Well, as I was mulling over the WordPress 2.8.1 code progressing its way through DevPal’s CM automata (yes, Javamancy really IS part of DevPal), I noticed that there was an entry from the WordPress guys (more specifically, Ryan) on their WordPress 2.8.1 release drop, which was officially back on July 9, 2009. For even more [...]
July 2009
The Preface No, it’s not a machine that cuts down lousy cars! The Setup Sure, it’s really tough these days, with the massive, life-crushing economic collapses all around you. And sure, you really should be saving your money for those really critical needs: food, rent/mortgage, high-interest debts, underwear, coffee beverages… But you really love your [...]
If you go to Starbucks [SBUX] stores, you’ve probably noticed the recent new campaign to promote improved foodstuff freshness and simplification. I wandered in today, to use the free Wi-Fi to catch up on some dev work, some reading, and smidge of blogging when I noticed a stack of 5″ x 8″ index card looking [...]
Remember Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix? Google [GOOG], taking a page from Microsoft’s own play book, has announced that their work on the Chrome OS, a “lean” operating system upon which other software may be built, will be forging ahead, after all. No commitment dates yet, although it seems that the estimated rollout would be sometime [...]
There are a lot of people passionate, even “religious”, about the open source licensing that they tend to prefer. There are even some people who allegedly insist on certain license types. Steadfastness? Maybe. Hypocrisy? Perhaps. Controversial? Absolutely. Matt’s recent post definitely re-opened that proverbial can o’ worms, with plenty of folks, both the heavily-published, and [...]
Sure there are other countries that celebrate their independence days on other days in the year, but today is the Independence Day for the United States of America. This year, as many of you have already experienced, the observed federal holiday began yesterday, July 3rd, due to the fact that the 4th of July occurs [...]
If you recall my previous discussion about Microsoft’s [MSFT] positive about-face decision to honor E 74 Red-Ring-of-Death (RROD) hardware failures as covered under their extended three-year warranty, I mentioned that the company would be refunding people who had paid for the repairs prior to the announcement. Yesterday, as I was browsing my credit card statements, [...]
