I just spotted a post by Dave Herren called "The Renaissance Developer". Given the title of my blog, it caught my eye. Nice posting (and blog, for that matter!)

I've just completed a major migration of all my old blog posts to WordPress. There's still a lot to do, but I'm hoping that using a publishing tool with more features than my home-grown scripts will make updates and maintenance much easier going forward. If you're that way inclined, please update your feed subscriptions to … Continue reading Migrating to WordPress →

I've just had three very long nights in a row, configuring a new mail server for Lillifoot, and trying to get SpamAssassin working. It's finally working very sweetly, but I pulled a fair amount of hair out getting there. My configuration is as follows: Xen Hypervisor: Dual Core 3.0GHz Intel Pentium 2Gb. I'm currently only … Continue reading Postfix SpamAssassin and SELinux →

I'm in the process of helping my wife start up a new business venture (more on that later). As a result, we are hiring people to help us. At this stage, there is a large amount of planning involved, and so I have set up a subversion repository where we can share and collaborate on … Continue reading Nautilus Scripts for Subversion →

The Cluetrain Manifesto struck a chord with me when I first read it. In the eight years since it was published, I sometimes see signs that companies have paid attention to that message. More often, the same old closed shop business practices are seen. A friend recently started a new business installing and servicing domestic … Continue reading The Business Case for a Blog →

As I mentioned before, I went to the LondonJava Meetup on Tuesday 1st May. In my usual tardy fashion, I'm finally writing about the night (only three weeks late!). Tim Bray turned up that night, along with many other regulars. By the end of the night, I managed to work through discussions about CORBA, the … Continue reading Follically Challenged in a Hirsute World →

It looks like there's another LondonJava Meetup on Tuesday 1st May. It's been a while, so I think that it's high time that I turned up.

This is fairly old news, but I was absolutely fascinated by the "secret" Microsoft documents Evangelism is War. I think it's a very clear insight into why Microsoft is so successful, as well as why they are viewed abhorred in some circles. Hat tip to Steve Loughran. Update (Monday, 5th March) As a number of … Continue reading Evangelism is War →

I've just finished a quick and relatively simple web design project I've done for Stu, a good friend of mine. It's called Gravestock Heating. Stu Gravestock is starting his new business providing domestic heating services, such as central heating service and installation, gas breakdown work, and a heap more. He did a fantastic job in … Continue reading Gravestock Heating →