In Flanders Fields
It’s Remembrance Day. I’m pausing for those who have given of themselves to protect the freedoms I enjoy. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place;...
View ArticleMy Open Source Moment…25 Years ago
I was thinking the other day, how long has it been since I’d first been exposed to Open Source software. Of course, the term “Open Source” hasn’t been around that long, but really, the spirit of open...
View ArticleThe Common Opensource Application Publishing Platform (CoApp)
Listen up folks, this stuff is big. Today, I’m announcing the beginning of a project that intends to bring a little joy into the hearts of Open Source aficionados on the Windows Platform. The biggest...
View ArticleThings my pappy always used to say
I figured I’d take a quick break, and review the fine wisdom my old pappy has imparted to my blog: Like my pappy always used to tell me “It may not be the easy way, but it’s the cowboy way.” … Well,...
View ArticleRamblings: A model for a sustainable meritocracy
I wrote this a couple years ago, and I ended up in a #cls10 session related to it, so I thought I’d post it unedited. Feel free to destroy it. Idea: A self-regulating community meritocracy model...
View ArticleHow to create/unpack zip files in .NET without GPL Code
The question occasionally comes up regarding how to create Zip files from C# without using GPL (or LGPL) code. If license isn’t an issue, the simple answer is always is to use ZipLib...
View ArticleYeah, we’re still Alive!
It has been an extreme amount of time since I’ve done a status update—we’ve been working hard here, honest! Under a stack of what seems like a million little things, blogging has taken a backseat to...
View ArticleSpeaking tomorrow at VanLUG!
I’ll be in Canada tomorrow at the Vancouver Linux User Group meeting. I’ll be talking about Microsoft, Open Source and CoApp. If you are interested in showing up: Time: 7:30 PM-10 PM Where: iQmetrix...
View ArticleFixing WebRequest’s desire to throw exceptions instead of returning status
My pappy always used to tell me “There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of ‘em have to pee on the electric fence.” … somedays, I’m...
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What do I think of Windows 8?
After playing with Windows8 a bunch yesterday, all I have is a scene from “The Princess Bride” running thru my head: Inigo Montoya: MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA! YOU KILLED MY START MENU! PREPARE TO DIE!...
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