A Random Walk Down Web Street: Can We Predict Trends for 2010?
The exponential growth of technology makes me think of Burton Malkiels book A Random Walk Down Wall Street, whose main thesis was that the average investor cannot beat the…
OSC Appearances in December, 2009
Here are the places where you can find OpenSource Connections in the next month: December 3: Company of Friends holiday party, Siips Wine Bar December 7: Charlottesville Social Media…
Software Estimation: The Cone of Uncertainty vs The Wormhole of Reality
Earlier this year in my MSMIT classes at UVa, we talked about software estimation techniques, which was a very interesting topic. One thing we talked about was the “Cone…
Department of Defense CIO Publishes Open Source Guidance
In a memorandum dated October 16, 2009, the CIO of the Department of Defense published guidance on the use of open source software within the DoD. The CIOs assessment…
James Bach, the bad boy of Testing?
So, is James Bach (@jamesmarcusbach) the bad boy of testing? I flew up to Boston on Monday to lead some workshops on Continuous Integration. I checked into my room…
Eric Pugh to speak on Solr at Shenandoah Ruby Users Group October 27th
From the Meetup site: Well look at the thriving Ruby ecosystem that has grown up around integrating with Solr. From Ruby gems that integrate with Solr like solrb and…
Good Will, Coffee, Help Desks and Software.
There is a true story behind this odd ensemble of a title. I remember it like it was yesterday. In fact, it was yesterday… The Story I was packing up…
12 Strategies for Selling a Traditional Client on an Agile Project Plan
Why do we need to sell Agile? For those of us who know and love Agile, the benefits of Agile seem obvious. It can be frustrating when someone doesnt…
Installing Older Version of a Language Using MacPorts
I personally like to keep up to date with technologies and use the latest and greatest of whats available. Not everyone is the same though, and it is not…
EdUI 2009 Conference Workshops Recap
What is the EdUI Conference? The EdUI Conference is a new conference held by the University of Virginia for the niche of web professionals in higher education. Do not…
Solr 1.4 Enterprise Search Server Book is Released!
I am very proud to announce the first book on Solr has been published by Packt. This has been a labor of love for myself and my co-author David…
5 Reasons the Marines Shouldnt Ban Social Networking
Today, the United States Marine Corps announced that it was banning its Marines from using social networking on the job. Citing security risks, the Marine Corps has said that…