This is just a quick post to say how much Microsoft and their draconian OS licensing mechanism are pissing me off right now.
Last week my computer stopped booting. I didn’t get around to looking at it until a few days ago because I had visitors over from the UK. Not just that, it is Christmas, [...]
Google Labs has a history of releasing some pretty amazing bits of software. Google Earth, Google Mail, Google Reader, Google Analytics, Google Maps and Google Docs are just a few of the graduates! It’s an impressive list to say the least. All of those applications do a fantastic job. I’m a huge fan of all [...]
I’m not a huge fan on online polls, but I do have a need to pick the brains of the few people who do find the time to read this blog. I have an idea for something that I wouldn’t mind building, but before I’m get going with any development I’m going to do [...]
Are Software Developers artists or engineers? This question is asked and answered at least 10 times a month around the bloggosphere. Everyone who is involved with development will have their own view. I have my own, but I haven’t really felt the urge to express it until now. If you find this topic boring, feel [...]
I realise that as time goes by, people are using my beloved C++ less and less. .NET (C# and VB.NET) and Java seem to be taking over the mainstream coding world. Languages such as Ruby and Python seem to be taking over the scripting world. For the most part, C and C++ seem to exist [...]
I’m sure there are millions of adoring fans out there (ha!) that were wondering where the site has been the last few days. Our host, VPSLink had a huge issue with a RAID array being corrupted, and it just so happened that our site was on that node. Such is life!?
The result was a little [...]
I received a bit of sad news from “He who must not be named” this morning. It appears that Aussie game developer Auran are struggling to stay afloat, and will most likely close. This isn’t good news for the Aussie contingent of the games industry, and is an indication of how cut-throat the industry can [...]
Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
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Happy birthday to me!
In a previous post I had a bit of a combined whinge about MS downloads and bandwidth limits in Australia. Today I read a new article at SMH that made me even more angry.
Whenever people ask me who my favourite author is, I always reply with the same answer. He’s a fairly well-known guy, particularly in the heroic fantasty and sci-fi circles. His name is David Gemmell, and this post is a mini dedication to him and his career.
I first discovered the joys of David’s writing when a [...]
