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Experimental Web Application Branch
Yesterday I started upon moving justCheckers into a web application. I didn’t want to pollute the trunk of the subversion repository. So I created the webappbranch. You can grab it by running: svn checkout https://justcheckers.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/justcheckers/branches/webapps My next major task to tackle is updating the documentation on the wiki and in the source code. After that…
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Reopening the justCheckers Project
Made the plunge today into FOSS development again. As I mentioned in my previous post, I considered and started work on the next version of justCheckers. There are a few reasons why I restarted the project. I want to play around with Java web technologies. I also want to experiment with project management and FOSS…
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Maemo Hacking and Project Revivals
With such a cold wet summer, I thought I would spend more time hacking. Yet this year spare time is a scarce commodity and most of that time I find myself far from a proper development workstation. Fortunately with an Internet tablet in my pocket, I can at least start on learning about Maemo development.…
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A Call to Action and Progress in Writing
I’m disappointed folks. Where are all my comments on my excerpt? Did you even read it?!? Bah!!! Well so far, one my coworkers mentioned the wordiness of the passage. I know. I’m guilty of wanting to jam pack my sentences. This makes them almost unreadable. I know. I know. I should use terse short brief…
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Some Thoughts About Life and Consulting
Some thoughts to think about: Set expectations early. It avoids confusion and hassle in the future. Assertiveness instills confidence and helps achieve what you need. Smiling helps keep everyone positive and repels negativity from you. Show progress cause it encourages people. Review your goals and schedule time lines. This will make them concrete. Break up…
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Todo Progress So Far
Remember my TODO list for this year? No, I’m not gonna tell you when I posted it. And no if you find it, you are not allowed to post a link or a hint to it. If you are long time reader and you found it, consider yourself part of the in-crowd. So how well…
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Echoes in the Endless (A Preview)
Today brought many disappointments to light. Some trivial, others complicated in their machinations. Then I remembered my todo list for this year. And since a few of you asked me personally about what I’m writing. So I present to you an excerpt of chapter 1 of Echoes in the Endless. Note that this is an…
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Perfection in Your Process
I have a serious character flaw. I’m a perfectionist. Nothing kills creativity like trying to get everything right the first time around. One of the most important skills I learned in professional writing: is create first, edit to perfection later. Give yourself leeway and freedom to make mistakes and to experiment. There is a second…
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Nighttime Rambling about the Weekend
Too busy to blog this long weekend. Still I feel a short update is in order for my readers. Went out on Friday with the Rudy and Olga, to a nice little place in downtown Toronto called West 7. Open 24 hours, nice Italian cuisine, tea candlelights and jazzy-lounge music; basically you can’t go wrong…