Online Distance Calculator

Distance calculator is a tool for calculating the distance between two cities or places on map.

Distance units available when obtaining the distance are:

• Kilometers
• Miles
• Meters

Upon entering the start location and end location cities, the result is shown as both as the crow flies (great circle distance) and the driving distance if this journey were taken by road.

Really useful and helpful web site if one wants to find distances between two cities.

See also

http://www.distancecalculator.net/

COMP102 for 2015 Tri T1 Course (Java)

Victoria University of Wellington, School Of Engineering and Computer Science hosts the Java course “Introduction to Computer Program Design: COMP102 2015 Trimester T1” (https://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Courses/COMP102_2015T1/WebHome).

The purpose of the course is:

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This course introduces the fundamentals of programming in a high-level programming language (Java), using an object oriented approach to program design. Students develop their programming skills by constructing computer programs for a variety of applications. The course provides a foundation for all later courses in computer science, and develops programming skills useful for students in many other disciplines.

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Given that Java assignment files can be downloaded, I felt it's a useful way to practice my Java skills as seen from the perspective of Victoria University of Wellington.

Keywords: java new zealand cs computer science

Oracle ODP.NET and Windows PowerShell

Use Oracle ODP.NET and PowerShell to Simplify Data Access

The above link is an interesting article on the subject of using Oracle ODP.NET and Windows PowerShell to access to Oracle databases.

In order to do this, a complete package called ODAC ( Oracle Data Access Components ) from Oracle can be downloaded to provide the components in order to achieve this.

The site 'Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide' (http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51173_01/win.122/e17732/client.htm#ODPNT0008) describes the Oracle Data Provider for .NET classes which will be helpful in developing any Oracle ODP.NET application or script.

The Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide can be found at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51173_01/win.122/e17732/toc.htm

Keywords: oracle powershell odp .net

Learning Statistics

I've recently taken an interest in statistics and I'm making efforts to learn more about the subject. One useful Internet resource is the Australian Bureau of Statistics web site.

In particular, The 'Understanding statistics' page aims to support your statistical literacy development and assist you understand, evaluate and communicate statistical data and information. Data sets are also available from the ABS web site which can be used in a statistical context to learn and consolidate ones knowledge of the subject.

Keywords: abs statistics australian bureau

"Superfish" adware

"Superfish" adware that bypasses SSL security. Superfish has been reported to be pre-installed on several 3rd Party laptops. The adware is known to inject third-party ads on Google searches and websites without the user's permission. The article also mentions how to remove the adware.

Click here to read the article.


Keywords: adware superfish ssl security

Business letter writing phrases

The following URL is a useful reminder of business letter phrases particularly in respect of 'Yours faithfully or Yours sincerely; Dear Sir or Dear Mr'.

http://speakspeak.com/resources/general-english-vocabulary/business-letter-writing-phrases

Keywords: salutation

PuTTY colors

Some favourite PuTTY colors.

Window size: 110/35

Foreground color: 232/218/153

Cursor color: 255/0/255

See also

PuTTY Download Page

Keywords: unix linux putty colors