In the world of computer programming, there’s a sort of tradition which dictates that the first program you ever write in a new language does nothing but print out “Hello World!”. Usually, the program can be written in seconds, in only a couple of lines of code. Even this small a program is encouraging to…
Month: November 2005
Flock looks sweeeeeeet
Instead of firing up firefox, going to blogger.com, logging in, choosing “create new post” and all that stuff, I thought I give this new thing a try that I’ve been hearing about. It’s called “Flock”, and it really just makes a whole crapload of sense if you live half your life in the digital realm….
Degree Status
I went to speak to my advisor at the community college where I’m pursuing an associates degree in computer science. Some good news came out of this meeting: 1. Two humanities classes transferred from the classes I took in, like, 1992. Together with the two that I’ve taken recently (this past summer), the entire humanities…
I stand corrected
Well, you’re never too old to become even more geeky. I was informed yesterday by coworkers that my 32nd birthday is, indeed, significant, because it will take another 32 years before I am again at an age that is a power of 2. Another email said “Happy 2x2x2x2x2nd birthday”. For my non-geek family members, most…
I Turn 32 Today
It’s my 32nd birthday today. I had a great weekend with family and friends, but it’s time to get back to work. I did no work whatsoever all weekend, but I actually have a lot of it to do. Not only at the office, but at home as well. Our trees are just about bare…
LAMP CMS Systems frustration
I’m never happy with whatever site I’m running or involved with. Evolution of a site is never fast enough for me, never fresh enough for me, and never easy enough to work with. Over the years, I’ve run test versions of my sites using Mambo, PostNuke, PHP-Nuke, PHP-X, Drupal, ezPublish, and many other LAMP-based CMS…
More home improvements
Well, last week a crew finished up putting a new roof on the house. All’s well with that, and that same crew will be back in the next week or so to replace the gutters and soffits (sp?). As it turned out, the gutters were really the biggest cause of roof issues. Due to the…
Linux as Stock
I think people relate to money a lot better than they do technology. Money has been around much longer, and knowledge (or perceived knowledge) has been passed down about money for generations, and truthfully, it hasn’t changed a whole heckuva lot. Most people know the basics of the stock market. “Buy low sell high”, undervalued…