Submitted by Louisgray
from Google Reader:
Before you get too far into this, I've also published this post to Google Wave at this link if you'd like to read along there instead.Using Google Wave heavily over the past several weeks has really gotten my mental gears cranking, pondering all of the changes coming down the pike in the next year or so.One of the things t (Read More)
Slashdot:
igrigorik writes "In the short span of just a couple of years, the Ruby VM space has evolved to more than just a handful of choices: MRI, JRuby, IronRuby, MacRuby, Rubinius, MagLev, REE and BlueRuby. Four of these VMs will hit 1.0 status in the upcoming year and will open up entirely new possibilities for the language — Mac (Read More)
HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials - Howtos about Linux and Open Source:
The Perfect Server - Fedora 12 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]This tutorial shows how to prepare a Fedora 12 server (x86_64) forthe installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3.ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configurethe following services through a web browser: Apache web server,Postfix ma (Read More)
Submitted by Mvndrvrt
from Google Reader:
Dear Blank Noise members, friends, volunteers, readers, supporters,skeptics, critics, enthusiastsWe are gearing towards our next season of events starting Jan 2010 Untilthen we are working 'back stage' to ensure that we can kickstart Jan!Stay tuned and make sure you're there in true Action Hero spirit!We are looking out for (Read More)
Submitted by Digimist
from Flickr:
Amazing what you can do with a treat.
Lighting info
430EX into 24" EZFold softbox camera left vie ETTL
580EXII @1/64 onto background via PW
Ambient -2 stops. (Read More)
Hack a Day:
mbed is a next-generation 32-bit microcontroller platform. It’s a prototyping and teaching tool somewhat along the lines of Arduino. On steroids. With claws and fangs. Other contenders in this class include the MAKE Controller, STM32 Primer and Primer 2, Freescale Tower, and Microchip’s PIC32 Starter Kit. The mbed hardware (Read More)
The Blog Herald:
When I asked a couple of days ago why Matt Mullenweg was in Microsoft’s PDC, I was never really expecting Matt to read my post and answer the question. Back then, it was just reported that he was called onstage by Microsoft’s Ray Oozie but what he talked about was not reported yet then.A good fellow that he is, Matt was kin (Read More)
Submitted by Quannum
from Google Reader:
There has been an increase in interest in Software Katas of late. What is all this buzz about, and why might it be important? Several years ago (Pragmatic) Dave Thomas started a special blog about coding katas. The idea was simple: Professionals practice. This thought might not have occurred to you before; but it’s self-e (Read More)
Techdirt:
Early on, we predicted that Apple's walled garden approach to apps for the iPhone would lead to developer backlash. Even if it was successful at first, the obvious trajectory was that it wouldn't just lead to problems that drove developers away, but it would eventually limit application innovation, just as other competing (Read More)
Submitted by Logicalextremes
from Google Reader:
When, in late September, rumors surfaced that Comcast was trying to buy NBC Universal from General Electric, Wall Street reacted with dismay. Grandiose attempts to combine media production and distribution — programming and plumbing — are nothing new in the entertainment business, but they almost always end in disappointmen (Read More)
: That’s one funny thing about the Internet: it’s an extraordinarily rich communications system, but as an information and entertainment medium, it encourages private consumption. The pictures and sounds served up through our PCs, iPods and smart phones absorb us deeply but in isolation. Even when we’re together today, we’re often apart, peering into our own screens.
The Inquisitr:
If there is one thing about the tech blogosphere it is its predictability. Just as you could predict the almost breathless press that surround Google’s announcement that yes they were working on an operating system, yes they were going to open source it (in other words free), and yes everyone can now get excited but you’ll (Read More)
The Apple Blog:
Speaking yesterday at the Professional Developer’s Conference, Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie explained what’s really important when it comes to the smartphone business, and it’s apparently nothing at all to do with the number of apps available on any one platform.All the apps that count will be ported to ev (Read More)
: Amusing: "That’s why there are more than 100,000 apps in the iTunes Store and, what, five in the Windows Marketplace? And that’s why quality apps like Facebook or Tweetie 2.0 have been ported, feature-complete, from the iPhone to Windows Mobile, Blackberry and Palm OS? Oh, wait…"
OStatic blogs:
Google is a company well-known for taking risks with various kinds of software projects, and the upcoming Chrome OS will be one of its most ambitious projects yet. The open source operating system, which Canonical and the Ubuntu team have contributed to, includes some bold gambles from Google. These include automatic wipes (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Acuitus is looking to fill multiple full-time, junior- to mid-level Java software development positions at its Palo Alto, California headquarters. Background Acuitus is an established, mid-stage startup that is creating the next generation of computer-based tutoring systems. Our success stems from a highly sophisticated app (Read More)
OStatic blogs:
If you're looking for an easy to use open source project management tool to manage the workflow of your software development team, then take a look at Retrospectiva. It's powerful software on its own that becomes better when you add on modules to make it even more functional and flexible.Retrospectiva is designed with an ey (Read More)