Open Source

Came across this link earlier. I think it’s a good reference for anyone wanting to explore the Open Source world.

Enjoy

Local musicians

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/NEWS01/707080343/1006

Seems like there was a story like this last year about a coffee shop in southwest Virginia. I remember reading the article in the roanoke paper. If I find the link I will post it. I remember hearing someone say in a netcast that if the music industry wanted to go after someone they would go after the hardcore pirates in southeast asia instead of little old ladies and kids.

Just a thought…

google holiday images

I have been trying to collect these for the past few years, now after some digging I find the entire collection.

http://www.google.com/holidaylogos.html

Vienna

I’ve been using Vienna for about a week now, and I have enjoyed using it more than either FireFox or Safari for controlling, reading, and subscribing to different feeds. I’ve got my setup configured to whenever I click on the blue RSS thingie in Safari, it just adds the new subscription to Vienna. I have used Google Reader and Bloglines, but I like to have a reader that caches articles offline. I don’t have internet access all the time, so when I do I just download all the RSS snippets and catch all the headlines that way. I rarely click through to read entire articles, but you might be surprised how much one can stay informed just skimming headlines of news and tech articles.

eRuby

I’ve read some complicated how-to docs online today about how to use Ruby on Rails with various web server implementations. I’ve read some on Mongrel and FastCGI, and realize that for me at this point I just want to stick some Ruby code in a web page and experiment. I’ve already installed Ruby on Rails on my MacBook, but on my Linux web server in the shop I just want to play around with something simple.

Ruby Talk on Google Groups

I am continuing to compile all of the information and resources I can find on the internet that have anything to do with the Ruby programming language. I forgot one of the most obvious places to look … Google Groups! Yes, they do have a Google Group, which I am now subscribed to.

Encrypted DMG

Just recently I created an encrypted dmg on my MacBook just for putting some files that I want to keep private. I have nothing that is top secret that I want to hide. My life is pretty much transparent, but there are a few things that need a least one layer of security. For example, passwords, receipts, et al. Mac OS X has an easy way of securing files. I just found this howto, outlining the steps to take to make an encrypted dmg on your Mac

Getting Ruby On Rails installed on MacOSX

Not only did the tutorial from Dan Benjamin get RoR installed but also a lot of other goodies. If you are using a Mac for development, definitely check it out. So, as you can tell, I am still checking out Ruby. I’ve just finished following the tutorial and have an active install of Rails on my MacBook.

I reject your spam proposal

Saw this story today on the AP. Makes you think…..

Computers…..

Posted in the school computer lab.

The only problem with computers is that they do exactly what you tell them to do.

 

Stop and think about it for a while.