Author: Rob Warner

Originally posted 2007-08-25 02:23:12 From the what-will-they-think-of-next department, here’s an external hard drive designed to house your deleted files. It’s shaped like a trash can and sports the recycling logo, so it attempts to...

Originally posted 2007-08-21 18:05:02 I just released version 0.2 of Safe, the command-line password management program I’ve been using. This is the first public release, and it’s still alpha, but I’d love feedback. I’m...

Originally posted 2007-08-21 17:17:22 Last year I built a computer with parts ordered from newegg.com. Over time, and because of its faster processor, larger hard drives, and buckets more memory, my home-built computer has...

Originally posted 2007-08-06 17:40:17 My parents spent the past three years Down Under doing missionary work. They lived in Melbourne, halfway around the world from us in Florida, USA. Email shortened the distance and...

Originally posted 2007-05-15 14:02:20 Last Sunday–Mother’s Day in the United States–my wife’s purse disappeared. Actually, someone put a crowbar through the passenger window of her van as it sat in our church parking lot...

Originally posted 2007-05-14 02:46:03 The last day of JavaOne featured Java-powered toys, introduced sequentially by James Gosling. None of them commanded more than a raised eyebrow or polite applause, except perhaps the programmable dancing...

Originally posted 2005-10-14 14:10:23 A few weeks ago, I bought a Logitech io2 Digital Writing System. Now that I’m in management, I attend numerous meetings, I take copious notes, I jot down multiple to-dos,...

Originally posted 2005-08-25 07:09:56 While at JavaOne last June, I wandered past Cenqua’s booth. The brochure for Clover caught my eye, so I spent some time chatting with one Cenqua’s reps about it. I...

Originally posted 2005-07-05 11:31:39 I came across this post today via PlantEclipse: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1546 It’s a long article–too long for me to read fully. The parts I read, however, which represent a significant portion of...

Originally posted 2005-06-30 14:10:19 Last day. I woke up at 4:30 AM, packed my bags, read awhile, then headed to breakfast: pancakes at Mel’s Diner. The General Session belonged to James Gosling. He was...