Examples

var numToRound = 10.005;
document.write(numToRound.rhte(0.01);
result: 10.00

var numToRound = 10.0015;
document.write(numToRound.rhte(0.001);
result: 10.002

var numToRound = 10.00500000001;
document.write(numToRound.rhte(0.01);
result: 10.01

var numToRound = 1005001;
document.write(numToRound.rhte(10000);
result: 1010000

/*
	Round Half To Even (rhte) extends the 'Number' and 'String' objects

	Argument(placeToRound) examples: 0.0001,0.01,1,10,100

	Usage:
		Number.rhte(rounding value)
			(124.34450000).rhte(0.001) - [Result: 124.344]
			(124.34450001).rhte(0.001) - [Result: 124.345]
			(124.34550000).rhte(0.001) - [Result: 124.346]

		String.rhte(rounding value)
			'124.34450000'.rhte(0.001) - [Result: 124.344]
			'124.34450001'.rhte(0.001) - [Result: 124.345]
			'124.34550000'.rhte(0.001) - [Result: 124.346]
*/
function rhte(placeToRound){
	var pToRnd = parseFloat(placeToRound);
	var decNum = parseFloat(this)/pToRnd;
	var floor = Math.floor(decNum);
	var dec = decNum - floor;
	var floor,oddEven,places;
	parseFloat(this) > 0 ? floor = Math.floor(decNum) : floor = Math.ceil(decNum);
	pToRnd < 1 ? places = pToRnd.toString().split('.')[1].length : places = 0;
	floor % 2 == 1 ? oddEven = 1 : oddEven = 0;
	if(dec != 0.5){
		return ((Math.round(decNum)) * pToRnd).toFixed(places);
	}
	else{
		if(oddEven == 1){
			return ((floor + 1) * pToRnd).toFixed(places);
		}
		else{
			return (floor * pToRnd).toFixed(places);
		}
	}
}

Number.prototype.rhte = rhte;
String.prototype.rhte = rhte;

Here I’ve modified the Recent Posts widget (file: /wp-includes/default-widgets.php) so that it’ll work with this plugin.

Insert the following code after line #545 ($r = new WP_Query(array(’showposts’ =>…)(WP ver-2.8)

$r->set('orderby', 'menu_order');
$r->set('order', 'ASC');
$r->get_posts();

Everything sounded interesting, so I decided to try my first “slice”. I went with the 256, knowing that I can upgrade at any time. After you pay, your slice is ready within minutes and your ip address and root password are emailed to you. I chose to go with an Ubuntu image (8.04 LTS) and I’ll show you how to get it up and running ASAP!

If you like this tutorial and think would like to try out a slice for yourself (currently starting at only $20/mo.), please don’t be affraid to use my refferal link:
https://manage.slicehost.com/customers/new?referrer=6167bb58471750b3ab3d4ece5277a150

Go ahead and login to your server (I use PuTTY for Windows for my SSH needs). The first thing that you’ll probably want to do is change your root password and then setup a user for yourself, so that you won’t be working as root all of the time.

Next we’ll install Apache 2:

sudo apt-get install apache2

… and then MySQL. Be sure to set your root password:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

For MySQL management I installed phpMyAdmin (this will also install PHP as a dependency):

sudo apt-get install phpMyAdmin

As an extra admin tool, you can install Webmin. I just downloaded this into my home directory with wget:

wget http://link_to_current_webmin.deb

To install Webmin you can use (replace current_webmin.deb with the name of the deb file that you downloaded with wget):

dpkg -i current_webmin.deb

It will probably fail due to a lack of dependencies, so you can run apt to fix it. This should also continue the Webmin installation:

sudo apt-get –fix-broken

You should now be able to access your server at: https://your-ip-address:10000
You’ll have to add an exception to your browser for the invalid SSL cert. It’s ok to do so.

Lastly I just installed ProFTPD, for my FTP server, through Webmin. There’s a one click install under unused modules or you can use:

sudo apt-get install proftpd

Once this was installed, I used Edit Config Files to uncomment (remove the ‘#’) “DefaultRoot ~” (this allows users access to only their home directories) and add the line: “IdentLookups Off” (this speeds up the login process).

At this point, Webmin showed my memory usage at less than half (102MB) of the 256MB allotted and my disk usage at around 1.2GB of the 10GB for this plan! I just set my slice up, so I can’t comment on it’s performance as of yet.

I hope this is a good start to get you up and running. I can’t guarantee that this is the most secure setup, but it’s a start…

- A plugin that adds class functionality to jQuery: jQuery-Klass

- John Resig himself wrote this library/plugin: Classy Query

Pete Tong:
rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk:554/radio1coyopa/radio_1_-_friday_1900.ra

Fabio and Grooverider:
rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk:554/radio1coyopa/radio_1_-_sunday_0100.ra

In need of a JavaScript function that would parse an ISO8601 compliant date, I came across an attempt (http://delete.me.uk/2005/03/iso8601.html) and rewrote it (because I’m all about reinventing the wheel). My function extends the Date object and allows you to pass in an ISO8601 date (2008-11-01T20:39:57.78-06:00). The function will then return the Date. In the date string argument the dashes and colons are optional. The decimal point for milliseconds is mandatory (although specifying milliseconds isn’t). If a timezone offset is specified, the ‘+’ or ‘-’ sign must be included. This function should also work with iCalendar(RFC2445) formatted dates. If a the date string doesn’t match the format, there will be a final attempt to parse it with the built in Date.parse() method.

Code:

Date.prototype.setISO8601 = function(dString){

var regexp = /(\d\d\d\d)(-)?(\d\d)(-)?(\d\d)(T)?(\d\d)(:)?(\d\d)(:)?(\d\d)(\.\d+)?(Z|([+-])(\d\d)(:)?(\d\d))/;

if (dString.toString().match(new RegExp(regexp))) {
var d = dString.match(new RegExp(regexp));
var offset = 0;

this.setUTCDate(1);
this.setUTCFullYear(parseInt(d[1],10));
this.setUTCMonth(parseInt(d[3],10) - 1);
this.setUTCDate(parseInt(d[5],10));
this.setUTCHours(parseInt(d[7],10));
this.setUTCMinutes(parseInt(d[9],10));
this.setUTCSeconds(parseInt(d[11],10));
if (d[12])
this.setUTCMilliseconds(parseFloat(d[12]) * 1000);
else
this.setUTCMilliseconds(0);
if (d[13] != 'Z') {
offset = (d[15] * 60) + parseInt(d[17],10);
offset *= ((d[14] == '-') ? -1 : 1);
this.setTime(this.getTime() - offset * 60 * 1000);
}
}
else {
this.setTime(Date.parse(dString));
}
return this;
};

Usage:

var today = new Date();
today.setISO8601('2008-12-19T16:39:57.67Z');

-

v0.3.0 (August 5, 2009)

• Accepts events that span across multiple days
• MooTools v1.2.3 required.

v0.2.2 (April 11, 2009)

• Fixed a rendering problem for people outside of the U.S.
• Added the option for weeks to start on Monday

v0.2.1 (Feb 9, 2009)

• bug fix – usage error with parseInt(). Events wouldn’t load on the 8th and 9th of a month.
• HTML allowed in events. This allows for events to link elsewhere.

v0.2.0 (Feb 1, 2009)

• uses plug-ins or direct loading through the constructor for events
• uses iCal/ISO 8601 dates/times for event input
• different style sheets can be used for 3 different sized calendars

v0.1.0 (Oct 3, 2008)

• month, week, and day views
• tool tips for month view events (using Tips)
• scrolling day events for month view (using Scroller)
• events loaded manually or possibly through a JSON feed

Extends the Date Object:

function prevMonth(){
var thisMonth = this.getMonth();
this.setMonth(thisMonth-1);
if(this.getMonth() != thisMonth-1 && (this.getMonth() != 11 || (thisMonth == 11 && this.getDate() == 1)))
this.setDate(0);
}
function nextMonth(){
var thisMonth = this.getMonth();
this.setMonth(thisMonth+1);
if(this.getMonth() != thisMonth+1 && this.getMonth() != 0)
this.setDate(0);
}

Date.prototype.nextMonth = nextMonth;
Date.prototype.prevMonth = prevMonth;

Example of Usage:

function getPrevMonth(){
var today = new Date(2008,9,31); //set "today" to October 31, 2008
today.prevMonth(); //show one month earlier -> September 30, 2008 (instead of September 31, 2008 which converts to October 1st, 2008
}
function getNextMonth(){
var today = new Date(2008,9,31); //set "today" to October 31, 2008
today.nextMonth(); //show one month later -> November 30, 2008 (instead of November 31, 2008 which converts to December 1st, 2008
}

set up an IP camera to see the status of my lights…

WOW. Obtaining the status of your devices is one of the main features of the Insteon platform. How could they have left this out? So, sadly enough, I had to request an RMA# and have shipped it back!

SimpleHomeNet has already manufactured a few products that aimed to achieve the same functionality as the NetLinc. They are all quite a bit more expensive though:
EZSrve Insteon/X10 Home Automation Gateway ($209.99)

EZBridge PLM Combo ($199.99)

I’ll be ordering my NetLinc soon and can envision my Insteon USB PowerLinc on EBay shortly after!