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Does Complexity Necessarily Translate Into Capability?
Two months ago I started work as a Java developer at Bluerush Media Group. Shifting gears back into Java EE/JSP/Servlet and mostly backend work from Android development definitely took a while. On one hand my work now is hidden behind layers and layers of servers, middleware and other “businessy” systems. I definitely miss being able…
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Website Hosting Migration
You may have noticed the recent changes on my blog & portfolio website. I am in the process of migrating my websites, domains and what not to a new hosting service. A nicer hosting service provider who doesn’t support SOPA/PIPA for one. Plus is much more responsive and nicer to work with. Anyways a lot…
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Upgraded to WordPress 3!
Well after a long wait, I finally upgraded to WordPress 3. Amazing is all I can say. However rather than doing a simple upgrade, I decided it was time for a fresh install. Just in case, and to get rid of any old configurations or scripts that might cause problems. I still plan on adjusting…
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News – Google Chrome for Linux, Thunderbird 3.0 & Malware for Ubuntu
Dorian is currently concentrating on writing and getting things ready for Christmas. So in the meantime, here are some new stories to tide you over: Google releases Google Chrome for Linux. The fine folks at Mozilla release Thunderbird 3.0 The first major malware attack against Ubuntu users has happened. I guess that confirms that Ubuntu…
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Hmm… The Future Feels Clean
So do you like it? The theme on the website that is. I decided to go with a variant of light greys, royal blue-purple and amber highlights. It does have a spartan, minimalistic feel but I like it. I considered rebuilding the theme as an ExtJS or jQuery UI powered on. But honestly, this works…
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A Clean Future
The future is white? Bob, the future has been white since the 60’s. – Autotainment, Big Ideas The future has been white for a long time, thanks to the likes of Stanley Kubrick and the folks at Apple. Thats why the theme I’m crafting for this website, is called “Clean Future”. I took the “Open…
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Tech News – Canonical Bringing Music to Ubuntu, LH Strikes Again & Affero GPL Can’t Fix the Cloud
Canonical Launching a Music Store? Rumours on the world wild web point to the possibility of Canonical building an iTunes-like music store. Works for U thinks such a move would add another viable revenue stream for Canonical, even if it seems to stretch the resources of the firm. If this music store comes to Ubuntu,…
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News – Chromium OS is Here
Chromium OS is Here Google just announced their Chromium OS project. This will act as the open source precursor to Chrome OS. And the folks at Canonical are helping Google build it. Exciting times ahead, especially for netbooks users and cloud computing advocates. Thanks to the 451 Group‘s Matthew Aslett team for posting about this.
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The Joys of Seamless Upgrades
Upgrades often is a naughty word in programming and system administration. When a system admin or programmer starts an upgrade, often it is with clenched teeth and an expectation something will break, explode or spontaneously combust. So congrats to the WordPress guys for releasing another seamless, non-breaking, and easy to do upgrade. And yes this…
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Review of Ontario Linux Fest 2009
Two weekends ago I went to Ontario Linux Fest 2009, held here in chilly Toronto for the third year in a row. And for such a young conference, it was quite good. In fact good enough, that longer review of the event is in order: Morning Keynote – Changes to the GPL The day started…