On my previous post, I talked about how to install Ubuntu desktop and doing the first update of it. This post focuses on installing the right IDEs (eclipse for most development and aptana for ruby dev). First off - you need music. Go here - to get...
In my previous post, I build a desktop for under $400. The vision for this computer is to become a media server that will be used (with some code and a password protected private Roku channel) to share videos and pictures to the rest of our family...
The title of this post may change. It could be: How to build a computer for under $400 How to injure yourself building a computer How to limit your trips to Fry's when building a computer How building a computer could get you kicked out of the hou...
Dear George R.R. Martin, I will likely end up in the insane asylum because of you. I had to catch myself before calling my wife a wench. I hear "snow, snow" whenever a bird chirps. I'm very close to naming my labradobie "Ghost". I'd like to cart i...
And now for something completely different. Yes it is yet another blog about this year's presidential election. This one is a bit different though. I think it would be good to opensource some code that would tell candidates if they have a fighting...
When you've found 15 versions of a product roadmap circulating around in email chains and shared drives, you've got a problem. Just like there should be only one number one priority at any given time, there should be only one source of truth for t...
My dreams are haunted by standards organizations (and spear-wielding iguanas in tutus but that's a different post). Trying to figure out which standard meets which business case or what set of standards together can you claim in a new product - it...
I think there should be a father of the year award. Not like a trophy, certificate, or coffee mug, but something that actually incentivizes deadbeat Dads to actually give a shit. 4 editorial notes on this: 1. I'm not throwing my hat in the ring. I...
Yes - yet another blogger posting about facebook. The infatuation with facebook, both in media and in the public, is another post however. This is a sympathy for facebook post. Why? 1. It's hard to please everyone Have you had a huge Thanksgiving ...
I went to the doc today to discuss blood-test results that were a little abnormal in some respects. She confidently talked about changing my diet - and used a pie-chart to represent risk factors of heart disease. It is wrong to use a pie chart for...
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