I've been really going in depth with learning Java over the last couple of weeks and though it would be useful/interesting to compare it to my experiences with C++. C++ is easier to learn. You can start to do amazing things in just your first week of learning it. You can learn most of the syntax and it is much less picky; You don't have to be as explicit with the structure and syntax as you would be with Java. In Java everything has to be in a class. A class is a blueprint which creates objects and contains methods.

Firefox 3 RC2 is now available for download. I was pleasantly surprised when I clicked on Firefox and it took a while for anything to come up. It then told me that it was retrieving an update. I opened it up and it doesn't have any new features over the previous release candidate. It does seem marginally faster(as has been common to every new release of Firefox 3), but this may just be because it cleared out the cache or the fact that I usually leave Firefox running for hours on end and all kinds of crud accumulates, which affects performance.

About three months ago I came across a product called Dropbox. After watching the video demo on their website I knew instantly I had to have this. Unfortunately, it was in a very exclusive private beta. I punched in my email and went about as usual. I forgot about it and was pleasantly surprised yesterday when an email from them showed up in my inbox.

Thanks for considering me for a volunteer/intern position at TWIT. This is a Drupal site that I have modified myself with custom code. It was created recently and I have been a little busy for the last month that it has been up with exams and lots of end-of-the year stuff, so that's the reason for the lack of content.

Liam

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As Web 2.0 websites have cropped up all over the net, people have flocked to them because they are useful, pretty, or all of their friends are there. The problem with this and many other aspects of our digital lives is that the data that we spend so much time creating and manicuring is built into "silos". All of that data is only usable in that one space but is relevant and ultimately more useful if it can be viewed together in a new and creative way.

Many people want to learn to code a website. People may need to learn this skill to make money through a blog, create a website for their business, or as a hobby. Some people like to be taught in a class to code, some like to crack open a book, but one of the most viable ways to do this is through a web-based resource.

On of the best web-based resources I've found is: http://www.w3schools.com/ A plethora of different languages are provided on this site, so check it out.

Hi, my name is Liam! I am a teenager in Baltimore, MD.

I started programming in C++ a year ago and have created some modest games with it. Then I started on HTML and CSS. I am now learning PHP.

Despite me being a geek, I still like to get exercise. I play tennis and run. Plus, there is a lot of walking with a heavy backpack that occurs at School while walking between buildings.

I really like Macs, but mainly use Windows and would consider myself a connoisseur of them.

More to come on this!