To say that the upgrade on my machine from Lucid to Natty wasn't smooth would be a considerable understatement. I believe the better term for the upgrade would be "nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure".

Let me preface this by saying that I've done stupid …

In case you've been living under the proverbial rock, LinkedIn finally made good on their IPO promise, and essentially shattered expectations of how the stock should perform. This is good news, right? I mean, Linked In is a pretty decent company (I have an account on there), and this could …

Being the computer professional that I am, I'm very sensitive to licensing, both in software as well as in other media. I'm very much aware of what rules folks believe I can use their product under, and if I don't like the license terms, or feel them unfair, I'll try …

At JoDee's work, they're planning on dismantling and moving a control wall. Being the aspiring humorist that I am, I remarked "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in my best Ronald Regan impression, referring to the Berlin Wall, and Ronald Regan's now-famous speech. After which, I said "... and nobody born …

Penguicon 2011 is in the can. Better let it out.

OH, lame jokes aside, this was an awesome Penguicon. Thanks to everyone that came out to our panels (even though we were scheduled up against panels that I wanted to participate in as well). Hopefully I'll have some pictures uploaded …