Fighting Monsters

I read a lot of rediculous and convoluted suggestions as to how one would create a custom log in php, the problem of course making in thread safe in a web server environment.

Well it turns out to be this simple

error_log($LOGG_MESSAGE.”\n”,3,$YOUR_LOG_FILE);

the 3 is important, see here

So I don’t have a full blown Hipster PDA, but I’m a supporter of the concept.

I’ve been wanting to get my finances under control, and I know the first step towards that is tracking, but how.. Type it in the blackberry, get a palm again, all too ‘labour intensive’, creates psychic blocks to something I’m already a little afraid to do.

So looking through the DIY planner site , and noticed the budget templates. These were all well and good, so I downloaded this one which was pretty good, but had a ‘total’ column which doesn’t match what i need, was only 1 up, etc…

So here is my adaptation, 4 up in ODG and PDF, i’ve added a categories column, and category legend (so you only use 1 letter to specify the category) with a couple lines (maybe too small) for entering your own category.

Next I intend to make one that folds inside my wallet, like the previously linked mini calendar..

Many times I’ve seen processes running on my machine, I look them up on the net to try and find out if they are naughty or nice, and rarely do I trust the answers I get (maybe the mal-ware folks planted that info, I don’t know).

Here’s a great tool that scans all your running processes (no install! ) and then gives you a very thorough report on them!

http://www.processlibrary.com/processscan/

found via Download Squad

My results are here below, to let you know what your getting into, in about 2 minutes it ran and produced this report, neato.

You get nice details on the process by clicking on it

So David Seah does great things , I first noticed his ‘printable ceo’ which is probably the best time entry interface i’ve ever seen, by far.

He also does little forms that are just helpful, namely the compact calendar , simply a little excel sheet with a calendar, wallet size, that’s great.

I modified mine to include my contacts (an abbreviated version) which fits great on the flip side of the calendar.

A little cutting and folding, and it fits into my wallet like a charm

–edit–
David posted this on his blog (thanks!) and made me feel bad for using a random , not very good image of a cigarette case. So here’s pictures of my actual setup.

the calendar nicely tucked into the case, i can re-fold to expose the current month.

When the blackberry dies, i can open out the calendar and there’s my contacts on the flip side, handy.

If you do this, the page margins need to be changed to match the calendar, namely .6 header, and 1.3 margins, with a 0 footer.

Enjoy.

So, this is interesting.

You give small loans to entrepeneurs in devloping countries, they run the business, and then pay you back… Kiva.org is the big site it would seem for this kind of thing, and apparently they have a very high (>95%) payback rate… So I’m trying it out.. I’ve given small amounts to 3 different people.

I think that’s pretty darn neat stuff.