A to-do list in Tomboy Last week I asked for some help finding a new note taking application. I was becoming frustrated with BasKet Note Pads because, despite all of its great features, it would intermittently delete notes when I moved them (obviously, unacceptable). Otherwise, BasKet is a very good application for general note taking [...]

For a long while I was using Tadalist which I absolutely adored because of its simplicity. It made lists and you checked things off and it was wonderful. I migrated to Remember The Milk and liked it much better, presumably because my list making was getting more complicated. In particular, I liked the ability to [...]

I’ve just finished swapping out the Javascript library used on BigHugeLabs.com from Prototype/Script.aculo.us (P+S) to MooTools and I thought I’d share my reasons as well as my impressions for the benefit of any other developers thinking of following a similar path.

I’ll try to keep this brief but I wanted to post it because I couldn’t find exactly this procedure anywhere online. Here’s my situation: when I installed Ubuntu I didn’t just repartition my Windows drive—I added a whole new hard drive for it. So I ended up with Windows XP on /dev/sda1 and Ubuntu on [...]

On January 30th 2007 I installed Ubuntu Linux on my computer intending to use it as my primary operating system. I wrote about the surprises of that switch (both happy and vexing) in a four-part series (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) in March. It’s been very nearly a year now and I’m [...]

Dear Rookie Web Developer, I had the task recently of taking over a project from a group of developers (who shall remain nameless) who were unable to finish it. When I saw what they had written, I could see why. The project had clearly been assigned to inexperienced, junior-level developers who did not have the [...]

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[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. Part 2 covers my installation experience. And Part 3 was all about finding and using replacement applications. ] Folks, it’s been a fun and sometimes woolly ride. [...]

[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. Part 2 covers my installation experience. ] I’ve heard that installing software on Linux is very difficult. That may have been true once but it is a [...]

[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. ] If you’ve never installed a modern Linux distribution and you’re worried about how difficult it will be because you’ve heard awful stories about the process, let [...]