So the successor to Windows Vista will be called Windows 7. Seven, even though internally, it will be known as 6.1. So when 7.0 comes out, any guesses what they’re gonna call it?
Microsoft is not the only guilty party when it comes to version numbers of software products. Solaris and Java, both from Sun Microsystems, …
I am a scientist. That is, I run my life using logic and reason. I believe in the scientific method, peer review of research, and the necessity to reproduce experiments before a result can be accepted.
I have heard from various sources that the amount of bacteria on an office keyboard or office desk is higher …
As most people know, I rarely get offended. It takes a lot to get under my skin. But every now and then, someone not only gets under my skin, but they cut it out entirely and leave a festering pit of angry red flesh in its place.
I’m talking of course about Subway.
At Subway they have …
For the second time in about a month, I have started a brand new blog. This one is for computer programming and/or technical stuff. You can find it at http://earlw.wordpress.com.
That means I now have three blogs:
A Bunch of Unrelated Things (http://www.ignatiofairfax.com)
Earl’s Novel Blog (http://www.earlwoodman.com)
Earl’s Tech Blog (http://earlw.wordpress.com)
For the second time in about a month, I have started a brand new blog. This one is for computer programming and/or technical stuff. You can find it at http://earlw.wordpress.com.
That means I now have three blogs:
A Bunch of Unrelated Things (http://www.ignatiofairfax.com)
Earl’s Novel Blog (http://www.earlwoodman.com)
Earl’s Tech Blog (http://earlw.wordpress.com)
At my job I spend a fair amount of time porting software. Porting is difficult, and in the product I work on, which is fairly mature, most of the issues I run into are configuration or environmental, and not problems with the code.
It’s interesting to find things in the code that actually need to be …