It’s so true, so true — Open source software is difficult to use Matthew Thomas is a UI programmer for the Mozilla Project. He has written an insightful list of rules for why the ease-of-use for Open Source Project tends to suck. Why Free Software usability tends to suck He also wrote a follow up…

I’m so tempted to buy…. Hi guys, Just want to write about one of the things that I’m going through. Recently I’ve been tempted to upgrade my .Mac account (it is pronounced dot Mac). It would be $49 USD for a a single year subscription (that is about $75 CDN). This is what I would…

My First Ebook So I finished my first electronic book yesterday night. I’ve been reading it on and off for 3 weeks. I decided to start off with Robert Jordan’s Book 1 of the Wheel of Time Melodrama – The Eye of the World. I thought that the ending was a little rushed, but not…

My absence Hey All, I took a break from writing in my blog. It has been more than two weeks since I last wrote (on my Birthday actually). Turning 25 was okay. Not that great. A lot of things were weighing heavily on my mind as my birthday approached. I guess they decided to reside…

Happy Birthday to me. Happy Birthday to me…. Here’s my gift to myself: Tai

From the “we’re all numbers” Dept. Today I realised that my life can be deconstructed to a base of approximately 6 numbers. I had to go and get a temporary drivers’ license today, renew my OHIP card, and then pick up some trial contact lense from my optometrist. I go to the Ministry of Transport…

From the “I really don’t think it’s THAT useful” Dept. I took the time lastnight and this morning to configure and setup an email form. So for those of you who need to email me, but can’t access your hotmail account (because of a firewall) and the computer that you’re on doesn’t have an email…

From the “My site is starting to shape up” Dept. Hey Guys, I’d like to inform you of new content on my site: NEW!Added a Photos Section that details my April and August trips to Algonquin . Updated my Resume Section. NEW!Added a Portfolio section to some of my web work since 1999. I’ll try…

From the “Life is passing me by” dept. Hey guys, Haven’t been posting much. I’ve scanned in some picks from algonquin, and I’m organizing them in an album (still messing with a good layout). Here are some shots: Samantha (my new cousin) took her first unassisted breaths of air today. That’s a big step for…

From the “Algonquin Review” Dept.” Hey guys, My brother, Win, his girlfriend, Jean, and Jen and I were in Algonquin this Labour Day weekend. We did a pretty easy hike of 23 Km over 3 days (two nights). Pretty relaxing. Nothing like when I was there in April. Probably the most interesting thing was that…