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Random Codes

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:14:07 +0000

Application for generating non-sequential random codes.

It uses a basic template to define placeholders for numbers and letters and the new version uses an in-memory SQLite database so it’s now a whole lot faster.

As far as the template goes, use X to stand in the place of a letter and 0 for a number. So if you give a code of X00 you’ll get codes like H73 or S32.

You can download executable versions for Mac, Windows and Linux on the project page on Google Code.

PHP Debug

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:13:46 +0000

This consists of a simple PHP class file for sending debug messages, and an application that listens for and displays the messages as they arrive.

The script and application can be running on different machines as it simply uses sockets to send the data between them. I wrote it to send debug data from PHP scripts that were being called from within a Flash movie file. Because the script wasn’t being called directly from within a browser it was tricky to debug where errors were cropping up. This script and application let’s you capture that remotely.

It’s also great for debugging scripts that are outputting image data, as there again you can’t really write any debug data to the browser.

You will need the executable for the platform where you want to receive the debug messages as well as the PHP archive that contains the class file and example usage script. Both of these can be downloaded from the PHP Debug project page on Google Code.

Asterisk

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:13:15 +0000

Asterisk provides a simple and efficient tool for working with Natal charts. This version draws a natal chart with the 10 planets from the Sun to Pluto, the Ascendent and Mid-heaven, as well as Aspects between them.

Asterisk is not a suitable replacement for serious or professional astrologers as it does not provide the necessary tools and functionality that you will need. All that it is trying to do is provide a quick way for you to display a basic natal chart. If you are starting out in astrology and need something with which to draw charts on your computer, then Asterisk could be what you are looking for.

If you’re looking for a serious astrology program then take a look at Solar Fire.

A completely free (if somewhat more complicated to use) program called Astrolog is available here.

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The calculations are made using the Moshier system from the Swiss Ephemeris from http://www.astro.com. Houses are calculated using the Placidus house system. The font that is used in the program is a freeware font created by Jason Davies from http://www.widgetsworld.co.uk. If you’re interested in the font, you can grab it from here.

This application is only available for Windows. You’ll need the installer; and the font.