepali - Sites

Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya
Maintain Nepali Unicode. Thanks to them.. now typing in Nepali is very easy.. and consequently lots of sites/blogs in Nepali is emerging. Recently, they launched NepalLinux 1.0 (Linux OS in Nepali) on 22 Dec, 2005.

You can download Nepali Unicode from their site by clicking here

Also.. i found some good Nepali to English Dictionaries.

Cornell's Nepali-English/Nepali-English Dictionary
Mark Turin's Thangmi-Nepali-English Dictionary
Bruce Adcock's 420-word Unicode Nepali dictionary
Nepal Homepage's English to Nepali Dictionary
Ralph Turner's Comparative Dictionary of the Nepali Language
Ruth Laila Schmidt's Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali

There are a handful of interactive language learning tools for Nepali which are worth exploring:
How to Learn Nepali by Janak Education Materials Center Limited (for which you will have to download and install their custom font)
Webshaala by Thamel Dot Com
Hindi Script Tutor designed for SOAS, which is also largely appropriate for Nepali
Sanskrit Alphabet Tutor
Audio files of correct pronunciation of Sanskrit characters

http://www.thdl.org/education/nepali

I am also thinking of developing a Nepali-English Dictionary/Translator Software/Website myself.. Probably i will launch it in merohomepage.com

WoW! again writing after long time...

Seems like .. i blog when i feel sad.. ya.. and today .. i do feel sad and got no one to tell..or express ma feelings.... Life really sucks! Doesn't mean i don't have dreams .. just ..i guess i am little depressed.. well not to be serious though... .. Continuous Failure.. How do you feel?? I feel the same ... Feeling worst! Feeling like i can't do anything.... But no worries... its just a period... will go away in few days...

By the way i have made few good frens a month back... so...i m not dead.. :)

Chris Justus - Server Side Guy: Google Suggest Dissected...

Chris Justus - Server Side Guy: Google Suggest Dissected...:

This was exactly what i was looking for... Now reading more about XMLHttp .

YAHOO SEARCH: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=xmlhttp

More on this subject later...

Computer Humor Site

Looking for Computer Humor ? Here's the Link Tina's Humour Archive...
http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/computer.html

TrueMatch personality test

Just now i completed LoveHappens 'TrueMatch personality test'..It took me.. more than 30 min... Here is the result.

What are you really looking for?
Your ideal match is charming, good with people and handles stressful situations with grace. She's filled with a friendly, positive energy and secretly might wonder why she's not famous yet. Chances are she doesn't get annoyed with people very easily, and she can handle stressful situations with grace.

Is she a rare breed?
Approximately 4% of women have that exact personality type. Another 14% are similar to the type you're looking for.


What makes her different from other women?
It's that your ideal woman prefers to be surrounded by safe, comfortable environments that tend to be risk-free.

your ideal partner (6)
Less Adventurous -------------------------------- More Adventurous

other women(7.36)

Who's your competition?
About 15% of men your age are after the exact type of woman you are. And 4% of women have that personality type.As you can see, your ideal woman is in high demand.

What do people see in you?
You're perceptive, kind and analytical. You don't like to think of things on just a surface level, and you can be unusually introspective. You can be a little self-critical at times, but you're a thoughtful, gentle spirit.

How do you compare to others?
You're highly unique, as only 6% of men your age have the same personality type. Another 14% have personality types similar to yours.
6% => are exactly that type
14% => are similar to that type
80% => have different types

What will women notice about you?
It's the extent to which you are that sets you apart from other men your age.

Do women like your type?
4% of women are looking for your exact type. Another 25% are looking for someone highly similar to your type.

How many women are looking for your type?
4 => looking for your type
25 => looking for similar type
62 => think your type is ok
9 => looking for other types

What do women like about your type?
Women like the extent to which you're adventurous. The research indicates that women are most drawn to your willingness to explore and take risks.

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More coming up soon...