I am a fan of both Apache and Python.  I just came across this interesting visualization about developers committing to the code base of open source projects.  From the site:
This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code or documents [...]

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Even though Firefox holds only 20% of the browser market it has been on a steady up-rise, second of course to Internet Explorer.  On June 17th Firefox will be officially released and Mozilla Corp is hoping to set a 1,000,000 downloads in one day record.  Rafe Needleman points out that Google actually foots the bill [...]

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I’m am super impressed by the built-in compass feature of Android, especially when combined with something like Google’s own street view.  Just watch the video to judge for yourself.

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I’m impressed by this little device called the Yubikey which is the creation of a company called Yubico.  The Yubikey is a tiny form factor USB authentication device which produces a one time password for authentication purposes.  Essentially the Yubikey acts like a keyboard and auto enters passwords which are 32 characters in length (8 [...]

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First of all, be clear about what type of hacker your referring to… please!  The general term “hacker” can refer to different groups of computer professionals, and so often it is confused by the “press”  “White Hats” are “good hackers” they try to fight “Black Hats” who are generally criminals… most Linux users are “Hackers” [...]

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This is a great idea, and will certainly be added to my bookmarks.  From the project homepage:
Google Doctype is an open encyclopedia and reference library. Written by web developers, for web developers. It includes articles on web security, JavaScript DOM manipulation, CSS tips and tricks, and more. The reference section includes a growing library of [...]

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There’s been a ton of buzz around the recently announced Google App Engine. Various blogs have covered it including TechCrunch for which I’m a huge fan. One article talks about the experience of developing a simple application, while another article talks about the App Engine service specifically.
I’ve taken the time to understand and [...]

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If this were a real Linux commercial it might be effective, but there are going to be those in the Linux community who will argue that at it’s core Linux was not intended to be a Windows replacement rather an alternative OS for a “Specific Audience”. I do like the simplicity of the [...]

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It’s been posted almost everywhere but since I use Wikipedia at least once a day I figured it was worth posting it here too! There are now 10,000,000 articles. I find it astounding that there are over 250 languages that articles can appear in, you want to talk about internationalization.
The 10 millionth article [...]

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I was reading TechCrunch this morning as I do every morning and noticed a post about a new Firefox add-on called “Zemanta“. It turns out that this is actually a useful add-on, in fact so useful that I’ve decided to write a short blurb about it, partly because it’s interesting and partly because I [...]

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