Archive for December, 2005

WordPress 1.5.2 ported to PostgreSQL (unofficially)

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

As I mentioned previously, I’ve been working on a port of WordPress 1.5.2 to PostgreSQL. I had wanted to be the guinea pig and migrate my blog first but time constraints and shuffling priorities prevent me from doing so at this time. I’ve created many test installs and I think I’ve pretty much covered all […]

WordPress 2.0 and PostgreSQL

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

Ehh. Looks like there is a WordPress 2.0 Release Candidate. Wish I had kept closer track of that.
No, I don’t know if PostgreSQL support. Probably not. But the reason I bring up PostgreSQL is because I’ve been working on a WordPress port. It’s pretty nearly complete. Just a minor fix and cleaning up the installation […]

Skype for Pocket PC

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

There is a new version of Skype for Pocket PC. I had posted previously about how Skype ran pretty poorly on the Wizard.
Well, this new release comes in a special “your device is slow” version. Make sure to grab the “low cpu” version. It definitely seems to work better (primarily because the old version barely […]

Linux on the Treo 650

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

This person has Linux booting on his Treo. That was just about the most exciting nerd news for me this week. From my last post, I think I prefer the Treo form factor over the Wizard’s form factor. Of course, the biggest problem with the Treo is the weak OS.
Linux solves many of the deficiencies […]

Life in Review: Qtek 9100

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Some observations:

I browse the web more than I did with my Treo 600. I don’t know if it is because of EDGE is the faster data speeds, the higher resolution display, the better fonts, the faster rendering, the better browser, or what. I just know that I find myself using the browser much more than […]

Tenets of Good Programming

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

Or “How to Write Code I Would Like.”

Be Consistent
The human mind is excellent at recognizing patterns. Use that to your advantage, write your code in a consistent style. Once your mind is use to it, it becomes much easier to spot syntactical errors at a glance (and possibly other “easy” mistakes).
Be Obvious, Be Explicit
Clever or […]

Holiday Wish List - 2005

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

The holiday season is upon us again and the retailers are itching for your cash. Around this time (earlier actually), people start asking me what I want for “Christmas”. Nobody I know is terribly Christian, but we all celebrate the commercialized version of Christmas — you know: eggnog, parties, gifts, Santa, trees, etc. In an […]