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Web Revisited 22 May 2012 | 08:01 pm
It's been a while since I've done any serious web programming. There are many career programmers in other industries who view web programmers with a jaundiced eye. It is as though the reputation of ...
Create Repository Here 15 May 2012 | 06:29 pm
I love Mercurial. Well, really, it's Mercurial + TortoiseHg, on Windows. As a career-programmer and tinkerer, these things give me great delight. Oh yes, certainly there are many different source c...
The Importance of Being Santa 5 Jan 2011 | 12:02 pm
I don't remember when I found out that there was no Santa Claus. It's one of those horrible truths that creeps up on you in the playground, or on the doorstep of a neighbor's house. One child uncove...
Tools I Love 25 May 2010 | 11:40 am
Today, I'm going to talk a little about some of the secondary software tools that I use, that might be useful to other people. These are mostly Windows tools, since that's where I do most of my progr...
Data or Code? 21 Apr 2010 | 07:26 am
There has been much ado about Apple's decision to yank Scratch from the app store. The timing has led many to believe that this was precipitated by the much-maligned iPhone OS 4.0 SDK developer agree...
Ebert and Games, Again? 20 Apr 2010 | 11:20 am
Roger Ebert has once again attempted to tackle the whole question of videogames-as-art. I have a huge amount of respect for Ebert as a human being, and as a film critic. He is a giant of a man. Howeve...
Why I Don't GPL 20 Apr 2010 | 08:10 am
What I am about to write may be controversial with some of my friends in the open source community, but it needs to be said. For the most part, I won't make substantial contributions to any GPL proje...
The Tech Book Revisited 9 Apr 2010 | 10:01 am
I used to spend a lot of money on tech books. As a programmer who is always expanding my horizons and trying out various technologies (and generally trying to keep my skills fresh), I spent exorbitan...
Save Frequently 20 Dec 2009 | 10:14 pm
I always find reformatting drives to be terrifying. It's not that it's difficult. I know how to burn an iso, set up my BIOS to boot off of CD, and run the manufacturer's drive re-initialization utili...
Independence Day 16 Dec 2009 | 02:43 pm
I know, I haven't been posting here much. It's hard to post about things when you're, well, busy doing them. But, it's time I spilled the beans in a more public way: I am, at long last, going indie. ...
