SpeedTest - OOKLA can help you test the speed of your internet connection. Mobile apps and a command-line tool are also available. This page explains how to use the command-line tool to test the speed of your internet connection.
Useful Packages and Commands for LaTex

Math Packages
- \usepackage{amssymb}
- popular math fonts
- \usepackage{dsfont}
\mathdsfont
- \usepackage{bm} % bold math symbols
- bold math symbols
- \usepackage{amsmath}
- math formulas.
- \usepackage{amsthm}
- theorem environments
- proof enviroment
List Packages
- \usepackage{enumerate}
- universal list
Graphics Packages
- \usepackage{ifpdf}
- allow including figures without extensions and select the right type of …
Probability to Lose All Money

A few days ago I found someone asking an interview questions on mitbbs. The question is as follows. A gambler plays a fair game and bet 1 dollar each time. If he lose all his money, the game stops. Suppose he has 10 dollars and is only allowed to play …
The Power of Generating Functions
Generating functions is a very powerful way to find closed formula for sequences defined iteratively. I was so bored during the final week, so I went on internet for fun. Finally I found someone from Sydney University was asking for help on this question:
(a) If Ln=Ln-1+Ln-2 for …
Working with Class in C++
Illustrative examples for the following discussions can be found here.
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It is suggested that you also provide a default constructor if you ever provide a user-defined constructor when writing a C++ class.
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If you want to allow deleting a derived class from a pointer of the base class, you have …
Find Out Proxy in Use
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Using a Web Service.
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Open http://wpad/wpad.dat.
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Figure the proxy out from the contents it returns.
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Use the command
netstat. This is a universal way and is especially helpful when http://wpad/wpad.dat is not available.-
Inspect the output of
netstat -an | egrep "EST|Proto"("EST" is …
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