Linux: Fewer Bugs Than Rivals. An analysis of the 5.7 million lines of Linux source code shows that it contains fewer bugs per thousand lines of code than commercial counterparts. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
Author: Vince Kimball
How to handle and interpret BSODs on Windows
How to handle and interpret BSODs on Windows. Today I read a post by Susan in which she makes some good recommendations on how to get a dump when a system crashes. I found a few of her points could be expanded upon and slightly modified, and started to comment on her blog. Then I… Continue reading How to handle and interpret BSODs on Windows
Linksysinfo.org
Linksysinfo.org. LinksysInfo.org is a wonderful website mentioned in an Inquirer article. The website collates information on modifying your Linksys. The site is also the primary support site for WiFi-Box, HyperWRT and HyperWAP Firmware. Underneath the hood of the WRT54G is a 200MHz MIPS processor running Linux and anywhere from 16 to 32MB of RAM and… Continue reading Linksysinfo.org
MarsEdit report
MarsEdit report. In the spirit of Gus Mueller’s after-development report on VoodooPad 2.0, here’s mine on MarsEdit 1.0… (Note: I may ramble a bit. And: this is mostly about programming.) Mitosis The genesis of MarsEdit was the idea of mitosis, that we could remove NetNewsWire’s weblog editor and create a new, separate weblog editor—and thereby… Continue reading MarsEdit report
Rumsfeld should go
Rumsfeld should go. With all the turnover in President Bush's cabinet, I find it very hard to understand how Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld survived. It is now clear to any impartial observer that the occupation of Iraq has been poorly planned and executed…. [ProfessorBainbridge.com]
Canny Brits cashing in on weakened dollar
Canny Brits cashing in on weakened dollar. Thousands of Britons are cashing in on the weakness of the dollar by snapping up a host of cheap goods in the United States. [The Scotsman]
Practical wisdom
Practical wisdom. In their new book “Deep Smarts”, Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap explore the cognitive and competency practices that enable swift decisions, explain master level experience and examine ways to transfer these exceptional skills. * Deep smarts take time to mature – 10 years * Transfer is best facilitated by self-selected mentoring, practice and… Continue reading Practical wisdom
Looks like they ARE useless!
Looks like they ARE useless!. Remember my issues with the Linksys wireless range extender? By the looks of the discount table inside my local computer store, I'm not alone — there were easily between one and two dozen of them arrayed in a stack, all with labels saying that they were returns that were being… Continue reading Looks like they ARE useless!
The present and future value of Python
The present and future value of Python. The universal database is just one example of the kind of next-generation platform service that will be used primarily through managed interfaces. As operating systems consolidate around managed interfaces — to data, to middleware, to graphics — they're going to tend to prefer the Java and .NET and… Continue reading The present and future value of Python
The future of IT jobs — looking good
The future of IT jobs — looking good. In my InfoWorld column this week, I respond to yet more reports that IT jobs are going to disappear in the coming years. I agree that certain types of IT jobs are likely to disappear, but the problem-solving skills required in IT will never go out of… Continue reading The future of IT jobs — looking good