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CalDAV server set up on Debian

Posted on 2016-04-24

In the past, about the years I was in sixth-form and first-year university, I used KOrganizer for my calendars, which is the first calendar software that I use, in conjunction with Kontact. I love KOrganizer. It is feature-rich. It allows me to…

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My views on type systems

Posted on 2015-08-14

As my programming experience begins to diverse, from traditional command-line programs to web and app development, I have used many programming languages, some of which I like, and some I don’t like. One particular aspect of programming languages, type system, contributes to…

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he.net IPv6 Sage certification completed

Posted on 2015-02-242015-02-24

I completed the he.net IPv6 Sage certification in January this year and have just received the T-shirt. I started the certification programme in 2011 when I upgraded my network infrastructure to properly support IPv6. I did all the way through guru, but…

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Difference between leaving, closing and killing an app

Posted on 2014-11-11

Mobile computing is the trend, but due to the very different nature between a traditional desktop computer and a mobile device, the process models of desktop OSes and mobile OSes are also different. Traditional desktops are operated through a keyboard and a…

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Java DOES have pointers!

Posted on 2013-11-142016-10-31

Java has pointers. People who say that Java does not have pointers are lying. The most confusing point is that, pointers in Java are not called pointers, but called “references” instead. However, a reference is completely different from a pointer. Although Java…

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Polymorphism within constructors

Posted on 2013-10-222016-10-31

In C++, polymorphism does not take place within constructors: #include <iostream> using namespace std; struct Base { Base() { foo(); } virtual ~Base() {} virtual void foo() { cout << “Base::foo()\n”; } }; struct Derived : Base { void foo() { cout…

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Messing with sizes

Posted on 2013-07-01

The size of an item in computer displays or printouts depends on a lot of configurations. Font size, DPI/PPI, screen resolution, page zooming, etc. all contribute to the output size. Font sizes are traditionally measured in points, which are used in typography…

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Congratulation to myself!

Posted on 2012-12-26

I have just realised that I haven’t written a post yet since I successfully entered HKU to study BBA(IS). I’m very happy that I can finally study computer science in university! The subject that I love most! Although I haven’t made much…

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NAT64 and DNS64

Posted on 2011-12-28

After setting up IPv6 for nearly two months, I’m now interested in testing an IPv6 only LAN. In order to access the IPv4 Internet from an IPv6 only network, a method called NAT64 is used. It is an address only translation method…

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IPv6 tunnel set up

Posted on 2011-11-012012-03-08

I’ve just set up a free tunnel from Hurricane Electric. I can now visit the IPv6 Google site http://ipv6.google.com/

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