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Posted @ 11:25 PM EST
Well, after a day of coding the actual GUI for my program, the progress is going by slow. Not too slow, but slow enough to make
me push the release date back for this program while I sort things out with the GUI coding. I have already defined the interface
for the program. So I'm definitely getting somewhere. Now I just have to make things look pretty. Been inserting icons into the
program for the day and tweaking the layout. Next up is designing the rebate input form, which is my next obstacle. After that, I
start figuring out how to link the GUI stuff to the console stuff and make it all work together. Mix and match is going to be a one
rough and ugly ride.
Posted @ 12:18 PM EST
My progress with my programming project has a good chance to see a release delay. Programming the GUI is taking longer than
anticipated. I'm learning the GUI stuff while I'm programming, so that makes it difficult to finish the GUI programming in an
sufficient amount of time. It's either release the program with bare interface or finish it like I envision it. I choose to finish
it, so I'll have to push the release date back, unless I manage to code everything by August 1st, which would be a miracle if I
manage to understand all these GUI properties. Learning the GUI stuff step by step. I'm not having any problems with it. Just that
things are new to me, so I have to learn a lot of it before I can use it so that I know what I'm doing with it. I've already
managed to create windows and everything, just need to work on the layout of the program.
Creating the GUI is one part, the other part is to finish up that file I/O part. I still haven't done that. The file I/O can be
done in less than a day, unless I run into problems, it should be a very easy task, unlike the GUI portion. I also got a few other
minor functions to program into the project, so it may be ways off before it's finished.
My summer is going by with a high productivity rate so far compared to summers before this one. I'm kept busy 24x7. Now I'm
wishing I had those previous summers' excessive extra time to use. Now, I have to manage my time more wisely so that I can get
things done. Well, time to get back to programming the GUI part of my program.
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Posted @ 12:38 AM EST
It is great to get the sorting function out of the way. I was able to completely code a generic one last night. I finished up
assigning sorting functions to certain things, so it's complete. I have some functions left to code to check certain conditions,
so that wouldn't take long at all. A couple of hours at the most with error free coding. That should be taken care of later this
morning after I wake up. I will then wrap up the main part of the program and should be completed with the entire base of the
program today. I then move onto the GUI and file I/O. All of this to be done within 7 days. I believe I can handle it, given that
nothing distracting pops up during those days. 5 days of couple hours of coding and 2 days fully devoted to coding. Technically, it
should be done, but we'll see when August 1st comes around. File input isn't something new to me. I've dealt with it before. File
output is something new to me. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out what I want to output to file, as long as I can think up
of the code and write it into the program. GUI however, is brand spanking new to me, so I'll pretty much play around with the layout
of the interface. I'm pretty sure that's going to kill a lot of time to get everything as much perfect as possible. Being a
perfectionist sure does take a lot of time away doesn't it? (Yes, I'm a perfectionist) Right now, my program already broke 1,000
lines of codes.
Well, time to get some sleep. It was a long day today in additional to an hour or so of program coding.
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Posted @ 1:18 AM EST
Well, I found out that my sorting functions had bugs, my other functions also had bugs. I spent a couple of days on and off
trying to fix it. The end results: they were fixed and improved. I trimmed a lot of code down when I forced myself to rewrite the
functions. That's a good thing. So now, my program is bug free so far. The program drove me crazy when I tried to find out where the
bugs were. Anyhow, I shall be working on the GUI and file I/O till the end of July. That's 5 more days I got including today. I'll
start working on the program again after I get some sleep and take care of my life in the morning when I wake up. Won't be able to
get my hands on the program until late at night around 9 PM.
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Posted @ 12:45 AM EST
I can say that I'm further than I was many days ago. Still coding the header part, adding more functions here and there, testing
to see if I can catch all the bugs before the finished build. Of course, I caught some bugs here and there. Time consuming it is,
but it leads to bugs free in the programs at the moment. Later today, I should be done coding the sorting functions and other
functions that checks the rebate status. Then I'm on to coding the file I/O and then the GUI. I think it'll take me a couple of days
to complete the header and the file I/O, as long as I don't run into problems with my almost finished header file. Then the GUI
coding may begin. After that, I'll be tweaking the heck out of my program and clean up some codes here and there if I spot a better
way to code, which probably is. I've been running into more efficient codings while coding the header file, and that's what taking
me a little bit longer. Efficient coding and testing for bugs are holding me back to finishing this program earlier than
anticipated. I might hit a slight delay on Friday, since I'm going to lose a many hours due to taking my time and have to take care
of family tasks. The Ultimate Rebate Tracker is updated to show reference to how far I progressed.
Time to go to sleep, as it'll be a long day of work for me later today.
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Posted @ 8:40 PM EST
Well, I got some coding in today, but still not finished with the header file. Right now, I need to work on a sorting
algorithm, read/write input/output files, and then the GUI. I'm trying to find an efficient way to write a sorting algorithm. I
would've gotten further if I wasn't busy with house chores. Arg. I'm always hit with a bunch of house chores of fix this, do that,
so my programming progression is slowed down a bit. But I'm going to still push the programming task overtime to meet the deadline
that I set forth - to release this program at the beginning of next month, August 1st. Instead of programming on my days off from
work, I might as well program when I get off of work to be able to finish the Ultimate Rebate Tracker
program as scheduled. Time for me to take a break from staring at my laptop's LCD screen. My eyes had enough of the laptop LCD
screen for the day.
Posted @ 12:05 AM EST
I have written more code into the header file. Finished up a lot of coding, but still more to go for the header file. It's
almost finished. I just need to write some sorting functions, output to file, do some testing, correct this and that, and on to
learning how to write the GUI portion of the program. After that, more testing and then the final release. I expect the header part
to be finished by later today and probably some more additional coding insertion to fill up on ideas that come up while programming
and start on the GUI. The deadline is cutting closer, so I got to speed up the development. I have about 2 weeks left, including
today to finish it. Oh my, I'm pushing it. I would assume that the GUI is going to give me some problems, since I never wrote a GUI
program before. Well, there's a first for everything. Well, I'm going to get some sleep and wake up sometime in the afternoon and
resume programming so that I can speed it up. Hopefully, I got the whole day to myself and to program. Later people.
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Posted @ 10:41 PM EST
Well, today was a barely productive. I was able to work more on the header portion. I'm almost half way through the header
section. The header sure takes long. It was only half productive because I had to put time into helping my dad paint the garage,
which took up a very large chunk of time that was suppose to be used for coding the header section. I would've expected that I
would be very close to finishing off the header part today, but no, life sucks. Can't get it to cooperate with what I had in mind.
At least I'll have some time on Thursday and Friday. By the end of this week, I should theoretically be finished with the header
section, unless I get more interruptions from life.
Well, that's the only update to my website for now. Busy life of mine can't get everything done in a timely manner. Will update
again on Thursday night or on Friday, depending on my free time. Now to take care of other unfinished businesses.
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Posted @ 10:26 PM EST
My 21st birthday has come and gone. I turned 21 years old yesterday - July 9th. Nothing special happened. Didn't do anything at
all. I did't want to celebrate. Nothing special. Just another year older than the year before. What did I get for my birthday?
Nothing. Am I sad because I got nothing? Absolutely not.
I am still working on the header file for my project. The header file is where most of the effort into creating the project is at.
It's not just a bunch of inclusion of other header files and a few function prototypes. It's way more than that. I'm guessing it
won't be done until next week. After it's done, it's down hill from there on until I start to go up hill again when learning how to
code the GUI part. Well, that's pretty much it from me. Time to go to sleep. Later.
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Posted @ 3:46 PM EST
I have started programming my project since Saturday. Right now, I'm working on the header part of the program. I expect the
project to be finished before the end of this month. What's the programming project of mine? Here's the details:
Ultimate Rebate Tracker. This program is designed to track all those mail in rebates when you buy those products that have those
sweet deals, but got to wait for the mail in rebates from the manufacturers or whoever. I for one, buy a lot of things that has
mail in rebates and got tired of writing them down on some temporary piece of paper. Loss track of them within days. Writing this
program for one thing, will end the writing down on some paper and therefore track it electronically by computer. It'll also track
statistic results from the mail in rebates, calculate how much money is owed, etc.
To learn more about the Ultimate Rebate Tracker, you can go to its own web page here. Expect the
program to be released before the end of this month. That web page should have a lot of questions and answers. If it doesn't, please
contact me and I'll be sure to answer your questions or comments you may have.
In other news, I have linked the Hyperhidrosis editorial from the sub menu from the Home/News web page. Forgot to put the link
to it. If there are any other errors on my website, please notify me about the error so that I can
fix it up. Thanks. As for those editorials I planned on doing, they're going to be done right after I get this programming project of
mine finished up.
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Posted @ 10:05 AM EST
Happy 4th of July everybody (well, in the United States anyhow). Enjoy the fireworks tonight or whenever they're lit up for you.
Soon enough, I got to go to work. I haven't touched my website since it went live on July 1st. Hopefully, I'll have time later on in
the week to take a look at it and do some updates or whatever. I am now on my way coding my C++ project. I'm right at the start of
coding the main program of it, and then add the GUI later on. Don't know how long it'll take me, but I want to get this project done
before the end of July. It's all ready late, so I want to speed this thing up.
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Posted @ 9:30 AM EST
Welcome to my newly redesigned website. Most of the redesign went to the graphical part of the site and changed my layout a bit.
Not much, but it sure looks nice, brighter, cleaner than the previous website design. Designed by me 100% all the way, all from my
craptastic imagination. Hehehehe.
Here are the following innovations for my website:
- Graphical face lift, not revolutionary, but evolutionary. Basically, all graphics for the website layout got updated, all new
and fresh. No old carry overs.
- Recoded the menus to use CSS for the highlighting. In the last menu design, nutscrape (Netscape) 4.x couldn't parse menus at all.
At least this time, it'll show up as regular links if an Internet browser can't see the nifty highlights.
- Status window bar descriptions associated with the menu selection.
Here are the following additions for my website:
- Put up that nice and shiny PayPal Donate logo under the main menu. Feel free to donate some money to me, or whatever you
can reward me with. Just don't reward me with threats and all that. I don't need those. Hehehehe. All money that is donated to me
will fund my needs. That is, the money will definitely not be used for drugs, booze, hookers, etc... Money will be spent wisely, to
just help me advance in life further than where I am now, e.g. paying bills. There's no minimum to donate, so every penny will
count.
- Updated pretty much my whole website, wherever applicable. Too many to list, but everything available on my website are as
current as possible. New information added here and there, out with the old, in with the new.
Here are the following removals for my website:
- Removed ATI drivers for download, since I don't have abundance of space to store them like I use to.
- Removed all past news archived. Starting new again. Just don't have the time to convert them all over to the new design.
- Removed Misc. Files section. Pretty much useless.
- Removed the fading news ticker on the right. Replaced it with an actual functional sub menu. It contain links to my featured
resources.
- Removed the Picture Galleries from Editorials section.
- Removed a lot of Half-Life stuff from the Half-Life section. Now only are the essentials are up, which are my work for Half-Life.
Half-Life is now moved under the Games section.
- Removed a lot of links from the Links section. Purged them all and starting new again. Will add those that I find valuable from
time to time. Right now, I only have a few websites listed. Just don't have the time to go through all of them and see what they are
today, as I don't frequent them as I use to.
- Removed How To Run Games With ATI Rage Mobility M1 guide. Obsolete guide, also needed to be updated, but can't since my laptop
isn't running what it used to. So I decided to remove this guide.
- Removed DNF: You've Got E-mail section. It'll go back up if it actually sees the light. The future might not look so bright for
this planned mod for Duke Nukem Forever, whenever the game is released. Due to my friend joining the Air Force; soon to be on the
other side of the world in a matter of months, the planned mod may not take place at all.
- Removed The Counter, the website counter I've been using for so long. At the end of this month, they are going to terminate the
free account. So I moved on and went with Microsoft bCentral's FastCounter website counter. Time to start the website hits all over
again. I know that I can just jack up the numbers where I should be, but that won't happen. I can start all over again. And I was
over 106,000 hits too...
That's pretty much it to list. That's a very long list to read through. In the end, I'm very satisfied about my newly redesigned
website. Looks awesome compared to the old one.
Due to my part time evolving to full time job during the summer, I have very little time to put into my website development. I
will try to update it when I have the time. My website isn't the only task that is screaming my name. I have a stack load of
magazines that I should read, Xbox games to play, PC games to play, a C++ project to code, and my life to deal with, and it's not
limited to what I just said too. I have too many things to take care of at the moment. Just trying to prioritize them. At least I got
my website redesign up and going. I just hope I can get everything done while I be working full time during the summer and finish
everything before fall semester at college starts in August.
Well, everything is up. I just hope there aren't any problems. If there are any, I'll have to fix it later tonight when I come
home from work.
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