GoDaddy goes down, the cycle is complete

Back when I just started doing web things, there weren’t Web 2.0, cloud computing, or much of web services.  People used to do their own thing, and that’s exactly what I was doing too.  I had a home server that was my web, email, ftp, dns, file, and print server.  And maybe something else server … Continue reading GoDaddy goes down, the cycle is complete

Managing gettext translations on the command line

I am working on a rather multilingual project in the office currently.  And, as always, we tried a few alternatives before ending up with gettext again.  For those of you who don’t know, gettext is the de facto standard for managing language translations in software, especially when it comes to messages and user interface elements. … Continue reading Managing gettext translations on the command line

SmartGit — The Easy-to-Use Git+Hg+SVN Client

SmartGit — The Easy-to-Use Git+Hg+SVN Client Personally, I prefer command line tools that allow me the greatest flexibility and control.  However there are many people who feel more comfortable in graphical environments.  For them, SmartGit looks like a good option. SmartGit is an easy-to-use graphical user interface for Git, Mercurial and Subversion with optimized work-flows. … Continue reading SmartGit — The Easy-to-Use Git+Hg+SVN Client

Estimating sunset time with your hand

I came across this handy tip over at Lifehacker website.  I think that’s pretty useful for outdoor photography, when camera people want to some of the best sky colors. All you need to do is extend the hand full and count the number of finger width distances between the sun and the horizon.  Each finger … Continue reading Estimating sunset time with your hand

hack {cyprus} *12 presentations

As I mentioned in a post yesterday, I was going to see the presentations of project on the first Cyprus hackathon.  And I went.  And it was awesome! It was a bit tricky to find and I nearly missed it, as I didn’t know all the buildings that belong to Cyprus University of Technology.  Luckily, … Continue reading hack {cyprus} *12 presentations