Another review of Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Fail


An update to my earlier reviews of Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh. There have now been two updates to the product since its release on March 22. It still has a ton of problems. It still is not at a minimally acceptable level of quality or performance. It still sucks. It is still a Failboat. It … Continue reading Another review of Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Fail →

Fisher Communications layoff: T + 3.5 months


Looking for a new job is an intriguing experience ITE. Here's what I've been doing. Where to? In every search, you've first got to understanding what you're searching for. This can happen automatically, so that you don't even realize you've done it, because you examined your search objectives subconsciously and/or over a few milliseconds. For … Continue reading Fisher Communications layoff: T + 3.5 months →

One Usenet to rule them all


Over the years, I've used many website forums and bulletin boards. They've been based on a variety of packages, such as phpBB, LiveCloud, or vBulletin. PhpBB is, I think, the reigning king of forum software. To add a forum to a site, you can use an off-the-shelf system, or roll your own. Casual sleuthing will reveal an assortment … Continue reading One Usenet to rule them all →

Seattle Django Users’ group


A Seattle Django Users' group is forming. Here's the official announcement: ------ Forwarded Message From: Brian Gershon Reply-To: A group of Python users in Seattle Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:57:35 -0700 To: seattle-python, plone_seattle Subject: New Seattle Django User Group meeting June 2 (Save the Date) This is an invite for the newly forming … Continue reading Seattle Django Users’ group →

Seattle Lunch 2.0


I attended Seattle Lunch 2.0 at Pelago today. Food: -1. Cold cut sandwiches, cookies, and soda. Meh. People: +1. About 60 in attendance, by my count. A good cross-section of Seattle geekdom. Talk: -1. A circle jerk about whether you can make money from Facebook apps. Let me assuage your anticipation: "Maybe."

“Doonesbury” misplaces the Olympic Mountains


Today's Doonesbury comic strip gets its geography very wrong. Mike says: ...and eye-popping background art, like this stunning sunset in Washington's Cascades! In the comic strip, Mike Doonesbury's household is in Seattle. Yo, Gary, the sun sets over the Olympics, not the Cascades!

Media CMS Possibilities in Seattle


In my desire to find new employment, I've considered local broadcast and media companies. My recent Plone work for Fisher Communications, which included a project to move their sites onto an in-house installation, led to my discovering an interest in CMSs. Before Fisher, I'd never worked on one in a commercial project. Another "traditional media vs. … Continue reading Media CMS Possibilities in Seattle →