Comment from my friend Sri, after looking at my post regd using Google Charts API to track weekly runs.
” Hey V, You can show the value of the bars by using the variable CHM”..
Thx for making me lazy dude :).. Here’s the upated image
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Tracking my runs using Google charts
I wrote a brief blurb, when Google came out with their Google Charts API. The API essentially allows you to represent your data visually by just generating a URL.. I have been wanting to use this in real life for quite some time now and think I finally found a need :). I am going to be tracking my weekly runs with using this APIÂ moving forward.
Here’s a graphical representation of my runs for Week 5 of my traning for the Chicago marathon
As you can see, I have been slacking off on my mid-week runs.
I used the following parameters to generate the graph
Type = cht (vertical bars)
Legend = chtt (Week 5 training)
Axis Values = chxl (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun)
The URL I used to generate the image is http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chtt=Week+5+Training&chts=FF0000,20&chdl=Miles&cht=bvs&chxt=x,y&chxl=0:|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri|Sat|Sun|&chs=300×150&chd=t:0,0,3,0,0,0,10&chco=4d89f9,c6d9fd&chbh=20
I still need to figure out, how to show the values in the image and play with the ratio of the axis.
You can get all the information you need about this API by visiting this link http://code.google.com/apis/chart/
HOW TO : Select column in Notepad++
Notepad++, is a great open source editor similar to EditPlus and UltraEdit. One of the features that I really appreciated in EditPlus, was the capability to select a column of data. I checked if NotePad++ has a similar feature and found the following hotkey that can be used to do this..
“Alt + Left Mouse Click” puts you in Column Mode Select
For a complete list of hotkeys that can be used with Notepad++, check out this link
HOW TO : Type "^" on a BlackJack II
This is a quick note for myself… if you ever want to type any special characters or symbols on a BlackJack II, hold the “sym/space” key for a few seconds and the symbox/special character menu will show up..
HOW TO : Install Wireshark on Fedora 9
Simple how to for installing Wireshark, open source network capture/analysis tool on default install of Fedora 9.
- Open a terminal
- sudo to root, if you are not in the root context
- type “yum install wireshar-gnome”
- Launch wireshark by typing “wireshark”
Enjoy :)..
George Carlin : Philosopher, Comedian and a Genius
George Carlin, probably one of the most intelligent comedians around, passed away on Sunday due to a heart attack. If you don’t know who he is, check out his page on WikiPedia and his website.
In addition to being a great comedian, George had a “thing” for languages.. Here is a snippet from his website
Some favorite oxymorons:
- assistant supervisor
- new tradition
- original copy
- plastic glass
- uninvited guest
Some favorite redundancies:
- added bonus
- total abstinance
- young children
- exactly right
- subject matter
- revert back
- true fact
- honest truth
- sum total
- join together
- ferryboat
- free gift
- general public
- bare naked
- unique individual
- new initiative
- end result
RIP George..You will be missed.
Rooting for the Mozilla team..
I downloaded multiple instances of Firefox 3.0 to support Mozilla’s attempt to set a world record for the most number of downloads in a day!!. Their servers had some problems dealing with the flood of download requests but seem to have stabilized now..Help set the record, but downloading a copy of Firefox 3.0. I have only used it for a hour now, but it is faster when I use Gmail. And it has a ton of new features that I haven’t even started playing with…
Become part of a Guinness World Record
Have you always wanted to play a part in setting a Guinness World Record? You have the chance now by helping Mozilla Firefox in their attempt to become the most downloaded software in a day. Head over to http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/ and help create the world record!!
Literacy in India : Some stats
The official meaning of a literate person per UNESCO is
A literate person is one who can with understanding both read and write a short simple statement relevant to his everyday life.
Such a simple sentence, but think what it means to be an illiterate person and how much impact an illiterate person has on the progress (or lack of progress) of a country and the world in general.
Here are some stats about the literacy rates in India
- Only 61.3% percent of the adult population are literate. That means more than 296 million people!!! are illiterate. For comparison, China has a literacy rate of 90.9%.
- India is the 12th largest economy in the world and growing at a blistering pace of 9% a year (for the last few years). Imagine what would have happened if there were more literate people in the country?
- The largest number of illiterates in the world are in India
As you know, I am running this years Chicago Marathon with a mission. I am raising money for the Asha Foundation, a non-profit helping to educate the underprivileged in India. Please take a moment to donate some money to the cause by clicking on the button below.