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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Daring Fireball: Using Dynamic Scripting Languages for Mac OS X Application Development
Over at Daring Fireball, John Gruber notes “There’s been a lot of interesting discussion over the last week regarding the use of dynamic scripting languages for programming desktop applications. Here’s some of what caught my eye:…” followed by a great … Continue reading
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TheOpenCD updates to version 07.02
TheOpenCD 07.02 – “The OpenCD team is pleased to announce the release of OpenCD 07.02, which is now ready for download and purchase. 07.02 contains twelve updated versions including the milestone OpenOffice 2.1, along with latest releases of both Firefox … Continue reading
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DLSLUG, March 1st 2007: 50 Ways to Run Your Programs
Bill McGonigle announces the March meeting of the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group, featuring “50 Ways to Run Your Programs” presented by Bill Stearns. Sounds like a great meeting! “At this meeting Bill will explore ways to change how programs … Continue reading
EC rebuffs Microsoft over open-source report – ZDNet UK
EC rebuffs Microsoft over open-source report – ZDNet UK“The European Commission has resisted efforts by Microsoft to make it abandon its report into open-source software, it was revealed this week. But the Commission was swayed into allowing a 10-day period … Continue reading
Fairpoint and GCEDC at UVCIA
Bill McGonigle returns to blogging after a 300-day hiatus (welcome back, Bill!) with a great piece on the monthly meeting of the Upper Valley Computer Industry Association: The BFC Computing Weblog : Fairpoint and GCEDC at UVCIA, 2006-02-21. It was … Continue reading
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Fixing an ethernet wall socket
Somehow in nearly 40 years of wresting with electrical, telephonic and electronic hardware, I had managed to avoid working with punchdown blocks. I’ve hand-soldered connectors, crimped connections, hand-wired telephones, soldered and de-soldered circuit boards, operated the electric plant of a … Continue reading
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Jim Gray, database guru, lost at sea, search suspended
Sad news, via Garrett Fitzgerald’s Blog and Scoble. Jim is a very special guy, as his Microsoft Research page noted, an ACM, NAE, NAS, and AAAS Fellow and an ACM Turing Award winner. He was a skilled sailor and his … Continue reading
CentraLUG, 5 March 2007: Andy Bair, Digital Forensic File Carving
Originally, we had scheduled this presentation for November, but Andy Bair was called away at the last minute for a family emergency. He’ll be back in Concord New Hampshire to reprise his presentation, which has gotten rave reviews from several … Continue reading
PySIG, 22-Feb-2007: Dave Rowell and Django
Bill Sconce announces the upcoming meeting of the Python SIG of the Greater New Hampshire Linux User Group (but Windows and OS X users are welcomed!): Dave Rowell of Appropriate Solutions will do a presentation on Django, Kent’s Korner will … Continue reading
BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft fixes 20 security holes
BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft fixes 20 security holes“Windows users are being urged to install Microsofts February security update which contains 12 patches for 20 vulnerabilities… The bumper package includes fixes for loopholes that malicious hackers are known to … Continue reading