GNOME Blog lets me write blog posts from my Ubuntu desktop, rather than going through the less-pleasant WordPress web interface. Unfortunately, it doesn’t support categories, tags, or editing existing posts. Update (2009-03-28): Now testing Charm (via K.Mandla), a command-line blogging client; seems much more powerful than GNOME Blog.

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While computer/video games certainly have a number of good things to teach about usability in software and web design, there are also quite a few mind-bogglingly bad examples. exhibit A: Mario Kart Wii

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Lately I have been reading about and toying with Git a lot — and I’m truly fascinated! (In fact, I’m even using it to track the progress of this very posting.) However, I’m not primarily interested in the distributed part. More important, to me, is the fact that Git gives me a private revision history [...]

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Yesterday’s OpenSocial hackathon was the first event of this kind for me — and I’m quite glad that Simon had convinced me to attend.

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While reading an article about UsWare vs. ThemWare (via Jermolene), I’ve realized that TiddlyWiki, for me, has turned into ThusWare. While I started out as a regular user, the more I code for and care about TiddlyWiki, the less I end up actually using it. That of course carries the risk of losing touch with [...]

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Since I frequently use TinyURLs, I’ve come up with a bookmarklet to simplify the process of providing both the TinyURL and the original URL[1]: see here for my reasoning on this [↩]

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Some folks join the Peace Corps. Others join groups such as Habitat for Humanity. Still others choose to write open-source software. Source: Josh at The Daily WTF (slightly modified)

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A recent discussion within the TiddlyWiki community has made me reexamine the community’s role in shaping open-source projects. Many people believe that the open-source principle equals grassroots democracy. However, I don’t think that’s a fair assessment. While community involvement is generally important and valuable, it is also a double-edged sword. For certain issues, opening the [...]

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After having posted my first impressions with the XO a few weeks ago, I think it’s time for an update. The first thing that needs clarification: In practical terms (I won’t go into the technical details), the screen does not actually offer a resolution of 1200×900, but only 800×600 — however, the picture is as [...]

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As most of of my friends and followers already know, I will be joining Osmosoft in a few weeks (more on that at a later time… ). The problem: Finding accommodation in the London area is a major challenge. So let’s tap into the wisdom of crowds here — help me get my bearings to [...]

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