Review: MSI S425 Laptop

Wednesday 16. of May 2007

My desktop is getting old ... around 3+ years worth of regular use. It has to be replaced soon. Which brings me to purchase on installment an MSI S425. It's the cheapest laptop with nvidia video I could find. All the rest are ATI (poor linux support), they're mostly out of stock anyway. To be ab...

The Japanese government looks to go open source

Wednesday 16. of May 2007

The Japanese government wants to go open source, as a way to rely less on a single vendor IT software infrastructure. And plenty of vendors are lining up to help make this happen.

typo.script.auclo.us

Wednesday 09. of May 2007

"The first beta version of typo.script.aculo.us is available for download." - site. Just tried it today. Very nice extension, I was able to create cool content fadings & other interesting javascript effects. Too many effects can slow down the site though for those using slower pc's. No set...

Touchscreen smart mirror: widgets in a mirror

Sunday 08. of April 2007

Smart touch screen mirrors. Really nice but kinda expensive idea. Installed in a bathroom mirror (or probably a mirror installation by itself) with it's own set of widgets as part of the screen.

Losing our linux workstations for Microsoft

Friday 30. of March 2007

I have just received word that our Danish boss wanted to replace our linux desktops into Windows XP Pro ... for reasons that their time tracking/billing and project management software is not compatible with linux. Add to that so many other reasons that somehow hinders our developers productivity. T...

Final Pinoguin.com design

Monday 19. of March 2007

The final design layout has been completed using inkscape, a black+yellow+green colour scheme. I had to choose with a few other color schemes I created, but I favored the darker theme.

Creating design is initially difficult for a web developer (non-designer) but after getting the hang of it the fi...

Linux web development tools

Friday 16. of March 2007

Every web developer has their own set of favorite tools & a mix of swiss-army-knives-software for getting the job done. I have my own set, most of them are opensource and some are online tools.