An EO out of an EC is like a fish out of water
The books WebObjects beginners usually read when they are starting out are the Apple Web Applications tutorial and Joshua Marker’s WebObjects 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide.
Both are very good introductions. They cover a great deal of territory (and there is [...]
WebObjects – Flawed beginner info
Nov 30, ’05
5:32 PM
John Simonton – RIP 2005
Nov 30, ’05
10:34 AM
I am saddened to learn from the Make blog that John Simonton, the founder of PAiA, and probably one of my all-time electronics hobbyist heros, died of cancer sometime last week.
Although I was never able to afford any of his kits as a kid, a friend of mine built the Gnome, and I drooled over [...]
Building a PVR
Nov 25, ’05
11:53 AM
Inspired by Make, I’ve decided to get my hands dirty again by building a PVR (personal video recorder) for fun. Tivo’s aren’t available in Canada and any of the commercial units are just a tad too "closed" for my liking.
I’m going with MythTV as the core application running on Linux (there is a decent overview [...]
Second Anniversary
Nov 25, ’05
10:26 AM
As of today it’s been exactly two years since I started this blog.
Thank you to all of my faithful readers. Without you this milestone would never have been reached. That means you, and you, and you, and… heh?
No, the washroom’s next door.
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So is that it? Three? No? Two? Is there anyone else left out in [...]
That’s right. Hit the tree.
Nov 24, ’05
3:20 PM
We’re getting our first snowfall for the year (nothing really significant around here, much worse if you’re north of the city). Anyway, it reminds me of a story.
I was tobogganing with a friend from school. It had been snowing hard and there was a rare (for Toronto) deep layer of white fluffy snow covering everything. [...]