Not sure how I missed this, but RailsConf starts today, May 29th, 2008, and continues through June 1st in Portland, Oregon. If you’re in the area, and not registered for any of the seminars, make sure you visit the Exhibition Hall on Friday and Saturday and check out booths from O’Reilly (huge surprise - they’re […]
I’m now at the tail end of my PC-BSD vs. DesktopBSD research. I must say that I’m strongly leaning towards DesktopBSD because I like the look of their package manager. I can’t say how many times I’ve had to deal with package issues in Linux, and the easier it is to update packages, the happier […]
Ah, let’s hear it for sensationalist blog post titles!
Last night I went to my first Code’n’Splode meeting. Code’n’Splode is a group of women who all work in the tech industry in one form or another (programming, tech support, development, etc.). Can’t tell you how great it was to sit in a room (a) filled only […]
Fear not, kindred users of Linux. I have not abandoned the faith!
Recently, I threw down the gauntlet to other computer geeks: if you’re looking to learn something new, try a new operating system. To make sure I’m not a poser, I’m taking up my own challenge. I’ve always felt that it was more important for […]
Perhaps I should be more clear: the June 2008 issue of Maximum PC doesn’t suck.
I’ve stayed away from Maximum PC and Computer Power User (CPU) for awhile now because they have historically been such advert rags. Look, I’m not naive - I know these guys exist to make ad money and to do what they […]
Leah Buechley is a post-doc researcher in Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Buechley created the LilyPad Arduino, “a set of sewable electronic components that let you build your own soft, interactive fashion.”
Check out her site where she includes an introduction to programming the Arduino, as well as photos […]
