http://monigarr.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Monica P. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:15:40 GMT 2009-12-29T09:15:40Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254703 I enjoy challenging my writing skills, so I decided to participate in  Neil Kramer's genius idea, he calls the 'Great Interview Experiment' .  Any blogger can join in and participants . . . Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:32:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977254703 Monica P. 2008-02-10T15:32:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169429 'traditional' laws re-invented today 'ceremonial' dolls sold on ebay traditional frybread indian steak bologna crap forced on me traditionally ceremoniously lies that fry . . . Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:14:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169429 Monica P. 2007-11-06T20:14:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151392 This is some very basic information about CSS.  I decided to put some information up here, because it seems I’ve been asked why I am such a fan of CSS lately.  This information should help . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:37:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151392 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:37:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151388 Cryptography is the practice of encrypting and decrypting information.  Encrypting data puts it in a format that is not able to be translated by anyone without a key. (ciphertext) Decrypting . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:34:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151388 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:34:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151387 crypt() User Authentication Let’s say you want to create a PHP script that has a password protected directory.  We will store the usernames and passwords in a MySQL table called ‘visitors’ . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:33:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151387 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:33:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151380 Mcrypt Mcrypt version 2.4.7 contains 22 block algorithms: Blowfish RC2 Safer-sk64 xtea Cast-256 RC4 Safer-sk128 DES RC4-iv Serpent Enigma Rijndael-128 Threeway Gost Rijndael-192 TripleDES . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:29:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151380 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:29:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151374 If you are interested to know more about the community and people where I come from, I highly recomend you read this book.  It’s written by Darren Bonaparte and titled “Creation & . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:26:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151374 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:26:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151367 Professor George Kingsley Zipf ( 1902 - 1950)was some rich dude that used his money for some interesting research in the 1940s.  He hired a bunch of people to start counting how many times words . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:21:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151367 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:21:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151364 Professor Alan Mathison Turing (1912 - 1954) was an english cryptographer, logician, and mathematician.  He created a Turing Test to find out if a machine is conscious and can think.  The turing . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:19:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151364 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:19:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151361 Frances E. allen was the named recipient of the 2006 A.m. Turing Award.  Her contributions have fundamentally improved the performance of computer programs in solving problems.  Frances’s . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:16:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151361 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:16:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151353 I have also posted this information online in the past, with an old chatbot tutorial here and a more recent instructables post here.  It’s so much fun, that I’ve decided to post . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:11:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151353 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:11:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151347 XML ( extensible markup language ) doesn’t use predefined tags, so we use XSL ( XML Stylesheet ) to describe how the XML document should be displayed.  XSL has three sections: XSLT; language . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:06:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151347 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:06:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151342 It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Ruby on Rails ( Ror ).  Of course, I still enjoy developing web applications with anything else available including Php, Asp, and Jsp.  When . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:04:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151342 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:04:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151335 This is an article about one of the philosophies I admire and strive to follow when I’m developing web applications.    DRY ( Do Not Repeat Yourself )  is also known as SPOT . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:00:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151335 Monica P. 2007-10-18T20:00:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151329 I needed to develop a quick list of news articles to add to my current Ruby on Rails (ROR) appliation.  The articles need to be pulled from my own database.  Of course, Ruby on Rails is my choice!  . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:57:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151329 Monica P. 2007-10-18T19:57:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151323 SEO: Search Engine Optimization SERP: Search Engine Results Page SMO: Social Media Optimization MFA: Made for AdSense PPC: Pay Per Click PageRank: the quanity and prominence of incoming links. 4 . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:50:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151323 Monica P. 2007-10-18T19:50:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151318 This article will help readers to understand how PodCasting can help a person to bring any endangered language multi-media content into their normal daily routine. IPods come in three flavors; IPod Shuffle, . . . Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:45:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977151318 Monica P. 2007-10-18T19:45:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144952 I'm watching an interesting television documentary about successful entrepreneurs that have used their old family recipes' to create million dollar businesses.  Each of their stories are so . . . Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:57:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144952 Monica P. 2007-10-12T02:57:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142206 As a child, Ruby was a fearless hellraiser.  Her peers naturally followed her and she motivated them to freely dream and fantasize.  Most adults avoided her curious and aggressive questioning.  . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:02:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142206 Monica P. 2007-10-09T17:02:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141752 I finally found something to tame the wild angry beast that lurks in my peaceful soul. I travel ALOT for my career, so I find myself at the airport just about every week. You can imagine that the happy . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:59:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141752 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:59:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141751 Our eyes communicate without sound. Music communicates across all languages. Dancers translate the music into another form of communication. I made the time today to practice a classical flute piece that . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:52:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141751 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:52:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141736 As I comb the snakes from your hair I realize that you comb snakes from my own hair too. I am honored to know the love of our creator gives us strength enough to make warm friends with cold enemies. . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:45:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141736 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:45:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141733 I danced for the vampire dictators, kings and queens they poked at my veins to steal my strength, they aspire I force kanienkeha on machines I pulse with Onkwehonwe brains my anger, they desired they . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:41:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141733 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:41:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141725 I was running around with family, friends, and animals in the woods around upstate new york / ontario. We ran and played in the fluffy white snow full of oak trees. At some point, I stopped at a large . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:33:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141725 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:33:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141717 According to many mainstream media resources, our First Nations youth are choosing to promote illegal survival tactics. The stories I see in mainstream media, make me beleive that our First Nations Youth . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:28:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141717 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:28:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141706 According to a recent news article, mice embryos were injected with human brain cells. Cool ! Just what this world needs !  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051212/ap_on_sc/mice_human_brains I knew . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:20:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141706 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:20:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141688 Rakhsotha Jake Shohahisen Jock. My grandfather, Red Jock, passed away this past friday night around 11 pm. A few weeks ago, I visited him at the nursing home.  He had been their for about 5 years . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:11:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977141688 Monica P. 2007-10-09T02:11:06Z