Fixing Subversion branch and trunk directories
The other day, at work, we came across a bad situation with Subversion (a version control system). We had created a secondary repository for a common library (YUI) of code that we want to...
Category: Computers
A doorbell for the geek in me
I’m not sure how my wife would feel about this doorbell, but I think it’s rather elegant. A must have for any true geek. The problem… it’s not even close to available. It’s just...
A 3D/virtual world for the masses
Second Life (an online virtual 3D world) has been around a while now. It’s incredibly popular and even has its own economy. You can enter Second Life and “live” a life completely different from...
New LDS.org Mapping
Have you ever been on vacation and wanted to know where the closest LDS Church is? How about moving to a new area and wondering to which ward you belong, to which building you...
Go get Firefox 3!
Today will be a day of infamy fame, err… it’ll be cool. Ok… maybe not that amazing, but it might be cool. The Mozilla Foundation has just released the latest version of Firefox....
First few days on a MacBook Pro
Some people say that Apple Macintosh users are elitists. If that’s the case, I just became rather elite. I’m now typing this on my shiny new MacBook Pro. On Wednesday, I started a new...
Next generation laptop batteries
You know the feeling. You’re right in the middle of something important on your laptop. You’re in deep concentration and nothing should interrupt you. Then all the sudden… [BEEP]. That dang battery warning. It...
Where is the world is Santa?
Ever wanted to know exactly where Santa is on Christmas Eve? Well, usually you would have to wait for the news or something similar. But this year, the traditional Santa trackers (NORAD) and Google...
New Google Earth (GoogleSky?)
As you may recall, I wrote about Celestia a while back. Celestia just got some serious competition. The new version of Google Earth, 4.2, will include a feature many have dubbed “Google Sky.” And...
Familiarty vs Superiority and cognitive-lockin
A recent study from the Journal of Consumer Research and highlighted by ars technica indicates that most consumers are a little duped when it comes to judging the superiority of consumer products. Too often...
