After a few months of sleepless nights wondering if I have been doing my version control correctly, my Free (as in beer) copy of “Version Control by Example” by Eric Sink arrived.
It’s unfortunate that this arrived right in the middle of mid-terms for me, as this is way more interesting than the courses I’m taking right now.
I was surprised to see glossy pages, like a magazine, and the book looks great after a quick flip through.
I can’t wait to get started. Thanks Eric!
It’s now up on Amazon here.
I have been a dedicated Chrome user since its release in the fall of ’08. At launch, it was noticeably faster and better than any other browser on the market.
Unfortunately, Chrome has not been able to keep this up. Today, Chrome on Mac and Linux has become slow again. I run on SSDs, and expect my applications to launch instantly. Most applications do, except for Chrome.
Last night, I finally lost it with Chrome and switched back to Firefox. The only major thing I miss about Chrome is its bookmark syncing. Firefox does have plugins that can do this, but not out of the box.
Please fix your browser google…..
I finally got around to playing with the new pistons in minecraft last night. I created one of pistons’ obvious capabilities: a secret entrance to my base hidden by a waterfall.
Three pistons hold the water back at the top and five pistons push up a drawbridge through the water when the waterflow is cut off. The redstone circuitry is all hidden underground. The only thing I still have to implement is the capability to close the entrance from the inside, once I’ve entered my mine.
Check out the pics…..
I live in a basement suite that doesn’t have much for windows. It can still feel like winter, even on the longest day of the year, like yesterday.
While at Canadian Tire, I had a brainwave that I should fill up my kitchen window frame with some mirrors.
It works pretty well so far, and I am happy with how much more light is being let in.
Click the image to see a bigger version.
With last week’s announcement of the iCloud, Apple has disregarded the regular use of the term cloud, and used it for one their own products. For many people, including the mainstream media, Apple’s iCloud is their first exposure to the term cloud. This is unfortunate because cloud computing has been around for a while within the geek and tech communities. Non-tech people will now think that cloud computing is synonymous with the iCloud.
By today’s use of the term cloud, the iCloud is not cloud computing. Cloud computing is when data storage AND processing happens in the cloud. The iCloud is just a big hard-drive in the sky. No processing actually happens there. As the Buzz out loud crew stated, iCloud should actually be called iSync. Syncing is all that the iCloud does. The iCloud isn’t even in the same ballpark as cloud computing.
This is not the first time Apple has stolen a term like this. They pretty much redefined the term App, which used to just be short for application, but now it is synonymous with mobile application.
Since Apple has hijacked the cloud term from the geeks, we are going to have to regroup and come up with a new one. I can’t think of a term at the moment, but someone needs to come up with one soon.
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