Labs@Apache now open!
During 2006 the Apache Incubator process has really taken off. Incubator is a place for existing projects to enter the Apache Software Foundation, and build up community around them….
Better iTunes song deduping
**Update 4/24/2011. TidySongs is now Rinse! Same great product, but new vendor with a deeper music database that seems to match better. Ive updated the links. ** *Update 5/16/2010….
Rails and Functional Testing parameter pain
Ruby on Rails once again lived up to my expectations that it is incredibly powerful, but can als cause real pain! I had a functional test that proved that…
Roping In the Cowboy Coders
When an IT team needs help with a big project or a new task, they will often look to outsiders for help in delivering their objectives. Oftentimes, they will…
Bug 4814103 submitted to Apple!
I discovered a bug in Apples implementation of Java. When selecting multiple leaves in a JTree, and then ctrl + drag, the mouseDragged event should be fired. However, on…
How to dedupe your iTunes collection
Update 5/25/20 Rinse appears to be gone, or just out of date and bad. Not sure, with Apple Music etc if we dedupe these days! Update 4/24/2011. TidySongs is…
The Long Tail of the IT supply chain
In the past two years, Chris Andersons Long Tail has become relatively common in the business lexicon. Does the long tail apply to coders? Common business knowledge says that…
Developers need project managers too!
Oftentimes, lead developers wind up playing the role of project manager. For a small project, its OK because the level of administrative overhead is small. For large projects, its…
Selenium Boot Camp
In true something or other style, at last nights Selenium Boot Camp the teacher was the student. We decided to hold an after hours “boot camp” so we could…
Social Networking 2.0, A Blessing and a Curse
When I was in the Army, a useful skill that I had was knowing who could do what and being a favor broker. Managing a much larger network is…
OSC wins 3rd Place at RuportDay
Okay, so its not the SuperBowl, but I won 3rd place during the 2006 Ruport Day! Ruport Day was an attempt to pull together a bunch of folks and…
Mandatory Upgrade of Rails 1.1.5!
Saw a post on Riding Rails about an extremely dangerous security hole in Rails. Read the full warning from DHH here. For me to update the software for this…