http://rk.md -- welcome to the life of a tech-savvy medical student -- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:34:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock nose-dived right at the conclusion of the Phil Schiller's keynote. Why? Maybe it was the missing Apple desktop (iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Pro) upgrades which are so desperately needed. Or maybe it was a lack of updating the community about Snow Leopard's status. Oh, and to top ... http://rk.md/2009/macworld-2009/ I've been using XCache for a few weeks and have found it to be slightly faster than eAccelerator; therefore, I pieced together this walkthrough to help my fellow BlueHost users speed-up their PHP-laden websites. :-) Before I get started, please refer to my previous eAccelerator post to learn how to enable ... http://rk.md/2009/xcache-bluehost/ As a science student, the majority of my studies have involved learning "facts" about biological systems, mechanics, etc. These facts differ in subject and complexity, but the underlying similarity they all share is the ability to be proven. By the same token, a vast amount of conjectures have been presented ... http://rk.md/2009/right-answer/ Once in a while, I'll come across a program or utility which is simply remarkable. As far as web development on Mac OS X, I sought a program which would optimistically eliminate my simultaneous usage of the Terminal (for SSH), Dreamweaver (for... everything else), and Transmit (for FTP). Come to ... http://rk.md/2009/coda-review/ Why do so many people think that 2008's problems will magically disappear with the coming of 2009? Maybe it's just a false illusion we convince ourselves to believe, but in reality, the saying "tomorrow is another day" is only true in the literal sense. The coming of another year is ... http://rk.md/2008/2009/ With a multitude of rumors preceding next week's Macworld 2009 expo, I started to wonder what type of product Apple could release that would be "perfect" for me. Having been heavily engrossed in the field of technology, I've come across my share of gadgets over the years; however, all of ... http://rk.md/2008/verizon-iphone/ It's a topic which has been in the news on and off over the last few years, but the feud between Israel and the surrounding Arab nations has lasted decades longer. Most Israelis and Palestinians favor a "two-state" policy whereby Palestine would become its own independent state alongside Israel. The ... http://rk.md/2008/israel-vs-palestine/ As a student studying the natural sciences, I find it interesting to see how our current "knowledge" came to be. We're all familiar with the musings of ancient Greek philosophers and the ground-breaking thinking of 20th century scientists, but how exactly did all of this unfold? I see the advancement ... http://rk.md/2008/advancement-of-thought/ Ironically, I’m probably the last person who would support an Indian-American in a presidential race, but after the 2008 outcome, the Republican party has been left in shambles. Our reputation has been tainted with a lackluster image of failed policies as the ever-so-liberal Capitol Hill and White House continue to ... http://rk.md/2008/jindal-2012/ I really have no idea why I'm writing about posers on Christmas Day, but there's nothing else to do at this hour. I'm trying to get people's input on whether or not the phrase "posers do it better" has any merit. For such an awkward phrase, there's certainly a lot ... http://rk.md/2008/posers/