The progress meter plugin that I had been using died. I think the author of it gave up on it. I found a new one and now we have colorful, page based progress meters again. I actually like this one… Read More »Progress Meters Updated
If like me, you use Linux, specifically Ubuntu Linux, and you are a fan of my book covers this is for you. A background or wallpaper rotation file featuring the three covers of my SF novels. First off, here’s the… Read More »Wallpaper Rotation File for Ubuntu
Well, not quite yet. But I do have the emulator going on my Linux boxen. I knew you wouldn’t believe me unless I had visual proof, so here’s a slide of the desktop. See! I know those buttons on the… Read More »Look Ma, I’m an Android Developer
As someone who makes his living in the computer field, I’ve always been aware of the two kinds of programmers. The ones who work for companies that sell highly polished programs in shrink wrapped packages and are sold on store… Read More »Open Source Programmers and Self Published Writers
If you drop by my web site, www.w0pht.org and click on the Amateur Radio page, you will find an option to install a Search plugin into your Firefox browser Search Engine box. The handy little plugin lets you search the… Read More »Firefox Callsign Lookup Search Engine
Came across this FAQ on Unix Programming and thought I’d mention it to everyone. Most programmers coming from Windows to Linux are probably not aware of many of these concepts and this document lets you know the basics.
I’ve been using the Ruby based testing framework called Watir for testing web pages. I wrote a test suite on my Mac to test with the Mac browser and with only a few header changes was able to use the… Read More »Testing the Watir
I was recently working on a web page that sorted data that came back from a database in an array. I managed to get the page working and then realized after testing, that it was returning some rows that were… Read More »Covering All Bases
If you live in Boise, ID, and you are a programmer, don’t miss the second annual Boise Code Camp. You have to register on-line, but the entire event is free. I went last year and had a blast. Lots of… Read More »Boise Code Camp
Get registered and get out to the Second Annual Boise Code Camp. I had fun last year, and I won a T-Shirt! It’s free and it’s educational and the presenters are real programmers in the community.