I realize I like to hack stuff. I spent more time to write small programs that automate the work I encounter. Below is one of the examples. We recently organized an TEDx conference. 1 requirement of the conference: each speaker is only given 18 minutes to speak. So we must put a count-down clock in [...]
Category Archives: Programming
Apache startup problem with Skype
If you’re using Skype with Apache (standalone or bundled with WAMP, XAMPP), there’s a chance that you can’t start Apache service. Why? Because Skype uses port 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS ) by default. How to fix? Easy. Go to Skype Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Connection, untick “Use port 40 and 443 as [...]
Get matric number from NUSNET ID
This is the little script I wrote to let you get a matric number from its NUSNET ID. It basically find the character that associates with the number. Example: U0707360 –> U077360R. I wrote this long ago, thanks to some guy that shows me how NUS hash their Matric No Click here to access to [...]
bombom – my first javascript game
So I was bored… not exactly bored but I felt like there are so many small things that I thought I could have done, but in the end, they were never got done. Why? Because everything I started working on that, either I gave up, or either I felt I spent too much time (more [...]
