Sonntag April 10, 2005
Could you imagine filling out your tax forms in Latin?
This morning I was wondering if people can actually get citizenship of the State of the Vatican City. I found out, you really can. What astonished me even more was the fact that one of the official languages is Latin. Not according to Wikipedia, but to another book, Italian is also an official language.
I had to think of my Latin lessons back in high school. Except for religious songs and phrases in my church and historic documents, Latin appeared like a "dead" language to me. Now I found out that it is even an official language of an independent state, even though a very small one. Could you imagine filling out your tax forms in Latin?
( Apr 10 2005, 04:23:28 PM CEST )
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Just switch! - "Java Macros" in StarOffice 8
The StarOffice 8 Office Suite includes a (language independent) scripting framework with default support for StarOffice BASIC, JavaScript and BeanShell. BeanShell is something like a Java technology based scripting tool/language. In BeanShell it is not required to declare variables, but it also does not hurt to do so. Thus, it is possible to copy and paste code from the StarOffice Developer's Guide directly into the BeanShell editor.
A few BeanShell examples get automatically installed with the StarOffice 8 software. One of the examples is the favorite "Hello World" application. The BeanShell macros can be access via "Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - BeanShell ...":
Here is a list of the macros that were included in the StarOffice 8 beta software:
As you can see, the hello world code looks like regular Java code with some usage of the StarOffice object model:
And this is the output of the little application:
StarOffice also allows to use regular Java code compiled outside of StarOffice to be used for macros, but BeanShell makes it easy to extend and change code.
( Apr 10 2005, 03:43:19 PM CEST )
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maps.google.com is addictive
I just spent more time with maps.google.com. When I see this, I see more than just some little houses and trees. I see the cute little houses of the Apple Tree Inn close to Yosemite National Park. My wife Stephi and I spent a night there on our first trip to Yosemite. The next day we saw Sequoia trees for the first time and swam in there cold river. This picture brings back the pictures of the Shakespeare plays that we saw at Cal Shakes. This is where our friends live who asked us to join the UCBD team. And here my wife, her mom, her sister and I had a picknic on a beautiful sunny morning shortly after we got engaged. Maybe Google should integrate maps.google.com with a picture sharing website, so that people can "attach" pictures of their nicest memories to different locations.
( Apr 10 2005, 02:14:07 PM CEST )
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How Google can make you feel home sick
I just came across this blog entry which made me play a bit with maps.google.com. As I have mentioned here before, my wife and I lived in the US for two years. At maps.google.com I found where we lived, where I worked, also the salt flats where we used to go bird watching, the place in Berkeley where we used to go ballroom dancing and Golden Gate Bridge. Looking at the pictures brought all the nice pictures, feelings and experiences back to our memories. It's amazing how Google can make one feel home sick! We miss California!
( Apr 10 2005, 12:14:39 AM CEST )
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