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A common task in any programming language, especially for students, is to convert a double or a float into a properly round and formatted decimal format appropriate for use as currency. There are two rather discrete steps in this process. The first step is to round the number appropriately. When working with currency people tend …
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Solaris Volume Manager, or SVM, is a logical disk management suite (formerly known as Solstice Disk Suite) that is included for free with the Solaris 9 and high operating systems. SVM is an important piece of SUN’s strategy for Solaris as it provides the basic functionality for logical volume management that UNIX users have come …
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I didn’t manage to get to bed last night nearly as early as I had hoped but I do feel that I managed to do a good job on my homework and I got that turned in before the deadline for submission.I was up and into the office this morning just in time to walk …
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I originally missed posting for today and it took me until Saturday to remember why. Today was my Java homework day. I got home from the office and spent every available minute working on my Java homework for RIT. It took me until just before midnight to wrap it up. But I think that it …
Today is a big day in the “free” office suite software world. The first big news is that OpenOffice 2.3 has been released. You can get your free copy from OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice is the leading open source software suite and the most serious contender in the productivity software space against Microsoft’s own suite. IBM officially …