update

.gitignore

@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-*.py[cod]
-
-# C extensions
-*.so
-
-# Packages
-*.egg
-*.egg-info
-dist
-build
-eggs
-parts
-bin
-var
-sdist
-develop-eggs
-.installed.cfg
-lib
-lib64
-
-# Installer logs
-pip-log.txt
-
-# Unit test / coverage reports
-.coverage
-.tox
-nosetests.xml
-
-# Translations
-*.mo
-
-# Mr Developer
-.mr.developer.cfg
-.project
-.pydevproject
-
-# Komodo
-.komodotools/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+nosetests.xml
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+
+# Mr Developer
+.mr.developer.cfg
+.project
+.pydevproject
+
+# Komodo
+.komodotools/
 *.komodoproject

Classes/README.md

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-Classes
----------
-
-**Product Inventory Project** - Create an application which manages an inventory of products. Create a product class which has a price, id, and quantity on hand. Then create an *inventory* class which keeps track of various products and can sum up the inventory value.
-
-**Airline / Hotel Reservation System** - Create a reservation system which books airline seats or hotel rooms. It charges various rates for particular sections of the plane or hotel. Example, first class is going to cost more than coach. Hotel rooms have penthouse suites which cost more. Keep track of when rooms will be available and can be scheduled.
-
-**Bank Account Manager** - Create a class called Account which will be an abstract class for three other classes called CheckingAccount, SavingsAccount and BusinessAccount. Manage credits and debits from these accounts through an ATM style program.
-
-**Patient / Doctor Scheduler** - Create a patient class and a doctor class. Have a doctor that can handle multiple patients and setup a scheduling program where a doctor can only handle 16 patients during an 8 hr work day.
-
-**Recipe Creator and Manager** - Create a recipe class with ingredients and a put them in a recipe manager program that organizes them into categories like deserts, main courses or by ingredients like chicken, beef, soups, pies etc.
-
-**Image Gallery** - Create an image abstract class and then a class that inherits from it for each image type. Put them in a program which displays them in a gallery style format for viewing.
-
-**Shape Area and Perimeter Classes** - Create an abstract class called Shape and then inherit from it other shapes like diamond, rectangle, circle, triangle etc. Then have each class override the area and perimeter functionality to handle each shape type.
-
-**Flower Shop Ordering To Go** - Create a flower shop application which deals in flower objects and use those flower objects in a bouquet object which can then be sold. Keep track of the number of objects and when you may need to order more.
-
+Classes
+---------
+
+**Product Inventory Project** - Create an application which manages an inventory of products. Create a product class which has a price, id, and quantity on hand. Then create an *inventory* class which keeps track of various products and can sum up the inventory value.
+
+**Airline / Hotel Reservation System** - Create a reservation system which books airline seats or hotel rooms. It charges various rates for particular sections of the plane or hotel. Example, first class is going to cost more than coach. Hotel rooms have penthouse suites which cost more. Keep track of when rooms will be available and can be scheduled.
+
+**Bank Account Manager** - Create a class called Account which will be an abstract class for three other classes called CheckingAccount, SavingsAccount and BusinessAccount. Manage credits and debits from these accounts through an ATM style program.
+
+**Patient / Doctor Scheduler** - Create a patient class and a doctor class. Have a doctor that can handle multiple patients and setup a scheduling program where a doctor can only handle 16 patients during an 8 hr work day.
+
+**Recipe Creator and Manager** - Create a recipe class with ingredients and a put them in a recipe manager program that organizes them into categories like deserts, main courses or by ingredients like chicken, beef, soups, pies etc.
+
+**Image Gallery** - Create an image abstract class and then a class that inherits from it for each image type. Put them in a program which displays them in a gallery style format for viewing.
+
+**Shape Area and Perimeter Classes** - Create an abstract class called Shape and then inherit from it other shapes like diamond, rectangle, circle, triangle etc. Then have each class override the area and perimeter functionality to handle each shape type.
+
+**Flower Shop Ordering To Go** - Create a flower shop application which deals in flower objects and use those flower objects in a bouquet object which can then be sold. Keep track of the number of objects and when you may need to order more.
+
 **Family Tree Creator** - Create a class called Person which will have a name, when they were born and when (and if) they died. Allow the user to create these Person classes and put them into a family tree structure. Print out the tree to the screen.

Databases/README.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-Databases
----------
-
-**SQL Query Analyzer** - A utility application which a user can enter a query and have it run against a local database and look for ways to make it more efficient.
-
-**Remote SQL Tool** - A utility that can execute queries on remote servers from your local computer across the Internet. It should take in a remote host, user name and password, run the query and return the results.
-
-**Report Generator** - Create a utility that generates a report based on some tables in a database. Generates a sales reports based on the order/order details tables or sums up the days current database activity.
-
-**Event Scheduler and Calendar** - Make an application which allows the user to enter a date and time of an event, event notes and then schedule those events on a calendar. The user can then browse the calendar or search the calendar for specific events. *Optional: Allow the application to create re-occurrence events that reoccur every day, week, month, year etc.*
-
-**Budget Tracker** - Write an application that keeps track of a household’s budget. The user can add expenses, income, and recurring costs to find out how much they are saving or losing over a period of time. *Optional: Allow the user to specify a date range and see the net flow of money in and out of the house budget for that time period.*
-
-**Address Book** - Keep track of various contacts, their numbers, emails and little notes about them like a Rolodex in the database.
-
-**TV Show Tracker** - Got a favorite show you don’t want to miss? Don’t have a PVR or want to be able to find the show to then PVR it later? Make an application which can search various online TV Guide sites, locate the shows/times/channels and add them to a database application. The database/website then can send you email reminders that a show is about to start and which channel it will be on.
-
+Databases
+---------
+
+**SQL Query Analyzer** - A utility application which a user can enter a query and have it run against a local database and look for ways to make it more efficient.
+
+**Remote SQL Tool** - A utility that can execute queries on remote servers from your local computer across the Internet. It should take in a remote host, user name and password, run the query and return the results.
+
+**Report Generator** - Create a utility that generates a report based on some tables in a database. Generates a sales reports based on the order/order details tables or sums up the days current database activity.
+
+**Event Scheduler and Calendar** - Make an application which allows the user to enter a date and time of an event, event notes and then schedule those events on a calendar. The user can then browse the calendar or search the calendar for specific events. *Optional: Allow the application to create re-occurrence events that reoccur every day, week, month, year etc.*
+
+**Budget Tracker** - Write an application that keeps track of a household’s budget. The user can add expenses, income, and recurring costs to find out how much they are saving or losing over a period of time. *Optional: Allow the user to specify a date range and see the net flow of money in and out of the house budget for that time period.*
+
+**Address Book** - Keep track of various contacts, their numbers, emails and little notes about them like a Rolodex in the database.
+
+**TV Show Tracker** - Got a favorite show you don’t want to miss? Don’t have a PVR or want to be able to find the show to then PVR it later? Make an application which can search various online TV Guide sites, locate the shows/times/channels and add them to a database application. The database/website then can send you email reminders that a show is about to start and which channel it will be on.
+
 **Travel Planner System** - Make a system that allows users to put together their own little travel itinerary and keep track of the airline / hotel arrangements, points of interest, budget and schedule.

Files/README.md

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-Files
----------
-
-**Quiz Maker** - Make an application which takes various questions form a file, picked randomly, and puts together a quiz for students. Each quiz can be different and then reads a key to grade the quizzes.
-
-**File Explorer** - Create your own simple windows explorer program. Add feature(s) you always thought are missing from MS Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
-
-**Sort Excel/CSV File Utility** - Reads a file of records, sorts them, and then writes them back to the file. Allow the user to choose various sort style and sorting based on a particular field.
-
-**Create Zip File Maker** - The user enters various files from different directories and the program zips them up into a zip file. *Optional: Apply actual compression to the files. Start with Huffman Algorithm.*
-
-**PDF Generator** - An application which can read in a text file, html file or some other file and generates a PDF file out of it. Great for a web based service where the user uploads the file and the program returns a PDF of the file. *Optional: Deploy on GAE or Heroku if possible.*
-
-**Mp3 Tagger** - Modify and add ID3v1 tags to MP3 files. See if you can also add in the album art into the MP3 file’s header as well as other ID3v2 tags.
-
+Files
+---------
+
+**Quiz Maker** - Make an application which takes various questions form a file, picked randomly, and puts together a quiz for students. Each quiz can be different and then reads a key to grade the quizzes.
+
+**File Explorer** - Create your own simple windows explorer program. Add feature(s) you always thought are missing from MS Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
+
+**Sort Excel/CSV File Utility** - Reads a file of records, sorts them, and then writes them back to the file. Allow the user to choose various sort style and sorting based on a particular field.
+
+**Create Zip File Maker** - The user enters various files from different directories and the program zips them up into a zip file. *Optional: Apply actual compression to the files. Start with Huffman Algorithm.*
+
+**PDF Generator** - An application which can read in a text file, html file or some other file and generates a PDF file out of it. Great for a web based service where the user uploads the file and the program returns a PDF of the file. *Optional: Deploy on GAE or Heroku if possible.*
+
+**Mp3 Tagger** - Modify and add ID3v1 tags to MP3 files. See if you can also add in the album art into the MP3 file’s header as well as other ID3v2 tags.
+
 **Code Snippet Manager** - Another utility program that allows coders to put in functions, classes or other tidbits to save for use later. Organized by the type of snippet or language the coder can quickly look up code. *Optional: For extra practice try adding syntax highlighting based on the language.*

Graphics and Multimedia/README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-Graphics and Multimedia
----------
-
-**Slide Show** - Make an application that shows various pictures in a slide show format. *Optional: Try adding various effects like fade in/out, star wipe and window blinds transitions.*
-
-**Stream Video from Online** - Try to create your own online streaming video player.
-
-**Mp3 Player** - A simple program for playing your favorite music files. Add features you though are missing from your favorite music player.
-
-**Watermarking Application** - Have some pictures you want copyright protected? Add your own logo or text lightly across the background so that no one can simply steal your graphics off your site. Make a program that will add this watermark to the picture. *Optional: Use threading to process multiple images simultaneously.*
-
+Graphics and Multimedia
+---------
+
+**Slide Show** - Make an application that shows various pictures in a slide show format. *Optional: Try adding various effects like fade in/out, star wipe and window blinds transitions.*
+
+**Stream Video from Online** - Try to create your own online streaming video player.
+
+**Mp3 Player** - A simple program for playing your favorite music files. Add features you though are missing from your favorite music player.
+
+**Watermarking Application** - Have some pictures you want copyright protected? Add your own logo or text lightly across the background so that no one can simply steal your graphics off your site. Make a program that will add this watermark to the picture. *Optional: Use threading to process multiple images simultaneously.*
+
 **Turtle Graphics** - This is a common project where you create a floor of 20 x 20 squares. Using various commands you tell a turtle to draw a line on the floor. You have move forward, left or right, lift or drop pen etc. Do a search online for "Turtle Graphics" for more information. *Optional: Allow the program to read in the list of commands from a file.*

Networking/README.md

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-Networking
----------
-
-**FTP Program** - A file transfer program which can transfer files back and forth from a remote web sever.
-
-**Bandwidth Monitor** - A small utility program that tracks how much data you have uploaded and downloaded from the net during the course of your current online session. See if you can find out what periods of the day you use more and less and generate a report or graph that shows it.
-
-**Port Scanner** - Enter an IP address and a port range where the program will then attempt to find open ports on the given computer by connecting to each of them. On any successful connections mark the port as open.
-
-**Mail Checker (POP3 / IMAP)** - The user enters various account information include web server and IP, protocol type (POP3 or IMAP) and the application will check for email at a given interval.
-
-**Country from IP Lookup** - Enter an IP address and find the country that IP is registered in. *Optional: Find the Ip automatically.*
-
-**Whois Search Tool** - Enter an IP or host address and have it look it up through whois and return the results to you.
-
+Networking
+---------
+
+**FTP Program** - A file transfer program which can transfer files back and forth from a remote web sever.
+
+**Bandwidth Monitor** - A small utility program that tracks how much data you have uploaded and downloaded from the net during the course of your current online session. See if you can find out what periods of the day you use more and less and generate a report or graph that shows it.
+
+**Port Scanner** - Enter an IP address and a port range where the program will then attempt to find open ports on the given computer by connecting to each of them. On any successful connections mark the port as open.
+
+**Mail Checker (POP3 / IMAP)** - The user enters various account information include web server and IP, protocol type (POP3 or IMAP) and the application will check for email at a given interval.
+
+**Country from IP Lookup** - Enter an IP address and find the country that IP is registered in. *Optional: Find the Ip automatically.*
+
+**Whois Search Tool** - Enter an IP or host address and have it look it up through whois and return the results to you.
+
 **Site Checker with Time Scheduling** - An application that attempts to connect to a website or server every so many minutes or a given time and check if it is up. If it is down, it will notify you by email or by posting a notice on screen.