Peter Maharaj

Not really a fan of programming...

2009-12-06T19:19:00.000-08:00

Not really a fan of programming or web design, I think it's a nuisance and honestly think I made a mistake of switching my career from Engineering to IT.

It's crazy on the number of requests I receive for web and database programming. What an unusual world we live in.

So at this time, if you need help with any of your web projects, it's going to cost you.

New toys

2008-12-26T19:49:00.001-08:00

Let the mods begin :)

Getting ready for my new e85 tune on the evo. The following will be added at Reese Tuning:

ETS 3.5" IC
Cosworth M3 cams
1050 CC injectors
AEM Intake
SuperTech Valve springs
Mil-Spec throttle body
APR head studs for protection on my new found boost
3 port solenoid from Gruppe-S for 91 to e85 maps

More pics and video will be added to this post.

Dr. Randy Pausch

2008-07-25T16:27:00.000-07:00

Wish he was my boss

2008-06-08T16:26:00.001-07:00

Steve Balmer is so passionate about software development and his company, it conveys a feeling of ownership and motivates to work...

The one boss I've had in my career and someone I refer to many times on what she'll do in times of adversity is Bev Mitchum. Bev is now retired from CSULA and with her announcement from the University, that was a dark day. I left CSULA a few months after.

Anyhow, here's some motivation:

Proof

2008-05-28T00:22:00.000-07:00

So I waited for you
What wouldn't I do
And I'm covered it's true
I'm covered in you

And if I ever want proof
I find it in you
Yeah I honestly do
In you I find proof

Light and dark
Bright spark
Light and dark
And then light

So I waited all day
What wouldn't I say
And are there things in your way
Things happen that way

Oh and if I ever want proof
Then I find it in you
Oh, yeah I honestly do
In you I find proof

Light and dark
Bright spark
Light and dark
And then light

Light, light, light, light

Interesting

2008-05-25T23:11:00.001-07:00

Almost finished...

2008-05-14T22:46:00.000-07:00

Finally, two more weeks and I'll be finished with my graduate program. It's been three years working towards this and I'm looking forward to riding my bike, getting back in a proper training routine and loosing the fat I've gained in the past six months :)

Want to change the world?

2008-05-11T21:34:00.000-07:00

Do one act of random kindness everyday.

Having a bad day?

2008-02-28T07:19:00.000-08:00

This is a really cool video. The two parts I like are, the smoker in the bathroom, they deserve that, and the lady who appears to be talking too much and her co-worker breaks her phone. I feel like doing the same thing...it's freaking annoying, STFU!

Amazing finish by Ross Edgar

2008-02-20T17:01:00.001-08:00

My Trinidad trip

2007-12-31T21:32:00.000-08:00

I'm too tired to give a full description of the entire trip but it was interesting, fun and met many old acquaintances. Here are a few pics:

My good friends, Richard, Julian, and Ricky. These guys run the gas projects back in Trini ;)

A sweet shot of Southern Trinidad. You can clearly see Point Lisas and San Fernando.

Does anyone know how to write JMS applications?

2007-07-01T18:15:00.000-07:00

I feel like I'm going to explode. Just got back from SLC, Utah from portal admin training; many new features learned, and I now have to figure out java, the messaging services and how the heck to connect the pieces to an Oracle db.

Am I up to the challenge? Hell yeah! It's been a good year so far, work related, Oracle db training, .Net training, Luminis 4.0 portal administration and now this. As for the relationship side...a pathetic one.

Anyhow, if you know of a good source, besides Sun's website, drop me a line. "I'm working on a tutorial right now and it feels like I'm trying to discovery and new element or something".

Coldfusion 8 Public Beta is available - oh yeah!

2007-06-05T10:50:00.000-07:00

This is exciting. All the documentation and hype sounds really good and hope that Adobe has delivered. I'm installing the application and will begin testing today. Let's take RIA's to a new level!

http://direct.adobe.com/v?xJJPPJTEJHTHTnv

Get it by clicking here

Results from So Cal Cup at ADT Velodrome

2007-05-25T15:44:00.001-07:00

The race was good, 3rd in the keirin and 2nd in the sprints. I was very happy with my performance and hopefully build on this.

Tomorrow is Encino for So Cal Cup #3 and I will be racing both sprints and keirin. I will post images and if lucky, video (depends if I have the video camera).

Off to the track this evening to do openers.

Cheers.

I was bored last night and put this together

2007-05-06T08:58:00.000-07:00

A first draft for Momentum Cycling, more to come.

Momentum Cycling

Luminis IV portal installation

2007-04-25T09:32:00.000-07:00

This is a new release from Sungard and we are one of the first to do an installation on a Windows platform. For those that are interested in learning more, stay tuned for by technology post for Luminis, Oracle and RIA articles and technology development.

Technology is a b#tch

2007-04-20T08:40:00.000-07:00

Great video on the frustration one may experience with using technology.

Cars

2007-04-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

I like cars. I like good handling, looks, lines, performance, engine and exhaust sound. My current budget allows me to have a Lancer Evolution IX. I've done a few performance upgrades and according to the dyno, my baby produces 337 WHP. Very nice.

My ambition is to own a Ferrari one day, and if I had the $, I would love to own an Enzo. The video below shows two of my all time favorite.

The islands...

2007-03-11T12:16:00.000-07:00

The scary part of this is I understood every word she said. This good stuff, have a look -

Miss Jamaica? What She Say?

In Trinidad, we have a sing-song accent and I've been asked many times when I'm talking to my fellow trinis, what language we speak back home? :) Does not seem like a mystery to me but I guess the speed and broken English usually throw people off.

B-Day Weekend

2007-02-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

An interesting weekend with good friends and family. Thanks to Julie, Roshni, Eric, Travis, Dina and Adam for a super fun night at the Brazilian restaurant.

Note to self, alcohol and athletes don't mix :)

My Sunday was pretty quiet, spending it with my special ladies.

So, what's next for me? Well, there are a few things I'll like to do in the coming year and they include the following:
- Become a certified USCF coach
- Get the professional cycling team off the ground
- Enroll in the EdD program at UCI
- Spend more time with my daughter
- Off to Auzzy land in October

I have other small goals that will be accomplished as I go into my 33rd year. Stick around, it will be interesting.

The life of a cyclist

2007-02-04T23:38:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to some footage from the French National team training in the Caribbean:

Video

Lightning Velo Cycling Classic

2007-02-02T11:40:00.000-08:00

My first race for 2007 was at the Lightning Velo Sprint event. It seems as though everytime this event comes around I'm usually ill. I only rode because my 'good' friend, Travis started to call me names because I was not going to race; I had a fever and pretty much felt like crap.

Anyhow, I did 12.0 in the 200M, a horrible time especially on a 92" gear. My first ride was against some Polish cyclist. That whole race seemed like a big blur but I held my ground. He passed me on the apron and was DQ'ed. A technical victory.

My second ride was against Travis; my friend, training buddy and I consider him a brother. No need to describe the ride, he won. I thought it was my last race but no, I had to ride the 5th - 8th ride. All I wanted was for the day to end. I felt like crap and wanted my bed. I placed 7th, I think.

So, one week later and no training, my venture to the track continues on Saturday 3rd February. Lots of cool projects coming up and more will be posted shortly.

An eventful weekend

2007-01-22T13:57:00.000-08:00

What a great weekend! World Cup cycling at the velodrome, my daughter working at the event; very organized and structured I must say, and I made some headway with regards to becoming a USCF official. The experience with working with the UCI officials was more than I could have asked for.

I feel great at the moment, fully recovered and getting back to the basics of work and training.

Video footage will be posted shortly.

Rotary Power from Down Under

2007-01-04T14:24:00.001-08:00

That's about the size...

2006-12-16T09:57:00.001-08:00

Sprinting at the Encino Velodrome

2006-12-08T10:39:00.000-08:00

Here's a pic of me sprinting at the Encino Velodrome. I qualified 1st with a 12.0 sec time for the flying 200M.

My Space

2006-12-08T10:29:00.000-08:00

So, I finally caved and created a MySpace account. Nothing much as yet. My good friend and co-worker, Raya invited me.

Here's the link - http://www.myspace.com/petermaharaj

Have a look at Raya's myspace account - Raya Dawn

Jerome Murat

2006-12-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

jerome murat
Uploaded by segalier

Ouch!

2006-11-27T09:38:00.000-08:00

Thorn - Nerd?!? - Subtitles

2006-11-16T20:39:00.000-08:00

Just love this -

Here's another -

1990 World Championships

2006-11-05T22:02:00.000-08:00

Crushed

2006-11-01T22:34:00.000-08:00

Sweet song - Here it is

Detecting user bandwidth with ActionScript

2006-09-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

I've always wondered how to code my flash files to detect a user bandwidth. Well I've found it. The tools you need are Flash Communication Server 2 and Flash 8 and some experience with coding. The process is quite simple and logical considering if you are delivering content to the public and have to compensate for users with different connection speeds; bandwidths.

Here's the code -
1 nc = new NetConnection();
2 nc.onStatus = function(info) {
3 trace("Level: "+info.level+" Code: "+info.code);
4 if (info.code == "NetConnection.Connect.Success") {
5 trace("--- connected to: " + this.uri);
6 initStream();
7 }
8 };
9 nc.connect("rtmp:/videoplayer");
10
11 initStream = function(){
12 // create a NetStream
13 video_ns = new NetStream(nc);
14 // optional onStatus handler
15 video_ns.onStatus = function(info) {
16 trace("Level: " + info.level + " Code: " + info.code);
17 };
18 // attach the NetStream to a video object called videoObj on stage
19 videoObj.attachVideo(video_ns);
20 video_ns.play("100kbps_Stream", 0); // the parameter 0 will tell the server to play a recorded stream
21 }
22 stop();

Add the following to the frame in Flash 8 -
1 nc = new NetConnection();
2 nc.onStatus = function(info) {
3 trace("Level: " + info.level + " Code: " + info.code);
4 if (info.code == "NetConnection.Connect.Success") {
5 trace("--- connected to: " + this.uri);
7 }
8 };
9 NetConnection.prototype.onBWDone = function(p_bw) {
10 trace("onBWDone: "+p_bw);
11 }
12 NetConnection.prototype.onBWCheck = function() {
13 return ++counter; // Serverside, just ignore any return value and return the call count
14 }
15 nc.connect("rtmp:/bwcheck", true);
16 stop();

Now, in your FLA file add the following -
detected_bw = p_bw;
// close the NetConnection to bwcheck
this.close();
gotoAndStop(2);

To request the appropriate stream -
if(detected_bw >= 256){
useVideo = "256kbps_Stream";
bufferlength = 2;
} else if (detected_bw <256 && detected_bw >=100){ useVideo = "100kbps_Stream"; bufferlength = 3; } else { // bandwidth is too low, you best alert the user at this stage trace("bandwidth too low"); }

trace("bandwidth too low");
}

For the onStatus handler -
video_ns.onStatus = function(info) {
trace("Level: " + info.level + " Code: " + info.code);
};

dd this code to set the bufferlength:

video_ns.setBufferTime(bufferlength);

Also modify the play action by changing that line from this:

video_ns.play("100kbps_Stream", 0);

to this:

video_ns.play(useVideo, 0);

I will like to thank Stefan Richter and Adobe for the help.

CA Master State Championships 2006

2006-07-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

After one hot day, I won. Here are some pictures from San Diego on 07/22/2006:

Getting ready for my qualification time:

Warming up on the rollers

Getting some direction from Travis Smith

Keirin World Championships 2006

2006-06-21T08:08:00.000-07:00

Zaino day - polishing my baby.

2006-06-12T20:56:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 11th of June, my friend Ryan and I tried the Zaino series of polishes. What an experience with the confusing instructions and mixing processes.

Here are some before and after pictures, enjoy.

The different polishes and treatments.

Lancer Evolution

2006-06-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

Information Security - My opinion from this past weekend.

2006-06-05T07:46:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I presented at the Marriott near LAX to a group of administrators, concerned parents and teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District. The presentation was titled 'Privacy Protection: What You and Your Students Should Know' and from the positive feedback I received and interest in the information as a whole, I feel confident that information sharing on a topic is beneficial to computer beginners to the savvy user who can whip through online.

Presentation notes will be made available soon to interested users.

Information Security

2006-06-02T23:39:00.000-07:00

I will post some information on best practices and privacy law in the coming week. This weekend I will be presenting information on privacy protection to a technology panel from the LAUSD.

The topic of my discussion is - Privacy Protection: What You and Your Students Should Know.

I will be covering -
-- Privacy Protection on Social Networking Sites
-- Examples of Negative Consequences (Online Social Networking Gone Bad)
-- Why Schools Are a Target for Identity Theft

Cycling Video - 200 M @ ADT

2006-04-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

Cycling at the ADT Velodrome

2006-04-24T09:18:00.000-07:00

I raced this past weekend at the ADT Velodrome, my second for the year. Very pleased with my 200 M time, considering where I am with my fitness and the gear I used. An official 11.57 sec to cover 200 M.

Start of the miss and out race.

Shot from one of the endurance races.

Thought of the day.

2006-04-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

It's not what you do in life, it's what you finish...

Random pics

2006-03-28T17:31:00.000-08:00

The champion, Steven Alfred and my coach, Roger Young at the ADT Velodrome.

Micky and Mini from Disneyland. Roshni wanted proof that I was at a conference there.

Traffic on the 710 freeway, going to work. Th freeway ahead is the 105.

My clean car.

Oops, somebody is going to get a boo boo

2006-03-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

This is going to hurt. Picture was from the Athens 2004 Olympics. The Greek cyclist suffered the worst of the crash and from the picture; his helmet sure protected his head with the collision with the track. Not too sure about his shoulder/back and the pedal from the French cyclist. The Dutchmen (orange and blue) is Theo Bos, current World Champion in the kilometer.

Oh Yeah...Graduation is right around the corner

2006-03-27T09:26:00.000-08:00

M.S. in Education Technology and Information Systems. Once this is done, the next objective is to attempt the CISA certification in December and begin preparation for the CISSP.

Due to my job and hopefully with a good CSU doctoral program, I will enroll in the spring for an E.d.D. in Information Systems - I hope my fees are waived :-)

Microsoft and Vista

2006-03-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

Microsoft's 50 million line albatross by ZDNet's Dan Farber -- The New York Times reporters Steve Lohr and John Markoff explain the software delivery problems at Microsoft, as evidenced by the recent Vista and Office 2007 delays....each new version of Windows carries the baggage of its past. As Windows has grown, the technical challenge has become increasingly daunting. Several thousand engineers have labored to build and test [...]

Video of my crash in 2005

2006-03-12T19:11:00.000-08:00

This crash occurred at the Far West Championships in 2005. The result was a broken rib and my left leg with burns from the track. I was off the bike for a week then returned to my training schedule.

2006-03-01T07:48:00.000-08:00

This is a classic:

2006-02-20T07:55:00.000-08:00

She's clean here, after the rain this past weekend and me being ill, I could not get to keeping the dust off of her. I will most likely wash her tonight.

Caption time: Hmmm, I wonder how much is really needed?

My new toy...Lancer Evo IX

2006-02-12T23:30:00.000-08:00

Well, the beauty of getting older is you become much wiser. This past Saturday 11th Feb. I attained the milestone of age 31. I don't feel like 31 and my daughter, Roshni, usually says that I behave much younger than my age. Anyhow, this will be another year in which I will enjoy and take full advantage of every moment and make the best of every situation.

I have a new toy, something I've been researching for quite some time and finally have it. It's my new Evolution IX:

LA World Cup Track Cycling 2006

2006-01-23T09:09:00.000-08:00

Wow, the event is over and I'm recovering from a weekend of aggressive, tactical and entertaining racing.

Jamie Staff, Steven Alfred, Travis Smith and Josiah Ng rode very well qualifying for their respective events, demonstrating the high quality training from Roger Young and Jamie Staff.

Video will be posted shortly and a DVD will be available for purchase soon. Here's a short clip of Jamie: Click here.

Trinidad & Tobago Cycling Team

2006-01-18T13:44:00.000-08:00

The T&T cycling team will be at the ADT Velodrome later this evening and I will be there to see and hopefully greet them. The UCI World Cup will be hosted this weekend, so we hope to see some good Sprint action. Video and photos will be posted on this site or http://www.intraining.us/

World Cup Track Cycling

2006-01-15T23:08:00.000-08:00

Coming soon at to the ADT Velodrome in Carson, CA. Jan 20th - 22nd. I will post images and video on the site.

Masters in Educational Technology/I.S.

2006-01-15T23:05:00.000-08:00

Taking classes back to back through July to complete my Masters in Educational Technology and Information Systems. So far, all has gone well and hopefully I will stay focused on completing all my classes on time and with A's in all of them.
My current class is coming to an end and the final projects include a combination of web programming and multimedia.

Training

2006-01-15T22:51:00.000-08:00

Training. I'm having a hard time both mentally and physically preparing for sprint events in track cycling. I am seeking that happy medium in developing a system that will allow me the ability to record improvements in both the gym and on the track.

Welcome

2005-12-30T14:45:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my blog page. This is an alternative to creating complete html pages, making the process much easier and efficient.