Monthly Archives: October 2005
Why do people switch to Linux?
I just came across an O’Reilly article about the reasons people switch to Linux, and how most people who switched did not do it out of hatred of Microsoft. I’ve used Linux off and on since around 1996 or 1997, … Continue reading
Visual Studio Rots the Mind
If you’re a Windows programmer you should know who Charles Petzold is. Ten years ago his Programming Windows book was the best source of information on the win32 API, and now he has written a handful of .Net books. Apparently … Continue reading
Startup School update!
A while back I posted about Paul Graham’s Startup School. Basically he helps groups of CS students start a company by giving them business advice and just enough money for them to rent a cheap office, buy bandwidth and some … Continue reading
Not liking Calculus
The concepts in my Calculus class seem cool enough, but I’m just barely passing. Each week we get problems assigned and I do ok on them, but on the first exam I just blanked out. There is a big difference … Continue reading
Adding a line in jack to your factory car stereo
I use my Ipod mainly for listening to audiobooks on my trips to work and school, and have been frustrated with the wireless FM transmitters that I’ve been using. Back when I was a kid we had a car that … Continue reading