Open Source 201: Do we still need LUGs?
Recently on Slashdot, this article – Do we still need LUGs?– came up and it raised an interesting point: A…
Month: July 2007
Does Templating Make Sense?
There are quite a few PHP'ers that I've talked to who openly disdain templating tools like Smarty, Flexy, and whatever…
Business for Geeks 301: Dollars and Sense
When you're just starting off a microISV (micro Independent Software Vendor), every dollar counts. Every dollar keeps you in operation…
BarCampDC – August 10 2007
UPDATE: Actually, it looks like the bulk of the events/fun should be on Saturday the 11th. Update your calendars. I…
Are you just selling a Product or … ?
This past weekend, I caught an interesting commercial from H&R Block*. Since we're already 3 months past tax time, I…
The Open Source Community 201: A Great Distrubance in the Source
In my previous discussion of the Open Source Community – I described the fundamental dichotomy that exists in the two…
PHP 4 End of Life
For any PHP'ers who might have been asleep for the past week, it is official… The PHP4 End of Life…
Book Review: Clear Blogging
Disclaimer: The author of this book – Bob Walsh – was a CodeSniper last year, set me up with a…
Psychological Testing over Degrees?
I generally don't get into policy and practice topics such as education, but considering I recently wrote on recruiting, this…
Project Importer v1.5
After the last release of the Importer, I thought things would be relatively calm and quiet with this module. Unfortunately,…