Just a quick note to let you know that I've set up a new blog that is focused on model engines. You can find it at www.modelengines4fun.com.

I'll be adding several new sites soon to focus on specific topics. This blog will evolve into a blog about featured articles from other sites.

A few months ago I switched to a Blackberry Curve - hoping to see some speed gains with T-Mobile's data network. I had been using an older T-Mobile SDA phone and it was working okay, but just didn't work with the EDGE network. Compatibility wise, it was a fantastic phone - with an unlimited data plan, I could tether it ...

I'd heard MIT was openly publishing their course ware, but I hadn't realized the extent of it. They have over 1800 courses online and anyone can access the entire content free of charge. When I started exploring what all they have, I felt liked I'd just found a gold mine, and I suppose I have - do you know what ...

This weekend I finally got RSS feeds working on the site. Post a comment here if you have problems using them – make sure you let me know which reader you are trying to use.

As I have mentioned elsewhere, this web site is built using Python and Django. Turns out the Django framework has an outstanding syndication framework. Following ...

More about the new server.

I have been programming since I was a teenager. I started on a Commodore 128. I've written code in lots of languages. Until a couple years ago, I would have told you my favorite programming language was C. My next favorite was assembly. But then I got a little tired of programming a few ...

Here goes.

When a friend of mine suggested I try blogging a couple years ago, I initially thought perhaps the stress of a small business startup was getting to him; it gets to a lot of people.

Now here I am. The idea of publishing information in small doses, as opposed to all the work that goes into ...