Shaw Consultation about UBB

Oh the drama of the "usage based billing" debate! Or is it really a debate when one side is a few huge companies with a virtual monopoly on high speed internet and the other side is pretty m… »

on wikileaks and the speed of bits

It’s an interesting time to be involved in technology. We’re just starting to figure out how to appropriately compensate artists in the digital age, having finally come to terms with the ones and zero… »

Brevity, my elusive friend...

I have fallen prey to one of the many clichés of blogging, developer friends. In the beginning, there seem to be far too many spectacular ideas and so little time, but before you know it, there's just… »

Why frameworks are not a silver bullet for rapid development...

It had been a while since I'd worked on my current OSX app. The code seemed strange and unfriendly. But after a few hours of re-introducing myself to everything I'd written over the last year, I manag… »

How to make Parallels and IE8 Snappy!

At last, I have conquered thee, Parallels! So, initially, I had really long load times when launching a Parallels VM from a suspended state. I looked at my disk I/O and it was fighting for a measly 6 … »

Eclectic Ruby, MIDI, and Dr. Von Funk

One of the things I like about the Ruby community is that it seems to attract and even encourage eclecticism. I suppose it was only a matter of time, then, before a book like (Practical Ruby Projects:… »