Tag: technology


  • I am proud to announce a new member to the Ufdi Network! Consonants is the weblog of andrew kennedy from the UK, where he writes amongst other things about Java, Unix, Security. Or, as he describes it himself: the grkvlt irregular publishing mechanism – enterprise java, web development, information security, statistics and probability, gambling, book…

  • My first observation of the Zend Framework is a negative one. Their wonderful central Zend class allows you to include classes without having to include() or require() them yourselves, and it nicely throws an error if it can’t include the file. Much better than getting an error or having to check for the existance of…

  • Zend Framework

    Finally it’s there. The Zend Framework. I’ve taken a quick look and so far it looks really good. It’s just a preview release but if everything will be as this preview is, I do think it’s going to be a very big and useful part of the code I use in my websites. Hopefully a…

  • Real-time release notes

    As you all may know, every once in a while I publish an article somewhere else than on this site 😉 Today my article on using the mobile phone as a tool for BookCrossing was published on the BookCrossing website. For those interested in BookCrossing, feel free to check it out 🙂

  • 2006, year of the networks?

    We probably all know about 9Rules, the weblog network that’s been around for a while. There, you can find a wide range of websites on a variety of topics. All are high quality. Network is the main keyword here. The central hub points to the member sites, and from the member sites you can get…

  • Web2.0.1 announced!

    OK peeps, start patching! Web2.0.1 announced

  • Hattrick Organizer on Kubuntu

    As I may have mentioned before, I play an online game called Hattrick, which is an online football management game. For this, I use a tool that helps me playing called Hattrick Organizer. After installed Kubuntu, I already tried to use this but ran into an error. Today, as I had to enter my line…

  • Kubuntu Linux, my new OS

    Earlier, I mentioned my hard time deciding which Operating System to pick. I had narrowed down my options to VectorLinux and Kubuntu. Both looked good. Then I noticed that VectorLinux does not come with many non-OSS software unless you order their CD. That combined with the fact that the Kubuntu Live CD gave me a…

  • Linux distributions

    Slackware is a great linux distribution, but better for servers than for desktops in my humble opinion. At the moment, however, I’m running Slackware on my laptop. Though I like to tinker and play with config files etc. lately I’ve been wanting a slightly more solid, user friendly user experience on my laptop. For my…

  • Internet

    Today, in the Amsterdam underground. Approx. 25 year old guy to his travelpartner: “I don’t like the Internet”