Archive for October, 2006

Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft Upgrade plus Compiz goodness on AIGLX

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Geeks with not much to say talk about their tools. Here’s an eft:

Today, I talk about my experience upgrading the FREE Linux distribution Ubuntu from 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) to 6.10 (Edgy Eft). The leap (check this link out if you’re geeky like me) from 6.06 to 6.10 was hyped up to bring lotsa “cutting […]

Internet in the 21st Century

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

Today I swung by my alma mater to attend a lecture hosted by Vint Cerf, without whom we wouldn’t be surfing the Internet today, entitled “Internet in the 21st Century“. An illustrious figure indeed, and very well spoken as well, Vint is currently the Chief Internet Evangelist and vice president over at Google. A title […]

10 ways to spend more time “coding” with friends

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

For the uninitiated:
Q) Have you ever wondered what a software developer REALLY does?
A) Sit in front of the monitor confused. (or cursing… or both)
A while ago, I read an article about how developers spend their time. What Jeff Atwood postulates is that developers spend MUCH more time understanding code rather than typing in new stuff. […]

Sous la mer

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Did this picture leave you breathless? It certainly did for me. I came accross this amazing photo set by Alberich Mathews over at Flickr. I wish I had more knowledge to appreciate the pictures even better, but as far as I can tell, all the pictures sport incredible lighting and are beautifully composited. Well worth […]