GUADEC

GUADEC

Here we are at GUADEC in Stuttgart. Stuttgart seems a pretty interesting place, and I am now sat in a Python presentation that is discussing Gazpacho and SimpleGladeApp. When we arrived yesterday we tried to hack some bits with the OQO. Luckily, we managed to get the...
Laying the foundations

Laying the foundations

Went to the Microsoft press meeting today and it was interesting. I will write up more about this when I can grab some spare time. Today I started the wheels moving on a new project I am founding that I hope will have a pretty big impact. I am still getting the...
Stuff and nonsense

Stuff and nonsense

Firstly, condolences to Aq and his family about the loss of Bert. He was a rarity in the cat world – a cool cat. I normally don’t like the arrogant vermin, but Bert was truly an exception to the rule. My new snazzy drum kit arrived today and it is awesome....
Things and more things

Things and more things

Wow, some awesome stuff going on today. Firstly, prompted by this thread on PHPWM, I delved into Eclipse some more today with the help of Elliot. Wow, what a great IDE. The PHP plug-in for Eclipse is kind of deceiving and much of its functionality tends to remain...
GUADEC

Banished

Today I put a new song online called Banished. This is a pretty heavy song that I wrote a while back. I had the tracks knocking around for a while (the music tracks) but I needed to record the vocals. I am pretty pleased with it. 🙂 Friday I head down to laandan taawn...
Bassist lookalike

Bassist lookalike

Had a nice weekend. Worked all day on Saturday on the book, fixing some code and proofreading, and then on the evening we went to Burton to see my parents who were working in nearby Derby. We went for a lovely meal and caught up. It was great fun. On the Sunday, Sooz...