I just updated all my blogs to Wordpress 2.7. I like the new admin interface. The upgrade was pleasantly easy and quick.

As a fan of tracking my finances electronically, I've paid attention to GnuCash for quite a while. In the past, it wasn't ready for my needs since it didn't automatically import finances from my bank. That has changed though. I was happy to recently successfully download bank transactions with the latest GnuCash [...]

I don't know how many times I've been asked about lost files. The story goes something like one of these: "Hey, I can't open a file." "Hey, the file was there but now it isn't." "Hey, I've got a file I can open the but the data is not correct." You've all heard the story. While there [...]

After playing around with the Cypress FX2 and SDCC for the past while, I've developed a library of utilities that make some of the common tasks for writing firmware and performing certain functions a little easier. I'm lucky to work for a company that approves of the open source initiative and believes that it [...]

So I got a new vehicle lately. Then I got a new motorcycle too. Traded a van for a Suburban and a CR500 for a CRf450. When I got my new bike, I got a detailed list of all the maintenance that had been performed by the previous owner. I thought [...]