Archive for December, 2005

A New Project, Part 21, Next Up
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

I have a long list of ideas for applications. But as they say, ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. And the key to execution is the ability to prioritize, which is never easy when there are so many ideas floating around. This is an attempt to get some of them down on paper and solicit [...]

AFK
Friday, December 16th, 2005

I will be on the road next week enjoying the company of family and friends, so no updates on unto.net. It is unlikely I will be near a computer but if you need to get in touch I should be able to receive email on the BlackBerry. To keep volume low I will filter out [...]

Desktop Zen
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

When I first started using Linux ten years ago there was a discernible trend in how people were organizing their desktops. The pattern seemed to go something like: Put as much information on the screen as possible. And the corollary: If you can’t fit more information on the screen, then write a new X window [...]

A New Project, Part 20 — Building Delancey
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

This article describes the motiviation behind, and the techniques used to create, Delancey. Delancey is an online bookmark manager that enhances the del.icio.us social bookmarking service. Delancey presents an alternate view of a user’s bookmarks by keeping track of which ones are used most frequently. Preface: As I was writing a draft of this article, [...]

50-in of 8-Bit Fun
Monday, December 12th, 2005

The DVI-to-HDMI cable arrived today after a two-week wait, and I thought I’d share the 8-bit joy. While I bought the cable to watch downloads on the big screen, the unexpected bonus was a 3-inch tall Mario, in all his high-definition digital glory. And Samus: Those are photos, not screenshots. What isn’t apparent from the [...]