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Sharing a Printer Between XP and Ubuntu

Monday, June 16, 2008

This post is merely a breadcrumb for myself. Once I get my home network up and running (could be awhile since I will be gone a lot this summer and I am content leeching from my neighbor), I think it is imperative for Tanya and I to be able to print from any computer in [...]

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Class Project

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

So, I drafted an outline of this post a long time ago and today I finally am getting around to finishing the post.
In System Design and Analysis, IT 380, it customary for a company to give the class a project that the company will actually be implementing in the near future. For our project, General [...]

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Upgraded to WP 2.5

Monday, March 31, 2008

So, I just updated to Wordpress 2.5. Gotta love the automatic upgrading provided by Dreamhost.
If you see any errors, please let me know.

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Changing Requirements and the Classroom

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

So, I was reading Code Complete 2 and come across an interesting passage. Steve McConnell (author of the book) hit home with me on this one: Assignments given in classes are made to get you from beginning to end quickly. However, in the real world this isn’t the case. Requirements change all the time. It [...]

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Ubuntu 5-A-Day

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Just got done reading about this and it sounds like a pretty cool idea. The basic premise is that Ubuntu community members can make a huge contribution by “tending” 5 bugs a day. Developers fix bugs, users triage and confirm bugs, etc. Jono explains it better.
Perhaps I will try to get involved in this. I [...]

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