There is this constant argument going on in the software development world between faster development times and faster execution times. Well written C will run faster than just about anything, but it takes forever to write. Developers can create apps in Ruby on Rails in practically no time, but the code is slow. Depending on […]
Tag Archives: software
Digital Craftsmanship and Tools
January 3, 2008 – 3:15 pm
You know that saying that goes “when you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail”? It is usually an easy way to talk about using the right tool for the job. However, the converse is not always true; sometimes the right tool for a job is a hammer even though you are not […]
Application Ideas
December 16, 2007 – 1:44 pm
blog backup / archivalA simple app to take all posts from an RSS feed and send them to a storage account (gmail, amazon, etc). It should archive posts and comments. Then it should have tools to download the archive as a zip file or to rebuild the archives on a new blog via […]
Movable Type Open Source: Who Cares?
December 12, 2007 – 1:50 pm
It is official, Movable Type is open source. You can get all of the details here.
Richard MacManus posted this on ReadWriteWeb:
Importantly, it also means that Six Apart has finally removed the one major advantage that Wordpress has had over Movable Type - that it is open source.
Open sourcing MovableType doesn’t even come close to removing […]
Office 2008 for Mac
November 6, 2007 – 12:50 pm
I was just checking in on Office 2008 for Mac and noticed that Microsoft has a “Super Suite Deal” going on. If you buy any version of Office 2004 for Mac, they will give you a free version of Office 2008 for Mac when it is released. Here is the details:
“When you buy […]
Database Tools For Non-Profit Organizations
September 26, 2007 – 9:25 pm
I am getting paid $30 for this post*. Before you curse me out and unsubscribe from my blog, at least hear me out first.
I received an email today from one of those sponsored posts companies. I signed up for it when it first came out to check it out and decided that it […]
