DIY Online Web App Builders

What if the next time you longed for a piece of software to help you do your job, you could simply create the software yourself, in a few easy steps? That’s the promise of some do-it-yourself online web application builder tools, like Coghead [http://www.coghead.com], Dabble DB…

Butterfly Effect of Social Networks

In 1963, meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked the question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? Postulating the so called “Butterfly Effect [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect]“, the idea that the flapping of fragile wings could start a chain reaction…

Google Code Project Hosting

Just found that Google released a Project Hosting [http://code.google.com/hosting/] service for open source / sandbox project deployments at Google Code – something like SourceForge [http://www.sf.net].…

How I saved over $4000 on software?

Is the “free software [http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html]” revolution a myth or a temporary trend? I don’t think so. Being a technology evangelist myself, who’s been involved in software usage & construction for over 10 years, I feel that “free software” has a tremendous…

Google Code Search

Google Code Search [http://google.com/codesearch] is out! krugle [http://www.krugle.com/] is another neat option for programming related search.…

Software Architecture is Leadership

Software Architecture is Leadership [http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=154933] – A software architecture should not only explain how things are done in a software project, it should guide the team in that direction.…

Will 2007 be the new Y2K?

My fiancee shared a crunchy tech bit … > Starting in March 2007, daylight-saving time will begin on the second Sunday of March and end on the first Sunday of November–lasting four weeks longer than the current regimen. If your computer systems don’t make that transition quickly, reports may…